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  • Sleep and Circadian Rhythms in the ICU, An Issue of Critical Care Clinics

    • 1 Edición
    • Volumen 31-3
    • Vipin Malik
    • Inglés
    This issue provideds a comprehensive update to Sleep Medicine in the Intensive Care Unit, with editor Vipin Malik assembling a line-up of key topics such as:Sleep Neurobiology and Critical Care Illness,Obesity Hypoventilation Syndrome and Respiratory Failure,Obstructive Sleep Apnea,Non-Invasive Ventilation in Critically Ill Patients,Restless Leg Syndrome,Sleep and Endocrine System,Congestive Heart Failure and Central Sleep Apnea,Circadian Dysrhythmias,Neuromu... Disorders and Sleep in Critically Ill Patients, Perioperative Issues and Sleep Disordered Breathing, Seizures, and more!

  • Ferri's Netter Patient Advisor

    • 3 Edición
    • Fred F. Ferri
    • Inglés
    Bring the clear and didactic art of Netter to your patients! Make patient engagement and compliance as easy as possible with the new edition of Ferri’s Netter’s Patient Advisor. These 2-sided pages pair clear explanations by renowned author Dr. Fred Ferri with thousands of Netter and Netter-style illustrations for a greater understanding of each health condition and what patients can do to facilitate their own care.

  • Sports Cardiology, An Issue of Clinics in Sports Medicine

    • 1 Edición
    • Volumen 34-3
    • Robert W. Battle
    • Inglés
    A sports cardiologist evaluates affected athletes and suggests the most appropriate treatment options that may allow them to stay active in sports. This issue will discuss the following topics: Cardiovascular Adaptation and Remodeling to Rigorous Athletic Training, The Historical Perspective of Athletic Sudden Death, The ECG in Elite Athletes, The Management of Athletes with Congenital Heart Disease, Genetic testing in athletesThe Impact of Sports Cardiology on the Practice of Sports Medicine and many more!

  • PET/CT and Patient Outcomes, Part II, An Issue of PET Clinics

    • 1 Edición
    • Volumen 10-3
    • Rathan Subramaniam
    • Inglés
    This two-part issue, edited by Dr. Rathan Subramaniam, reviews current clinical information in "PET/CT and Patient Outcomes." In Part II of this issue, articles will include: Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Cancer; Endometrial, Cervical & Ovarian Cancer; Renal, Bladder and Testicular Cancer; Musculoskeletal and Soft Tissue Tumors; Myocardial Perfusion / Viability; Unknown Primary Cancer; Gastric Cancer; Brain Tumors; Neuroendocrine Tumors, and more!

  • Family-Based Treatment in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, An Issue of Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Clinics of North America

    • 1 Edición
    • Volumen 24-3
    • Michelle L. Rickerby
    • Inglés
    This publication in Child & Adolescent Psychiatric Clinics is led by two renown psychiatric physicians specializing in family based treatments for children and adolescents: Dr. Michell Rickerby and Dr. Thomas Roesler. The audience for this clinically focused resource includes Child & Adolescent Psychiatrists; any professional doing treatments involving families: Primary Care doctors, Mental Health Nurse Practitioners, Social Workers, and Psychology Counselors. Features include Clinical Case Vignettes and Evidence based summaries.Topics include: In the section covering "The Big Picture" - Historical Overview of Family Interventions in Child Psychiatry;. Family Focused Evaluation and Intervention in Child Psychiatry ; Overview of the Evidence Base for Family Interventions in Child Psychiatry; and Family Based Integrated Care in Child Psychiatry- Training and Implementation. In the section focusing on Illness-Specific Family-Based Interventions are topics on: Family Based Treatment of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder; Family Based Intervention for Early Childhood Disorders; Family Based Interventions for Childhood Trauma; Family-Based Treatment of Eating Disorders; Family Beliefas and Interventions in Pediatric Pain Management; Multisystemic Treatment for Externalizing Disorders; Fa ily Interventions for Mood and Psychotic Disorders; and Family Intervention in Adolescent Substance Abuse. Finally there is discussion of Network Interventions in Pervasive Developmental Disorders.

  • Year Book of Ophthalmology 2015

    • 1 Edición
    • Christopher J. Rapuano
    • Inglés
    The Year Book of Ophthalmology brings you abstracts of articles carefully selected from more than 500 journals worldwide. Expert commentaries evaluate the clinical importance of each article and discuss its application to your practice. The summary is accompanied by brief discussion of the relevance (or irrelevance) of the paper to practicing ophthalmologists. It is what you need to know!" There's no faster or easier way to stay informed!

  • Chest X-Ray Made Easy

    • 4 Edición
    • Jonathan Corne + 1 más
    • Inglés
    This popular guide to the examination and interpretation of chest radiographs is an invaluable aid for medical students, junior doctors, nurses, physiotherapists and radiographers. Translated into over a dozen languages, this book has been widely praised for making interpretation of the chest X-ray as simple as possible.The chest X-ray is often central to the diagnosis and management of a patient. As a result every doctor requires a thorough understanding of the common radiological problems. This pocketbook describes the range of conditions likely to be encountered on the wards and guides the reader through the diagnostic process based on the appearance of the abnormality shown.

  • Year Book of Orthopedics 2015

    • 1 Edición
    • Bernard F. Morrey
    • Inglés
    The Year Book of Orthopedics brings you abstracts of the articles that reported the year's breakthrough developments in orthopedics, carefully selected from more than 300 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 covered include trauma and amputation surgery, hip and knee replacement, sports medicine, and orthopedic oncology.

  • Volume 4, Issue 2, An Issue of Hospital Medicine Clinics

    • 1 Edición
    • Volumen 4-2
    • Allen B. Repp
    • Inglés
    This online Clinics series provides evidence-based answers to clinical questions the practicing hospitalist faces daily. This issue, edited by Dr. Allen Repp, includes the following articles: Pericarditis; Bedside ultrasound evaluation of shock; Cardiac implantable device infections; Hypernatremia; Ischemic colitis; Guillain-Barre syndrome; Interpretation of thyroid function tests in the hospitalized patient; Terminal extubation; Parotitis; Preventing catheter-associated urinary tract infections; Hepatitis C in Hospital Medicine; and Literature Update in Hospital Medicine.

  • Pathology Informatics, An Issue of Surgical Pathology Clinics

    • 1 Edición
    • Volumen 8-2
    • Anil V. Parwani
    • Inglés
    This issue of Surgical Pathology Clinics takes a departure from its presentation of Differential Diagnosis, Histopathology, Staging, and Prognosis of tumors in different anatomic sites. This special issue is devoted to topics in pathology informatics as they relate to the practice of surgical pathology. Topics include: Basics of Information Systems (Hardware, Software); Networks, Interfaces and Communications; Databases; Data Representation, Coding and Communication Standards; Laboratory Information Systems; Enhancing and Customizing Laboratory Information Systems to Improve/Enhance Pathologist Workflow; Laboratory Management and Operations; Specialized Laboratory Information Systems; Middleware and Laboratory Automation; Synoptic Reporting in Anatomical Pathology; Bar Coding and Tracking; Molecular Pathology Informatics; Informatics and Autopsy Pathology; Pathology Informatics and Project Management; Digital Imaging Basics; Use of Digital Images in Clinical Practice; Whole Slide Imaging; Telepathology; Mobile Technologies for the Surgical Pathologist; Image Analysis; Advanced Imaging Techniques; Healthcare Information Systems; Data Security and Reliability; Role of Informatics in Patient Safety and Quality Assurance; Role of Pathology Informatics in IT Leadership; Selection and Implementation of New Information Systems; Biomedical Informatics and Research Informatics; Training in Pathology Informatics; and Building Tools for the Surgical Pathologist: Next Generation Pathologist. Editor of this issue, Dr Anil Parwani, is Professor of Pathology and Biomedical Informatics and Director of Division of Pathology Informatics. Dr. Parwani is well known as expert in the area of Anatomical Pathology Informatics, which includes design of quality assurance tools, tissue banking informatics, clinical and research data integration and mining, synoptic reporting in anatomical pathology, clinical applications of whole slide imaging, digital imaging, telepathology, image analysis and lab automation and workflow processes, such as barcoding and voice recognition.

  • Practical Radiation Oncology Physics

    A Companion to Gunderson & Tepper's Clinical Radiation Oncology
    • 1 Edición
    • Sonja Dieterich + 3 más
    • Inglés
    Perfect for radiation oncologists, medical physicists, and residents in both fields, Practical Radiation Oncology Physics provides a concise and practical summary of the current practice standards in therapeutic medical physics. A companion to the fourth edition of Clinical Radiation Oncology, by Drs. Leonard Gunderson and Joel Tepper, this indispensable guide helps you ensure a current, state-of-the art clinical practice.

  • Smith's Recognizable Patterns of Human Deformation

    • 4 Edición
    • John M. Graham + 1 más
    • Inglés
    Perfect for residents, pediatricians, practitioners, or parents seeking further information, Smith’s Recognizable Patterns of Human Deformation provides evidence-based management for a range of common pediatric problems affecting the limbs and craniofacial region. The only source devoted to the diagnoses and management of birth defects resulting from mechanical forces, this reference supplies the essential guidance needed for timely intervention and effective treatment.

  • Manual de tratamiento de soporte en el paciente oncológico

    • 2 Edición
    • ADIO
    • Español
    Esta segunda edición se presenta en un formato muy manejable que recoge todas las novedades del tratamiento de soporte del paciente oncológico. Este manual se actualiza cada dos años en reuniones avaladas por la Sociedad Europea de Oncología Médica y la Sociedad Española de Oncología Médica. En esta edición participan expertos de diferentes países, lo que hace que sea una obra de referencia internacional en lo que se refiere al tratamiento de soporte del paciente oncológico. Manual que supone una ayuda fundamental para todos aquellos profesionales relacionados con el paciente oncológico y su cuidado.

  • Micología clínica

    • 1 Edición
    • Guillermo Quindós Andrés
    • Español
    Esta obra pretende ofrecer una visión global de la relación entre el ser humano y los hongos, centrándose en la importancia de estos organismos como causa de enfermedad. Trata de forma relevante, innovadora y didáctica el diagnóstico clásico y molecular y la terapia antifúngica de las micosis invasoras, materia poco habitual en otros libros de Micología Médica. Se describen nuevos métodos de diagnóstico moleculares, serológicos y otros no basados en el cultivo del agente causante de la micosis y las pautas más actuales de tratamiento descritas en las guías terapéuticas recientemente aprobadas en España, Europa, EEUU y América Latina. Participan destacados especialistas españoles y latinoamericanos, todos ellos con una destacable trayectoria en la materia. La obra también cuenta con el aval de la Asociación Española de Micología.

  • Monitorización inmunológica del trasplante

    Sociedad Española de Inmunología
    • 1 Edición
    • Manuel Muro Amador + 1 más
    • Español
    El objetivo de esta serie de monografías, avaladas por la Sociedad Española de Inmunología (SEI), es presentar diversos temas vinculados a la inmunología clínica con un enfoque multidisciplinar que permita su utilización por parte de diversos especialistas clínicos. Hace un repaso de los temas más relevantes vinculados a la inmunología en el proceso del trasplante prestando especial atención a temas tales como técnicas de detección de aloanticuerpos, protocolos de desensibilización pretrasplantes, terapia inmunosupresora y tolerancia en el trasplante entre otras cuestiones. El objetivo es ofrecer al lector un libro práctico, muy estructurado y enfocado a la resolución de los problemas clínicos actuales. Dirigida a estudiantes de todas las ciencias biosanitarias que se interesen por el campo del trasplante y a todos los profesionales procedentes de áreas como la inmunología, nefrología, urología, cirugía, medicina digestiva, cardiología o hematología.

  • Lipid Disorders: A Multidisciplinary Approach (Clinics Collections)

    • 1 Edición
    • Volumen 5C
    • Joel J. Heidelbaugh
    • Inglés
    Clinics Collections: Lipid Disorders draws from Elsevier’s robust Clinics Review Articles database to provide multidisciplinary teams, including general practitioners, cardiologists, endocrinologists, pathologists, cardiologists, rheumatologists, and hepatologists, with practical clinical advice and insights on this highly prevalent condition and its comorbidities. Clinics Collections: Lipid Disorders guides readers on how to apply current primary research findings on lipid disorders to everyday practice to help overcome challenges and complications, keep up with new and improved treatment methods, and improve patient outcomes. • Areas of focus include lipids and biomarkers, lipids and pharmacotherapy, lipids and heart disease, lipids and chronic disease, lipids and pediatrics, lipids and women’s health and special considerations. • Each article begins with keywords and key points for immediate access to the most critical information. • Articles are presented in an easy-to-digest and concisely worded format. Elsevier’s Clinics Collections provide concise reviews of today’s most prevalent conditions and significant medical developments. Other Clinics Collections titles available include Type II Diabetes Mellitus, Asthma, Obesity, and Pain Management

  • Enfermedades raras y medicamentos huérfanos

    Claves para comprender y tratar las enfermedades comunes
    • 1 Edición
    • Jules J. Berman
    • Español
    Obra que permite entender esta materia tan compleja. Es un libro fácil de leer, interesante e increiblemente entretenido. No es un tratado ni un compendio, pero cualquier persona interesada en las enfermedades raras disfrutará con esta lectura singular e informativa. Aborda con éxito la complejidad de la genética y la herencia, así como la compleja relación entre las enfermedades raras y frecuentes, entretejiendo todo para explicar muchos aspectos de la biología y de las enfermedades humanas. El uso de más de 100 reglas, con la justificación de cada una constituye una vía novedosa y utílisima para resumir los puntos fundamentales de esta obra. Estas reglas constituyen una provechosa ayuda para estudiantes y legos que deseen entender mejor esta compleja disciplina.

  • The Definitive Guide to the OSCE

    The Objective Structured Clinical Examination as a performance assessment.
    • 1 Edición
    • Ronald M. Harden + 2 más
    • Inglés
    This book highlights the basic concepts underpinning the OSCE, its development and implementation in practice. Practical guidelines and tips are provided based on the authors’ extensive experience gained over 40 years. Case studies are included to illustrate the OSCE’s use in a wide range of settings and professions to assess the expected learning outcomes. The text is supplemented with personal accounts and anecdotes. Used globally in all phases of education in the different healthcare professions, the OSCE was first described by the lead author, Harden, in 1975 and it is now the gold standard for performance assessment. "This book is an invaluable addition. It pulls together in one place pretty well everything that is known about the OSCE; what works and what doesn’t. It is a welcome addition to the bookshelf of any educational leader." Geoff Norman’s Foreword

  • Alergias alimentarias. Reacciones adversas a alimentos y aditivos alimentarios

    • 5 Edición
    • Dean D Metcalfe + 3 más
    • Español
    Quinta edición totalmente revisada y actualizada. Obra práctica y amena para utilizar en el hospital o en la consulta privada. Título de referencia para aquellos que tratan a pacientes con alergias alimentarias o sospecha de alergia ya que aborda, desde una perspectiva científica, las reacciones adversas a alimentos y aditivos alimentarios en niños y adultos. Cada capítulo puede leerse de forma independiente, pero el conjunto de todos ellos ofrece un interesante mosaico de las ideas e investigadores actuales sobre reacciones adversas a alimentos y aditivos alimentarios. Está dirigido a médicos, nutricionistas y científicos interesados en las reacciones alimentarias y será un recurso sumamente útil para todos aquellos que trabajan en este campo.

  • Genetics Diagnosis, Inborn Errors of Metabolism and Newborn Screening: An Update, An Issue of Clinics in Perinatology

    • 1 Edición
    • Volumen 42-2
    • Michael J. Gambello
    • Inglés
    Genetic testing and genome sequencing have opened up the possibility to clinicians and families to treat diseases, syndromes, and malformations earlier and provide therapeutic interventions.The guest editors seek to provide a basic overview of the topic for the neonatologist/perina... Articles addres dysmorphology, syndromes in the infant, skeletal dysplasias, limb malformations, craniofacial anomolies, GI/liver disease, disorders of sexual develoment, brain defects, inborn errors of metabolism, and congenital heart disease.

  • Intravascular Imaging: OCT and IVUS, An Issue of Interventional Cardiology Clinics

    • 1 Edición
    • Volumen 4-3
    • Matthew J. Price
    • Inglés
    This issue of Interventional Cardiology Clinics, edited by Matthew J. Price, is devoted to Intravascular Imaging. Dr. Price assembled a group of expert contributors to review the following topics: IVUS for the assessment of coronary lesion severity and optimization of PCI; IVUS for the diagnosis and treatment of left main coronary artery disease; Fundamentals of OCT: image acquisition and interpretation; Technique and Best Practices for Intracoronary OCT; Assessment and quantitation of stent results by intracoronary OCT; PCI planning and optimization with intracoronary OCT; Advances in Automated Assessment of Intracoronary OCT and Their Clinical Application; Diagnosis and evaluation of stent thrombosis using OCT; Acute and long-term evaluation of bioresorbable scaffolds by OCT; Role of OCT in the diagnosis, evaluation, and management of spontaneous coronary artery dissection; and Neointimal Coverage after Drug-Eluting Stent Implantation: Insights from Optical Coherence Tomography.

  • Complement-mediated Hemolytic Anemias, An Issue of Hematology/Oncology Clinics of North America

    • 1 Edición
    • Volumen 29-3
    • Robert A. Brodsky
    • Inglés
    This issue of Hematology/Oncology Clinics of North America, guest edited by Dr. Robert Brodsky, is devoted to Complement-mediated Hemolytic Anemias. Articles in this outstanding issue include: Complement: An overview for the clinician; Warm autoimmune hemolytic anemia; Cold Agglutinin Disease; ABO incompatible blood transfusions; Paroxysmal cold hemoglobinuria; Paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria; Congenital CD59 deficiency; Atypical Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome (HUS); Typical Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome (HUS); Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura; and Pharmacologic complement inhibitors.

  • Chest Imaging, An Issue of Clinics in Chest Medicine

    • 1 Edición
    • Volumen 36-2
    • David A. Lynch
    • Inglés
    This issue of Clinics in Chest Medicine focuses on Chest Imaging. Drs. Lynch and Chung have assembled an expert panel of authors on the topics of:Approach to chest CT, CT screening for lung cancer,The solitary pulmonary nodule, Staging of lung cancer, Imaging of infections, ICU imaging, Pulmonary vascular diseases, Occupational and environmental lung disease, Idiopathic interstitial pneumonias, Connective tissue disease-related thoracic disease and more!

  • The Subtalar Joint, An issue of Foot and Ankle Clinics of North America

    • 1 Edición
    • Volumen 20-2
    • Kent Ellington
    • Inglés
    The subtalar joint, also known as the talocalcaneal joint, is a joint of the foot. It occurs at the meeting point of the talus and the calcaneus.. This issue will include articles on Subtalar anatomy and mechanics, Subtalar arthritis, Subtalar arthrodesis, open and arthroscopic, indications and contraindications, Subtalar distraction arthrodesis and many more.

  • Management of Cardiovascular Disease, An Issue of Medical Clinics of North America

    • 1 Edición
    • Volumen 99-4
    • Deborah Wolbrette
    • Inglés
    This issue of Medical Clinics of North America, Guest Edited by Deborah Wolbrette, MD is devoted to Cardiovascular Disease. Dr. Wolbrette has assembled a group of expert authors to review the following topics: Syncope due to Autonomic Dysfunction: Diagnosis and Management; 2013 Lipid Guidelines; 2014 Guideline for the Management of High Blood Pressure (JNC8); How to Follow Patients with Aortic and Mitral Valve Disease; The New Anticoagulants; Management of Atrial Fibrillation; Indications for Pacemakers, Implantable Defibrillators and Resynchronization Therapy; Current Status of Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR); Chest Pain Evaluation: When to Order Troponin and Stress Tests/Cost Analysis; Indications for Cardiac MRI; Current Management of Heart Failure: When to Refer to Heart Failure Specialist and When is Hospice the Best Option; and Emerging Role of Digital Technology/Remote Monitoring in the Care of Cardiac Patients.

  • Emergency and Trauma Radiology, An Issue of Radiologic Clinics of North America

    • 1 Edición
    • Volumen 53-4
    • Savvas Nicolaou
    • Inglés
    Editor Savvas Nicolaou, MD and authors provide a comprehensive review of Emergency and Trauma Radiology. Articles will include: Improving outcomes in the polytrauma patient: a review of the role of whole body CT; Advanced imaging in the emergency department: dual energy CT in the acute setting; Imaging of traumatic brain injury: basic concepts and future direction; Imaging patterns and management algorithms in acute stroke: an update for the emergency radiologist; Imaging of non-traumatic neuroradiology emergencies; Pearls and pitfalls in C-spine trauma with new concepts; Face and neck infections: What the emergency radiologist needs to know; Negative CT for acute pulmonary embolism: important differentials in acute dyspnea; Imaging of penetrating thoracic injury; Imaging of easily missed fractures in the upper extremity; Imaging of easily missed fractures in the lower extremity; Imaging of genitourinary trauma; Imaging of ischemia, obstruction and infection in the abdomen; Imaging of pancreatic and duodenal trauma; and more!

  • Spanish and the Medical Interview

    A Textbook for Clinically Relevant Medical Spanish
    • 2 Edición
    • Pilar Ortega
    • Inglés
    Focusing on communication needs in real-world clinical situations, Dr. Pilar Ortega’s updated edition of this practical text helps you address today’s growing demand for Spanish-speaking physicians and healthcare workers. This pocket-sized resource provides basic Spanish skills, sample interview questions, relevant cultural information, and more, in addition to online videos of physician-patient interactions, interactive self-assessment tools, and clinical vignettes. You’ll find exactly what you need to develop better physician-patient communication skills, increase your cultural competence, and make better clinical decisions in your practice.

  • Tumors of the Ear and Lateral Skull Base: PART 2, An Issue of Otolaryngologic Clinics of North America

    • 1 Edición
    • Volumen 48-3
    • Matthew Carlson
    • Inglés
    The Editors for this 2-part issue of Otolaryngologic Clinics, Dr George Wanna and Dr Matthew Luke Carlson, envisioned a publication that reviews the evaluation and management of common ear and lateral skull base tumors. Intended audience includes Otologists, Neurotologists, General otolaryngologists and Neurosurgeons alike. The development of management of lateral skull base tumors has been rapid, in the past 40 years there has been a tremendous shift toward conservative therapy for benign lesions. Focused chapters review specific pathologies plus a chapter focused on stereotactic radiotherapy. Topics written by reputed leaders in the field of Otology and skull base tumors include: Imaging of temporal bone lesions; Squamous cell carcinoma of the temporal bone; Glomus tympanicum; Adenomatous tumors of the middle ear; Intralabyrinthine schwannomas; Vestibular schwannoma; Neurofibromatosis2 (including ABI and CI); Non-schwannoma tumors of the CPA; Glomus jugulare; Endolymphatic sac tumors; Non-paraganglioma jugular foramen tumors; Primary tumors of the facial nerve; Cholesterol granuloma and other petrous apex lesions; Stereotactic radiosurgery for tumors of the lateral skull base; Pediatric temporal bone malignancy; and Historical perspective on evolution in management of lateral skull base tumors.

  • Volume 46, Issue 3, An Issue of Orthopedic Clinics

    • 1 Edición
    • Volumen 46-3
    • Asif M. Ilyas
    • Inglés
    Each issue of Orthopedic Clinics offers clinical review articles on the most cutting edge technologies, techniques, and more in the field. Major topic areas include: adult reconstruction, upper extremity, pediatrics, trauma, oncology, hand, foot & ankle, and sports medicine.

  • Management of Patients with Traumatic Injuries, An Issue of Critical Nursing Clinics

    • 1 Edición
    • Volumen 27-2
    • Karen Bergman
    • Inglés
    Special considerations arise as critical care nurses care for victims of trauma and violence. This issue highlights the recent advances in the care of these patients, including victims of street crime and domestic violence. As a result of the wars in Afganistan and Iraq, changes in the echelons of care have been brought to U.S. trauma centers in order to better triage, manage, and provide post-surgical care to trauma patients. Articles in this issue address the advances in this field.

  • Surgical Approaches to Esophageal Disease, An Issue of Surgical Clinics

    • 1 Edición
    • Volumen 95-3
    • Dmitry Oleynikov
    • Inglés
    Surgical Management of Esophageal Disease is reviewed extensively in this important Surgical Clinics of North America issue. Articles include: Approach to Patients with Esophageal Dysphagia; Esophageal Motility Disorders; Achalasia; Esophageal Stricture and Diverticula; Benign Esophageal Masses; Gastroesophageal Disease; Barrett’s Esophagus; Preoperative Evaluation of GERD; Surgical Treatment of GERD; Endoscopic Treatment of GERD; Paraesophageal Hernia; Short Esophagus; Reoperative Antireflux Surgery; GERD after Bariatric Procedure; Minimally Invasive Esophagectomy for Benign Eosphageal Disease; and more!

  • Year Book of Pulmonary Disease 2015

    • 1 Edición
    • James A Barker
    • Inglés
    The Year Book of Pulmonary Disease brings you abstracts of the articles that reported the year's breakthrough developments in pulmonary disease 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 Asthma and Cystic Fibrosis, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, Lung Cancer, Community-Acquired Pneumonia, Lung Transplantation, Sleep Disorders, and Critical Care Medicine are represented highlighting the most current and relevant articles in the field.

  • Perioperative Management, An Issue of Surgical Clinics of North America

    • 1 Edición
    • Volumen 95-2
    • Paul J. Schenarts
    • Inglés
    Perioperative Management is reviewed extensively in this important Surgical Clinics of North America issue. Articles include: Cardiac risk stratification and protection; Prevention of pulmonary complications; Perioperative nutrition; Prophylactic antibiotics and prevention of post-operative infections; DVT and VTE prophylaxis; Post-operative pain control and sedation; End points of resuscitation; Optimal glucose management in the perioperative period; Essentials of sepsis management; Transfusion and management of surgical patients with hematologic disorders; Perioperative management of the obese patient; Perioperative management of the elderly patient; Perioperative management in the patient with substance abuse; Management of the pregnant patient undergoing general surgical procedures; Advanced directives, living wills and futility; and more!

  • Young-Onset Dementias, An Issue of Psychiatric Clinics of North America

    • 1 Edición
    • Volumen 38-2
    • Chiadi U. Onyike
    • Inglés
    This issue of Psychiatric Clinics devoted to young onset dementia or early onset dementia presents information that is salient and valuable for clinical practice. The issue will update knowledge, present cultural and practical perspectives, examine priorities, and show opportunities for psychiatry practice and research in this group of dementias. Topics include: An epidemiologic perspective on young-onset dementias; The frontotemporal dementias; Posterior Cortical Atrophy: an atypical variant of Alzheimer disease; Rapidly progressive young-onset dementias: neuropsychiatric aspects; A guidance for the neuropsychiatric examination of young-onset dementias; Neuropsychological assessment and differential diagnosis in young-onset dementias; Brain imaging in the differential diagnosis of young-onset dementias; Role of genetic counseling in the diagnosis and management of young-onset dementias; Brain histopathological examination in neuropsychiatry practice and research; Pharmacologic interventions for young-onset dementias; Psychosocial and rehabilitative interventions for young-onset dementias; Public advocacy and community engagement for young-onset dementias; and Integrating dementia care and primary care. Dr Chiadi Onyike, expert in the field of young onset dementia leads a team of expert authors who feature the potential for overlooked or missed diagnoses; neuropsychiatric phenomena taking on greater importance; and the crucial neurologic examination to rule out other disease, to have a thorough knowledge of differential diagnoses, and to be vigilant with the emergence of neuropsychiatric phenomena that can indicate young onset dementia.

  • Barrett's Esophagus, An issue of Gastroenterology Clinics of North America

    • 1 Edición
    • Volumen 44-2
    • Prasad G. Iyer
    • Inglés
    A thorough update is presented by the Guest Editors on the diagnosis, treatment, and management of Barrett’s Esophagus. Not only do they address the most pertinent clinical issues like screening, biomarkers, surveillance, therapeutics, and predictors of disease progression but they present state of the art material on therapeutic/treatmen... modalities like EMR, ESD, and ablative therapy. Further, articles are presented on epidemiology, molecular pathogensis, and cost-analysis studies so that the reader will come away with a comprehensive update on Barrett’s Esophagus.

  • Lyme Disease and Other Infections Transmitted by Ixodes scapularis, An Issue of Infectious Disease Clinics of North America

    • 1 Edición
    • Volumen 29-2
    • Paul G. Auwaerter
    • Inglés
    This issue of Infectious Disease Clinics of North America, Guest Edited by Paul Auwaerter, MD, is devoted to Lyme Disease. Dr. Auwaerter has assembled a group of expert authors to review the following topics: Epidemiology of Lyme Disease; Early Lyme disease: Erythema Migrans; Neuroborreliosis; Lyme Carditis; Lyme Arthritis; Pediatric Lyme Disease; Diagnostics of Lyme Disease; Post-treatment Lyme Disease Syndrome; Chronic Lyme Disease; Co-infection: Human Granulocytic Ehrlichiosis; Co-infection: Babesiosis; and Emerging Tick-borne infections: Borrelia miyamotoi, Powassan/Deer Tick virus, Heartland virus, Bartonella.

  • Best Practices in High-Risk Pregnancy, An Issue of Obstetrics and Gynecology Clinics

    • 1 Edición
    • Volumen 42-2
    • Lynn Simpson
    • Inglés
    The Guests Editors have assembled expert authors to present clinical reviews on the current knowledge and best practices for high-risk pregnancies. Authors are writing on Genetics: update on prenatal screening and diagnosis; Screening for congenital heart disease; What you need to know when managing twins; Short cervix dilemma; preterm labor: approach to decreasing complications of prematurity; Optimizing outcomes for the growth-restricted fetus; Preeclampsia: short- and long-term implications; pregnancy risk associated with obesity; prevention of first cesarean delivery, and diagnosis and management of placenta accreta.

  • Arrhythmias in Cardiomyopathies, An Issue of Cardiac Electrophysiology Clinics

    • 1 Edición
    • Volumen 7-2
    • Mohammad Shenasa
    • Inglés
    This issue of Cardiac Electrophysiology Clinics examines Arrhythmias in Cardiomyopathies. Articles include Atrial and Ventricular Arrhythmias in Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy and Its Variants; Role of Cardiac MRI in Risk Stratification of Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy; Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Dysplasia/Cardiomyop... Exercise-Induced Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy; Dilated Cardiomyopathy; Sarcoidosis; Amyloidosis; Chagas Disease; Fabry Disease; Left Ventricular Hypertrophy: Ventricular Arrhythmias and SCD; Left Ventricular Non-compaction; Mitochondrial Cardiomyopathy and Related Arrhythmias; Arrhythmias in Viral Myocarditis and Pericarditis Cardiomyopathy; Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy; Post-partum Cardiomyopathy; Arrhythmias in Alcohol- and Drug-Associated Cardiomyopathies; Arrhythmias in Neuromuscular Dystrophies; Cardiomyopathies Related to Anti-cancer Therapy– and Radiation- Induced Heart Disease; Arrhythmias After Myocardial Stem Cell Therapy; and more.

  • Diagnostic Testing for Enteric Pathogens, An Issue of Clinics in Laboratory Medicine

    • 1 Edición
    • Volumen 35-2
    • Alexander J. McAdam
    • Inglés
    This issue on Diagnostic Testing for Enteric Patholgens is led by two experts in the field of clinical pathology: Alexander J. McAdam and Collette Fitzgerald. Topics include Salmonella, Shigella and Yersinia; Escherichia coli; Campylobacter; Clostridium difficile; Use of markers of intestinal inflammation for diagnosis of infectious gastroenteritis; Antibiotic susceptibility testing of bacteria that cause gastroenteritis; Norovirus; Rotavirus; Intestinal Abebae; Intestinal coccidia and cryptosporidium; Intestinal microsporidia; and Multiplex PCR tests for gastroentieritis. An added features of this issues a Q and A on a controversial area in clinical microbiology, related to STI testing. Several participants from different fields each answer the same series of questions; specialists from clinical laboratory medicine, public health and clinical patient care participate. Each question is introduced by the lead Editors.

  • Airway Management, An Issue of Anesthesiology Clinics

    • 1 Edición
    • Volumen 33-2
    • Lynette Mark
    • Inglés
    Airway management is the medical process of ensuring there is an open pathway between a patient’s lungs and the outside world, as well as reducing the risk of aspiration. Airway management is a primary consideration in cardiopulmonary resuscitation, anesthesia, emergency medicine, intensive care medicine and first aid. Difficult airway (defined as more than three attempts, or taking longer than 10 minutes) is the major factor in anesthesia morbidity.

  • New Advances in Pediatric Neurologic and Developmental Disorders in the Era of Genomics, An Issue of Pediatric Clinics of North America

    • 1 Edición
    • Volumen 62-3
    • Gyula Acsadi
    • Inglés
    Neurodevelopmental diseases affect three percent of children and the specific cause is difficult to determine in many cases. Genetic research uncovered many loss or gain of function mutations in genes that are associated with synaptic development and or remodeling. However, more an more data are accumulating regarding the importance in gene regulations in neurodevelopmental diseases. Thjis issue addresses many aspects of the genomics of neurodevelopmental diseases, including articles devoted to genomic variations of brain malformations; neuroimaging of brain development; update on autism evaluation and genetics; prader-willi and angelman syndromes; tuberous sclerosis complex; genetics of pediatric epilepsy; pediatric leukodystrophies; autoimmune encephalopathies; inherited neuropathies and motor neuron diseases; and muscular dystrophies and congenital myopathies.

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    • 1 Edición
    • Volumen 10-2
    • John Herman
    • Inglés
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  • Year Book of Surgery 2015

    • 1 Edición
    • Kevin E. Behrns
    • Inglés
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  • Head and Neck Cancer, An Issue of Surgical Oncology Clinics of North America

    • 1 Edición
    • Volumen 24-3
    • John A. Ridge
    • Inglés
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  • Pediatric Allergy: Principles and Practice

    • 3 Edición
    • Stanley J. Szefler + 3 más
    • Donald Y. M. Leung
    • Inglés
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  • Dermatosis ambientales

    Aspectos clínicos
    • 1 Edición
    • Howard I. Maibach + 1 más
    • Español
    Obra que destaca los hallazgos clínicos y los procedimientos diangósticos de las distintas dermatosis originadas por exposición a elementos químicos y físicos del ambiente. La obra proporciona información concisa, sistemática, y totalmente actualizada sobre los efectos toxicológicos de sustancias en la piel, y los últimos avances en las pruebas de toxicidad dérmica. Aborda especialmente las manifestaciones clínicas tras la exposición a una variedad de productos químicos. Se inicia con una visión general de la biología de la piel y a continuación se presenta una variedad de efectos tóxicos en la piel, así como a los agentes tóxicos que la causan. Obra dirigida a toxicólogos que trabajan en el sector de la industria, asó como a aquellos profesionales de la medicina que deben atender casos de exposición dérmica a agentes tóxicos.

  • Piédrola Gil. Medicina preventiva y salud pública

    • 12 Edición
    • Joaquín Fernández-Crehuet Navajas + 5 más
    • Español
    Se trata de la 12ª edición de la obra de referencia en Medicina Preventiva y Salud Pública. Con un diseño a dos colores refleja los importantes cambios que se han producido en la salud pública española durante los últimos cincuenta años. Con el objetivo de aumentar su practicidad, la presente edición ha reducido el volumen pero sin renunciar a la profundidad con que se trata cada uno de los temas. Así mismo, se han incorporado nuevos temas que son de actualidad en la sociedad como problemas de salud de la mujer, violencia, envejecimiento.... Obra recomendada para alumnos de las asignaturas de epidemiología, medicina preventiva y salud pública y planificación y gestión sanitarias. Útil también para los profesionales que se preparan para ocupar plazas en las administraciones sanitarias y para consultar en el ejercicio de la práctica diaria de médicos de familia, pediatría y especialistas en medicina preventiva y salud pública.

  • Enfermedad celiaca y sensibilidad al gluten

    Clínicas Iberoamericanas de Gastroenterología y Hepatología vol. 3
    • 1 Edición
    • Julio César Bai + 2 más
    • Español
    Clínicas Iberoamericanas de Gastroenterología y Hepatología nace con el objetivo de recoger la información clínica más novedosa y transmitir el estado actual del conocimiento en las diferentes disciplinas que componen la especialidad. El proyecto comienza con una serie de monografías de un elevado nivel científico y en las que participarán expertos nacionales e internacionales con una acreditada trayectoria tanto clínica como investigadora. En este título se hace un actualización tanto de cuestiones epidemiológicas como genéticas relacionadas con la enfermedad celiaca. Ademásde centrarse en los aspectos clínicos y las complicaciones de esta patología, los especialistas que en ella participan dan claves importantes sobre el diagnóstico y las novedades terapéuticas de la enfermedad celíaca. El proyecto global de AEG Clinics contrará además con dos Directores de renombre que serán los doctores Antoni Castells, del Servicio de Gastroenterología del Hospital Clínico de Barcelona, y Henry Cohen, Ex-Presidente de la World Gastroenterology Organization.

  • Fundamental Orthopedic Management for the Physical Therapist Assistant

    • 4 Edición
    • Robert C. Manske
    • Inglés
    Master the role and the skills of the physical therapist assistant! Fundamental Orthopedic Management for the Physical Therapist Assistant, 4th Edition helps you apply the principles of orthopedic science to physical therapy interventions. First you will learn how to assess flexibility, strength, endurance, and balance, and then you’ll become a more valuable PTA by learning the essentials of tissue healing, gait and manual therapy, biomechanics and kinesiology, and the management of orthopedic patients by region and condition. This edition includes a new full-color design and illustrations, and broadens its scope with new chapters on topics such as musculoskeletal imaging and women’s issues related to physical rehabilitation. Written by clinician and educator Robert Manske, along with a team of expert contributors, this text is your complete guide to success in physical therapist assisting!

  • Scheuer's Liver Biopsy Interpretation

    • 9 Edición
    • Jay H. Lefkowitch
    • Inglés
    For more than 40 years, Scheuer’s Liver Biopsy Interpretation has been the pathologist’s go-to resource for help in solving diagnostic problems at the microscope. The 9th Edition brings you fully up to date in the field, with coverage of new diagnostic tools, new information on drug-induced liver injury and cytopathology, and many new high-quality illustrations. Throughout the text, you’ll find technical tips, diagnostic clues, and pearls that reflect the extensive experience and insight of the late Dr. Peter Scheuer and internationally renowned author Dr. Jay Lefkowitch, making this new edition your standard bench-side guide to today’s liver biopsy diagnosis.

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