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  • Step-by-Step Medical Coding, 2013 Edition

    • 1st Edition
    • Carol J. Buck
    • English
    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!
  • Respiratory and Cardiac Gating in PET, An Issue of PET Clinics

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 8-1
    • Habib Zaidi + 1 more
    • English
    The complexity of issues associated with gating studies with PET imaging are mostly unknown among practitioners of the field, which is posing a significant danger to those who undergo such studies. This is particularly true for respiratory gating examination. Topics in this issue include both basic and clinical topics, including views from radiation oncology physicians.
  • Bowel Imaging, An Issue of Radiologic Clinics of North America

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 51-1
    • Perry J. Pickhardt
    • English
    This issue provides a completely updated review of bowel imaging across the modalities. Topics include CT enterography, CT evaluation of small bowel obstruction, CT evaluation of GI bleeding and mesentecric ischemia, CT colonography: Pitfalls in interpretation, MR enterography, MR colonography, Transabdominal ultrasound for bowel evaluation, MR for rectal cancer staging, Enteroclysis: fluoroscopic and CT techniques and Endoscopic techniques for small bowel imaging. Readers will be thoroughly up to date on bowel imaging techniques and pitfalls after reading this issue.
  • The Next Step: Advanced Medical Coding and Auditing, 2013 Edition

    • 1st Edition
    • Carol J. Buck
    • English
    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!
  • Enhancing the Quality of Care in the ICU, An Issue of Critical Care Clinics

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 29-1
    • Robert C Hyzy
    • English
    This issue of Critical Care Clinics edited by Dr. Robert Hyzy on Enhancing the Quality of Care in the ICU features topics such as: Taking Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infection Rates to Zero, Preventing ICU Delirium, Avoiding Clostridium difficile associated diarrhea, Reducing ventilator associated complications and pneumonia, Can Venous Thromboembolism be avoided?, Preventing urinary catheter associated infections, Improving ICU quality through collaboratives, Do performance measures enhance patient quality in the ICU, and The Future of Quality in the ICU.
  • Geriatric Emergency Medicine, An Issue of Clinics in Geriatric Medicine

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 29-1
    • Christopher R. Carpenter
    • English
    This issue of Clinics in Geriatric Medicine features expert clinical reviews on Geriatric Emergency Medicine which includes current information on topics such as palliative medicine and emergency care, alternative management strategies, transitions of care, the emergency department observation unit and the older patient, generalized weakness, altered mental status, trauma management, acute pain management, acute visual changes, orthopedic emergencies, dizziness, palpitations, acute stroke syndromes, abuse and neglect, and electrolyte and endocrine emergencies.
  • Multidisciplinary Management of Urinary Stone Disease, An Issue of Urologic Clinics

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 40-1
    • Ojas Shah
    • English
    Kidney stones affect nearly 3 million people every year and the management of these stones can often be complicated. This issue of the Urologic Clinics covers all of the current treatments for kidney stones from medicine to surgery. There are also articles on pathology, imaging, and diet and alternative therapies.
  • Anatomie palpatoire Tome 1 : cou, tronc

    • 3rd Edition
    • Serge Tixa
    • French
  • Anatomic ACL Reconstruction, An Issue of Clinics in Sports Medicine

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 32-1
    • Freddie H. Fu + 1 more
    • English
    The Adult ACL world is constantly changing and is in need of continual updates; approximately 60,000-75,000 ACL reconstructions are performed annually in the United States. Dr. Freddie Fu just held a world-wide symposium on this topic and is considered the expert. In the Clinics survey sent in the fall of 2010, survey takers were most interested in seeing an issue on ACL repair and injury prevention.
  • Complications, Considerations and Consequences of Colorectal Surgery, An Issue of Surgical Clinics

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 93-1
    • Scott R. Steele
    • English
    This issue will explore the complications, considerations and consequences of colorectal surgery. Topics will include evaluating colorectal surgery patients to estimate and minimize morbidity and mortality, fast-track pathways, intra-operative adjuncts, colorectal anastomotic complications, proctectomy, stomas, Crohn’s disease, rectal prolapse, pelvic surgery, laparoscopy, enterocutaneous fistula, and more.