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    • Year Book of Neonatal and Perinatal Medicine 2013

      • 1st Edition
      • Volume 2013
      • November 12, 2013
      • Avroy A. Fanaroff
      • English
      • Hardback
        9 7 8 1 4 5 5 7 7 2 7 8 0
      • eBook
        9 7 8 1 4 5 5 7 7 3 0 2 2
      The Year Book of Neonatal and Perinatal Medicine brings you abstracts of the articles that reported the year's breakthrough developments in neonatal and perinatal medicine, carefully selected from more than 500 journals worldwide. Expert commentaries evaluate the clinical importance of each article and discuss its application to your practice. There's no faster or easier way to stay informed! Chapters in this annual cover the most current information on all aspects of neonatal and perinatal medicine from genetics to labor and delivery to issues related to many key bodily systems (heart, respiratory, nervous system, etc.) of newborns. Other topics for 2004 include neurology, gastroenterology and nutrition, medical disorders of pregnancy, fetal evaluation, and neonatal behavior.

    • Year Book of Orthopedics 2013

      • 1st Edition
      • Volume 2013
      • September 30, 2013
      • Bernard F. Morrey
      • English
      • Hardback
        9 7 8 1 4 5 5 7 7 2 8 3 4
      • eBook
        9 7 8 1 4 5 5 7 7 3 0 7 7
      The Year Book of Orthopedics brings you abstracts of the articles that reported the year's breakthrough developments in orthopedics, carefully selected from more than 300 journals worldwide. Expert commentaries evaluate the clinical importance of each article and discuss its application to your practice. There's no faster or easier way to stay informed! Topics covered include trauma and amputation surgery, hip and knee replacement, sports medicine, and orthopedic oncology.

    • Evolving Therapies in Esophageal Carcinoma, An Issue of Thoracic Surgery Clinics

      • 1st Edition
      • Volume 23-4
      • November 12, 2013
      • Wayne Hofstetter
      • English
      • Hardback
        9 7 8 0 3 2 3 2 4 2 3 7 0
      • eBook
        9 7 8 0 3 2 3 2 4 2 3 8 7
      This issue of Thoracic Surgery Clinics devoted to Therapy for Esophageal Cancer will be Guest Edited by Dr. Wayne Hofstetter. Articles in this issue include: Radiographic and Endoscopic staging of esophageal cancer; Endoscopic management of HGD/Early stage esophageal cancer; Induction chemotherapy for esophageal cancer; Personalizing therapy for esophageal cancer patients; Surgery for esophageal cancer: Goals of resection and optimizing outcomes (Lymph node dissection in esophageal cancer/R0 Resection); Standardizing Esophagectomy Complications; Adjuvant therapy (post-op) for esophageal cancer; Definitive CXRT for esophageal cancer; Salvage Esophagectomy in the management of recurrent or persistent esophageal cancer; and Quality of life after curative resection for esophageal cancer.

    • Year Book of Sports Medicine 2013

      • 1st Edition
      • Volume 2013
      • December 28, 2013
      • Roy J Shephard
      • English
      • Hardback
        9 7 8 1 4 5 5 7 7 2 9 0 2
      • eBook
        9 7 8 1 4 5 5 7 7 3 1 4 5
      The Year Book of Sports Medicine brings you abstracts of articles carefully selected from more than 500 journals worldwide. Expert commentaries evaluate the clinical importance of each article and discuss its application to your practice. Editor-in-Chief Roy Shephard states: ". . . Not only does a team of top international experts select the very best articles from a bewildering plethora of recent information, but their expert critique of the individual papers allows readers to weigh their limitations and understand findings that can enhance their current medical practice." There's no faster or easier way to stay informed! Topics include Epidemiology, Prevention of Injuries, Lesions of Head and Neck; Musculoskeletal Injuries; Biomechanics, Muscle Strength, and Training; Physical Activity, Cardiorespiratory Physiology, and Immune Function; Nutrition and Doping; and Special Considerations: Children, Women, the Elderly, and Special Populations. "The chief and associate editors of the book are highly knowledgeable scientific experts on this topic. Expert commentaries from the editors evaluate the clinical importance of each article and discuss its application to sports medicine practice". Reviewed by: Ufuk Sekir, Medical School of Uludag University on behalf of the Journal of Sports Science & Medicine Date: July 2015

    • Surgery for Urinary Incontinence

      • 1st Edition
      • March 29, 2013
      • Roger R. Dmochowski + 2 more
      • English
      • Hardback
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      • eBook
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      • eBook
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      Surgery for Urinary Incontinence, by Drs. Roger Dmochowski, Mickey M. Karram, and W. Stuart Reynolds, is the ideal way to sharpen your skills in the diagnosis and management of this condition. In this volume in the Female Pelvic Surgery Video Atlas Series, edited by Mickey Karram, MD, detailed discussions and illustrations, case studies, and video footage clarify how to most effectively select and perform a variety of procedures and manage complications.

    • Asthma, An Issue of Nursing Clinics

      • 1st Edition
      • Volume 48-1
      • March 22, 2013
      • Cathy D. Catrambone + 1 more
      • English
      • Hardback
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      • eBook
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      This issue of Nursing Clinics, Guest Edited by Cathy Catrambone, PhD, RN, at Rush University, focuses on Asthma. Article topics will include Assessment of Asthma, Pharmacotherapy, Asthma management, Asthma action plans, Pediatric Asthma, and Asthma and Obesity.

    • Advances in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, An Issue of Pediatric Clinics

      • 1st Edition
      • Volume 60-2
      • March 1, 2013
      • Chandy C. John
      • English
      • Hardback
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      • eBook
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      Dr. John’s vision for this issue is to provide an update to general pediatricians on infectious diseases of importance to them in clinical practice. These include infections that are commonly seen, emerging infectious diseases and infections that are infrequent but can be severe, and so are worth knowing about. As noted in the title, the focus of the issue is on advances in evaluation, diagnosis and treatment of these illnesses. Articles are devoted to bacterial infections, drug-resistant infections, neonatal infectious diseases, rickettsial disease, parasitic diseases, and global infectious diseases.

    • Muscle Energy Techniques

      • 4th Edition
      • May 21, 2013
      • Leon Chaitow
      • English
      • eBook
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      Muscle Energy Techniques 4e sets out clear, practical and clinical guidelines for all students and practitioners wishing to use MET techniques as part of their patient management. Fully updated and now published in full colour throughout, this book has an accompanying website with video clips presenting the full array of modern METs in a variety of acute, chronic and rehabilitation settings. "The practical application of MET starts from Chapter 5. The videos are accessible via a website whose address is within the book. A simple log in and you have access to a collection of MET greatest hits. The videos are clear, simple and short but not inclusive of all the techniques in the book" Reviewed by InTouch, May 2015

    • Lung Cancer, Part II: Surgery and Adjuvant Therapies, An Issue of Thoracic Surgery Clinics

      • 1st Edition
      • Volume 23-3
      • August 28, 2013
      • Jean Deslauriers + 2 more
      • English
      • Hardback
        9 7 8 0 3 2 3 1 8 6 1 7 9
      • eBook
        9 7 8 0 3 2 3 1 8 6 3 6 0
      This issue of Thoracic Surgery Clinics, Guest Edited by Drs. Jean Deslauriers, F.G. Pearson, and Farid Shamji, is devoted to surgery and chemotherapy for lung cancer. This issue was written as a tribute to Dr. Robert J. Ginsberg, and will include articles on: Contemporary results of surgical resection of NSCLC after induction therapy; Prediction of operative morbidity and mortality before operation; Limited resection for small diameter tumors; Management of tumors involving the chest wall, including Pancoast tumors and tumors invading the spine; Role of surgery in patients with clinical N2 disease; Reconstruction of the bronchus and pulmonary artery; Current status of systematic lymph node dissection versus lymph node sampling; Intraoperative nodal staging: Role of sentinel node technology; Stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) in early stage tumors; Palliative resection; Adjuvant chemotherapy after pulmonary resection for lung cancer; Targeted therapy and new anti-cancer drugs in advanced disease; Biologic approaches to drug selection and targeted therapies; Cost effective methods for follow-up after lung cancer surgery; Quality of life after pulmonary resection; and Principles of palliative care.

    • Year Book of Ophthalmology 2013

      • 1st Edition
      • Volume 2013
      • September 30, 2013
      • Christopher J. Rapuano
      • English
      • Hardback
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      • eBook
        9 7 8 1 4 5 5 7 7 3 0 6 0
      From Christopher J. Rapuano, M.D.: ". . . The summary is accompanied by brief discussion of the relevance (or irrelevance) of the paper to practicing ophthalmologists. It is what you need to know!" There's no faster or easier way to stay informed! The Year Book of Ophthalmology brings you abstracts of articles carefully selected from more than 500 journals worldwide. Expert commentaries evaluate the clinical importance of each article and discuss its application to your practice.

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