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    • Cardiac PET Imaging, An Issue of PET Clinics

      • 1st Edition
      • Volume 6-4
      • January 3, 2012
      • Wengen Chen + 1 more
      • English
      • Hardback
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      Nuclear medicine has played a significant role in imaging cardiovascular diseases. With developments in PET imaging, that role has expanded. This issue reviews the latest uses for PET in the imaging of cardiac sarcoidosis, cardiac and arterial calcifications, coronary vascular disease, vulnerable atherosclerotic plaque, and myocardial viability.

    • Principles and Practice of Psychiatric Nursing

      • 10th Edition
      • July 3, 2012
      • Gail Wiscarz Stuart
      • English
      • Paperback
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      • Hardback
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      • eBook
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      Using the latest clinical research and diagnoses, Principles and Practice of Psychiatric Nursing, 10th Edition provides a holistic, biopsychosocial approach to psychiatric nursing care. It follows the popular Stuart stress-adaptation framework and includes comprehensive coverage to simplify important nursing and medical concepts, promote quality and safety in care, and address psychobiology and psychopharmacology topics integral to today’s psychiatry. New to this edition is a chapter on psychiatric care of military personnel, plus the latest on health care reform, prescription abuse, and obesity issues. Written by psychiatric nursing expert Gail W. Stuart, this market-leading text makes it easy to apply classroom theory to clinical practice.

    • Body Contouring and Liposuction

      • 1st Edition
      • December 7, 2012
      • J. Peter Rubin + 3 more
      • English
      • Hardback
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      • eBook
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      • eBook
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      Master the full spectrum of "body sculpting" procedures with Body Contouring and Liposuction by J Peter Rubin, MD, FACS, Mark L Jewell, MD, Dirk Richter, MD, PhD, and Carlos O Uebel, MD, PhD! From fat grafts and liposuction through total body lift following massive weight loss surgery, full-color photos and procedural videos show you exactly how to proceed, step by step, and achieve gratifying results.

    • The Next Step: Advanced Medical Coding and Auditing, 2013 Edition

      • 1st Edition
      • December 11, 2012
      • Carol J. Buck
      • English
      • eBook
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      Learning advanced medical coding concepts is easy with Carol J. Buck's proven, step-by-step method! The Next Step: Advanced Medical Coding and Auditing, 2013 Edition provides an in-depth understanding of physician-based medical coding and coding services such as medical visits, diagnostic testing and interpretation, treatments, surgeries, and anesthesia. Patient cases reflect actual medical records — with personal details changed or removed — and give you real-world experience coding from physical documentation with advanced material. Enhance your clinical decision-making skills and learn to confidently pull the right information from documents, select the right codes, determine the correct sequencing of those codes, properly audit cases, and prepare for the transition to ICD-10-CM with the help of Carol J. Buck!

    • Year Book of Urology 2012

      • 1st Edition
      • Volume 2012
      • October 1, 2012
      • Douglas E. Coplen + 1 more
      • English
      • Hardback
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      • eBook
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      The Year Book of Urology brings you abstracts of the articles that reported the year's breakthrough developments in urology, 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! The Year Book of Urology is published annually in December.

    • Step-by-Step Medical Coding, 2013 Edition

      • 1st Edition
      • December 11, 2012
      • Carol J. Buck
      • English
      • eBook
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      Take your first step toward a successful career in medical coding with comprehensive coverage from the most trusted source in the field! Step-by-Step Medical Coding, 2013 Edition is the practical, easy-to-use resource that shows you exactly how to code using all of today's coding systems. In-depth, step-by-step explanations of essential coding concepts are followed by practice exercises to reinforce your understanding. In addition to coverage of reimbursement, ICD-9-CM, CPT, HCPCS, and inpatient coding, the 2013 edition offers complete coverage of the ICD-10-CM diagnosis coding system in preparation for the eventual transition. No other text on the market so thoroughly prepares you for all coding sets in one source!

    • Malignant Tumors of the Skull Base, An Issue of Neurosurgery Clinics

      • 1st Edition
      • Volume 24-1
      • November 28, 2012
      • Orin Bloch + 1 more
      • English
      • Hardback
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      • eBook
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      This issue of the Neurosurgery Clinics, Malignant Tumors of the Skull Base, is Guest Edited by Drs. Orin Bloch and Franco DeMonte. Malignant tumors of the skull base pose significant challenges to the clinician, because of their proximity to critical neurovascular structures. This issue will explore various approaches to the removal of malignant tumors of the skull base, including open surgical approaches and minimally invasive approaches. Other articles in this issue include topics such as craniofacial reconstruction following oncologic resection, temporal bone malignancies, sinonasal carcinomas, and radiotherapy for malignant skull base tumors.

    • Virology

      • 1st Edition
      • August 17, 2012
      • Stephen N J Korsman + 4 more
      • English
      • Paperback
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      • eBook
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      This is a concise, highly accessible introduction to medical virology, incorporating essential basic principles as well as a systematic review of viruses and viral diseases. It pays particular attention to developments in anti-viral therapy that are becoming increasingly effective in modern medicine. It is an ideal textbook for the information-overload... student and an invaluable everyday companion for the busy professional who needs a good understanding of the current state of medical virology. In keeping with the highly successful format of other Illustrated Colour Texts, it presents the subject as a series of succinct 2 page ‘learning units’, using a superb collection of clear illustrations and clinical photographs, concise yet comprehensive text and key point boxes to aid quick access to information and examination preparation. So whether you are a medical student, junior doctor, medical scientist, trainee in infectious diseases or student on another allied medical course, this book is here to make your life easier! It will also provide a very solid foundation for any who plan to delve deeper into this fascinating field.

    • Biology of Sleep, An Issue of Sleep Medicine Clinics

      • 1st Edition
      • Volume 7-3
      • September 13, 2012
      • Teofilo Lee-Chiong Jr
      • English
      • Hardback
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      • eBook
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      This issue of Sleep Medicine Clinics, Guest Edited by Teofilo Lee-Chiong MD, will focus on Biology of Sleep, with article topics including: Neurology of Sleep; Normal Sleep and Circadian Rhythms: Neurobiologic Mechanisms Underlying Sleep and Wakefulness; Physiology of Sleep Disordered Breathing; Evaluation of the Patient Who Has Sleep Complaints: A Case-Based Method Using the Sleep Process Matrix; Sleep States,Memory Processing, and Dreams; Neurobiologic Mechanisms in Chronic Insomnia; Sleep Behavior and Sleep Regulation from Infancy through Adolescence: Normative Aspects; Biological Timekeeping; Neurologic Basis of Sleep Breathing Disorders; Genetics of Sleep Timing, Duration, and Homeostasis in Humans; Sleep in Normal Aging; Modulation of Endocrine Function by Sleep-Wake Homeostasis and Circadian Rhythmicity; Cardiac Activity and Sympathovagal Balance During Sleep; Sleep and Cytokines; Neuropharmacology of Sleep and Wakefulness; Staging Sleep; Respiratory Physiology During Sleep; and Cyclic Alternating Pattern (CAP), Sleep Disordered Breathing, and Automatic Analysis.

    • Year Book of Ophthalmology 2012

      • 1st Edition
      • Volume 2012
      • September 14, 2012
      • Christopher J. Rapuano
      • English
      • Hardback
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      • eBook
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      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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