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  • Advances in Pediatrics, 2011

    • 1 Edición
    • Volumen 2011
    • Michael S. Kappy
    • Inglés
  • Renal Cell Cancer, An Issue of Hematology/Oncology Clinics of North America

    • 1 Edición
    • Volumen 25-4
    • Thomas Choueri
    • Inglés
    Topics for this issue will include: Epidemiology of RCC;New Insights into the Biology of RCC;Pathology of Renal Neoplasms;Imaging in RCC;Small Renal Tumors: Prognosis and Management;The Role of Surgery in the management of RCC: Nephrectomy and metastatectomy;Cytor... Nephrectomy: Rationale and current Applications;Adjuvan... Therapies in RCC and Management of Side Effects from Current Therapies in RCC
  • Orell and Sterrett's Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology

    Expert Consult: Online and Print
    • 5 Edición
    • Svante R Orell + 1 más
    • Inglés
    Orell & Sterrett’s Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology 5e provides you with a logical and systematic approach to the acquisition, interpretation and diagnosis of FNA biopsy samples. It is an ideal resource for all those requiring an authoritative and systematic review of the cytological findings in those malignant and benign lesions likely to be the target of FNA. The book is lavishly illustrated with high quality colour images that demonstrate the cytological features as well as their relevant immunohistochemical and molecular findings. Organized into anatomical regions, each chapter is consistently organized into two parts: the first deals with clinical and technical aspects followed by a systematic presentation of cytological findings. This is your perfect practical bench resource for daily reference in the laboratory.
  • The Merck Manual of Diagnosis and Therapy

    • 19 Edición
    • Research Laboratory Merck
    • Inglés
    All the health care information you need in one package!Merck returns! The new 18th Edition of The Merck Manual is packed with essential information on diagnosing and treating medical disorders to help deliver the best patient care. The world's most widely used and oldest continually published medical reference now features expanded clinical focus on each disorder, as well as more specific guidance on patient examinations. This handy, compact textbook was written by more than 300 expert clinicians for everyday use. Designed for maximum clinical usefulness, the new Merck Manual makes it easy to find the right information, right when you need it.
  • Year Book of Endocrinology 2011

    • 1 Edición
    • Volumen 2011
    • Matthias Schott
    • Inglés
    The Year Book of Endocrinology brings you abstracts of the articles that reported the year's breakthrough developments in endocrinology carefully selected from more than 500 journals worldwide. Expert commentaries evaluate the clinical importance of each article and discuss its application to your practice. Topics such as Diabetes, Lipoproteins and Ahterosclerosis, Obesity, Thyroid, Calcium and Bone Metabolism, Adrenal Cortex, and Neuroendocrinology are represented highlighting the most current and relevant articles in the field.
  • Year Book of Surgery 2011

    • 1 Edición
    • Volumen 2011
    • Edward R. Woodward
    • Inglés
  • Technological Advances in Dentistry and Oral Surgery, An Issue of Dental Clinics

    • 1 Edición
    • Volumen 55-3
    • Harry Dym + 1 más
    • Inglés
    This Issue of Dental Clinics of North America is devoted to technological advances in dentistry.
  • PET Imaging of Thoracic Disease, An Issue of PET Clinics

    • 1 Edición
    • Volumen 6-3
    • Drew A. Torigian + 1 más
    • Inglés
    PET imaging has been used for the assessment of lung cancer for several years for diagnosis, staging, and post-treatment follow up. Expanded applications are now being used and explored in the imaging of the heart, thoracic vascular disease, and chest wall disorders. This issue provides an up-to-date review of the uses of PET for oncologic and nononcologic diseases of the thorax.
  • Breast Ultrasound, An Issue of Ultrasound Clinics

    • 1 Edición
    • Volumen 6-3
    • Gary Whitman
    • Inglés
    Breast sonography is commonly used to evaluate mammographic and palpable abnormalities, and this issue covers all of the current applications currently in use. Sonography also plays a role in screening for breast cancer and in evaluating the extent of disease in the breast and the regional lymph nodes. This issue also reviews the use of ultrasound to perform biopsies, guide catheters, and deliver radiation therapy.
  • ALI and ARDS: Challenges and Advances, An Issue of Critical Care Clinics

    • 1 Edición
    • Volumen 27-3
    • Lena M. Napolitano + 1 más
    • Inglés
    This issue of Critical Care Clinics will focus on Severe Acute Respiratory DIstress Syndrome and dealing with it in the ICU. Topics will include: Challenges and Successes in ARDS Research;Mechanical ventilation with Lung Protective Strategies: What works?; Gene therapy for ALI/ARDS;High Frequency Oscillatory Ventilation in ALI/ARDS;Prone positioning therapy in ARDS;Recovery and Long-term outcome in ARDS; and Experimental models and emergeing hypotheses for ALI and ARDS
  • Rhinitis, An Issue of Immunology and Allergy Clinics

    • 1 Edición
    • Volumen 31-3
    • Michael A. Kaliner
    • Inglés
    This issue of Immunology and Allergy Clinics of North America brings the clinician up to date on essential topics in rhinitis, including the following. The primary clinical symptoms and their causes are defined. The wide range of current treatments are discussed, including the use of antihistamines, nasal corticosteroids, anticholinergics, decongestants, cromolyn, guafenesin, saline washes, capsaicin, and leukotriene antagonists. The efficacy of allergy avoidance is discussed. The future treatment of rhinitis is also explored. The current understanding of the pathophysiology of allergic rhinitis is covered. The definition, clinical characteristics, and diagnosis of nonallergic rhinopathy are also covered. Causes of rhinitis are presented, including causes of mixed, gustatory, viral, hormonal, pregnancy-related rhinitis medicamentosa; and senile rhinitis. A discussion and comparison of subcutaneous versus sublingual immunotherapy is also explored.
  • From Residency to Retirement: Building a Successful Career in Thoracic Surgery, An Issue of Thoracic Surgery Clinics

    • 1 Edición
    • Volumen 21-3
    • Sean C. Grondin + 1 más
    • Inglés
    This is the first practice management issue ever published in Thoracic Surgery Clinics. The purpose of the issue is to help thoracic surgeons with the day-to-day concerns involved in managing a surgical practice, including setting up and building a practice; billing, coding, and credentialing; administrative responsibilities; and retirement planning.
  • Perthes Disease, An Issue of Orthopedic Clinics

    • 1 Edición
    • Volumen 42-3
    • Charles T. Price + 1 más
    • Inglés
    The Disease Etiology, Epidemiology, Pathophysiology, Classifications, and Natural Evolution of Perthes’ Disease, Imaging for Perthes’ Disease, Prognostic Factors and Outcome MeasuresSection II – Treatment Early in the Course of the Disease (Onset to the Early Fragmentation Stage)Principles of Containment Treatment Aimed at Preventing Femoral Head Deformation in Perthes’ Disease ContainmentSection III – Treatment Late in the Course of the Disease (Late Fragmentation Stage to Early Reconstitution StagePrinciples of Treatment in the Late Stages of Perthes’ DiseaseValgus Osteotomy for Hinge AbductionShelf and/or Reduction and Containment Surgery, Articulated DistractionSection IV- Treatment After Complete Healing of Perthes’ DiseasePrinciples of Treatment of the Sequelae of Perthes’ Disease, Treatment of Coxa Brevis, Re-Shaping the Deformed Femoral Head, Treatment of Femoro-Acetabular Impingement, Resurfacing and THRASection V- Newer Treatment Options Bisphosphonates, Core Decompression
  • Cardio-oncology Related to Heart Failure, An Issue of Heart Failure Clinics

    • 1 Edición
    • Volumen 7-3
    • Daniel J. Lenihan + 1 más
    • Inglés
    As the number of effective anti-neoplastic agents has grown, there has been a concomitant increase in side effects. Cardiotoxicity, and specifically LV dysfunction, remains the limiting factor for many such agents, and is the focus of growing research and clinical emphasis. This issue summarizes for the heart failure specialist the possible ways that chemotherapeutic agents might cause cardiotoxicity as well as the methods for detecting, treating and preventing cardiotoxicity.
  • Emergency Ultrasound Made Easy

    • 2 Edición
    • Justin Bowra + 2 más
    • Inglés
    The use of ultrasound in emergency medicine has proved invaluable in answering very specific, time-critical questions, such as the presence of an abdominal aortic aneurysm, or of blood in the abdomen after trauma. Unlike other imaging modalities (e.g. CT scan) it is a rapid technique that can be brought to the patient with ease. This book, Emergency Ultrasound Made Easy, is accessible and easy to use in an emergency. It is aimed mainly at specialists and trainees in emergency medicine, surgery and intensive care; but its broad scope (e.g. rapid diagnosis of DVT) makes it an invaluable addition to the library of any doctor with an interest in ultrasound, whether in primary care or the hospital setting.
  • Elsevier's Integrated Review Genetics

    With STUDENT CONSULT Online Access
    • 2 Edición
    • Linda R. Adkison
    • Inglés
    Effectively merge basic science and clinical skills with Elsevier's Integrated Review Genetics, by Linda R. Adkison, PhD. This concise, high-yield title in the popular Integrated Review Series focuses on the core knowledge in genetics while linking that information to related concepts from other basic science disciplines. Case-based questions at the end of each chapter enable you to gauge your mastery of the material, and a color-coded format allows you to quickly find the specific guidance you need. Online access via www.studentconsult.c... - included with your purchase - allows you to conveniently access the book's complete text and illustrations online as well as relevant content from other Student Consult titles. This concise and user-friendly reference provides crucial guidance for the early years of medical training and USMLE preparation.
  • Year Book of Sports Medicine 2011

    • 1 Edición
    • Volumen 2011
    • Roy J Shephard
    • Inglés
  • Optometría. Principios básicos y aplicación clínica

    • 1 Edición
    • Robert Montés Micó
    • Español
    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

    Expert Consult - Online and Print
    • 1 Edición
    • Richard B. Berry
    • Inglés
    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.
  • Year Book of Diagnostic Radiology 2011

    • 1 Edición
    • Volumen 2011
    • Anne G. Osborn
    • Inglés
  • Year Book of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery 2011

    • 1 Edición
    • Volumen 2011
    • Raj Sindwani
    • Inglés
  • Pancreaticobiliary and Luminal Stents, An Issue of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Clinics

    • 1 Edición
    • Volumen 21-3
    • Todd H. Baron
    • Inglés
    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.
  • Forensic Psychiatry, An Issue of Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Clinics of North America

    • 1 Edición
    • Volumen 20-3
    • William Bernet + 1 más
    • Inglés
    This issue provides a unique and valuable perspective on forensic matters in child and adolescent psychiatry, with an approach that adds new thinking to the discussion, rather than rehashing known facts. The issue is divided into several sections: juvenile offenders, family law/custody and visitation, child maltreatment, personal injury law suits, forensic issues in clinical child and adolescent psychiatry, and training in child and adolescent psychiatry. A wide range of topics are explored within each section. All articles are geared toward child psychiatrists in clinical practice, providing practical information in this very important area of study.
  • Antibacterial Therapy and Newer Agents , An Issue of Medical Clinics of North America

    • 1 Edición
    • Volumen 95-4
    • Keith S. Kaye + 1 más
    • Inglés
    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.
  • Kumar & Clark's Medical Management and Therapeutics

    • 1 Edición
    • Parveen Kumar + 1 más
    • Parveen Kumar
    • Inglés
    Readers of Kumar & Clark's Clinical Medicine have consistently requested a handbook with the essentials for medical management and therapeutics, and this new handbook concentrates on the therapeutic side of what procedures to perform, how and - critically - why. Written by young doctors at the forefront of healthcare delivery, Kumar & Clark's Medical Management and Therapeutics is portable, easy to access when you need it most, and full of cutting edge information and insights. "Snappy and concise, just what the junior doctor ordered!" - Dr Lyn D Ferguson, FY1 "Prescriptive and to the point" - Catherine Drouot, 3rd year medical student, Barts "An excellent text for both medical students and junior doctors alike." - Dr Lucy Blair, FY1
  • Year Book of Ophthalmology 2011

    • 1 Edición
    • Volumen 2011
    • Christopher J. Rapuano
    • Inglés
  • Essentials of Pain Medicine

    • 3 Edición
    • Srinivasa N. Raja + 4 más
    • Inglés
    This third edition of Essentials of Pain Medicine offers an accessible and concise, yet complete, overview of today's theory and practice of pain medicine and regional anesthesia. From a review of basic considerations through local anesthetics and nerve block techniques, this book provides the reader with an excellent tool for exam review or practice of Pain Management.
  • MSK Imaging of Painful Disorders

    • 1 Edición
    • Steven D. Waldman
    • Inglés
  • Berman's Pediatric Decision Making

    Expert Consult - Online and Print
    • 5 Edición
    • Lalit Bajaj + 3 más
    • Inglés
    Berman’s Pediatric Decision Making uses an algorithmic, structured approach to lead you to the right diagnosis and treatment every time. Drs. Lalit Baja, Simon Hambidge, Ann-Christine Nyquist, and Gwendolyn Kerby use evidence-based research and flow charts for each presenting complaint or specific disorder to provide quick access to the information you need for effective decision making. With updated drug tables, revised algorithms, and full-text online access at www.expertconsult.co... this streamlined new edition makes it even easier for you to diagnose and manage common clinical problems from infancy through adolescence.
  • Delivery After Previous Cesarean, An Issue of Clinics in Perinatology

    • 1 Edición
    • Volumen 38-2
    • Mark B. Landon + 1 más
    • Inglés
    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.
  • Nutrition and Metabolism of The Surgical Patient, Part I, An Issue of Surgical Clinics

    • 1 Edición
    • Volumen 91-3
    • Stanley Dudrick
    • Inglés
    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.
  • Primary Care Sports Medicine: Updates and Advances, An Issue of Clinics in Sports Medicine

    • 1 Edición
    • Volumen 30-3
    • Dilaawar J. Mistry + 1 más
    • Inglés
    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.
  • Managing Sports Injuries

    a guide for students and clinicians
    • 4 Edición
    • Christopher M Norris
    • Inglés
    Now in its fourth edition with the revised title – Managing Sports Injuries: a guide for students and clinicians – this highly practical guide maintains its evidence-based approach while introducing new material from both research and clinical sources. It is a comprehensive resource for the management of soft-tissue injuries, focusing on therapy. Well referenced and extensively illustrated, this text continues to be invaluable to physiotherapists, sports and massage therapists, medical practitioners, and all those involved in the treatment of athletes and sports people.
  • Current Concepts in Surgical Pathology of the Pancreas, An Issue of Surgical Pathology Clinics

    • 1 Edición
    • Volumen 4-2
    • Volkan Adsay + 1 más
    • Inglés
    Exocrine pancreatic tumors of non-ductal origin: Acinar carcinoma, pancreatoblastoma and solid-pseudopapillar... 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.
  • Genetics of Sleep and Its Disorders, An Issue of Sleep Medicine Clinics

    • 1 Edición
    • Volumen 6-2
    • Allan Pack
    • Inglés
    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.
  • Global Health and Global Health Education in the New Millennium, Part I, An Issue of Infectious Disease Clinics

    • 1 Edición
    • Volumen 25-2
    • Anvar Velji
    • Inglés
    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.
  • Allergies for the Otolaryngologist, An Issue of Otolaryngologic Clinics

    • 1 Edición
    • Volumen 44-3
    • Berrylin J. Ferguson J. Ferguson
    • Inglés
    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.
  • Toolbox for Autologous Breast Reconstruction, An Issue of Clinics in Plastic Surgery

    • 1 Edición
    • Volumen 38-2
    • Maurice Y. Nahabedian
    • Inglés
    Overview of Perforator Imaging and Flap Perfusion Technologies; Assessing Perforator Architecture; Acoustic Doppler Sonography, Color Duplex Ultrasound, and Laser Doppler Flowmetry as Tools for Successful Autologous Breast Reconstruction; Doppler Sonography and Color Duplex Imaging; Computerized Tomographic and Magnetic Resonance Angiography-Technica... CT Angiography: Clinical Applications; CT Angiography: Assessing Outcomes; Non-contrast Magnetic Resonance Imaging for Preoperative Perforator Mapping; Contrast Enhanced Magnetic Resonance; Dynamic Infrared Thermography (DIRT); Fluorescent Angiography; Near Infrared Spectroscopy in Autologous Breast Reconstruction; Implantable Doppler System; Noninvasive Tissue Oximetry
  • Palliative Care, An Issue of Primary Care Clinics in Office Practice

    • 1 Edición
    • Volumen 38-2
    • Serife Eti Karakas
    • Inglés
    Palliative care focuses on reducing the severity of disease symptoms in order to prevent and relieve suffering and to improve the quality of life for people facing serious, complex illness. Primary care providers are often the coordinators of palliative care and need to be well versed in all aspects of providing palliative care. This issue covers important topics in palliative care, such as prognosis, management of several end-stage diseases, and management of severe symptoms. The issue could be helpful to a physician studying for subspecialty certification in hospice and palliative medicine.
  • Burn Rehabilitation, An Issue of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Clinics

    • 1 Edición
    • Volumen 22-2
    • Peter C. Esselman + 1 más
    • Inglés
    Acute Assessment and Management, Positioning, Splinting, Contracture Management, Exercise, Wound Care, Hypertrophic Scar, Hand Burns, Neuromuscular Musculoskeletal and Other (Electrical Injuries), Amputation Management, Psychosocial, Pain and Itch, Vocational/Return to Work, Reconstruction.
  • Surgical Oncology in the Community Cancer Center, An Issue of Surgical Oncology Clinics

    • 1 Edición
    • Volumen 20-3
    • Frederick L. Greene
    • Inglés
    This issue of Surgical Oncology Clinics of North America, guest edited by Dr. Frederick Greene, focuses on Surgical Oncology in the Community Cancer Center. An array of experts have come together to explore topics on Sarcoma Management, Minimally Invasive Esophagectomy, Multidisciplinary Clinics and the Surgeon's Role in the Hospital Cancer Program, Breast Cancer Care in the Community Cancer Center, Lumpectomy versus Mastectomy Rates in the Community Setting, American College of Surgeons Oncology Group trials and the Community Surgeon, Quality Surgical Oncology Care in the Community: Training versus Hospital Volume, The Impact of Dedicated Tumor Boards in Clinical Trials, The National Accreditation Program for Breast Centers: Quality Improvement Through Standard Setting, and much more.
  • Regional Analgesia and Acute Pain Management, An Issue of Anesthesiology Clinics

    • 1 Edición
    • Volumen 29-2
    • Sugantha Ganapathy + 1 más
    • Inglés
    This issue brings the anesthesiologist up to date on current essential topics in regional analgesia and acute pain management, including the latest state-of-the-art techniques and drugs. Subjects covered include prevention and treatment of local anesthetic systemic and neurotoxicity; complications of RA and pain management (medicolegal issues including anticoagulation, infection, etc.); assessment and treatment of post block neurologic injury (history, physical, investigations, EMG, NCS); new ultrasound guided techniques for peripheral nerve blocks and evidence based outcome review; emerging techniques and drugs for neuraxial and paravertebral blocks; local infiltration analgesia (for a variety of surgical procedures, wound infusions, infusion devices); continuous PNB in hospital and at home; recent advances in multimodal analgesia (new drugs & strategies, such as capsaisin, long acting opioid and local anesthetics); challenges in acute pain management (including the opioid tolerant patient, patients with comorbidities such as MS, DM and renal failure); economics and practice management issues associated with acute pain management; pediatric pain management; new concepts of acute pain management (including strategies to prevent chronic pain, opioid induced hyperalgesia, and more).
  • Women's Issues in Gastroenterology, An Issue of Gastroenterology Clinics

    • 1 Edición
    • Volumen 40-2
    • Barbara Frank
    • Inglés
    The guest editors of this issue have assembled expert authors to discuss issues in gastroenterology unique to female patients. After reading the articles in this issue, readers should be able to determine whether gender influences diagnosis and treatment of functional disorders, evaluate problems in the pregnant patient, explain immune diseases of the GI, and discuss unique genetic aspects of Lynch Syndrome and IBD.
  • Year Book of Cardiology 2011

    • 1 Edición
    • Volumen 2011
    • Bernard J. Gersh
    • Inglés
  • Spine Secrets Plus

    • 2 Edición
    • Vincent J. Devlin
    • Inglés
    Spine Secrets Plus—a Secrets Series® title in the new PLUS format— gives you the answers you need to succeed on your rotations, your boards, and your career. Dr. Vincent J. Devlin provides the expert perspective you need to grasp the nuances of spine surgery and related specialties. This new edition offers expanded coverage, a larger format, and colorful visual elements to provide an overall enhanced learning experience. All this, along with the popular question-and answer approach, makes it a perfect concise board review tool and a handy clinical reference.
  • Practical Approaches to Controversies in Obstetric Care, An Issue of Obstetrics and Gynecology Clinics

    • 1 Edición
    • Volumen 38-2
    • Sean Blackwell + 1 más
    • Inglés
    Practical Approaches to Controversies in Obstetrical Care are offered in this issue of Obstetrics and Gynecology Clinics. Guest Editors Drs. George Saade and Sean Blackwell have recruited authorities in the field to review issues including recurrent spontaneous pregnancy loss, treatment of thromboembolic events prior to or during pregnancy, multiple gestations, complications surrounding severe preeclampsia, and care for the pregnant patient with an underlying seizure disorder.
  • Testes Cancer, An Issue of Hematology/Oncology Clinics of North America

    • 1 Edición
    • Volumen 25-3
    • Timothy Gilligan
    • Inglés
    Dr. Gilligan has recruited global experts to contribute articles on the topic of testes cancer. The issue is organized to mimic the clinical process of detection, treatment, and management. Included in the issue are articles on the biology, interpretation, and imaging of germ cell tumors; early stage and stage II of seminomas and nonseminomas; first, second, and third line of chemotherapy for disseminated germ cell tumors, resection of residual masses, and treatment of brain metastases.
  • Bariatrics for the Endoscopist, An Issue of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Clinics

    • 1 Edición
    • Volumen 21-2
    • Christopher Thompson
    • Inglés
    The clinical implications of obesity have pervaded several specialties since treatments include medical and surgical intervention. In this issue, Dr. Thompson has created an issue that addresses topics of concern to endoscopists: important concerns in the endoscopic unit, presurgical evaluation, postoperative care, sedation, and endoscopic management of common complications. Further, special articles are included on endoscopic revisions to failed gastric bypass as well as reimbursement and regulatory issues.
  • Nerve Problems of the Lower Extremity, An Issue of Foot and Ankle Clinics

    • 1 Edición
    • Volumen 16-2
    • John Gould
    • Inglés
    Clinical Evaluation of Neurogenic Conditions, Electrodiagnostic Evaluation of Lower Extremity Neurogenic Problems, Imaging: MRI and Ultrasound for Evaluation of Nerve Problems, Nerve Repair and Reconstruction, Tarsal Tunnel Syndrome, Failed, Relapsed. or Recurrent Tarsal Tunnel, Nerve Entrapments, Intermetatarsal Neuritis and Morton's Neuroma, Recurrent Morton's Neuroma, The Painful Neuroma and Use of Conduits, Pedicle and Free Flaps for Painful Nerves, Peripheral Neuropathy, Complex Regional Pain Syndrome, Nerve Wrapping
  • Endocrine Hypertension, An Issue of Endocrinology and Metabolism Clinics of North America

    • 1 Edición
    • Volumen 40-2
    • Lawrence Krakoff
    • Inglés
    This important issue of Endocrinology Clinics is devoted to the unique topic of endocrine-adrenal and steroid hypertension. The following topics are covered. An overview of endocrine systems and hypertension; accuracy and cost effectiveness of screening for adrenal-endocrine hypertension; pheochromocytoma and related chromaffin cell tumors in adreno-medullary disease; variants, detection, and treatment of Cushing’s Syndrome; how glucocorticoids cause hypertension and cardiovascular disease; primary aldosteronism, Conn’s diagnosis and management; familial or genetic primary aldosteronism in Gordon’s Sydrome; Liddle’s Syndrome, Bartter, Gitelman, and related disorders of high and low pressure and pregnancy-related hypertension due to MR mutation; glucocorticoid remediable hypertension; low rennin hypertension in childhood; ovarian hypertension and PCOS; and oral contraceptives and hypertension.