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  • Gynecologic Ultrasound: A Problem-Based Approach

    • 1st Edition
    • March 1, 2014
    • Beryl R. Benacerraf + 2 more
    • English
    For pelvic symptoms, ultrasound is the initial imaging modality of choice in todayÂ’s cost-conscious climate. Employing a practical, problem-based approach Gynecologic Ultrasound is the only medical reference that provides a stepwise method in the diagnosis of gynecological abnormalities. Abundantly illustrated and easily accessible, it is an ideal resource for a clinical setting. "This excellent text is intended for a wide range of health professionals who perform and/or deal with pelvic ultrasound." Reviewed by Dr Roger Moshy, Consultant Radiologist, Peterborough and Stamford Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Nov 2014 "...an excellent text, well-illustrated and well worth having in any library." Reviewed by RAD Magazine, Dec 2014

  • Atlas of Vascular Surgery and Endovascular Therapy

    Anatomy and Technique
    • 1st Edition
    • February 28, 2014
    • Elliot L. Chaikof
    • English
    Featuring an easy-to-access, highly visual approach, Atlas of Vascular Surgery and Endovascular Therapy offers the comprehensive, step-by-step guidance you need to achieve optimal outcomes in the treatment of venous disorders. Covering the full range of diseases/disorders most important to vascular surgeons, this full-color, one-volume, atlas presents over 100 common and complex procedures, including open and endovascular techniques, with an emphasis on anatomy and imaging studies as they apply to each technique.

  • Handbook of Nitrous Oxide and Oxygen Sedation

    • 4th Edition
    • February 28, 2014
    • Morris S. Clark + 1 more
    • English
    This unique chairside handbook is the only product of its kind focused specifically on nitrous oxide and oxygen sedation. Handbook of Nitrous Oxide and Oxygen Sedation, 4th Edition takes a need-to-know approach, featuring a user-friendly outline format that is easy to digest along, with summary tables and boxes, helpful icons, clear illustrations, and step-by-step techniques with photos. Now in full color, this portable text is ideal in educational and clinical settings.

  • Essentials for Nursing Practice

    • 8th Edition
    • February 28, 2014
    • Patricia A. Potter + 3 more
    • English
    Taking all the expert nursing content and student-friendly features of Potter and Perry’s Fundamentals text and streamlining it into a shorter format, Essentials for Nursing Practice, 8th Edition is the perfect choice to help busy nursing students master all the fundamental nursing principles in less time! This new 8th edition contains the nursing principles, concepts, skills, and easy-to-follow format that nursing students have come to love about Potter and Perry’s Basic Nursing — all updated with the latest information, visuals, and learning features. Plus, this reinvigorated Essentials text is streamlined and re-designed to work better with the rest of your books. It also comes with a wide array of online learning tools (free with book purchase) to help you master the important nursing concepts and skills with ease.

  • Nutrition

    Enseignement intégré - UE Nutrition
    • 1st Edition
    • February 25, 2014
    • Collège des Enseignants de Nutrition
    • French
    Cet ouvrage, conforme au nouveau programme de la Formation générale en sciences médicales (FGSM2 – FGSM3), présente l'intégralité du programme de l'enseignement intégré de nutrition. Rédigé par les membres du Collège des Enseignants de Nutrition des facultés de médecine (CEN), il s'articule en 17 chapitres regroupés en deux parties : - 1 - Fondamentaux en nutrition humaine - 2 - Pathologie nutritionnelle Tout en couleurs, il développe de façon claire et didactique les différents items de la discipline, avec une hiérarchie des données, illustrées de nombreux tableaux et de schémas originaux. Chaque chapitre est introduit par un rappel des objectifs pédagogiques et se termine par une rubrique sur l'essentiel à retenir. A la fin de chaque chapitre, une dizaine de QCM corrigés permet au lecteur de tester ses connaissances et de s'autoévaluer. Cet ouvrage de référence s'inscrit dans une nouvelle collection dédiée aux UE du programme de L2-L3 : Les cours de L2-L3 médecine, dont le format et la maquette en couleurs offrent une clarté de lecture et facilitent la compréhension et la mémorisation.

  • Tendon Transfers and Treatment Strategies in Foot and Ankle Surgery, An Issue of Foot and Ankle Clinics of North America

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 19-1
    • February 24, 2014
    • Bruce Cohen
    • English
    This issue of Foot and Ankle Clinics will cover all of the most common procedures carried out by foot and ankle surgeons. A general overview at the beginning of the issue will lead into treatment of: flatfoot, cavus foot, hallux claw tow and varus, foot drop, rear instability, Achilles dysfunction, and spastic foot. There will be also be an article discussing percutaneous techniques.

  • Bases fondamentales en pharmacologie

    Sciences du médicament
    • 1st Edition
    • February 22, 2014
    • Nicolas Clère + 2 more
    • French
    Cet ouvrage fait le point sur les connaissances fondamentales à acquérir en pharmacologie. Une première partie aborde le devenir du médicament dans l'organisme à travers des approches pharmacocinétiques et développe l'ensemble des réactions que l'organisme fait subir au médicament après son administration à travers ses différentes phases et selon les modèles expérimentaux reconnus. Une deuxième partie s'intéresse à l'étude des effets du médicament dans l'organisme à travers ses approches pharmacodynamiques : y sont décrits les types d'interactions, les modèles expérimentaux, les cibles pharmacologiques et la classification des médicaments en fonction de leurs mécanismes d'action. Enfin, une troisième partie présente l'étude des effets du médicament chez l'homme avec les rappels historiques indispensables, la réglementation actuelle, les effets indésirables et les moyens mis en œuvre afin de les repérer et les prévenir. Chaque chapitre est rédigé suivant une structure systématique, claire et didactique comprenant la mention des prérequis indispensables et des objectifs à intégrer, des encadrés permettant de repérer rapidement les points essentiels à retenir, des schémas et tableaux pour synthétiser et fixer les connaissances et des exercicessous forme de QCM et QROC avec corrigés au sein de l'ouvrage pour s'autoévaluer. Des exercices en ligne sont proposés pour un entraînement complémentaire.

  • Cardiac Markers, An Issue of Clinics in Laboratory Medicine

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 34-1
    • February 21, 2014
    • Kent Balanis Lewandrowski
    • English
    Topics in this clinically focused publication devoted to Cardiac Markers include: Overview of cardiac markers in heart disease; Methodologies for measurement of cardiac markers; Natriuretic peptides in HF and ACS; Tropoinins and high sensitivity troponins; Point-of-care testing for cardiac markers; ST-2 and galectin 3 in patients with heart failure; Cardiac markers following heart surgery and percutaneous coronary intervention; Cholesterol, lipoproteins, high sensitivity CRP and other risk factors for atherosclerosis; Myocarditis and cardiac transplant and rejection; New molecular genetic tests in the diagnosis of heart disease; Biomarkers for cholesterol balance.

  • Surgical Tips and Skills

    • 1st Edition
    • February 21, 2014
    • Felix Behan
    • English
    Surgical Tips & Skills, written by leading plastic and reconstructive surgeon Felix Behan, offers medical students and professional surgeons a comprehensive go-to guide for a range of surgical procedures and techniques. Perfect for: • - Medical Students • - Surgical Trainees • - Professional Surgeons Benefits: • - Clearly structured based on competency: Basic, Intermediate and Advanced. • - More than 100 tutorials based on real-life cases. • - Each tutorial is chronologically structured from Introduction, Problem, Solution to Outcome. • - Highly visual with step-by-step instructions. Benefit from highly graphic procedural photographs and make the most of the notes section, which provides space for your own comments alongside Behan’s instructions inside this medical textbook. Enhance your hands-on learning with Surgical Tips & Skills, which explores preoperative, intraoperative, postoperative and non-operative surgical procedures in a logical step-by-step layout. Grounded in the principles of evidence based medicine, in conjunction with the extensive experience of Behan, Surgical Tips & Skills assists you in delivering a high standard of medical surgical treatment for optimal patient outcomes.

  • Neuropsychiatry of Traumatic Brain Injury, An Issue of Psychiatric Clinics of North America

    • 1st Edition
    • February 21, 2014
    • Ricardo Jorge
    • English
    It is widely recognized that neuropsychiatric disturbances contribute substantially to disability among persons with traumatic brain injury (TBI). This issue of Psychiatric Clinics addresses the most common and the most clinically challenging neuropsychiatric sequelae of TBI. The overarching aim of this publication is to provide clinicians with information about the clinical characteristics, diagnostic assessment, neurobiology and treatment of these conditions that will be useful in their work with individuals and families affected by TBI. Topics include: Posttraumatic Encephalopathy; Cognitive Disorders after TBI; Emotional and Behavioral Dyscontrol after TBI; Mood Disorders following TBI; Apathy following TBI; Psychotic Disorders following TBI; Sleep and Fatigue following TBI; TBI and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder; Neuropsychiatry of Persistent Post-concussive Symptoms; Psychiatric Disorders following Pediatric TBI.

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