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  • Paediatric Clinical Examination Made Easy, International Edition

    • 5 Edición
    • Denis Gill + 1 más
    • Inglés
    This book provides a concise, humorous, and carefully written and illustrated guide to paediatric clinical skills, including the skill of history taking from the child at various ages and from the parents, as well as examination of the body systems. The style is appealing and easy to read, and contains advice and tips based on the authors’ years of experience and study.

  • Respiratory Physiology

    Mosby Physiology Monograph Series
    • 1 Edición
    • Michelle M. Cloutier
    • Inglés
    This volume in the Mosby Physiology Monograph Series explains the fundamentals of respiratory physiology in a clear and concise manner. It provides you with a basic understanding of how the respiratory system functions in health and disease. Attractively illustrated with clear 2-color diagrams, this volume also facilitates study with learning objectives, overview boxes, chapter summaries, and clinical cases with questions and explained answers.

  • Blood Banking and Transfusion Medicine

    Basic Principles and Practice
    • 2 Edición
    • Christopher D. Hillyer + 4 más
    • Inglés
    Ever since the discovery of blood types early in the last century, transfusion medicine has evolved at a breakneck pace. This second edition of Blood Banking and Transfusion Medicine is exactly what you need to keep up. It combines scientific foundations with today's most practical approaches to the specialty. From blood collection and storage to testing and transfusing blood components, and finally cellular engineering, you'll find coverage here that's second to none. New advances in molecular genetics and the scientific mechanisms underlying the field are also covered, with an emphasis on the clinical implications for treatment. Whether you're new to the field or an old pro, this book belongs in your reference library.

  • Medical Education: Past, Present and Future

    Handing on Learning
    • 1 Edición
    • Kenneth Calman
    • Inglés
    'Highly Commended - BMA Awards 2007 - "I would certainly recommend this book to all in Medical Education"Medical education, both for undergraduate and postgraduate students and for those training in their chosen specialty, is currently undergoing great change. In Medical Education: Past, Present and Future, Sir Kenneth Calman puts this change in its proper historical context and also examines the current upheavals and their implications for the future.Dr Bill Bryson writes in his Foreword:"This is a thoroughly enthralling work by someone who knows more, and cares more, about medicine, society and the preparation of young minds than any other person I know. This is a book to inspire and gladden the heart. It would be hard to imagine such an important subject in better hands."

  • System for Ophthalmic Dispensing

    • 3 Edición
    • Clifford W. Brooks + 1 más
    • Inglés
    The ultimate ophthalmic dispensing reference, this book provides a step-by-step system for properly fitting and adjusting eyewear. It covers every aspect of dispensing — from basic terminology to frame selection to eyewear fitting, adjusting, and repairing. Perfect for both students who are just learning about dispensing and practitioners who want to keep their skills up to date, this resource offers in-depth discussions of all types of lenses, including multifocal, progressive, absorptive, safety, recreational, aspheric, and high index. Plus, it goes beyond the basics to explore the "how" and "why" behind lens selection, to help you better understand and meet your patients' vision needs.

  • Sports-Specific Rehabilitation

    • 1 Edición
    • Robert A. Donatelli
    • Inglés
    A comprehensive resource for focusing on returning injured athletes to their optimal performance! This book discusses exercise principles; muscle fatigue, muscle damage, and overtraining concepts; pathophysiology of overuse injuries; core evaluation in sports-specific testing; physiological basis of exercise specific to sport; and special considerations for the athlete. Secial features such as evidence-based clinical application boxes provide the reader with a solid body of research upon which to base their practice.

  • Urogynecology and Reconstructive Pelvic Surgery

    • 3 Edición
    • Mark D. Walters + 1 más
    • Mark D. Walters + 1 más
    • Inglés
    Edited and authored by some of the most respected figures in the field, this newly revised book is your comprehensive guide to all areas of urogynecology, including urinary and fecal incontinence, urodynamic testing, management of genuine stress incontinence, pelvic organ prolapse, overactive bladder, and much more. Uniquely organized to reflect a physician's decision-making process, this practical, clinically oriented text moves from basic concepts through to clinical and urodynamic evaluation, management, and treatment. Inside, you'll find evidence-based assessments of appropriate therapies, along with algorithmic approaches to common complaints, and clear surgical illustrations. Exclusive to the third edition is a section addressing painful and irritative voiding disorders, including overactive bladder, as well as 20 new case presentations that offer opinions from the leading experts in urogynecology and urology.

  • Asian Facial Cosmetic Surgery

    • 1 Edición
    • Jung I. Park + 1 más
    • Inglés
    This unique how-to atlas presents in-depth, detailed, richly illustrated coverage of cosmetic surgical procedures that apply specifically to the Asian patient. Dr. Park, a pioneer in this field, along with Dr. Toriumi and a host of global experts present procedures for and pitfalls of cosmetic surgery in the Asian population. Inside, you’ll find coverage of techniques not typically found in other Asian cosmetic surgery texts, including the single suture technique and the debulking technique for double eyelid surgery • anatomy for maxillofacial surgery • premaxillary reduction • and more.

  • Complications in Anesthesia

    • 2 Edición
    • John L. Atlee
    • Inglés
    This easy-to-use resource details all of the complications likely to be encountered in clinical practice. The scope has been expanded to include the critical care setting. Internationally renowned authorities explain the nature, likelihood, and causes of each problem, and then guide you through the appropriate treatment measures. Each type of complication is discussed in its own concise chapter making it easier to quickly locate and research specific topics of interest.

  • Contact Lenses

    • 5 Edición
    • Anthony J. Phillips + 1 más
    • Inglés
    Completely updated and revised, this classic text provides a definitive reference work on contact lenses for all optometrists, dispensing opticians, ophthalmologists and contact lens practitioners. A prestigious list of internationally known experts has contributed chapters and Judith Morris is Consultant Editor for this the fifth edition. The book has been brought up to date to reflect modern day contact lens practice yet still provides the basic scientific foundations. From silicone hydrogels, orthoK and digital imaging to practice law, research projects and practical optics, all you need is included in one volume Redesigned with numerous high quality line diagrams and clinical illustrations to further explain points brought out in the text. Refocused and tightened the content has been overhauled to provide you with an essential touchstone for everyday practice. Erudite, definitive and comprehensive the book now concentrates on the evidence behind contact lens practice and enables you to make informed choices about the care you give to your patients. A companion website provides access to additional materials and further content.An everyday definitive reference work, this classic, beautifully designed text has been reinvented to provide the modern eye care practitioner with all the essential knowledge that they need in one volume.

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