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    • ESSA’s Student Manual for Health, Exercise and Sport Assessment

      • 1st Edition
      • July 11, 2014
      • Jeff S. Coombes + 1 more
      • English
      • eBook
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      Perfect For: Exercise and Sports Science Students Exercise and Fitness Professionals Benefits: First Australian text written with Exercise and Sports Science Australia’s (ESSA) accreditation framework in mind. Evolve eBook included! A code inside this text enables a full text download, so you can browse and search electronically, make notes and bookmarks in the electronic files, and highlight material. ESSA’s Student Manual for Health, Exercise and Sport Assessment is an essential text for any student undertaking an exercise and sports science degree and professionals working in the exercise and fitness industries. This practical manual contains fundamental theory and detailed step-by-step protocols designed to assist students and practitioners to develop competency for conducting tests in exercise, health and sports science. Written by leading Australian and New Zealand Academics and published in collaboration with Exercise and Sports Science Australia (ESSA), ESSA’s Student Manual for Health, Exercise and Sport Assessment is the first Australian text written with ESSA’s accreditation framework in mind. "Best for any student or graduate of an exercise and sport science degree or for professionals working in the exercise and fitness industries".Reviewed by: Ufuk Sekir, Medical School of Uludag University on behalf of the Journal of Sports Science & Medicine Date: July 2015
    • Color Atlas of Dental Implant Surgery

      • 4th Edition
      • July 11, 2014
      • Michael S. Block
      • English
      • Hardback
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      Learn to master implant procedures and techniques with ease using this vivid atlas-style guide! Written by leading expert Michael S. Block, DMD, Color Atlas of Dental Implant Surgery, 4th Edition provides clear, full-color clinical photos and practical instructions covering a wide range of implant challenges. This guide will walk you through treatment planning, pre-surgical guidelines, detailed surgical techniques, and postoperative follow-up. This new fourth edition also includes expansive content updates, realistic case studies, and a new companion website that houses over 60 video clips that clearly demonstrate the nuances and techniques of implant procedures that can’t be seen in still photos. With this book, you’ll be fully prepared to address any implant-related situation and achieve optimal results!
    • Veterinary Neuroanatomy and Clinical Neurology

      • 4th Edition
      • July 10, 2014
      • Alexander de Lahunta + 2 more
      • English
      • Hardback
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      Covering the anatomy, physiology, and pathology of the nervous system, Veterinary Neuroanatomy and Clinical Neurology, 4th Edition helps you diagnose the location of neurologic lesions in small animals, horses, and food animals. Practical guidelines explain how to perform neurologic examinations, interpret examination results, and formulate effective treatment plans. Descriptions of neurologic disorders are accompanied by illustrations, radiographs, and clinical case examples with corresponding online video clips depicting the actual patient described in the text. Written by veterinary neuroanatomy and clinical neurology experts Alexander de Lahunta, Eric Glass, and Marc Kent, this resource is an essential tool in the diagnosis and treatment of neurologic disorders in the clinical setting.
    • Common Musculoskeletal Problems in the Ambulatory Setting , An Issue of Medical Clinics

      • 1st Edition
      • Volume 98-4
      • July 10, 2014
      • Matthew L. Silvis
      • English
      • Hardback
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      This issue of the Medical Clinics of North America, edited by Matthew Silvis, MD, is devoted to Common Musculoskeletal Problems in the Ambulatory Setting. Articles in this issue include: Anterior knee pain; The acutely injured knee; Approach to adult hip pain; Evaluation and management of adult shoulder pain; Acute and chorinc low back pain; Neck pain and cervical radiculopathy; Common adult hand and wrist disorders; Fragility fractures; Elbow tendinopathy; The injured runner; The physical therapy prescription; Durable medical equipment: types and indications; and MSK Imaging: types and indications.
    • Hand Repair and Reconstruction: Basic and Complex, An Issue of Clinics in Plastic Surgery

      • 1st Edition
      • Volume 41-3
      • July 9, 2014
      • Jin Bo Tang
      • English
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      “Function” is the focus of any hand surgery, a frequently performed procedure by reconstructive plastic surgeons. The topics in this volume of Clinics in Plastic Surgery work their way through soft tissue procedures of the fingers and hand through the upper arm. The more common conditions and commonly performed surgeries are presented here along with the more difficult and complicated procedures. Topics include: Current practice of soft tissue repair of fingertip; Microsurgical soft tissue and bone transfers in complex hand trauma; Full cosmetic reconstruction of the digits by composite tissue grafting; Methods, pitfalls, and common mistakes in treatment of fractures in the digits; Venous flap and freesytle free flap in hand surgery; Management of pain in peripheral nerves; Technical difficulties of surgical treatment and salvage of treatment failure in Dupuytren's disease; Surgical treatment of cubital tunnel syndrome; Distal radius fracture: indications, treatment, controversies; Repair, autografts, conduits, and allografts for digital and forearm nerves: current guidelines. Two experts renown in hand surgery lead this issue - Dr Michael Neumeister and Dr Jin Bo Tang.
    • Understanding the Patellofemoral Joint: From Instability to Arthroplasty; An Issue of Clinics in Sports Medicine

      • 1st Edition
      • Volume 33-3
      • July 9, 2014
      • Alexander Meininger
      • English
      • Hardback
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      This issue of Clinics in Sports Medicine will focus on patellofemoral disorders and how they are among the most common clinical conditions managed in the orthopaedic and sports medicine setting. The correct diagnosis at an early stage is essential if subsequent treatment is to be successful and secondary complications are to be avoided. Nonoperative intervention is usually the first form of treatment; however, there is no consensus on the most effective method of treatment.
    • Cardiac Emergencies in the ICU , An Issue of Critical Care Clinics

      • 1st Edition
      • Volume 30-3
      • July 9, 2014
      • Shashank Desai
      • English
      • Hardback
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      This issue of Critical Care Clinics, guest edited by Shashank S. Desai and Nitin Puri, covers Cardiac Emergencies in the Intensive Care Unit. Articles include: Acute Myocardial Infarction, Managing Arrhythmias in the Intensive Care Unit, Cardiogenic Shock, Hemodynamic Assessment in the Contemporary Intensive Care Unit: A Review of Circulatory Monitoring Devices, Submassive Pulmonary Embolism, Management of Right Heart Failure in the Critically Ill, Cardiothoracic Surgical Emergencies in the Intensive Care Unit, Perioperative Complications of Cardiac Surgery and Postoperative Care, Mechanical Circulatory Devices in Acute Heart Failure, and more!
    • Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction, An Issue of Heart Failure Clinics

      • 1st Edition
      • Volume 10-3
      • July 8, 2014
      • Carolyn S.P. Lam
      • English
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      This issue of Heart Failure Clinics examines Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction (HFPEF). The followings aspects of HFPEF are addressed: epidemiology, etiologic factors and pathophysiology, diagnosis, clinical spectrum, imaging, invasive hemodynamic characterization, exercise physiology, natriuretic peptides, novel biomarkers, differential diagnoses and comorbidities, outcomes, clinical trials, current therapeutic approach, and novel therapeutic targets.