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  • Pediatric Dentistry

    Infancy through Adolescence
    • 5th Edition
    • Paul S. Casamassimo + 3 more
    • English
    Now in full color, this text uses a unique age-specific organization to discuss all aspects of pediatric dentistry from infancy through adolescence. Each age-specific section covers the physical, cognitive, emotional, and social changes that children experience, as well as the epidemiology of dental disease at that age. Other chapters explore the examination, treatment planning, radiographic concerns, prevention, trauma, restorative dentistry, pulp therapy, orthodontics, and behavior management of each age range.

  • Withrow and MacEwen's Small Animal Clinical Oncology

    • 5th Edition
    • Stephen J. Withrow + 2 more
    • David M. Vail
    • English
    With a unique focus on the most effective interventional techniques, Withrow & MacEwen's Small Animal Clinical Oncology, 5th Edition tells the full story of cancer in dogs and cats — what it is, how to diagnose it, and how to treat many of the most common cancers encountered in clinical practice. Nearly 500 color photographs, diagrams, x-rays, and gross views depict the clinical manifestations of various cancers. This edition covers the latest advances in clinical oncology, including chemotherapy, surgical oncology, and diagnostic techniques. With contributions from 65 veterinary oncology experts, this authoritative reference is a must-have for current, evidence-based therapeutic strategies on canine and feline oncology. "I really love this book. If you are interested in veterinary oncology, have a flick through this book online or at a conference when you get the chance. I hope that you agree with me that this is the definitive oncology reference source for the early 21st century and that you feel compelled to buy it. Your patients will thank you for it." Reviewed by: Gerry Polton MA VetMB MSc(Clin Onc) DipECVIM-CA(Onc) MRCVS, UK Date: July 2014

  • Sleep Disorders

    General Practice: The Integrative Approach Series
    • 1st Edition
    • Kerryn Phelps + 1 more
    • English
    Sleep Disorders - General Practice: The Integrative Approach. There are many types of sleep disorders, with different aetiologies, presentations and treatments. Generally, sleep disorders can be classified into one of four groups: hypersomnias, parasomnias, insomnia and sleep–wake schedule disorders. Some sleep disorders need to be referred to a specialised sleep disorders clinic for diagnosis and treatment. Other sleep problems can be diagnosed and managed within general practice and will be emphasised in this chapter. In the first part of this chapter we provide a brief introduction to the sleep process. In the second part, we outline sleep disorders such as obstructive sleep apnoea, narcolepsy and sleep-related movement disorders, bruxism and the parasomnias, which require referral to a specialised sleep centre. In the final part we describe the diagnosis and management of the more common but heterogenous sleep disorders of insomnia and sleep–wake schedule disorders.

  • Child Health & Development

    General Practice: The Integrative Approach Series
    • 1st Edition
    • Kerryn Phelps + 1 more
    • English
    Child health and development - General Practice: The Integrative Approach. While not an extensive overview of paediatric ill health, this chapter addresses a range of common problems presenting in a primary care setting including Screening, Growth monitoring, Atopy, Allergic rhinitis, Asthma, Iron deficiency, Screening for hearing loss, Screening for eye and vision problems, Infantile colic, Enuresis, Dyslexia, Developmental disorders and disabilities, Langauge development, Behaviour and psychological problems, Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), Autism and Autism-Spectrum Disorders, Obesity and Immunisation to illustrate the role of an integrative approach to children and their families that will support family cohesion and rally mutual physical, psychological and social supports underpinning a healthy approach to living.

  • Exercise as Therapy

    General Practice: The Integrative Approach Series
    • 1st Edition
    • Kerryn Phelps + 1 more
    • English
    Exercise as Therapy - General Practice: The Integrative Approach. Physical exercise involves the voluntary movement of the body, incorporating large muscle groups, with the goal of enjoyment, relaxation and physical exertion to improve the body’s structure and function. The different types of exercise are discussed but the avenues for exercise include sport participation, recreational activities such as bushwalking, fitness training such as resistance training, aerobic classes, yoga, Pilates, occupational and recreational work such as gardening, and incidental exercise such as walking to the shops or cycling to work.

  • Herb-drug Interactions

    General Practice: The Integrative Approach Series
    • 1st Edition
    • Kerryn Phelps + 1 more
    • English
    Herb-Drug Interactions - General Practice: The Integrative Approach Series provides an introduction to herb–drug interactions. Complementary medicines such as herbal medicines are available through a variety of channels such as supermarkets, pharmacies, health-food stores, clinic rooms, internet sites and mail order companies. Many people self-select their products and do not receive professional advice about their safe and appropriate use. When using a complementary medicine, many do not discuss its use with their medical practitioner, either in the community or in the hospital setting. As more people take herbal medicines, the pressure increases on healthcare professionals such as doctors, pharmacists, naturopaths and herbalists to be well informed about the subject, and on researchers to fill the gaps in our current knowledge.

  • Cancer

    General Practice: The Integrative Approach Series
    • 1st Edition
    • Kerryn Phelps + 1 more
    • English
    Cancer - General Practice: The Integrative Approach Series. Integrative cancer care requires a comprehensive and well-coordinated team or virtual team approach. The general practitioner with an integrative philosophy is well placed to coordinate appropriate screening, prevention, case finding and treatment services for patients at all stages of their journey. The cancer journey begins with awareness of risk factors and preventive strategies, and continues through diagnosis of the type and stage of cancer, decisions about conventional treatment and adjunctive therapies. Ideally, the integrative approach to cancer management improves a patient’s sense of self-control, reduces anxiety and aims to maximise the body’s potential to heal.

  • Urology

    General Practice: The Integrative Approach Series
    • 1st Edition
    • Kerryn Phelps + 1 more
    • English
    Urology - General Practice: The Integrative Approach. Symptoms suggesting urological pathology are common presentations in primary care. These include recurrent urinary tract infections, frequency and urgency of micturition, nocturia and urinary incontinence. Acute presentations to general practitioners or hospital emergency departments often involve pain: acute loin pain, testicular pain and the pain of urinary retention. Some signs may be suspicious for malignancy (e.g. haematuria). In addition, lumps in the scrotum and testes are a frequent cause for patient concern. A systematic approach to these presentations is easily followed, and history and examination will provide the diagnosis in the majority of cases.

  • Genetic Conditions

    General Practice: The Integrative Approach Series
    • 1st Edition
    • Kerryn Phelps + 1 more
    • English
    Genetic Conditions - General Practice: The Integrative Approach. Genetic conditions are those that are directly or indirectly due to a pathogenic variation in a person’s genome that is present at birth. The variant may be inherited from a parent, or occur for the fi rst time in the family in that person in the production of the egg or sperm or at conception (spontaneous mutation or chromosomal change). This chapter covers Epigenetics, Genetic counselling and genetic services, Genetic testing, Chromosomal conditions, Single gene conditions and Inherited genetic susceptibility.

  • Men's Health

    General Practice: The Integrative Approach Series
    • 1st Edition
    • Kerryn Phelps + 1 more
    • English
    Men's Health - General Practice: The Integrative Approach Series. This chapter discusses men’s health including erectile dysfunction, testicular cancer, prostate disease and also deals with the difficulty faced by GPs of getting male patients to present for a regular check-up.

  • Endocrinology

    General Practice: The Integrative Approach Series
    • 1st Edition
    • Kerryn Phelps + 1 more
    • English
    Endocrinology - General Practice the Integrative Approach Series. Endocrine problems are important in the general practice setting, for a range of reasons. First, they are common enough to occur regularly, either as new cases or in patients managing a chronic illness. Secondly, they can cause serious and life-threatening complications if not diagnosed and treated. Thirdly, they often present a challenging diagnostic problem because of their often slow onset and their capacity to produce non-specific symptoms such as weakness, tiredness or weight change, particularly in the early stages.This chapter explores the endocrinological disorders including Pituitary disorders, Thyroid disorders and Adrenal gland disorders that are important for a GP to know about and to manage. The common model of managing endocrine problems is as a shared-care model with an endocrinologist.

  • Geriatric Medicine

    General Practice: The Integrative Approach Series
    • 1st Edition
    • Kerryn Phelps + 1 more
    • English
    Geriatric Medicine - General Practice: The Integrative Approach Series details the medical and consulting knowledge required of a General Practitioner when managing older patients. The world’s population is ageing rapidly, particularly in developed countries, where life expectancy is over 80 years for women and just under 80 years for menin many countries. Rapid ageing is occurring in less developed countries too, with the number of people aged over 65 years increasing dramatically in many countries. Consequently, much of general practice now involves care of older people in a range of settings—community, residential and acute-care facilities. It is easy to form the impression that ageing normally involves disease, disability and dependency, but while these are more common with increasing age, they are far from inevitable. Most 90-year-olds are not demented, maintain excellent mobility, are independent in personal, domestic and most community activities of daily living and live in their own home.

  • Blood

    General Practice: The Integrative Approach Series
    • 1st Edition
    • Kerryn Phelps + 1 more
    • English
    Blood - General Practice: The Integrative Approach. This chapter examines the management of patients with haematological disorders likely to be encountered in general practice. Haematology in general practice involves the care and monitoring of a very broad and disparate group of medical conditions and syndromes, ranging from investigation of anaemia and iron disorders, bleeding diatheses, venous thromboembolism and thrombophilias,to blood-product administration, and the initial diagnosis and comanagement of patients with haematological malignancy.

  • Spectral-domain Optical Coherence Tomography Imaging of the Eye

    • 1st Edition
    • Anand Vinekar
    • English
    Narayana Nethralaya Postgraduate Institute of Ophthalmology, Bangalore, is a leading eye care center situated in Bangalore, India, and is ranked among the top five institutes of ophthalmology in the country. Established in 1982, by founding Chairman, Dr Bhujang Shetty, Narayana Nethralaya has grown to three campuses wherein over 50 subspecialty-trained ophthalmologists participate in clinical, community, and research activities in 27 departments serving 1000 + patients every day. Narayana Nethralaya has a robust training curriculum accredited by the National Board of Examinations and conducts postgraduate and fellowship programs. Narayana Nethralaya has always strived hard to acquire cutting-edge technology in diagnostic and surgical care, and make it available at affordable costs to its patients—both in the clinic and in the community. This book is a result of that evolution, having combined the latest spectral-domain optical coherence imaging devices with a passion to teach.

  • Immune System

    General Practice: The Integrative Approach
    • 1st Edition
    • Kerryn Phelps + 1 more
    • English
    Immune System - General Practice: The Integrative Approach Series. The human immune system is extremely complex, with intricate multidirectional connections between our gastrointestinal, psychological, endocrinological and other systems, and communication via various neuro transmitters, cytokines and other immune system messengers. This chapter presents a simplified view of the principles of immunology, with specific focus on some of the most recently researched complementary therapies known to improve immune system health. A comprehensive listing of further resources and references is listed at the end of the chapter.

  • Allergies

    General Practice: The Integrative Approach Series
    • 1st Edition
    • Kerryn Phelps + 1 more
    • English
    Allergies - General Practice: The Integrative Approach. The purpose of this chapter is to introduce you to the basics of allergy, what the practitioner should know in order to plan an effective integrative treatment strategy, and to provide an overview of some therapies that have been used successfully to treat different aspects of allergy. For the patient, an integrative approach usually means making lifestyle changes and being more attentive to what they allow inside their body and their home. For the practitioner, it means becoming more informed about allergy and treatment options in order to make better treatment decisions for each patient.

  • Bones

    General Practice - The Integrative Approach Series
    • 1st Edition
    • Kerryn Phelps + 1 more
    • English
    Bones - General Practice: The Integrative Approach. Bones are complex organs with many important functions, the most obvious being structural. They provide support for the body and the means by which muscles can insert into fixed structures in order to allow movement. They are also important in hearing, through the transduction of sound via the ear’s ossicles, and they protect other soft organs that are easily damaged, such as the brain, eyes, kidneys, lungs and spleen. Bone marrow, which is largely within the medulla of the long bones, is the centre for production of blood cells (haematopoesis) and an important site for storage of fatty acids. Bones also have important metabolic functions. This chapter describes the following conditions affecting bones: osteoporosis, rickets, osteomalacia, Paget’s disease and bone cancer.

  • Respiratory Medicine

    General Practice: The Integrative Approach Series
    • 1st Edition
    • Kerryn Phelps + 1 more
    • English
    Respiratory Medicine - General Practice: The Integrative Approach. The human respiratory system is complex and finely tuned. Fortunately, two factors are of enormous benefit to us. First, there is a large reserve of function, greater than many of us are ever going to call upon; and secondly, the respiratory system can tolerate quite a degree of insult before symptoms appear. The predominant symptoms of respiratory problems that present to GPs are breathlessness, cough, sputum, wheeze and chest pain. Diagnosis is the important first step in medical practice, and the classic method of adequate history, appropriate physical examination, thinking about the clinical problem and then considering special investigations will clarify most situations. The four diagnoses that are most prominent and/or important in general practice are: asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), lung cancer and infections.

  • Psychiatry & Psychosocial Medicine

    General Practice: The Integrative Approach Series
    • 1st Edition
    • Kerryn Phelps + 1 more
    • English
    Psychiatry and Psychological Medicine - General Practice: The Integrative Approach Series. The most common psychiatric disorders presenting to General Practitioners are depression, anxiety, adjustment disorders, and alcohol abuse and dependence. The prognoses of anxiety, depression and psychotic disorders are all improved by early detection and intervention, and so the GP’s role is pivotal in improving the level of functioning and quality of life of their patients. The GP is uniquely positioned to assess psychiatric symptoms, because they will have often seen a patient over an extended timeframe and so will have access to information about the patient and their premorbid functioning.

  • Weight Problems & Eating Disorders

    General Practice: The Integrative Approach Series
    • 1st Edition
    • Kerryn Phelps + 1 more
    • English
    Weight Problems and Eating Disorders - General Practice: The Integrative Approach. This chapter discusses anorexia and bulimia-like disorders. These eating disorders are characterised by the use of inappropriate behaviours to control body weight and feelings, as evidenced by low body weight, high body weight, extreme weight-control behaviours such as vomiting and starvation, excessive exercise and binge eating. Obesity - General Practice: The Integrative Approach. General Practitioners in primary care are uniquely placed to help in the management of patients in all stages of overweight and obesity, and are able to maintain a therapeutic relationship with patients over many years. General practitioners should take a long-term view of weight problems, which can mean avoiding goals for weight management that are unlikely to be achieved.

  • Mind-body Medicine

    General Practice: The Integrative Approach Series
    • 1st Edition
    • Kerryn Phelps + 1 more
    • English
    Mind Body Medicine - General Practice: The Integrative Approach Series. The main premise of MBM is that the mind (intelligence) governs or regulates the body. Although mind is non-physical—and therefore MBM is in essence a metaphysical explanation for physical phenomena—mind uses the body to execute its purposes. More particularly, the mind, powered by consciousness, thinks and feels through the agency of the brain. Mind, brain and body are inseparable. Mind and intelligence make themselves evident by observable results in the physical world. A practical way of expressing this principle is to say that psychological states such as chronic stress, depression, anxiety and fear produce profound and clinically relevant effects upon the body. These effects have implications for health and illness. Psychological states and social context can have both positive and negative effects that manifest on many different levels, all the way from muscle tension to genetic expression. Over time the cumulative effects of negative mental and emotional states can take a heavy toll on the body. Conversely, research also suggests that psychosocial interventions can play an important part in ameliorating these negative effects and can assist in promoting healing.

  • Managing Pain

    General Practice: The Integrative Approach Series
    • 1st Edition
    • Kerryn Phelps + 1 more
    • English
    Managing Pain - General Practice: The Integrative Approach. One of the most common reasons for people presenting to a healthcare practitioner is the presence of pain. Taking an integrative approach to pain management is more, however, than adding in alternative or complementary treatments that merely provide another symptomatic approach to the patient’s treatment. Rather, integrative medicine means taking a holistic approach to the person’s experience of pain, assessing the relative contribution of all aspects of their pain, whether physical, psychological or spiritual, and applying the most appropriate treatment that evidence has demonstrated to be effective in the management of that aspect. Integrative pain management may therefore involve the judicious use of medications, stress reduction techniques, behavioural modification and re-examination of purpose and meaning. Any or all of these approaches may need to be considered as part of the prescription that best addresses the needs as well as the desires of the person in pain.

  • Emergency Procedures for the Small Animal Veterinarian

    • 3rd Edition
    • Signe J. Plunkett
    • English
    Small animal veterinarians of all specialties and at all stages in their careers will find the new edition of Emergency Procedures for the Small Animal Veterinarian their invaluable one-stop shop for the information they need to provide optimal patient care in an emergency situation. Readers familiar with the previous edition will be pleased to see the text comprehensively updated, with much new content and many new features including an all-color design to make finding information easier than ever. Those coming to the book for the first time will appreciate its clarity of structure, its concise and practical approach and its step-by-step presentation of key information, all of which will prove their worth time and again in each new emergency, whatever the species. For those working as a solo doctor in an emergency practice, Emergency Procedures for the Small Animal Veterinarian third edition will fulfil the role of a substitute colleague when further information is needed quickly. No small animal clinician will want to be without a copy. New to this editionContains two new chapters on supportive care (fluid therapy, oxygen supplementation, analgesia, nutritional support) and shockPresents the latest recommendations for cardiopulmonary resuscitationInclude... the latest diagnostic testing regimensOffers current therapeutic recommendations including analgesia and nutritional supportDr Plunkett is joined by new co-authors for respiratory emergencies and emergencies of the urinary tract, and for a completely revised and augmented exotics chapterContains major updates, revisions and expansions of the toxicologic emergencies chapter

  • Le syndrome neurogène douloureux. Du diagnostic au traitement manuel - Tome 2

    Membre inférieur
    • 1st Edition
    • Jan De Laere + 1 more
    • French
    Cet ouvrage est consacré à la prise en charge manuelle des syndromes canalaires dus aux dysfonctions du système nerveux. Il propose un concept original, basé sur les derniers développements du management neurodynamique. Chacun des douze chapitres de l´ouvrage traite d'un conflit particulier au niveau du membre inférieur ou de la ceinture pelvienne et respecte un plan rigoureux et pédagogique : Généralités - étiologies ; - tableau et intérêt cliniques. Bilan du nerf en dysfonction - examens neurodynamique et palpatoire ; - examen neurologique ; - examen orthopédique des interfaces mécaniques. Traitement du nerf en dysfonction - normalisations des interfaces mécaniques ; - libération par la palpation ; - neuromobilisations ; - neurogymnastique. L´ensemble des techniques présentées est illustré par plus de 770 photographies et dessins, accompagnés d´un texte de légende détaillant : - le repérage anatomique palpatoire ; - les positions du praticien et du sujet ; - les prises de mains du praticien ; - les gestes techniques. L'ensemble constitue un guide didactique pour l'examen et le traitement des douleurs engendrées par une dysfonction du système nerveux périphérique. Les auteurs s'adressent aux professionnels soucieux de posséder un manuel de référence pour le management quotidien de la douleur neurogène, tels que les ostéopathes, les physiothérapeutes/ki... les chiropraticiens et les médecins.

  • Year Book of Pediatrics 2013

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 2013
    • James A. Stockman III
    • English
    The Year Book of Pediatrics brings you abstracts of the articles that reported the year's breakthrough developments in pediatrics, 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! This annual covers all aspects of pediatric care from infectious diseases and immunology, adolescent medicine, therapeutics and toxicology, child development, dentistry and otolaryngology and neurology and psychiatry. The Year Book of Pediatrics publishes annually in December of the preceding year.

  • Clinical Applications of Probiotics in Gastroenterology: Questions and Answers, An Issue of Gastroenterology Clinics

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 41-4
    • Gerald Friedman
    • English
    The authors in this issue will provide state-of-the-art reviews on the use of probiotics in care of the gastroenterologic system. Articles are devoted to probiotics as treatment for IBD, chronic diarrhea, C. difficile colitis, functional bowel disease, allergic disorders, necrotizing enterocolitis, and obesity. Other articles examine the safety of probiotics, fecal biotherapy, and molecular assessment of intestinal microflora.

  • Interstitial Lung Diseases and Autoimmune Lung Diseases, An Issue of Immunology and Allergy Clinics

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 32-4
    • Kevin K Brown + 2 more
    • English
    This issue of Immunology and Allergy Clinics provides the latest essential updates in interstitial lung diseases and autoimmune lung diseases. This comprehensive issue covers causes, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment.

  • Cardiac Rhythm Disorders in Older Adults, An Issue of Clinics in Geriatric Medicine

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 28-4
    • Michael W. Rich + 1 more
    • English
    This issue of Clinics in Geriatric Medicine focuses on the pharmacological, non-pharmacological, and device therapies in the medical management of cardiac rhythm disorders in the elderly population. It also reviews the epidemiology of arrhythmias and conduction disorders in older adults, atrial fibrillation and atrial flutter: stroke prevention, bradyarrhythmias and conduction disorders, and comorbidities, quality of life, and end-of-life issues in older patients with heart rhythm disorders.

  • Conceptual Advances in Pathology, An Issue of Clinics in Laboratory Medicine

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 32-4
    • Zoltan Oltvai
    • English
    This issue of Clinics in Laboratory Medicine titled, "Conceptual Advances in Pathology" addresses the key factors impacting pathology and details the technology surrounding the field. The Guest Editor, Zoltan Oltvai, MD., splits the issue into three sections; Technological Advances, Process Advances, Educational and Practice Needs, and the Business of Pathology.

  • Emergency Cardiac Care 2012: From the ED to the CCU, An Issue of Cardiology Clinics

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 30-4
    • Amal Mattu + 1 more
    • English
    Emergency physicians are usually the first to care for patients with emergency cardiac conditions. They must initiate therapy in a timely manner and must plan care in conjunction with cardiologists, who continue the patient's care. This issue has both emergency physicians and cardiologists as authors, reflecting the fact that both care for patients with cardiac emergencies. Physicians in both disciplines should benefit from the articles in this issue, resulting in better patient care.

  • Interventions in Infectious Disease Emergencies, An Issue of Medical Clinics

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 96-6
    • Nancy M. Khardori
    • English
    This important issue of Medical Clinics provides essential updates in heart failure. The following topics are covered: epidemiology, pathophysiology, and general approach for heart failure; symptoms, signs, diagnostic studies, and prognostic significance of systolic versus diastolic heart failure; the appropriate use of biomarkers; oral versus intravenous diuretic therapy; guideline-based therapy including RAAS blockade, beta-blockade, and aldosterone antagonist, appropriate use of AICD and biventricular pacing; role of ventricular assist device; pathophysiological consideration and management approaches in acute decompensated heart failure; pathophysiology and current approaches to cardiorenal syndrome; heart failure with other comorbidities including diabetes, obesity, anemia, and cancer; heart failure and atrial fibrillation; and the role of disease management strategies in heart failure.

  • A Practical Approach to the Spectrum of Alcoholic Liver Disease, An Issue of Clinics in Liver Disease

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 16-4
    • David Bernstein
    • English
    The Guest Editor has organized this issue to focus on the clinical management of alcoholic liver disease. Authors have written state-of-the-art reviews on the following topics: Prevalence and Natural History of ALD; Alcohol Metabolism; Immunology in ALD; Histological Findings in ALD; Diagnosis and Management of Alcoholic Hepatitis; Management of Alcohol Abuse; Long Term Management of Alcoholic Liver Disease; Infections in ALD; Nutrition in ALD; Alcohol’s Effect on Other Chronic Liver Diseases; Liver Cancer and Alcohol; Evaluation and Selection of Candidates for Liver Transplantation; and ALD and Specific Transplant-Related Issues.

  • The Netter Collection of Medical Illustrations: Musculoskeletal System, Volume 6, Part I - Upper Limb

    • 2nd Edition
    • Joseph P. Iannotti + 1 more
    • English
    The Upper Limb, Part 1 of The Netter Collection of Medical Illustrations: Musculoskeletal System, 2nd Edition, provides a highly visual guide to the upper extremity, from basic science and anatomy to orthopaedics and rheumatology. This spectacularly illustrated volume in the masterwork known as the (CIBA) "Green Books" has been expanded and revised by Dr. Joseph Iannotti, Dr. Richard Parker, and other experts from the Cleveland Clinic to mirror the many exciting advances in musculoskeletal medicine and imaging - offering rich insights into the anatomy, physiology, and clinical conditions of the shoulder, upper arm and elbow, forearm and wrist, and hand and finger.

  • Volume 1, Issue 4, An Issue of Hospital Medicine Clinics - E-Book

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 1-4
    • Daniele Scheurer
    • English
    This new online Clinics series, Hospital Medicine Clinics, provides evidence-based answers to clinical questions the practicing hospitalist faces daily. This fourth issue in our growing online database covers essential updates in the following topics: atrial fibrillation; COPD; adult vaccines; inpatient care of chronic dialysis patients; evaluation and management of inpatient diarrhea; syncope; inpatient sickle cell; competency evaluation; prevention and treatment of pressure ulcers; and understanding and preventing diagnostic errors.

  • Brow and Upper Eyelid Surgery: Multispecialty Approach

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 40-1
    • Guy G Massry + 1 more
    • English
    Traditionally, professional medical and surgical society meetings, journals, and texts are single-specialty driven to accommodate specific specialists with information most important to them. A consequence of this structure is that it can create an unintentional and artificial barrier to sharing knowledge that can benefit patient outcomes. Cosmetic and reconstructive surgeons, more than ever, are seeking to know what other specialists are doing. This publication, the first of a series, focuses on the brow and upper eyelid rejuvenation and presents varied and complementary techniques from the core specialties of Plastic surgery, Oculoplastic surgery, Facial plastic surgery, and Dermatology to address all aspects of rejuvenation procedures of the upper face. Surgical and non-invasive techniques are presented concisely, focusing on time-tested as well as novel procedures. The most talented and accomplished subspecialists in their respective fields provide insights into such topics as Preoperative Evaluation for the Upper Eyelid and Brow; Aesthetic Enhancements in Upper Blepharoplasty; Asian Upper Lid Blepharoplasty; Prevention and Intraoperative Management of Blepharoplasty Complications; Ptosis Repair in Aesthetic Blepharoplasty; Adjunctive Fat Grafting of the Brow/Upper Lid; The Open Brow Lift; Adjunctive Skin Care of the Brow and Upper Lid; among many others. Specific techniques, Patient perspective and goals, and clear anatomic descriptions are presented with each procedure, with several offering technique videos. Guest editors Babak Azizzadeh and Guy Massry strongly believe that, with more and varied practitioners with different training taking on cosmetic and reconstructive surgeries or procedures, transparency of information is essential in order to expose the best information to all practitioners of this art and science.

  • Year Book of Oncology 2012

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 2012
    • Robert J. Arceci
    • English
    The Year Book of Oncology brings you abstracts of the articles that reported the year's breakthrough developments in oncology, 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! Topics include Supportive Care, Breast Cancer, Gynecologic Cancers, Genitourinary Cancers, Hematologic Malignancies, Thoracic Cancer, Gastrointestinal Cancer and Cancer Biology. The Year Book of Oncology is available annually in November.

  • Thoracic Anesthesia, An Issue of Anesthesiology Clinics

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 30-4
    • Peter D. Slinger
    • English
    This issue of Anesthesiology Clinics covers the latest updates in thoracic anesthesia written by the world-leading experts on the topic. Procedurally-focused articles cover best practices in anesthestic management of one-lung ventilation, airway stenting, esophagectomy, mediastinal biopsies, postthoracotomy atrial fibrillation, and more. Achieve the best outcomes and reduce risks and complications in your thoracic anesthesia practice.

  • MR Contrast Agents, An Issue of Magnetic Resonance Imaging Clinics

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 20-4
    • Marco Essig + 1 more
    • English
    MRI contrast agents improve visibility of internal body structures. This issue offers a complete, practically focused review of the use of a variety of contrast agents for MR Imaging. A contrast agent not only must be safe, but also efficacious and cost-effective, and the articles in this issue address all three of these concerns and the uses of contrast agents for a variety of applications.

  • Winter Trauma, An Issue of Critical Care Nursing Clinics

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 24-4
    • Margaret Ecklund
    • English
    This issue of Critical Care Nursing Clinics, Guest Edited by Margaret M Ecklund, MS, RN, CCRN, ACNP-BC, will focus on Winter Health Challenges, with article topics including: Near Drowning and Multiple Organism Aspiration; Geriatric Perils: Falls and Complications; Vitamin D Deficiency; Gastroenteritis and Surgical Perils; Frostbite; Rural Trauma; Respiratory failure and adult influenza; RSV; Diabetes and Seasonal Depression; and Holiday Heart Disease.

  • Médecine des voyages et tropicale

    Médecine des migrants
    • 3rd Edition
    • Olivier Bouchaud + 4 more
    • French
    Depuis une vingtaine d'années, la médecine tropicale a développé un nouveau champ d'application, la médecine des voyages. Le médecin généraliste est maintenant fréquemment consulté par des voyageurs présentant des problèmes de santé au retour d'un séjour tropical ou pour des conseils et des recommandations avant de partir dans un pays « à risque » (vaccinations recommandées ou obligatoires, chimioprophylaxie, conseils alimentaires). Le succès des précédentes éditions et la constante évolution des traitements imposaient aux auteurs d'effectuer une mise à jour de l'ouvrage. Plus qu'une simple réactualisation, il s'agit d'une véritable évolution avec de nouveaux sujets, notamment un chapitre consacré à la médecine des migrants ainsi qu'à la santé internationale. Ce guide pratique, clair et concis, qui fait largement appel à des tableaux et des fiches « maladies », permet au médecin généraliste de trouver rapidement les informations utiles pour : - les précautions à prendre avant d'entreprendre un voyage en zone « tropicale » ; - les symptômes et pathologies du retour ainsi que l'interprétation des résultats de laboratoire ; - les maladies infectieuses, dermatologiques, gastroentérologiques et infections sexuellement transmissibles les plus fréquemment observées.Rédigé par une équipe multidisciplinaire, cet ouvrage est indispensable à tout médecin généraliste ou urgentiste qui se trouve confronté quotidiennement à ces patients au cours de son activité.

  • Arzneimittelverabreichung bei alten Menschen

    Krankenbeobachtung und Pflegeinterventionen
    • 1st Edition
    • Engelbert Sittler
    • German
    Kurzbeschreibung Speziell für Altenpfleger und Auszubildende - Arzneimittelverabrei... bei alten Menschen Altenpflegende müssen Medikamente sicher verabreichen. Deshalb stehen hier Krankenbeobachtung und Beratung im Vordergrund, für die Anwendnung in der täglichen Praxis helfen Fallbeispiele. Die Altenpflegeschüler lernen die Beobachtung von Wirkungen und Nebenwirkungen - mit Rückschlüssen auf die jeweilige vom Arzt angeordnete Therapie - Konsequenzen für die Pflege aus der Einnahme von Medikamenten - Krankenbeobachtung, Pflegeintervention in Bezug auf unerwünschte Wirkungen Langbeschreibung Arzneimittel für alte Menschen richtig verabreichen und die Wirkung pflegerisch beobachten Das Altenpflegegesetz und die Ausbildungs- und Prüfungsverordnung fordern die pädagogische Erneuerung in Unterricht und Lehre an Altenpflegeschulen und Ausbildungsinstitute... Die Rahmenpläne und Curricula der einzelnen Bundesländer beschreiben den fächerintegrativen Ansatz. So werden alle ehemaligen "Fächer" weniger von Honorardozenten unterrichtet. Gerade die Medikamentenlehre wurde früher hauptsächlich von externen Dozenten, meist von Apothekern unterrichtet. Nun unterrichten immer mehr hauptamtliche Pflegelehrer auch diese Fachgebiete und gehen von der Pflegesicht an die Themen heran. So arbeitet das Buch von Herrn Sittler genau diese Seite der Medikamentenlehre heraus. Es geht nicht um Arzneimittel, sondern die Beobachtung von Wirkungen und Nebenwirkungen mit Rückschlüssen auf die jeweilige medikamentöse vom Arzt angeordnete Therapie. Es werden also die Konsequenzen für die Pflege aus der Einnahme von Medikamenten eines alten Menschen gezogen. Krankenbeobachtung, Pflegeinterventionen im Bezug auf unerwünschte Wirkungen und pflegerische Beratung stehen also im Mittelpunkt. So soll auch pro Organsystem von einem bestimmten Fall ausgegangen werden, sodass der Altenpflegeschüler lernt, auch sein Wissen um Medikamente in einem Bezugsrahmen der Situation zu stellen und pflegerisch anwenden zu können.

  • 13 mises au point en chirurgie de la hanche

    • 1st Edition
    • Denis Huten
    • French
    Ce volume, premier cahier thématique extrait des Conférences d'enseignement et des monographies de la collection les Cahiers d'enseignement de la Sofcot est exclusivement consacré à 13 sujets d'actualité en chirurgie de la hanche. Les 13 conférences ou chapitres de cahiers à thème très récents de chirurgie de la hanche, font le point sur des sujets qui intéresseront tous les chirurgiens de la hanche. Les mises au point concernent les généralités, la chirurgie prothétique de première intention et ses complications, génératrices de reprises et la chirurgie conservatrice et arthroscopique.

  • Nonmelanoma Skin Cancer of the Head and Neck, An Issue of Facial Plastic Surgery Clinics

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 20-4
    • Cemal Cingi
    • English
    Nonmelanoma skin cancer (NMSC) is one of the most important causes of morbidity and therapeutic costs especially in Western countries such as Australia, Europe and United States of America. The overall NMSC rates have risen precipitously in the last three decades, leading to an increase in patients seeking treatment from dermatologists, facial plastic surgeons, plastic surgeons, and related disciplines. The head and neck is a region in which anatomical, functional and aesthetic problems may occur; therefore, clinicians, surgeons and researchers are working to find new diagnostic techniques and therapeutic modalities. This issue of Facial Plastic Surgery Clinics reviews different topics in NMSC in-depth with discussion, figures, tables, clinical, histopathological and surgical photographs, and provides an up-to-date information source for the clinicians and surgeons. Guest Editor Cemal Cingi, an expert clinician and researcher in cancers of the head and neck, leads an international panel of authors on this subject.

  • Patient Perspectives in Pulmonary Surgery, An Issue of Thoracic Surgery Clinics

    • 1st Edition
    • Alessandro Brunelli
    • English
    The articles in this issue address psychosocial and quality of life concerns for patients who have undergone thoracic surgery. Topics include changes in quality of life after pulmonary resection; impact of minimally invasive thoracic surgery on quality of life; psychosocial aspects of lung transplantation; and physical, cognitive and emotional dysfunctions resulting from intensive care.

  • Care of the Patient with Hepatitis C Virus Infection, An Issue of Infectious Disease Clinics

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 26-4
    • Barbara McGovern
    • English
    Hepatitis C infection can be an acute or chronic illness and is the most common cause of liver disease in the US. It often goes undiagnosed until significant organ damage has occurred. This issue of the ID Clinics discusses the staging of liver disease, treatments for those newly diagnosed, and those who are dealing with chronic illness, along with managing drug therapy and virus resistance.

  • Surgical Advances in Plastic Surgery

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 39-4
    • Marek Dobke
    • English
    Information and updates on surgical techniques and equipment in the face of continued, rapid growth of plastic surgery are presented. The majority of this surgical information presents a blend of the newest data with a description of current and potential future clinical/surgical applications of new concepts, tools and techniques. Unique innovations in the field of breast reconstruction, treatment of lymphedema, and genitourinary function rehabilitation are addressed. Burns, extremity salvage, muscle flaps, biomaterials, reconstructive transplantation are among the topics presented. Information contained in Impact of Advances in breast Cancer Management on Reconstructive and Aesthetic Breast Surgery provides a practicing plastic surgeon an update of what is new in breast oncology and how it is or should be linked with the plastic surgeon’s approach to breast surgery and reconstruction. Compilations of outcomes data are provided from ongoing clinical trials testing new concepts and techniques on the near horizon. A conclusion pertains to the details of ongoing acquisition of new skills, transferrance of existing skills, and maintenance of old skills, along with safety in plastic surgery in the context of surgical and technological advances presented by leaders representing diverse generations of practitioners.

  • Netter’s Correlative Imaging: Abdominal and Pelvic Anatomy

    • 1st Edition
    • Drew A. Torigian + 1 more
    • English
    2013 BMA Medical Book Awards Highly Commended in Radiology!Visualize normal anatomy of the abdomen and pelvis like never before with Netter's Correlative Imaging: Abdominal and Pelvic Anatomy. This outstanding radiology reference from Dr. Drew A. Torigian and Dr. Mary Kitazono Hammell features beautiful and instructive Netter paintings and illustrated cross-sections created in the Netter style, presented side by side with high-quality patient MR images to help you envision and review both gastrointestinal and genitourinary anatomy section by section.

  • Castration Resistant Prostate Cancer, An Issue of Urologic Clinics

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 39-4
    • Adam S. Kibel
    • English
    Castrate Resistant Prostate Cancer is advanced disease that has stopped responding to hormone therapy. This issue of the Urologic Clinics focuses on the various forms of therapy including immunotherapy, first line chemotherapy, and novel targeted agents. Articles on defining the diseae and palliative care are also included.

  • Atlas of 3D Echocardiography

    Expert Consult – Online and Print
    • 1st Edition
    • Edward A. Gill
    • English
    Accurately identify complex geometrical distortions of cardiac anatomy using 3-D echocardiography and make more informed decisions regarding diagnosis and treatment. A highly visual, consistent, and practical format with online videos and more presents the authoritative, case-based, expert guidance you need to enhance your utilization and interpretation of this cutting-edge, dimensional diagnostic tool.

  • Celiac Disease, An Issue of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Clinics

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 22-4
    • Benjamin Lebwohl + 1 more
    • English
    The Guest Editors are providing comprehensive coverage of the clinical diagnosis, treatment, and management of Celiac Disease. Their authors are top experts in the field, and they have submitted state-of-the-art reviews. Topics inlclude: Clinical presentation of Celiac Disease in Adults and Children; The Irritable Bowel Syndrome--Celiac Disease Connection; Pathophysiology of Celiac Disease; Diagnosis of Celiac Disease; Histopathology in Celiac Disease; Management of Celiac Disease; Malignancy and Mortality in Celiac Disease; Gluten Sensitivity; Video Capsule Endoscopy in Celiac Disease; Refractory Celiac Disease; Celiac Disease in the Developing World; and Dietary Assessment in Celiac Disease.

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