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  • Dorland's Dictionary of Medical Acronyms and Abbreviations

    • 7 Edición
    • Dorland
    • Inglés
    Medical acronyms and abbreviations offer convenience, but those countless shortcuts can often be confusing. Now a part of the popular Dorland’s suite of products, this reference features thousands of terms from across various medical specialties. Its alphabetical arrangement makes for quick reference, and expanded coverage of symbols ensures they are easier to find.Effective communication plays an important role in all medical settings, so turn to this trusted volume for nearly any medical abbreviation you might encounter.

  • The Definitive Guide to the OSCE

    The Objective Structured Clinical Examination as a Performance Assessment
    • 1 Edición
    • Ronald M. Harden + 2 más
    • Inglés
    The Definitive Guide to the OSCE: The Objective Structured Clinical Examination as a Performance Assessment 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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!

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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!

  • 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.

  • 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!

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • Sleep and Psychiatry in Children, An Issue of Sleep Medicine Clinics

    • 1 Edición
    • Volumen 10-2
    • John Herman
    • Inglés
    Following their issue on Sleep and Psychiatry in Adults, Drs. John Herman and Max Hirshkowitz have assembled an expert panel of authors in the topic of Sleep and Psychiatry in Children. Articles include:Kleine-Levin Syndrome;Sleep in Patient with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder;ADHD and Sleep: Diagnosis and Treatment; Relations Between Sleep, Personality, Behavioral Problems, and School Performance in Adolescents;Anxiety Disorders and Sleep in Children and Adolescents;Emotiona... and Cognitive Impact;REM Sleep Behavior Disorder in Children, Melatonin Treatment in Children with Developmental Disabilities and more!

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • Year Book of Surgery 2015

    • 1 Edición
    • Kevin E. Behrns
    • Inglés
    The Year Book of Surgery brings you abstracts of the articles that reported the year's breakthrough developments in surgery, 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! The Year Book of Surgery is published annually in September, and includes topics such as: Trauma; Burns; Critical Care; Transplantation; Surgical Infection; Would Healing; Oncology; Vascular Surgery; and General Thoracic Surgery.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • Pediatric Allergy: Principles and Practice

    • 3 Edición
    • Stanley J. Szefler + 3 más
    • Donald Y. M. Leung
    • Inglés
    The third edition of Pediatric Allergy continues this title's steadfast tradition of providing comprehensive, authoritative guidance on the day-to-day diagnosis and management of pediatric allergic and immunologic diseases. You'll have the most up-to-date research at hand thanks to an easily accessible full-color format that highlights a host of new chapters, extensive updates, and clinically focused coverage. Whether you're a student, resident, pediatrician or allergist, you'll appreciate this user-friendly and versatile source for providing optimal care!

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

    • 1 Edición
    • Volumen 24-3
    • John A. Ridge
    • Inglés
    This issue of Surgical Oncology Clinics of North America, edited by Dr. John Ridge, is devoted to Head and Neck Cancer.Articles in this issue include: Epidemiology of Head and Neck Cancer; Molecular Biology and Immunology; Examination of the patient with Head and Neck Cancer; Imaging of Head and Neck Cancer; Principles of Radiation Treatment; Principles of Chemotherapy; Principles and Practice of Reconstructive Surgery; Oral Cavity; Oropharynx; Unknown primary; Larynx and Hypopharynx; Nasopharynx; Nose and Sinus; Head and Neck Skin Cancer; and Tumors of the major Salivary Glands

  • 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!

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • Pediatric Secrets

    • 6 Edición
    • Richard Polin + 1 más
    • Inglés
    Portable and high yield, Pediatric Secrets, 6th Edition is perfect for use in clinical rotations, exam prep, or as a handy clinical reference. Drs. Richard A. Polin and Mark F. Ditmar present the essential questions and answers to help you better meet the challenges you face every day, while updated chapters highlight the latest standards in pediatric care. A bestselling volume in the Secret Series®, its Q&A format, helpful lists and tables, mnemonics, and informal tone combine to make reference fast, easy, and enjoyable.

  • Advanced MR Imaging in Clinical Practice, An Issue of Radiologic Clinics of North America

    • 1 Edición
    • Volumen 53-3
    • Hersh Chandarana
    • Inglés
    Editor Hersh Chandarana, MD and authors review Advanced MR Imaging in Clinical Practice. Articles will include: Current Status of Diffusion Weighted Imaging; Current Status of Perfusion Weighted Imaging; Non-gadolinium Enhanced MR Angiography; Pearls and Pitfalls of 3 T imaging; Implementing MR Neurography in Clinical Practice; Imaging around Hardware and Metal; Recent Advances in T1- and T2-Weighted Imaging of the Abdomen and Pelvis; Recent Advances in Neuro and Spine Imaging; Advances in MR Hardware and Software, and more!

  • Lipidology, An Issue of Cardiology Clinics

    • 1 Edición
    • Volumen 33-2
    • Edward A. Gill
    • Inglés
    This issue of Cardiology Clinics examines the timely topic of Lipidology. In addition to the New Recommendations - ACC/AHA Lipid Guidelines, the issue also includes Familial Hypercholesterolemia... LDL Apheresis; Lipids in Pregnancy and Women; Diabetes and Lipidology; Diabetic Dyslipidemia; Fatty Liver Disease; Lipids and HIV Disease; Residual Risk; and Statins' effects on diabetes, cognition, and liver safety.

  • Geriatric Palliative Care, An Issue of Clinics in Geriatric Medicine

    • 1 Edición
    • Volumen 31-2
    • Madeline Leong
    • Inglés
    This issue of Clinics in Geriatric Medicine is devoted to Palliative Care. Guest Editors Thomas Smith, MD and Madeline Leong, MD have assembled a group of expert authors to review the following topics: Palliative Care in the Era of Healthcare Redesign; Communications to Patients; Communications by Professionals; International Palliative Care; Public Health and Palliative Care; Culturally Relevant Palliative Care; Spirituality, Religion, and Healing in Palliative Care; Alternative, Complementary and Mainstream Therapies in Palliative Care; Symptom Management in the Older Adult; Interaction of Palliative Care and Primary Care; Palliative Care in the Ambulatory Geriatric Practice; Choosing Cancer Therapy Based on Geriatric Assessment; and Emergency Medicine and Palliative Care.

  • Chest MRI, An Issue of Magnetic Resonance Imaging Clinics of North America

    • 1 Edición
    • Volumen 23-2
    • Prachi P. Agarwal
    • Inglés
    Chest MRI is explored in this important issue in MRI Clinics of North America. Articles include: MRI of Mediastinal Masses; State of the art: MR Imaging of the Thymus; Novel MR Applications for Pleural Evaluation; MRI Imaging of Chest Wall Tumors; MR Imaging of the Lungs with Hyperpolarized Gases: Technique and Applications; Lung Cancer Assessment with MR Imaging: An Update; PET/MRI in Chest Diseases; Imaging Pulmonary Arterial Thromboembolism: Challenges and Opportunities; MR Imaging of the Thoracic Aorta; MR Imaging of Thoracic Veins; State of the Art MR Imaging in Vascular Thoracic Outlet Syndrome; Pediatric Chest MR Applications, and more!

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

    • 1 Edición
    • Volumen 26-2
    • James P. Robinson
    • Inglés
    Physiatrists design plans that not only treat chronic pain, but also the whole patient who lives with the pain. Causes of chronic pain can include arthritis, work injuries, failed back surgery, foot and ankle injuries, knee and hip injuries, neck, shoulder, and back injuries, nerve (neuropathic) pain, etc. This issue will focus on everything from assessment, to various treatment options (medications and injections), as well as rehab.

  • Midface and Periocular Rejuvenation, An Issue of Facial Plastic Surgery Clinics of North America

    • 1 Edición
    • Volumen 23-2
    • Anthony P. Sclafani
    • Inglés
    For "Aging Face" procedure, rejuvenation of the midface and periocular region is important and in this issue, Editor Anthony Sclafani leads a talented and expert author team who span facial plastic surgery, oculoplasty, and plastic surgery. This publication presents topics such as: Brow and Upper Lid Anatomy, Aging and Aesthetic Analysis; Midface Anatomy, Aging and Aesthetic Analysis; Minimally Invasive Options for the Brow and Upper Lid; Surgical Adjuncts to Upper Lid Blepharoplasty; Surgical Treatment of the Brow and Upper Lid; Midfacial Skeletal Enhancement; Management of the Midface during Rhytidectomy; Endoscopic Midfacial Rejuvenation; Transpalpebral Midface Lifting; Midfacial Sculpting with Autologous Fat; Midfacial Volumization with Injectable Fillers; Role of Neurotoxins in the Periorbital and Midfacial Areas; Avoiding and Managing Complications in the Periorbital Area and Midface.

  • Hepatocellular Carcinoma in Adults and Children, An Issue of Clinics in Liver Disease

    • 1 Edición
    • Volumen 19-2
    • Adrian Reuben
    • Inglés
    Dr. Reuben provides a timely update to the topic of HCC, which was last covered in 2011. The highly respected authors in his issue address advances in imaging for diagnosis, surgical resection and liver transplantation, and local and systemic therapy. The breadth of the topic is covered, with articles devoted to histopathology, classification and staging, and screening and detection.

  • Saunders Math Skills for Health Professionals

    • 2 Edición
    • Rebecca Hickey
    • Inglés
    Master math principles and see how they apply to patient care! Saunders Math Skills for Health Professionals, 2nd Edition reviews and simplifies the everyday math skills you need to succeed as a healthcare professional. Practical examples show how to solve problems step by step, and clarify fundamental math principles including fractions and percentages, ratios and proportions, basic algebra, and statistics. Written by expert educator Rebecca Hickey, this edition adds a chapter on solutions and IV calculations and even more practice problems with step-by-step solutions. No other textbook makes math so friendly and so accessible!

  • Principles and Practice of Lymphedema Surgery

    • 1 Edición
    • Ming-Huei Cheng + 2 más
    • Inglés
    From pre-operative assessment to post-operative care, Principles and Practice of Lymphedema Surgery presents authoritative guidance on surgical techniques in the treatment and management of Lymphedema. Concise and easily accessible, this highly visual reference helps deepen your understanding of each procedure and how to perform them. Step-by-step instructions and procedural videos from a team of leading authorities in the field of lymphedema and microsurgery equip you to implement the most innovative and latest surgical and non-surgical approaches and achieve optimal outcomes for all of your patients.

  • Ophthalmology Secrets in Color

    • 4 Edición
    • Janice Gault + 1 más
    • Inglés
    Portable and high yield, Ophthalmology Secrets in Color, 4th Edition is perfect for use in clerkships, for exam prep, or as a handy clinical reference. From basic science to problems of the aging eye, it covers everything you need to stay abreast of the latest in this broad specialty. A bestselling volume in the popular Secret Series®, its Q&A format, helpful lists and tables, and informal tone combine to make reference fast, easy, and enjoyable.

  • Thompson & Thompson Genetics in Medicine

    • 8 Edición
    • Robert L. Nussbaum + 2 más
    • Inglés
    Updated to reflect the newest changes in genetics, Thompson & Thompson's Genetics in Medicine returns as one of the most favored texts in this fascinating and rapidly evolving field. By integrating the classic principles of human genetics with modern molecular genetics, this medical reference book utilizes a variety of learning tools to help you understand a wide range of genetic disorders.

  • Massachusetts General Hospital Psychopharmacology and Neurotherapeutics

    • 1 Edición
    • Theodore A. Stern + 3 más
    • Inglés
    Put today's best approaches to work for your patients with this practical guide to cutting-edge psychopharmacologic and somatic treatments for psychiatric and neurologic conditions. Comprised of key chapters from the second edition of Stern et al.’s Massachusetts General Hospital Comprehensive Clinical Psychiatry, this user-friendly resource focuses on current psychotropic treatments, electroconvulsive therapy, and neurotherapeutics, making it an ideal quick reference for psychiatrists, psychologists, internists, and nurse practitioners.

  • Arterial Blood Gases Made Easy

    With STUDENT CONSULT Online Access
    • 2 Edición
    • Iain A.M. Hennessey + 1 más
    • Inglés
    Arterial blood gas (ABG) analysis is a fundamental skill in modern medicine yet one which many find difficult to grasp. This book provides readers with the core background knowledge required to understand the ABG, explains how it is used in clinical practice and provides a unique system for interpreting results. Over half of the book is devoted to thirty clinical case scenarios involving analysis of arterial blood gases, allowing the reader to gain both proficiency in interpretation and an appreciation of the role of an ABG in guiding clinical diagnosis and management.

  • Orthopedic Emergencies, An Issue of Emergency Medicine Clinics of North America

    • 1 Edición
    • Volumen 33-2
    • David Della-Giustina
    • Inglés
    For this issue, Drs. David Della-Giustina and Katja Goldflam have provided an excellent array of topics and authors concerning Orthopedic Emergencies. Articles include: Evaluation and Treatment of the Neck and Cervical Spine, Evaluation and Treatment of Hand Injuries,Evaluation and Treatment of Wrist Injuries,Evaluation and Treatment of Elbow and Forearm Injuries,Evaluation and Treatment of the Shoulder and Humerus, Evaluation and Treatment of Pelvic Injuries, Evaluation and Treatment of Foot and Ankle Injuries, and more!

  • Lung Cancer Screening, An Issue of Thoracic Surgery Clinics

    • 1 Edición
    • Volumen 25-2
    • Gaetano Rocco
    • Inglés
    Lung Cancer Screening is reviewed extensively in this important Thoracic Surgery Clinics of North America issue. Articles include: CT screening: The Early Lung Cancer Action Program Experience; Lung Cancer Screening: The Mayo Experience; National Lung Screening Trial; Health Risks from CT Lung Cancer Screening; The European Perspective of Lung Cancer Screening; Surgeons and Lung Cancer Screening: Rules of Engagement; The National Comprehensive Cancer Network Recommendations for Lung Cancer Screening; The United States Preventive Services Task Force Recommendations for Lung Cancer Screening; Current Estimate of Costs of Lung Cancer Screening in the US; Refining Strategies to Identify Population to be Screened for Lung Cancer; Long-term Oncologic and Financial Implications of Lung Cancer Screening; and more!

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