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  • Workbook for Respiratory Care Anatomy and Physiology

    Foundations for Clinical Practice
    • 3rd Edition
    • Will Beachey + 2 more
    • English
    As an adjunct to the text, this workbook helps reinforce essential respiratory care A&P concepts learned in the main text. Various learning activities encourage you to use recall, application, and analysis to develop the necessary critical thinking skills. Exercises include listing, matching, and labeling activities; critical thinking questions; case studies; and key concept questions that provide review and practice for the NBRC credentialing exam.

  • オピオイドによるがん疼痛緩和 改訂版

    • 2nd Edition
    • 国立がん研究センター中央病院薬剤部
    • Japanese
    ‐医療用麻薬について緩和ケアに必要な情報...

  • Neonatal and Pediatric Clinical Pharmacology, An Issue of Pediatric Clinics

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 59-5
    • John N van den Anker + 2 more
    • English
    The need for safe and effective use of medicines in children and WHO's initiative "Make Medicines Child Size" have boosted research and educational activities in the area of pediatric clinical drug research. This issue focuses on both general and specific aspects of neonatal and pediatric clinical pharmacology including ethics, pharmacogenomics, metabolomics, adverse drug reactions, pain medication, pulmonary hypertension and several other hot topics. The editors have been able to find outstanding authors for the different parts on neonatal and pediatric pharmacology.

  • Management of Compressive Neuropathies of the Upper Extremity, An Issue of Orthopedic Clinics

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 43-4
    • Asif M. Ilyas
    • English
    This issue of Orthopedic Clinics aims to provide and up-to-date compilation of management and treatment techniques of Compressive Neuropathies, along with anatomies and illustrative cases of key areas in the upper extremities most commonly affected and treated by orthopedic surgeons.

  • PET Imaging of the Head and Neck, An Issue of PET Clinics

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 7-4
    • Min Yao + 1 more
    • English
    PET/CT is an integral part of the evaluation of patients who have head and neck cancer. In this issue, the state of the art in PET/CT imaging is discussed. The issue starts with an overview of FDG-PET/CT, PET and MRI for normal anatomy, including pitfalls and artifacts. This topic is followed by a review of FDG-PET/CT for initial and subsequent therapy evaluation; progressing to PET and MRI. Other articles discuss SUV as a prognostic factor in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma, PET in head and neck cancer radiotherapy treatment planning, PET in decision making for neck dissection after radiation treatment, and newer methods for improving yield from FDG-PET imaging for accurate staging, determining tumor biology, and assessing prognosis. The issue focuses on some of the most cutting-edge applications, such as new tracers PET in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (including FLT and hypoxia imaging). PET scans in thyroid cancer is also discussed.

  • Non-CML Myeloproliferative Diseases, An Issue of Hematology/Oncology Clinics of North America

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 26-5
    • Ross Levine
    • English
    Topics include: Clinical Predictors of Outcome in MPNs; Molecular pathogenesis of MPNs; Disordered signaling in MPNs; Role of TET2/ASXL1 in MPN Pathogenesis; Pathogenesis and treatment of systemic mastocytosis; Role of additional novel therapies in MPNs; Role of novel mutations in MPN pathogenesis and outcome; Role of JAK inhibitors in MPN treatment; Animal Models of MPNs; and Role of Germline Genetic Factors in MPN Pathogenesis.

  • Musculoskeletal Ultrasound, An Issue of Ultrasound Clinics

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 7-3
    • Diana Gaitini
    • English
    Ultrasound is an increasingly important component of diagnostic imaging for musculoskeletal disorders. This issue of Ultrasound Clinics features the following articles: Rotator Cuff Pathology and Beyond; Common Elbow Pathologies; Ultrasound of the Wrist and Hand; Ultrasound of the Groin; Ultrasound of the Knee; Ultrasound of the Ankle and Foot; Ultrasound of Skin Lumps and Nail Pathology; Ultrasound of Peripheral Nerve Imaging; Rheumatologic Applications of Ultrasound; and Ultrasound Guided Procedures for Soft Tissue Masses.

  • Lung Function Tests Made Easy

    • 1st Edition
    • Robert J. Shiner + 1 more
    • English
    Lung function testing has evolved over the years from a tool purely used for research and is now a commonly utilised form of clinical investigation. This new book is clear, concise and easy to read, providing both the essential scientific information as well as focusing on the practical aspects of lung function testing. The book is designed so that different chapters can be read as stand-alone sections, but cross-referencing to the other chapters completes the picture for the interested reader.

  • Toxicology, An Issue of Critical Care Clinics

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 28-4
    • James Kruse
    • English
    Topics include: Cocaine intoxication, Carbon monoxide poisoning, Update on miscellaneous drug overdoses, Toxidromes, Cardiac glycoside toxicity, Acetaminophen overdose, Envenomations, Methanol and ethylene glycol ingestion, and Toxicologic causes of ketoacidosis.

  • Primary Health Care in the Dental Office, An Issue of Dental Clinics

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 56-4
    • Ira B. Lamster
    • English
    This issue of Dental Clinics of North America points the dental profession in the direction of greater coordination with the health care system for chronic diseases like hypertension, diabetes mellitus, osteoporosis, obesity, and by promoting smoking cessation and a healthy lifestyle.

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