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    • Psychiatric Diagnosis and Management in Primary Care, An Issue of Medical Clinics

      • 1st Edition
      • Volume 98-5
      • August 26, 2014
      • Genevieve Pagalilauan
      • English
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      This issue of the Medical Clinics of North America is devoted to Psychiatric Diagnosis and Management in Primary Care and is edited by Dr. Genevieve Pagalilauan. Articles in this issue include: Psychopharmacology; Office-based Screening of Common Psychiatric Conditions; Depression; Anxiety Disorders; Bipolar Disorder; Borderline Personality Disorder; Grief Reaction, Adjustment Disorder, Seasonal Affective Disorder; Somatiform Disorders; Addiction Disorders; Sleep disorders; Geriatric Psychiatry; Autism Spectrum Disorders in Adults; and Medical Conditions with Neuropsychiatric Manifestations.

    • Obsessive Compulsive and Related Disorders, An Issue of Psychiatric Clinics of North America

      • 1st Edition
      • Volume 37-3
      • September 4, 2014
      • Wayne K. Goodman
      • English
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      Neurotransmitters in the brain are the current focus of obsessive compulsive disorders to better address the approximately 2.5 million people in the United States diagnosed with OCD. As seems the way of psychiatry practice, a disorder is viewed and treated from one perspective for a period, then a new perspective is in the forefront. Such is the case with obsessive compulsive disorders, originally treated as a behavioral problem with psychotherapy, now considered a brain circuitry disorder that can be treated with psychopharmacotherap... This issue contains topics that focus on neuroscience of the brain and genetics in relation to OCD, providing the psychiatrist a comprehensive review of the current thought, approach, diagnosis, and treatment related to OCD and its related disorders. Topics include: Etiological hypotheses of OCD - molecules to circuits; Models of obsessive compulsive and related disorders; Cognitive neuroscience of OCD; Genetics of obsessive compulsive and related disorders; Tic disorders - spearate or related disorder; Pediatric acute-onset neuropsychiatric syndrome (PANS); Body dysmorphic disorder; Trichotillomania; Hoarding disorder; Pharmacotherapy; Device based interventions; Cognitive behavioral therapy for OCD.

    • Photodermatology, An Issue of Dermatologic Clinics

      • 1st Edition
      • Volume 32-3
      • June 12, 2014
      • Henry Lim
      • English
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      Dr Henry Lim, renown for expertise and research in photodermatology leads this issue of Dermatologic Clinics. Photodermatology in this issue addresses dermatoses brought on or accelerated by light as well as light forms for dermatology therapies. Photodermatology is used to diagnosis and treat many common conditions that bring patients to the dermatologist. Topics include: Introduction to photobiology; Evaluation of patients with photodermatologic conditions; Photoimmunology; Photoaging; Photocarcinogenesis; Polymorphous Light Eruption (PMLE); Actinic Prurigo; Hydroa vacciniforme and solar urticaria; Chronic actinic dermatitis; drug-induced photosensitivity; Cutaneous porphyrias; Photoaggravated dermatoses; Ultraviolet (UV) based therapy; Photodynamic therapy; Photoprotection. Dr Lim works with one his residents, So Yeon Paek, as his co-Editor on this issue. "On the whole, the book is very informative and nice to read. It is highly recommended to both clinicians and researchers who are interested in the field of photodermatology."Re... by: Department of Dermatology, Uppsala University Hospital on behalf of the Acta Dermato-Venereologic... journal, Nov 2014

    • Vascular Disease, An Issue of Cardiology Clinics

      • 1st Edition
      • Volume 33-1
      • December 10, 2014
      • Leonardo C. Clavijo
      • English
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      The entire spectrum of vascular disease is examined in this issue of Cardiology Clinics. Topics include carotid artery disease, endovascular interventions for thoracic and abdominal aortic aneurismal disease, critical limb ischemia, contemporary treatment of venous thromboembolic disease, renal artery stenosis, resistant hypertension, advances in peripheral arterial disease revascularization, stroke interventions, medical management of PAD, pre-operatory evaluation of vascular patients.

    • Childhood Leukemia and Cancer, An Issue of Pediatric Clinics

      • 1st Edition
      • Volume 62-1
      • December 10, 2014
      • Yaddanapudi Ravindranath
      • English
      • Hardback
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      This issue concentrates on the current evidence and the collected experience of pediatric oncologists who care for cancer patients. The individual articles will provide the general pediatrician with a comprehensive primer on diagnosing and managing various types of cancers in the child with cancer. A cancer diagnosis is no longer a death sentence, so management and monitoring is very important and covered in every article.

    • Hepatobiliary Imaging, An Issue of Magnetic Resonance Imaging Clinics of North America

      • 1st Edition
      • Volume 22-3
      • August 7, 2014
      • Peter S. Liu
      • English
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      This issue, edited by Drs. Peter Liu and Richard Abramson, will comprehensively review imaging of the hepatobiliary system. Articles will include: Hepatic MRI Techniques, Optimization, and Artifacts, MR Contrast Agents for Liver Imaging, Focal Liver Lesion Characterization in Noncirrhotic Patients: An MR Approach, MRI in Cirrhosis and Hepatocellular Carcinoma, Understanding LI-RADS: A Primer for Practical Use, MRI of the Liver after Locoregional and Systemic Therapy, Diffusion Weighted Imaging of the Liver: Techniques and Applications, Hepatic Iron and Fat Quantification Techniques, Perfusion Imaging in Liver MRI, MR Elastography, Treatment Planning Before Hepatobiliary Surgery: Clinical and Imaging Considerations, MRI/MRCP of Benign and Malignant Biliary Conditions, and more!

    • Aging and Critical Care, An Issue of Critical Care Nursing Clinics

      • 1st Edition
      • Volume 26-1
      • February 14, 2014
      • Sonya Hardin
      • English
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      This issue of Critical Care Nursing Clinics is Guest Edited by Sonya Hardin, PhD, RN and will focus on Aging and Critical Care. Article topics will include epidemiology of acute and critical illness in the older adult, impact of aging physiology in critical care, ethnogeriatrics perspectives in critical care, focused assessment and patient safety for the older adult in critical care, nutrition and hydration in older adults in critical care, infection and immune fuction in older adults in critical care and neurologic, psychiatric and renal issues in older adults in critical care.

    • Bailliere's Nurses' Dictionary

      • 26th Edition
      • January 10, 2014
      • Barbara F. Weller
      • English
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      This popular classic, Baillière’s Nurses’ Dictionary, is now in its 26th edition, and fully updated to ensure it retains its usefulness to nurses and health care workers. New entries reflect the constantly changing world of health care services. Containing a wealth of useful information in a convenient pocket-sized format, this is an essential resource for everyone involved in nursing and health care. Appendices: 1 Nutrition 2 Resuscitation 3 First Aid 4 Medicines and their Control 5 The Legal and Professional Framework of Nursing 6 Standards of Conduct, Performance and Ethics Section 1: Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) Section 2: Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) 7 Common Abbreviations 8 Common Prefixes, Suffixes and Roots 9 Units of Measurement and Tables of Normal Values 10 Immunization and Vaccinations 11 Occupational Health and Safety 12 Prevention and Control of Infection 13 Practice Development 14 Clinical Supervision

    • Cerebellar Disease, An Issue of Neurologic Clinics

      • 1st Edition
      • Volume 32-4
      • November 7, 2014
      • Alireza Minagar
      • English
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      This issue of the Neurologic Clinics is dedicated to the cerebellum and includes articles on its functional neuroanatomy and different cerebellar pathologies. Among the various reviews contained in this issue, there are two particularly unique articles devoted to the role of the cerebellum in human cognition and psychiatric diseases. Other topics include: the Cerebellum and Sleep; Toxic-Metabolic, Nutritional, and Medicinal-Induced Disorders of Cerebellum; Multiple Sclerosis and the Cerebellum; and Infections of the Cerebellum, among others.

    • Diabetes Management, An Issue of Medical Clinics of North America

      • 1st Edition
      • Volume 99-1
      • December 2, 2014
      • Irl B. Hirsch
      • English
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      This issue of Medical Clinics of North America, edited by Dr. Irl Hirsch, is devoted to Diabetes Management. Articles in this issue include: Diabetes Classification Update; Internet Diabetes Management: An Effective, Efficient, and Cost Effective Approach; Monitoring Glycemia in Diabetes; Glycemic Targets: What is the Evidence?; Lifestyle Modification in Diabetes; Metformin, Sufonlyureas, Acarbose, Thiazolidnediones, Bromocriptine, and Colesevalam; Incretins; SGLT-2 inhibitors; Insulin therapy in Type 1 Diabetes; Insulin Therapy in Type 2 Diabetes; Non-Glycemic Targets for Patients with Diabetes; Screening and Treatment for the Primary Care Provider of Common Diabetes Complications; and Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome.

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