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Delivery After Previous Cesarean, An Issue of Clinics in Perinatology

  • 1st Edition
  • Volume 38-2
  • June 28, 2011
  • Mark B. Landon + 1 more
  • English
  • Hardback
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Delivery After Prior Cesarean is examined in the issue of Clinics in Perinatology, guest edited Drs. Mark Landon and Caroline Signore. Authorities in the field have come together to pen articles on topics such as Rising primary cesarean rates: VBAC vital statistics, Access to TOLAC, Medicolegal aspects of VBAC/TOL, Ethics, Midwifery and VBAC, Success rates and factors, Intrapartum management: induction, labor progression and monitoring, Uterine rupture: rates and prediction, Multiple repeat cesareans and the threat of placenta accrete, Maternal morbidity and mortality, Perinatal morbidity and mortality, and Long-term infant outcomes.

Primary Care Sports Medicine: Updates and Advances, An Issue of Clinics in Sports Medicine

  • 1st Edition
  • Volume 30-3
  • June 28, 2011
  • Dilaawar J. Mistry + 1 more
  • English
  • Hardback
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  • eBook
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In this issue of Clinics in Sports Medicine, guest editors Dilaawar Mistry and John MacKnight have developed a team of experts to review updates and advances in Primary Care Sports Medicine, focusing on those areas that are recently and/or rapidly changing in the sports medicine world. Topics in this issue include common infectious conditions, pulmonary disorders, cardiac screening – pros and cons, pharmacy, neuropsychiatric considerations, recent advances in the management of eating disorders and female athlete triad, iron and nutritional issues, sickle cell, the international athlete, and Attention Deficit Disorder in athletes.

Nutrition and Metabolism of The Surgical Patient, Part I, An Issue of Surgical Clinics

  • 1st Edition
  • Volume 91-3
  • June 28, 2011
  • Stanley Dudrick
  • English
  • Hardback
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This Surgical Clinics issue is Part 1 of a special two part issue on nutrition and metabolism of the surgical patient, co-guest edited by Dr. Stanley Dudrick, a pioneer in total parenteral nutrition. Part 1, guest edited by Dr. Dudrick and Dr. Juan Sanchez present topics on nutrition and metabolism for the acutely ill patient. Topics will include: metabolic considerations in management of surgical patients, sepsis associated with nutrition support of surgical patients, parenteral nutrition and nutrition support of surgical patients, cachexia and refeeding Syndrome, prevention and treatment of intestinal failure associated liver disease (IFALD) in neonates and children, adjuvant nutrition management of patients with liver failure, comprehensive management of patients with enteric fistulas, nutrition management of patients with malignancies of the head and neck , nutrition support of pediatric surgical patients, management of the short bowel syndrome, what, how and how much should burn patients be fed?, nutrition support in trauma and critically ill patients, and nutrition as an adjunct to management of patients with pulmonary failure.

Textbook of Psychiatry

  • 3rd Edition
  • June 24, 2011
  • Basant K. Puri + 1 more
  • English
  • eBook
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This is a new edition of a successful introductory textbook on the subject of psychiatry. Clearly written and rich in pedagogic features – such as summary boxes, clinical cases and other aid memoirs – this book is tailored to the learning needs of those entering the discipline for the first time. Particularly suitable for medical students, this book will also act as a ‘primer’ for post-graduates first entering the speciality with a view to a long-term career in the discipline.

Global Health and Global Health Education in the New Millennium, Part I, An Issue of Infectious Disease Clinics

  • 1st Edition
  • Volume 25-2
  • June 24, 2011
  • Anvar Velji
  • English
  • Hardback
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In this age of increasing globalization, the infectious disease problems of one country have an impact on nations throughout the world. Guest Editor Anvar Velji addresses the problems of global health in two issues. The first of these concentrates on education of healthcare professionals, a crucial step in ensuring worldwide preparedness for infection control.

Genetics of Sleep and Its Disorders, An Issue of Sleep Medicine Clinics

  • 1st Edition
  • Volume 6-2
  • June 24, 2011
  • Allan Pack
  • English
  • Hardback
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This issue describes in detail the most current thinking on the way genes affect and determine sleep patterns, behaviors, disorders and needs.   Sleep researchers continue to study genetic markers that may someday lead to a personalized approach to treatment of sleep disorders. The genetics of restless legs syndrome, narcolepsy, circadian rhythm disorders, obstructive sleep apnea, parasomnias, and insomnia are discussed. A solid understanding of the role genetics and molecular biology play in sleep will aid clinicians in diagnosing and treating these disorders, as well as advising their patients.

Current Concepts in Surgical Pathology of the Pancreas, An Issue of Surgical Pathology Clinics

  • 1st Edition
  • Volume 4-2
  • June 24, 2011
  • Volkan Adsay + 1 more
  • English
  • Hardback
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  • eBook
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Exocrine pancreatic tumors of non-ductal origin: Acinar carcinoma, pancreatoblastoma and solid-pseudopapillary neoplasm;  Pancreatic cystic tumors of mucinous type;  Pancreatic cystic lesions of non-mucinous type;  Pancreatic endocrine tumors;  Inflammatory lesions and pseudotumors of the pancreas;  Ductal adenocarcinoma of the pancreas;  PanINs;  Cytology of the Pancreas.  

Gastrointestinal Endoscopy in Practice

  • 1st Edition
  • June 23, 2011
  • Jean Marc Canard + 4 more
  • English
  • eBook
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Practical GI Endoscopy provides an illustrated concise guide to the use of endoscopy in the diagnosis and management of disorders in the upper and lower gastrointestinal tract. There is a clinical “hands on” emphasis throughout with expert advice on the practical aspects of performing endoscopic techniques in both diagnosis and therapy, tips for avoiding complications and how best to deal with them if and when encountered. Written by the leading international names in gastrointestinal endoscopy, the text has been expertly edited into a succinct, instructive format. Presented in short paragraphs structured with headings, subheadings and bullet points and richly illustrated throughout with full-color photographs and line drawings the book will be an invaluable companion to the busy practicing gastroenterologist.

Theory and Practice of Physical Pharmacy

  • 1st Edition
  • June 23, 2011
  • Gaurav Jain
  • English
  • eBook
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A core subject in pharmaceutics, physical pharmacy is taught in the initial semesters of B. Pharm. The methodical knowledge of the subject is required, and is essential, to understand the principles pertaining to design and development of drug and drug products. Theory and Practice of Physical Pharmacy is unique as it fulfils the twin requirements of physical pharmacy students: the authentic text on theoretical concepts and its application including illustrative exercises in the form of practicals.

Allergies for the Otolaryngologist, An Issue of Otolaryngologic Clinics

  • 1st Edition
  • Volume 44-3
  • June 22, 2011
  • Berrylin J. Ferguson J. Ferguson
  • English
  • Hardback
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Topics include: History of Allergy; Epidemiology of Allergy; Types of Rhinitis; Differential Diagnosis including Allergy Mimics; Immunology; Physical Findings in Allergy; Diagnosis including lab testing and physical examination; Associated Conditions and Comorbidities; Role of Allergy in Serous Otitis Media; Role of Allergy in Meneire's Syndrome; Asthma; Polyposis; Allergic Fungal Sinusitis; Treatment – Environmental Controls; Pharmacotherapy; Traditional Immunotherapy; Sublingual (SLIT) Immunotherapy; The Allergic March; Surgical Treatment of Allergies; Inhalant Allergies in Children; Food Allergies in Adults and Children.

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