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    • Year Book of Sports Medicine 2011

      • 1st Edition
      • Volume 2011
      • July 25, 2011
      • Roy J Shephard
      • English
      • Hardback
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      • eBook
        9 7 8 0 3 2 3 0 8 7 5 0 6

    • Sheep and Goat Medicine

      • 2nd Edition
      • July 20, 2011
      • David G. Pugh + 1 more
      • English
      • Hardback
        9 7 8 1 4 3 7 7 2 3 5 3 3
      • eBook
        9 7 8 1 4 3 7 7 2 3 5 4 0
      Authoritative yet easy to read, Sheep and Goat Medicine, 2nd Edition covers all the latest advances in sheep and goat medicine, including medical treatment, surgery, theriogenology, and nutrition. Full-color photographs and clear instructions provide the answers you need, guiding you through common procedures and techniques such as restraint for examination, administration of drugs, blood collection, and grooming; these descriptions are often accompanied by explanatory diagrams and charts. With diseases, surgeries, and treatments organized by body system, information is always easy to find. New to this edition are chapters on parasite control, nutritional requirements, and performing a necropsy. Developed by Dr. D.G. Pugh, a world-renowned expert on the medical care of sheep and goats, this reference is unmatched for its comprehensive coverage of herd health, physical examination, anesthesia, and multisystem diseases.

    • Optometría. Principios básicos y aplicación clínica

      • 1st Edition
      • July 18, 2011
      • Robert Montés Micó
      • Spanish
      • eBook
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      Libro de texto en el que se combinan los principios básicos de la optometría con su aplicación clínica, para así unir ambos enfoques, presentar las técnicas actuales para su estudio y dar una visión clara de la aplicación de dichas técnicas en pacientes. Aborda la actualización de las nuevas técnicas de Óptica y Optometría que se llevan a cabo en la práctica clínica diaria. Incluye el recurso online en ingles Student Consult, el cual contiene: preguntas de autoevaluación, casos clínicos, galería de imágenes y vídeos que recogen las principales técnicas.

    • Fundamentals of Sleep Medicine

      • 1st Edition
      • July 18, 2011
      • Richard B. Berry
      • English
      • Hardback
        9 7 8 1 4 3 7 7 0 3 2 6 9
      • eBook
        9 7 8 1 4 5 5 7 0 3 4 4 9
      • eBook
        9 7 8 1 4 5 5 7 1 1 2 3 9
      • eBook
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      Written by Richard Berry, MD, author of the popular Sleep Medicine Pearls, Fundamentals of Sleep Medicine is a concise, clinically focused alternative to larger sleep medicine references. A recipient of the 2010 AASM Excellence in Education award, Dr. Berry is exceptionally well qualified to distill today's most essential sleep medicine know-how in a way that is fast and easy to access and apply in your practice.

    • Atlas of Head and Neck Surgery

      • 1st Edition
      • July 14, 2011
      • James I. Cohen + 1 more
      • English
      • Hardback
        9 7 8 1 4 1 6 0 3 3 6 8 4
      • eBook
        9 7 8 0 3 2 3 2 4 5 8 2 1
      • eBook
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      Atlas of Head and Neck Surgery, by Drs. James I. Cohen and Gary L. Clayman, delivers unparalleled visual guidance and insight to help you master the most important and cutting-edge head and neck procedures. Clear, consistent black-and-white drawings and detailed text lead you through each step of all standard operations, while commentary from leading experts presents alternative techniques – complete with explanations about the differences, nuances, pearls, and pitfalls of each approach. Concise yet complete, this easily accessible text captures groundbreaking techniques such as video-assisted thyroid and parathyroid surgeries; transoral laser surgeries; and robotic surgeries. In print or online at www.expertconsult.co... this surgical technique reference is an ideal resource for planning and performing successful head and neck surgery or preparing for the head and neck portion of the Otolaryngology boards.

    • The Massage Therapist's Guide to Pain Management with CD-ROM

      • 1st Edition
      • July 12, 2011
      • Sandy Fritz + 1 more
      • English
      • eBook
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      A Massage Therapist’s Guide to Pain Management offers practical, straightforward coverage of the subject area which includes a range of video clips on a bonus DVD. Prepared by authors of international renown, this volume provides all of the information that a massage therapist will need to know in order to safely and effectively treat clients presenting with a variety of pain problems. Clearly written and fully illustrated throughout, the book addresses the classification of pain, causal factors, types and origins of pain, modulation and psychosocial contributions to pain. The volume also examines the scientific evidence for the role of massage in pain management, giving particular emphasis on safety, accurate patient assessment - including accurate palpation skills - and effective treatment planning. Treatment options range from the use of modern neuromuscular techniques, muscle energy techniques and positional release techniques as well as adjunctive therapies which include hot and cold hydrotherapy, spray and stretch techniques, the application of analgesic essential oils and the use of breathing techniques as a pain management tool. Rich with ‘key points’ boxes, clear explanations, practical examples, and summaries of key scientific literature, this volume will be ideal for massage therapists worldwide.

    • Antibacterial Therapy and Newer Agents , An Issue of Medical Clinics of North America

      • 1st Edition
      • Volume 95-4
      • July 8, 2011
      • Keith S. Kaye + 1 more
      • English
      • Hardback
        9 7 8 1 4 5 5 7 2 2 9 1 4
      This issue of Medical Clinics of North America brings the physician up to date on the newest agents for antibacterial therapy. New drugs are covered, as well as new approaches. Topics include the newer fluoroquinolones; epidemiology, molecular mechanisms, and clinical management of pathogens resistant to antibacterial agents; current use for old antibacterial agents, including polymyxins, rifamycins, and aminoglycosides; topical antibacterial agents; newer beta-lactam antibiotics, including doripenem, ceftobiprole. ceftaroline, and cefepim; the use of antibacterial agents in renal failure; antibiotics for gram positive bacterial infections, including vancomycin, teicoplanin, quinupristin/dalfopr... oxazolidinolones, daptomycin, telavancin, and ceftaroline; as well as macrolides, ketolides, and glycylcyclines, including azithromycin, clarithromycin, telithromycin, and tigecycline.

    • Pancreaticobiliary and Luminal Stents, An Issue of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Clinics

      • 1st Edition
      • Volume 21-3
      • July 8, 2011
      • Todd H. Baron
      • English
      • Hardback
        9 7 8 1 4 5 5 7 1 0 9 8 0
      Dr. Baron has assembled experts in the use of expandable metal stents to provide comprehensive coverage of this topic. Articles are devoted to the use of expandable metal stents in biliary disease, esophageal disease, malignant esophageal disease, malignant biliary obstruction, as well as plastic stents and pancreatic stents. A foundation article on the principles of stents and tissue sampling is also included.

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