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The Medicine portfolio strives to advance medicine by delivering superior evidence-based education, reference information and decision support tools to clinicians, trainees, and students. Specialties covered include Anesthesiology, Internal Medicine, Surgery, Radiology & Imaging, Pathology, Orthopedics, Ophthalmology, Infectious Disease, Allergy & Immunology, Pediatrics, Obstetrics & Gynecology, Hematology & Oncology, Plastic Surgery, and many more. The Medicine portfolio includes world-renowned titles such as Gray's Anatomy and Netter Atlas of Human Anatomy, Braunwald's Heart Disease, Goldman-Cecil Medicine, Osborn's Brain, Dermatology (Bolognia), Diagnostic Ultrasound (Rumack), The Harriet Lane Handbook, Fanaroff and Martin's Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, Ferri's Clinical Advisor, Conn's Current Therapy, and more.

  • Grainger & Allison’s Diagnostic Radiology: Neuroimaging

    • 6th Edition
    • H. Rolf Jager + 1 more
    • English

  • Head and Neck Cancer, An Issue of Hematology/Oncology Clinics of North America

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 29-6
    • Alexander Colevas
    • English
    This issue of Hematology/Oncology Clinics of North America is devoted to Head and Neck Cancer. Guest Editor Alexander Colevas, MD has assembled a group of expert authors to review the following topics: Epidemiology of SCCHN; Genetics of Head and Neck Cancers; Molecular Biology of Head and Neck Cancers; Quality of Life in Head and Neck Cancer Treatment; Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma; Evolving Surgical Techniques in SCCHN; Radiation Oncology New Approaches in SCCHN; Thyroid Gland Malignancies; Sequential and Concurrent Chemoradiation; Systemic Chemotherapy for SCCHN Focus on New targets and Agents; EGFR Inhibition in SCCHN; Diagnostic and Therapeutic Assessment Imaging in Head and Neck Cancer; Salivary Gland Cancers; Immunotherapy in SCCHN; Human Papillomavirus in SCCHN; and Supportive Care Issues in SCCHN Treatment and Survivorship: Dental, Nutrition, Speech and Swallowing, Depression.

  • Advances in Anesthesia, 2015

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 2015
    • Thomas M. McLoughlin
    • English
    Each year, Advances in Anesthesia brings you up-to-date with the latest knowledge from the preeminent practitioners in your field. A distinguished editorial board identifies current areas of major progress and controversy and invites specialists from around the world to contribute original articles on these topics.

  • Grainger & Allison’s Diagnostic Radiology: Interventional Imaging

    • 6th Edition
    • Anna-Marie Belli + 2 more
    • English
    The 11 chapters in this book have been selected from the contents of the Interventional Radiology section in Grainger & Allison’s Diagnostic Radiology 6e. These chapters provide a succinct up-to-date overview of current imaging techniques and their clinical applications in daily practice and it is hoped that with this concise format the user will quickly grasp the fundamentals they need to know. Throughout these chapters, the relative merits of different procedures and techniques are described, variations are discussed and recent imaging advances are detailed.Grainger & Allison’s Diagnostic Radiology has long been recognized as the standard general reference work in the field, and it is hoped that this book, utilizing the content from the latest 6th edition of this classic reference work, will provide radiology trainees and practitioners with ready access to the most current information, written by internationally recognized experts, on what is new and important in the subspecialty field of interventional radiology.

  • Science of Circadian Rhythms, An Issue of Sleep Medicine Clinics

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 10-4
    • Phyllis C. Zee
    • English
    Dr. Phyllis Zee has put together an expert panel of authors on the topic of the Science of Circadian Rhythms. Articles include: Neurobiology of Circadian Rhythm Regulation, Effect of Light and Melatonin and other Melatonin Receptor Agonists on Human Circadian Physiology, Consequences of Circadian Disruption on Cardiometabolic Health, Consequences Circadian Disruption on Neurologic and Psychiatric Health, Aging and Circadian Rhythms, Circadian and Homeostatic Regulation of Sleep and Performance, Circadian disruption in Psychiatric Disorders, and more!

  • Ecografía en el enfermo crítico

    • 1st Edition
    • Pablo Blanco
    • Spanish
    Manual con una perfecta integración de contenidos impresos y multimedia que proporciona los recursos necesarios en el uso de la ecografía para obtener así diagnósticos más rápidos y exactos en pacientes críticos. Los recursos multimedia utilizados pretenden mejorar el diagnóstico del paciente y lograr que éste se produzca en tiempo real, es decir, en el momento de la valoración del paciente. Su autor, el Dr. Pablo Blanco, cuenta con una amplia trayectoria en este ámbito y actualmente desarrolla su actividad en el Hospital Dr. Emilio Ferreyra, Buenos Aires (Argentina). A través de www.elsevier.es/ecog... el lector podrá acceder a un total de 162 imágenes, 289 vídeos y 76 animaciones. Dirigido a especialistas en medicina intensiva, medicina de urgencias, médicos de atención primaria, internistas, anestesiólogos, técnicos de emergencia y personal de enfermería.

  • Soft Tissue Pathology: Diagnostic Challenges, An Issue of Surgical Pathology Clinics

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 8-3
    • Leona A. Doyle
    • English
    This issue of Surgical Pathology Clinics is devoted to Soft Tissue Tumors, the first in this series was presented in 2011. This issue addresses the most difficult diagnostic challenges and focuses on differential diagnosis in soft tissue tumors. Each presentation is accompanied by abundant histologic slides to display the diagnostic differences. Additionally, authors selected two to five diagnoses they find can be particularly difficult, with an emphasis on how to approach such lesions on biopsy samples where relevant and the role of ancillary studies. Topics include coverage of diagnostically challenging: Vascular lesions; Retroperitoneal “Fatty” tumors of adults; Smooth muscle neoplasms; Chondro-osseous lesions of soft tissue; Pediatric tumors; Epithelioid tumors; Spindle cell neoplasms of the retroperitoneum; and Peripheral nerve sheath tumors. Also presented are: Non-mesenchymal mimics of benign and malignant soft tissue tumors; Soft tissue tumors with overlapping molecular findings; Recently characterized soft tissue tumors; Benign mimics of sarcoma; Advances in molecular methods in the analysis of soft tissue tumors and therapeutic implications; and Myoepithelial tumors: an update. Leona Doyle and Karen Fritchie lead this issue of experts in soft tissue pathology.

  • General and Advanced Duties in Anaesthesia: Prepare for the FRCA

    Key Articles from the Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine Journal
    • 1st Edition
    • Nicholas Pace
    • English

  • Grainger & Allison’s Diagnostic Radiology: The Spine

    • 6th Edition
    • Jonathan H. Gillard + 1 more
    • English

  • Coronary Artery Disease, An Issue of Heart Failure Clinics

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 12-1
    • David M. Shavelle
    • English
    Coronary artery disease continues to be a major cause of morbidity and mortality in the United States and throughout the world. This issue of the Heart Failure Clinics provides a contemporary and concise, yet extensive, review on all aspects of the management of patients with coronary artery disease. Topics include but are not limited to: Epidemiology, Traditional and Novel Risk Factors in Coronary Artery Disease; Acute Coronary Syndromes: Unstable Angina and Non–ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction; Calcium Scoring and Cardiac Computed Tomography; Coronary Artery Disease and Diabetes Mellitus; Cardiac Syndrome X; and Revascularization Options: Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery and Percutaneous Coronary Intervention.

  • Mini DSM-5 Critères Diagnostiques

    • 3rd Edition
    • American Psychiatric Association + 5 more
    • French
    Le Mini DSM-5 est la version poche du DSM-5 Manuel diagnostique et statistique des troubles mentaux, la référence incontournable en psychiatrie. Il reprend l'intégralité de la classification des troubles mentaux du DSM-5 en se concentrant sur les critères diagnostiques (liste et définitions des troubles, sous-types, spécifications et codes diagnostiques). Les modifications de structure et de critères de cette 5e édition sont indispensables pour tout professionnel concerné par la santé mentale. Cet ouvrage de référence, au format réduit et très maniable, permet un accès rapide à l'ensemble de la classification. En offrant une information diagnostique essentielle et des plus actualisées, il permet de disposer d'une ressource inestimable pour diagnostiquer efficacement l'ensemble des troubles mentaux.

  • Physician Coding Exam Review 2016

    The Certification Step
    • 1st Edition
    • Carol J. Buck
    • English
    Prepare to succeed on your physician coding exam with Physician Coding Exam Review 2016: The Certification Step! From leading coding author and educator Carol J. Buck, this exam review provides complete coverage of all topics included on the physician coding certification exam — including anatomy, terminology, and pathophysiology for each body system; reimbursement issues; CPT, HCPCS, and ICD-10-CM coding (with ICD-9-CM posted on Evolve companion website); and more. Four full practice exams simulate the testing experience, include answers and rationales, and provide enough practice to reassure even the most insecure exam-taker. It’s the only physician coding exam review you need!

  • Core Topics in Basic Anaesthesia: Prepare for the FRCA

    Key Articles from the Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine Journal
    • 1st Edition
    • Nicholas Pace
    • English

  • Llewellyn-Jones Fundamentals of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

    • 10th Edition
    • Jeremy J.N. Oats
    • English
    The tenth edition of Llewellyn-Jones Fundamentals of Obstetrics and Gynaecology carries on the mission of Derek Llewellyn-Jones (encapsulated in the first edition of this book, published in 1969) to support the WHO's target to ensure women worldwide have good healthcare, safe deliveries and healthy children. In his words: 'It is our hope to continue to meet the needs of today's medical students and students of nursing and midwifery; and to encourage self-learning skills while providing essential information in a readable manner'. Intervention rates continue to climb; women in the developed world embark on pregnancy later in life and with more complex medical disorders. The need to know and apply the best available standards of care is ever more critical. The tenth edition brings this highly regarded book completely up to date whilst retaining its characteristic concision and readability.

  • Fiches de soins pour l'aide-soignant

    La règle d'ORR (Organisation - Réalisation - Relation)
    • 6th Edition
    • Corinne Poirier-Leveel + 1 more
    • French
    L'aide-soignant, pour rester en cohérence avec ses valeurs de soignant et répondre aux critères de soins, doit se centrer sur le malade et ses besoins plutôt que sur la technique. C'est pourquoi les fiches qui constituent cet ouvrage sont articulées autour de la règle d'ORR (Organisation, Réalisation, Relation) qui permet de mettre en place les gestes et techniques nécessaires tout en les reliant systématiquement au patient qui fait l'objet de ces soins. Cet ouvrage, découpé en 14 parties, offre 78 fiches, claires et synthétiques, classées selon les grands besoins de Virginia Henderson et agrémentées d'illustrations. Chaque fiche correspond à un soin et détaille l'essentiel que doit maîtriser l'aide-soignant à travers des encadrés où sont présentés les astuces ou points importants à retenir ou les dangers à éviter. Cette 6e édition, revue et augmentée, souligne, grâce à de nouvelles fiches pratiques et concrètes (comme par exemple, la prévention des risques liés à la chaleur, le circuit des déchets, l'accueil des aidants…), la dimension relationnelle existant aussi bien avec les patients qu'avec l'équipe soignante (transmissions, collaboration entre infirmiers et aides-soignants). Agréables et pratiques, ces fiches permettent aux soignants (élèves et professionnels) de trouver la réponse la mieux adaptée aux différents besoins de la personne soignée.

  • Facility Coding Exam Review 2016

    The Certification Step
    • 1st Edition
    • Carol J. Buck
    • English
    Prepare to succeed on your facility coding exam with Facility Coding Exam Review 2016: The Certification Step! From leading coding author and educator Carol J. Buck, this exam review provides complete coverage of all topics included on the facility coding certification exam — including anatomy, terminology, and pathophysiology for each body system; reimbursement issues; CPT, HCPCS, and ICD-10-CM/PCS coding (with ICD-9-CM posted on Evolve companion website); and more. Two full practice exams simulate the testing experience, include answers and rationales, and provide enough practice to reassure even the most insecure exam-taker. It’s the only facility coding exam review you need!

  • Netter's Concise Orthopaedic Anatomy, Updated Edition

    • 2nd Edition
    • Jon C. Thompson
    • English
    Netter’s Concise Orthopaedic Anatomy is a best-selling, portable, full-color resource excellent to have on hand during your orthopaedic rotation, residency, or as a quick look-up in practice. Jon C. Thompson presents the latest data in thoroughly updated diagnostic and treatment algorithms for all conditions while preserving the popular at-a-glance table format from the previous edition. You’ll get even more art from the Netter Collection as well as new radiologic images that visually demonstrate the key clinical correlations and applications of anatomical imaging. For a fast, memorable review of orthopaedic anatomy, this is a must-have.

  • Stroke Rehabilitation, An Issue of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Clinics of North America

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 26-4
    • John Chae
    • English
    This issue of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Clinics will focus on stroke rehabilitation and will include articles such as: Mechanisms of stroke recovery, Insights from basic sciences, Stroke recovery and predictors of rehabilitation outcomes, Upper limb motor impairments, Post-stroke spasticity, Communication disorders and dysphagia, Neuropharmacology of Recovery, Robotic therapy, and many more.

  • Hearing Loss in Children, An Issue of Otolaryngologic Clinics of North America

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 48-6
    • Bradley W. Kesser
    • English
    This essential subject to Otolaryngologists on Hearing Loss in Children is edited by leading physicians and academicians Dr. Bradley Kesser and Dr. Margaret Kenna. Topics in this issue on the state of art of diagnosing and managing pediatric hearing loss include: Audiometric evaluation of children with hearing loss; Taking the history and physical exam of the child with hearing loss; Radiographic evaluation of children with hearing loss; Acquired Hearing Loss in Children and Laboratory evaluation of children with hearing loss; Management of children with non-atretic conductive hearing loss; Management of children with congenital aural atresia; Diagnostic evaluation of children with sensorineural hearing loss; Management of children with mild, moderate, and moderate-severe SNHL; Management of children with severe, severe-profound, and profound SNHL; Management of children with unilateral hearing loss; Auditory Neuropathy/Dyssynchr... Disorder; Genetics of Hearing Loss – Syndromic; Genetics of Hearing Loss – Nonsyndromic; Psychosocial aspects of hearing loss in children; Speech and Auditory-Verbal Therapy; On the horizon - cochlear implant technology; Auditory brainstem implants; On the distant horizon - medical therapy for SNHL; Early Practice Considerations for Pediatric Hearing Loss. Each article presents clinically focused diagnosis and management.

  • Emergency Medicine Secrets

    • 6th Edition
    • Vincent J. Markovchick
    • Jennie A. Buchanan
    • English
    For 30 years, the highly regarded Secrets Series® has provided students and practitioners in all areas of health care with concise, focused, and engaging resources for quick reference and exam review. The 6th Edition of Emergency Medicine Secrets, by Drs. Vincent J. Markovchick, Peter T. Pons, Katherine M. Bakes, and Jennie A. Buchanan, features the Secrets’ popular question-and-answer format that also includes lists, mnemonics, tables, and an informal tone – making reference and review quick, easy, and enjoyable.

  • McRae's Orthopaedic Trauma and Emergency Fracture Management

    • 3rd Edition
    • Timothy O. White + 2 more
    • English
    McRae's Orthopaedic Trauma and Emergency Fracture Management, Third Edition is derived from Ronald McRae’s Pocketbook of Orthopaedics and Fractures, a highly successful ‘survival guide’ for the trainee working in accident and emergency or orthopaedic departments. Retaining the underlying principles of the original editions this comprehensive rewrite and re-presentation provides complete coverage of orthopaedic trauma surgery as relevant to contemporary practice.

  • Basic and Advanced Sciences for Anaesthetic Practice: Prepare for the FRCA

    Key Articles from the Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine Journal
    • 1st Edition
    • Nicholas Pace
    • English

  • Musculation : épidémiologie et prévention des blessures

    • 1st Edition
    • Sylvain Pelloux Prayer + 2 more
    • French
    Tout sportif qui cherche à progresser dans sa discipline a recours à la musculation. Apparemment simples, les mouvements réalisés en salle sont pourtant complexes et nécessitent un apprentissage et un suivi médical spécifique. Les blessures sont fréquentes : déchirures musculaires, entorses, fractures, et touchent les différentes régions anatomiques. Fruit d'une collaboration entre un coach sportif et un médecin du sport, cet ouvrage offre au lecteur tous les conseils nécessaires à une pratique efficace et sans risque. Le coeur de l'ouvrage détaille, par zone anatomique, les mouvements fondamentaux, leurs pièges et leurs risques, et propose de nombreux conseils pratiques et des vidéos en ligne. Trois pictos signalent : les mouvements corrects ; les mouvements réservés aux pratiquants confirmés ; les mouvements dangereux. Le dernier chapitre écrit par un médecin du sport détaille les pathologies médicales induites par la musculation. Public : Médecins du sport, kinésithérapeutes, étudiants en STAPS et BE sportifs, mais également les entraîneurs, les coachs sportifs et les pratiquants assidus de musculation.

  • Pathology and Intervention in Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation

    • 2nd Edition
    • David J. Magee + 3 more
    • English
    Design and implement a rehab program on your own with Pathology and Intervention in Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation, 2nd Edition. Part of Magee’s popular Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation Series, this pathology text for physical therapists provides clear guidance on patient management relative to specific musculoskeletal pathology, injury, and illness — all based on a sound understanding of basic science and principles of practice. It focuses on the specific pathologies most often seen in the clinic, and discusses the best methods for intervention for the different areas of the body in the context of the tissue-healing model. Each intervention features a rationale, along with the pathology and problem presented; stage of healing; evidence in the literature; and clinical reasoning considerations.

  • Netter's Orthopaedic Clinical Examination

    An Evidence-Based Approach
    • 3rd Edition
    • Joshua Cleland + 2 more
    • English
    With its unique combination of classic Netter artwork, exam photos and videos, and rigorous evidence-based approach, Netter's Orthopaedic Clinical Examination, 3rd Edition, helps you get the most clinically significant information from every orthopaedic examination. This new edition, by Drs. Joshua Cleland, Shane Koppenhaver, and Jonathan Su, allows you to quickly review the reliability and diagnostic utility of musculoskeletal physical exams and make it easier to incorporate evidence into your clinical decision making.

  • Motor Neuron Disease, An Issue of Neurologic Clinics

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 33-4
    • Richard J. Barohn
    • English
    Dr. Richard Barohn and Dr. Mazen Dimachkie lead this publication on Motor Neuron Disease. Focus is on ALS, with inclusion of primary lateral sclerosis, primary muscular atrophy, leg amyotrophic diplegia, brachial amyotropic diplegia, and isolate bulbar ALS. Among the topics presented are. Patterns of weakness, classification of motor neuron disease & clinical diagnosis of sporadic ALS; Potential environmental factors in ALS; Neuropathology; Spinal muscular atrophy; Complementary and alternative therapies in ALS frontotemporal dysfunction and dementia in ALS; Symptoms management and end of life care; Research approaches to slowing progression of ALS; Familial ALS; Kennedy disease and more. Information in this issue presents: Description of the problem (Incidence, Prevalence, Severity, Natural history); 2. Review of pertinent data; Controversial areas discussing aspects such as areas of practice for which there are disagreements and why? What are the arguments and counter arguments and what data support them?; Conclusions using levels of clinical evidence that support or refute an intervention. Procedural steps are provided for diagnostic and treatment discussions along with clinical cases.

  • Prevention and Management of Post-Operative Complications, An Issue of Thoracic Surgery Clinics

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 25-4
    • John D. Mitchell
    • English
    Prevention and Management of Post-Operative Complications is reviewed extensively in this important Thoracic Surgery Clinics of North America issue. Articles include: Cardiovascular complications following thoracic surgery; Pain management following thoracic surgery; Persistent air leak and pleural space management following pulmonary resection; Bronchopleural fistula and empyema after anatomic lung resection; Postoperative respiratory failure; Complications following carinal surgery and bronchial sleeve resection; Anastomotic leak following esophagectomy; Management of conduit necrosis following esophagectomy; Functional conduit disorders complicating esophagectomy; Complications following surgery for achalasia and anti-reflux disease; Complications following tracheal and laryngotracheal resection; Management of thoracic nerve injury; Chest wall resection and reconstruction: management of complications; Management of chylothorax; and more!

  • SJT: Pass the Situational Judgement Test

    A Guide for Medical Students
    • 1st Edition
    • Cameron B. Green + 2 more
    • English

  • MR-Guided Interventions, An Issue of Magnetic Resonance Imaging Clinics of North America

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 23-4
    • Clare M. Tempany
    • English
    Guest editors Claire Tempany and Tina Kapur review MR-Guided Interventions in this important issue in MRI Clinics of North America. Articles include: MR sequences and rapid acquisition for MR-guided interventions; MR-guided breast interventions: role in biopsy targeting and lumpectomies; MR-guided passive catheter tracking for endovascular therapy; MRgFUS update on clinical applications; MR-guided spine Interventions; MR-guided prostate biopsy; Interventional MRI Clinic: the Emory experience; MR-guided cardiac interventions; MR-guided functional neurosurgery; MR-guided active catheter tracking; MR-guided drug delivery; MR-guided thermal therapy for localized and recurrent prostate cancer; MR neurography for guiding nerve blocks and its role in pain management; MR-guided gynecologic brachytherapy; and more!

  • Cosmetic Injectable Fillers, An Issue of Facial Plastic Surgery Clinics of North America

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 23-4
    • Corey S. Maas
    • English
    Injectables and Fillers become ever more prominent in the field of rejuvenative surgery as the trend is to minimally invasive and non-invasive techniques for rejuvenation. This publication, edited by pre-eminent leader in the field, Corey Maas, presents a useful approach for the practicing facial plastic surgeon, plastic surgeon, dermatologist, oculoplast, or cosmetic oral surgeon. The highlight of the issue is a section focusing on "Contemporary Approach to Cosmetic/Aesthetic Fillers" from Core Experts, who present how they plan for the specific patient and anatomic area, techniques used, and pearls for best outcomes, such as what they use, why they use them, how much they use, needles or cannulas, etc. Detailed anatomic depictions alongside clinical views are presented. In addition to the surgical "how I do it" are articles on Understanding the Tissue-Device Interface; Complications and Management of Aesthetic Injectable Fillers; Case for synthetic Injectables; and Perspective on the Current Filler Market.

  • Psychiatric and Behavioral Emergencies, An Issue of Emergency Medicine Clinics of North America

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 33-4
    • Dick C. Kuo
    • English
    Guest editors Dr. David Kuo and Dr. Veronic Tucci have assembled an expert team of authors on the topic of Psychiatric and Behavioral Emergencies. Articles include: The Emergency Physician's role in the Medical Clearance of the Psychiatric Patient, Stabilization and Management of the Acutely Agitated or Psychotic Patient, Stabilizing and Managing Patients with Altered Mental Status and Delirium, Depression and Suicidal Patients, The New Drugs of Abuse and Withdrawal Syndromes, Strategies for Managing Patients with Personality and Somatoform Disorders, Special Considerations in the Trauma Patient, and more!

  • The Acute Abdomen, An Issue of Radiologic Clinics of North America

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 53-6
    • Richard M. Gore
    • English
    Dr. Robert Gore (co-editor of Textbook of Gastrointestinal Radiology) has assembled an expert panel of authors on the topic of The Acute Abdomen. Articles will include: Evaluating the patient with right upper quadrant pain; Evaluating the patient with left upper quadrant pain; Evaluating the patient with right lower quadrant pain; Evaluating the patient with left lower quadrant pain; Acute pancreatitis; Acute disorders of the abdominal aorta; Bowel obstruction; Bowel ischemia; Acute infectious and inflammatory enterocolitides; Acute urinary tract disorders; Acute gynecologic disorders; Evaluating the acute abdomen in the pregnant patient; MR evaluation of the acute, non-traumatic abdomen in adolescents and adults; and more!

  • Volume 4, Issue 3, An Issue of Hospital Medicine Clinics, E-Book

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 4-3
    • Mark Thoelke
    • English
    This online Clinics series provides evidence-based answers to clinical questions that practicing hospitalists face daily. This issue of Hospital Medicine Clinics is Guest Editored by Dr. Mark Thoelke. Dr. Thoelke has assembled a group of expert authors to review the following topics: Diastolic Dysfunction; Acute Bronchospasm and Asthma; Fungemia in the Hospitalized Patient; Renal-Obsructive Uropathy; Diagnosis and Management of Cholecystitis, Choledocholithiasis, and Other Bililary Disorders; Reservible Posterior Leukoencephalopathy Syndrome; Paraneoplastic Disorders; All You Need to Know About Prescribing Methadone; Caring for the Actively Dying; and When the patient wants to leave against medical advice: Considerations for the hospitalist and the patient.

  • Specialty Imaging: Thoracic Neoplasms

    • 1st Edition
    • Melissa L. Rosado-de-Christenson + 1 more
    • English
    Part of the highly regarded Specialty Imaging series, this unique title by Dr. Melissa L. Rosado-de-Christenso... clearly presents the imaging features of all thoracic neoplasms (including those affecting the cardiovascular system) as well as staging of malignancies and patterns of metastatic spread in a single, convenient volume. An easy-to-read bulleted format and state-of-the-art imaging examples guide you step by step through every aspect of the field, including invasive diagnostic and therapeutic procedures. This book is an ideal resource for radiologists, pulmonary medicine physicians, thoracic surgeons, thoracic oncologists, and radiation oncologists – anyone who must distinguish lung cancer and thoracic metastases from less common malignant and benign neoplasms.

  • Hacker & Moore's Essentials of Obstetrics and Gynecology

    • 6th Edition
    • Neville F. Hacker + 2 more
    • English
    Hacker & Moore's Essentials of Obstetrics and Gynecology, by Drs. Neville F. Hacker, Joseph C. Gambone, and Calvin J. Hobel, is the #1 choice of ob/gyn residents and medical students because of its concise focus, comprehensive coverage, and easy-to-use format. This new edition features updated clinical cases and assessments, new Clinical Key boxes, and thoroughly revised text and images that reflect today’s best knowledge on the evaluation, diagnosis, and management of a wide range of ob/gyn disorders.

  • L'actualité rhumatologique 2015

    • 1st Edition
    • Thomas Bardin + 6 more
    • French

  • Protocoles en Gynécologie-Obstétrique

    • 3rd Edition
    • rançais Collège National des Gynécologues et Obstétriciens Français
    • French
    Cet ouvrage, divisé en deux parties, Gynécologie et Obstétrique, traite l’ensemble des situations gynécologiques et obstétricales sous forme de fiches pratiques. Ces fiches : – suivent un plan systématique : conduite à tenir, surveillance clinique, exploration, stratégies ; – sont étayées de tableaux ou algorithmes de synthèse. Cette troisième édition offre une mise à jour de toutes les données de la discipline.

  • Childhood Food Allergy: Current Management, Emerging Therapies, and Prevention, An Issue of Pediatric Clinics

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 62-6
    • Ruchi Gupta
    • English
    Dr. Gupta provides a comprehensive overview of the clinjical management of food allergy. Articles are devoted to epidemiology, pathophysiology, diagnosis, management, immunology, and treatments of food allergy. Current knowledge of the relationship between the gut microbiome and food allergy is also presented as well as eosiniphilic esophagitis and oral allergy synrome.

  • Primary Immunodeficiency Disorders, An Issue of Immunology and Allergy Clinics of North America

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 35-4
    • Anthony Montanaro
    • English
    This issue of Immunology and Allergy Clinics of North America, Guest Edited by Anthony Montanaro, MD, is devoted to Primary Immunodeficiency Disorders. Dr. Montanaro has assembled a group of expert authors to review the following topics: Overview of Immunodeficiency Disorder; Severe Combined Immunodeficiency Disorder; Specific Antibody Deficiencies; Common Variable Immunodeficiency; Pulmonary Manifestations of Primary Immunodeficiency Disorders; Approach to the Child with Recurrent Infections; Immunoglobulin Treatment for Primary Immunodeficiency; Bone Marrow Transplantation for Primary Immunodeficiency; and Autoimmune Manifestations of Primary Immunodeficiency.

  • Infections néonatales

    Bactériennes, mycosiques, parasitaires et virales
    • 1st Edition
    • Yannick Aujard
    • French
    L'ouvrage fait le point sur l'ensemble des infections néonatales. Les progrès diagnostiques et thérapeutiques au cours des deux dernières décennies permettent une meilleure connaissance et prise en charge de ces pathologies dans les pays industriels et dans les pays en développement. Ces progrès concernent les infections bactériennes mais aussi les infections mycosiques, parasitaires et virales, tant dans leurs formes primitives – materno-foetales et tardives – que nosocomiales. Ce livre comporte six parties qui se proposent : • d'aborder les aspects physiopathologiques et épidémiologiques ; • d'exposer les bases immunitaires et pharmacologiques ; • de présenter les particularités et les conséquences des infections au cours de la grossesse ; • de détailler la prise en charge des infections en fonction des localisations – dont les méningites – et des agents microbiens : bactéries, champignons, parasites et virus ; • d'appliquer ces démarches diagnostiques et thérapeutiques aux pays en voie de développement ; • de détailler les posologies des agents anti-infectieux habituels et de ceux plus rarement utilisés, ainsi que les problématiques vaccinales et le traitement symptomatique des principales complications des infections sévères. Cet ouvrage s'adresse en priorité aux pédiatres en formation, à ceux exerçant en maternité et dans les services de néonatologie et de pédiatrie, ainsi qu'à tous les professionnels de santé, soignants et biologistes dont les activités sont dans le champ de la médecine périnatale.

  • Conférences d'enseignement 2015

    • 1st Edition
    • Denis Huten + 2 more
    • French
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    Key Articles from the Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine Journal
    • 1st Edition
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    Key Articles from the Anesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine Journal
    • 1st Edition
    • Nicholas Pace
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    Key Articles from the Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine Journal
    • 1st Edition
    • Nicholas Pace
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    • Volume 14
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    • English
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    • 1st Edition
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    • Elise A. Olsen
    • English
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