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Libros en Medicina

  • Medicina perioperatoria

    • 1 Edición
    • Jordi Casademont Pou + 4 más
    • Español
    El objetivo de esta obra es proporcionar al usuario un contenido práctico, enfocado a la solución pragmática de los problemas con los que se encuentra el consultor médico en un servicio de cirugía. Esta obra pretende convertirse en una guía práctica para médicos internistas, anestesistas, cirujanos y, en general, cualquier especialista involucrado en un acto quirúrgico. Con un formato de obra de bolsillo y con un enfoque eminentemente práctico, los autores abordan a lo largo de 24 capítulos aquellas situaciones clínicas o problemas que se producen con mayor frecuencia en el paciente quirúrgico. Los autores parten de situaciones reales y, a partir de una información de contexto, elaboran los protocolos de tratamiento más adecuados para cada una de las situaciones. La obra dedica 4 capítulos al abordaje quirúrgico de pacientes que registran una situación clínica comprometida: paciente con obesidad, paciente geriátrico, paciente gestante y paciente con enfermedad autoinmune.

  • Atlas of Advanced Operative Surgery

    Expert Consult - Online and Print
    • 1 Edición
    • Vijay P. Khatri
    • Inglés
    Advance your surgical expertise with Atlas of Advanced Operative Surgery! This new resource picks up where other surgical references leave off, providing highly visual, step-by-step guidance on more than 100 advanced and complex procedures in both general and subspecialty areas.

  • Psychopharmacology, An Issue of Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Clinics of North America

    • 1 Edición
    • Volumen 21-4
    • Harsh K. Trivedi + 1 más
    • Inglés
    Psychopharmacology is a dominant treatment in child and adolescent psychiatry with proven benefits to young patients. The authors present topics related to PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY ISSUES: Ethical issues, Treatment planning, Side effects, Neural correlates, and Pharmacogenomics. They address DRUGS FOR SPECIFIC DISEASES: Anxiety, Depression, Eating disorders, Sleep disorders, Psychosis and Schizophrenia, High-risk for bilpolar and schizophrenia, Bipolar, ADHD, and Autism. Each topic presents an Overview of the Disease or Issue, Empirical evidence for ethical issues, Treatment summaries that include dose ranges, side effects, contraindications, and how the drugs are used specifically for a disorder. Treatment in the presence of co-morbid conditions, Long-term evidence, and Conclusions and Future directions complete the presentations. Clinical vignettes are provided that exemplify the main points of the topic.

  • Rotator Cuff Surgery, An Issue of Clinics in Sports Medicine

    • 1 Edición
    • Volumen 31-4
    • Stephen Brockmeier
    • Inglés
    In this issue of Clinics in Sports Medicine, Dr. Stephen Brockmeier from the University of Virginia has assembled a group of experts to provide the latest updates on Rotator Cuff Surgery. This issue begins with the epidemiology and natural history of rotator cuff tears, followed by articles on: Imaging Evaluation of the Rotator Cuff; Arthroscopic Rotator Cuff Repair: Techniques in 2012; Biologics in the Management of Rotator Cuff Surgery; Outcomes of Rotator Cuff Surgery: What Does the Evidence Tell Us?; Rotator Cuff Injury in the Overhead Athlete; Failed Rotator Cuff Surgery, Evaluation and Decision-Making; Revision Rotator Cuff Repair; Non-Arthroplasty Options for the Management of Massive and Irreparable Rotator Cuff Tears; and Reverse Total Shoulder Arthroplasty for Irreparable Rotator Cuff Tears and Cuff Tear Arthroplasty.

  • STEMI Interventions, An issue of Interventional Cardiology Clinics

    • 1 Edición
    • Volumen 1-4
    • Sameer Mehta
    • Inglés
    In ST segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI), the coronary artery is completely blocked by a blood clot. It is the most serious type of heart attack. The best treatment for STEMI patients is to have the blocked artery opened by balloon inflation within 90 minutes of arriving at a hospital. The 90-minute window is called “door-to-balloon time.” The shorter the door-to-balloon time, the greater the chance of survival. Treatment of this life-threatening illness is reviewed in this issue.

  • Workbook for Respiratory Care Anatomy and Physiology

    Foundations for Clinical Practice
    • 3 Edición
    • Will Beachey + 2 más
    • Inglés
    As an adjunct to the text, this workbook helps reinforce essential respiratory care A&P concepts learned in the main text. Various learning activities encourage you to use recall, application, and analysis to develop the necessary critical thinking skills. Exercises include listing, matching, and labeling activities; critical thinking questions; case studies; and key concept questions that provide review and practice for the NBRC credentialing exam.

  • Neonatal and Pediatric Clinical Pharmacology, An Issue of Pediatric Clinics

    • 1 Edición
    • Volumen 59-5
    • John N van den Anker + 2 más
    • Inglés
    The need for safe and effective use of medicines in children and WHO's initiative "Make Medicines Child Size" have boosted research and educational activities in the area of pediatric clinical drug research. This issue focuses on both general and specific aspects of neonatal and pediatric clinical pharmacology including ethics, pharmacogenomics, metabolomics, adverse drug reactions, pain medication, pulmonary hypertension and several other hot topics. The editors have been able to find outstanding authors for the different parts on neonatal and pediatric pharmacology.

  • Management of Compressive Neuropathies of the Upper Extremity, An Issue of Orthopedic Clinics

    • 1 Edición
    • Volumen 43-4
    • Asif M. Ilyas
    • Inglés
    This issue of Orthopedic Clinics aims to provide and up-to-date compilation of management and treatment techniques of Compressive Neuropathies, along with anatomies and illustrative cases of key areas in the upper extremities most commonly affected and treated by orthopedic surgeons.

  • Non-CML Myeloproliferative Diseases, An Issue of Hematology/Oncology Clinics of North America

    • 1 Edición
    • Volumen 26-5
    • Ross Levine
    • Inglés
    Topics include: Clinical Predictors of Outcome in MPNs; Molecular pathogenesis of MPNs; Disordered signaling in MPNs; Role of TET2/ASXL1 in MPN Pathogenesis; Pathogenesis and treatment of systemic mastocytosis; Role of additional novel therapies in MPNs; Role of novel mutations in MPN pathogenesis and outcome; Role of JAK inhibitors in MPN treatment; Animal Models of MPNs; and Role of Germline Genetic Factors in MPN Pathogenesis.

  • PET Imaging of the Head and Neck, An Issue of PET Clinics

    • 1 Edición
    • Volumen 7-4
    • Min Yao + 1 más
    • Inglés
    PET/CT is an integral part of the evaluation of patients who have head and neck cancer. In this issue, the state of the art in PET/CT imaging is discussed. The issue starts with an overview of FDG-PET/CT, PET and MRI for normal anatomy, including pitfalls and artifacts. This topic is followed by a review of FDG-PET/CT for initial and subsequent therapy evaluation; progressing to PET and MRI. Other articles discuss SUV as a prognostic factor in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma, PET in head and neck cancer radiotherapy treatment planning, PET in decision making for neck dissection after radiation treatment, and newer methods for improving yield from FDG-PET imaging for accurate staging, determining tumor biology, and assessing prognosis. The issue focuses on some of the most cutting-edge applications, such as new tracers PET in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (including FLT and hypoxia imaging). PET scans in thyroid cancer is also discussed.

  • Musculoskeletal Ultrasound, An Issue of Ultrasound Clinics

    • 1 Edición
    • Volumen 7-3
    • Diana Gaitini
    • Inglés
    Ultrasound is an increasingly important component of diagnostic imaging for musculoskeletal disorders. This issue of Ultrasound Clinics features the following articles: Rotator Cuff Pathology and Beyond; Common Elbow Pathologies; Ultrasound of the Wrist and Hand; Ultrasound of the Groin; Ultrasound of the Knee; Ultrasound of the Ankle and Foot; Ultrasound of Skin Lumps and Nail Pathology; Ultrasound of Peripheral Nerve Imaging; Rheumatologic Applications of Ultrasound; and Ultrasound Guided Procedures for Soft Tissue Masses.

  • Toxicology, An Issue of Critical Care Clinics

    • 1 Edición
    • Volumen 28-4
    • James Kruse
    • Inglés
    Topics include: Cocaine intoxication, Carbon monoxide poisoning, Update on miscellaneous drug overdoses, Toxidromes, Cardiac glycoside toxicity, Acetaminophen overdose, Envenomations, Methanol and ethylene glycol ingestion, and Toxicologic causes of ketoacidosis.

  • Lung Function Tests Made Easy

    • 1 Edición
    • Robert J. Shiner + 1 más
    • Inglés
    Lung function testing has evolved over the years from a tool purely used for research and is now a commonly utilised form of clinical investigation. This new book is clear, concise and easy to read, providing both the essential scientific information as well as focusing on the practical aspects of lung function testing. The book is designed so that different chapters can be read as stand-alone sections, but cross-referencing to the other chapters completes the picture for the interested reader.

  • Contemporary Management of Esophageal Malignancy, An Issue of Surgical Clinics

    • 1 Edición
    • Volumen 92-5
    • Chad Denlinger + 1 más
    • Inglés
    An important review on esophageal neoplasms for the general surgeon! Topics will include epidemiology and prevalence of esophageal cancer, molecular basis of esophageal cancer development and progression, diagnosis and management of Barrett's esophagus, evaluation and staging of patients with esophageal cancer, medical evaluation of patients preparing for an esophagectomy, management of stage 1 esophageal cancer, management of T2 esophageal cancer, management of advanced stage operable esophageal cancer, management of GE junction tumors, traditional esophagectomy surgical techniques, minimally invasive esophagectomy techniques, esophageal reconstruction with alternative conduits, complications of esophagectomy, quality of life after an esophagectomy, palliation of inoperable esophageal cancer and more!

  • Update in Dermatopathology, An Issue of Dermatologic Clinics

    • 1 Edición
    • Volumen 30-4
    • Tammie Ferringer
    • Inglés
    This issue covers the scope of dermatopathology, with articles including Advances in Molecular Diagnostics, Melanoma Staging, IHC in Dermatopathology, and New Directions in the field. The issue is rounded out with coverage of Dermatopathology Eduction and Dermatopathology and the Law.

  • Treatment of Peritoneal Surface Malignancies, An Issue of Surgical Oncology Clinics

    • 1 Edición
    • Volumen 21-4
    • Jesus Esquivel
    • Inglés
    This issue of the Surgical Oncology Clinics of North America, Guest Edited by Dr. Jesus Esquivel, will focus on the current status and future directions of the treatment of the most common peritoneal surface malignancies: appendix cancer, colorectal cancer, ovarian cancer, gastric cancer, and peritoneal mesothelioma. This issue will also outline some of the most common issues that arise regarding cytoreductive surgery and hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC), such as pharmacokinetic rationale of heat and intraperitoneal chemotherapy, HIPEC techniques and safety considerations, how to start a peritoneal surface malignancy program, anesthesia considerations during cytoreductive surgery and HIPEC, patient selection for cytoreductive surgery and HIPEC, and the role of dystemic chemotherapy in the management of peritoneal surface malignancies of appendiceal and colorectal origin.

  • Glucolipotoxicity and the Heart, An Issue of Heart Failure Clinics

    • 1 Edición
    • Volumen 8-4
    • Peter P. Toth + 1 más
    • Inglés
    Chronic overconsumption of sugar and fat elevates plasma levels of insulin and free fatty acids, a process referred to as glucolipotoxicity. This phenomenon may lead to heart failure. This issue explores in depth the relationship between glucolipotoxicity and heart failure.

  • Year Book of Urology 2012

    • 1 Edición
    • Volumen 2012
    • Douglas E. Coplen + 1 más
    • Inglés
    The Year Book of Urology brings you abstracts of the articles that reported the year's breakthrough developments in urology, 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 Urology is published annually in December.

  • Breast Pathology: Diagnosis and Insights, An Issue of Surgical Pathology Clinics

    • 1 Edición
    • Volumen 5-3
    • Stuart J. Schnitt + 1 más
    • Inglés
    Clinically accessible information for pathologists on histology, molecular pathology, differential diagnosis, and clinical overview is presented. Common and rare entities are covered with an abundance of images to highight key features.Topics for pathologists covering the fast moving field of breast pathology include: Less common variants and mimics of DCIS; Invasive lobular carcinoma and its variants; Important inflammatory and reactive lesions; Small glandular proliferations; Vascular lesions of the breast; Combined epithelial-myoepithe... lesion; Immunhistochemical pitfalls in the diagnosis of breast lesions; Pathology considerations in patients treated with neoadjuvant chemotherapy; Molecular classification of breast cancer: Jorge Reis-Filho; Prognostic factors for patients with breast cancer: Traditional and New

  • Breast Imaging: Case Review Series

    • 2 Edición
    • Cecilia M Brennecke
    • Inglés
    Effectively prepare for certification, recertification, and practice with Breast Imaging: Case Review, 2nd Edition! Case studies illustrate how to make confident, final diagnoses through accurate pattern recognition, clinical correlation, and differential diagnosis. It’s an ideal way to test and deepen your knowledge of all essential topics in breast imaging.

  • Surgical Management of Pelvic Organ Prolapse

    Female Pelvic Surgery Video Atlas Series: Expert Consult: Online and Print
    • 1 Edición
    • Mickey M. Karram + 1 más
    • Inglés
    Surgical Management of Pelvic Organ Prolapse is the ideal way to enhance your surgical skills in this key area of gynecology, urogynecology, and urology. In this volume in the Female Pelvic Surgery Video Atlas Series, written by series editor Mickey Karram, MD, detailed discussions and illustrations, case studies, and video footage clarify how to most effectively perform a variety of procedures and manage complications. Corresponding online video presentations take you step by step through each decision and procedure.

  • Atlas of Surgical Techniques for Colon, Rectum and Anus

    (A Volume in the Surgical Techniques Atlas Series) (Expert Consult - Online and Print
    • 1 Edición
    • James W. Fleshman + 5 más
    • Inglés
    Master the full range of colorectal procedures performed today with Atlas of Surgical Techniques for the Colon, Rectum, and Anus. In this volume in the Surgical Techniques Atlas Series, top authorities provide expert, step-by-step guidance on surgery of the large bowel, rectum, and anus - including both open and closed approaches for many procedures - to help you expand your repertoire and hone your clinical skills.

  • Best Practice & Research. Reumatología clínica, vol. 25, n.º 1

    Problemas musculoesqueléticos regionales en relación con factores ocupacionales
    • 1 Edición
    • Philip Sambrook + 1 más
    • Español
    Esta serie ofrece una actualización continua de la práctica clínica actual, cubre todo el espectro de trastornos del aparato locomotor. Cada uno de los títulos sigue un enfoque orientado a la resolución de problemas, y se centra en las cuestiones clave a tratar. ¿Cómo se deben reconocer, investigar ,diagnosticar y tratar los trastornos musculoesqueléticos relacionados con el trabajo? Es la conexión con el trabajo relevante? Los artículos presentados en esta obra ofrecen respuestas basadas en la evidencia para estas y otras preguntas. El monográfico pone de manifiesto que los trastornos musculoesqueléticos relacionados con el trabajo son un grupo importante de las condiciones que suponen un importante desafío para el clínico. La información ofrecida proporciona una guía para ayudar al especialista en la toma racional de decisiones y en el desarrollo de planes de gestión adecuados para aquellos a los que su actividad profesional afecta a la aparición, la gravedad y la cronicidad de problemas musculoesqueléticos.

  • Post Anesthesia Care Unit, An Issue of Anesthesiology Clinics

    • 1 Edición
    • Volumen 30-3
    • Scott Falk
    • Inglés
    This issue of Anesthesiology Clinics covers essential topics in the post anesthesia care unit. Management of pain, delirium, acute renal failure, arrhythmias, and several post anesthesia complications are covered. Both adult and pediatric issues are addressed.

  • Evidence-Based Clinical Practice in Otolaryngology, An Issue of Otolaryngologic Clinics

    • 1 Edición
    • Volumen 45-5
    • Timothy L. Smith
    • Inglés
    The concept of Evidence Based Medicine (EBM) has flourished in recent years and it seems that clinicians, more than ever, crave evidence from the medical literature to inform their clinical care decision making. While it is heartening that great volumes of evidence may exist, it is a daunting task to assimilate, critically review, prioritize, grade, and operationalize this crucial information. This volume of Otolaryngologic Clinics attempts to do just that. This book examines Evidence Based Practices on topics of critical importance to otolaryngologists-he... and neck surgeons. The evidence has been gathered and is presented by leaders in their respective fields. Topics cover evidence-based practice of: Management of Vertigo, Management of Adult Sensory Neural Hearing Loss, Cochlear Implantation, Reflux in Sinusitus, Balloon Dilation in Otolaryngology, Postoperative Care in Endoscopic Sinus Surgery, Functional Rhinoplasty, Sublingual Immunotherapy for Allergic Rhinitis, Adult Obstructive Sleep Apnea, Pediatric Obstructive Sleep Apnea, Pediatric Tonsillectomy, Management of Vocal Cord Paralysis, Management of Hoarseness, Endoscopic Skull Base Resection for Malignancy, Management of Glottic Cancer, Management of Thyroid Cancer, and Management of N0 Neck.

  • Foot and Ankle Innovations in Latin America, An Issue of Foot and Ankle Clinics

    • 1 Edición
    • Volumen 17-3
    • Christian Ortiz + 1 más
    • Inglés
    This issue of the Foot & Ankle Clinics focuses exclusively on advances being made in Latin America, in an effort to include more surgeons from Latin America who are major contributors to the literature, and give them an opportunity to share ideas. The issue will cover new techniques and advances from major doctors, academics, and institutions in Colombia, Venezuela, Brazil, Argentina, and Chile.

  • Imaging of Lung Cancer, An Issue of Radiologic Clinics of North America

    • 1 Edición
    • Volumen 50-5
    • Ella A. Kazerooni + 1 más
    • Inglés
    This issue gives the general radiologist a solid overview of lung cancer imaging techniques. CT screening for lung cancer is discussed, and the evaluation and management of indeterminate pulmonary nodules is reviewed. Revised TNM lung cancer staging, as well as the optimal imaging protocols for lung cancer staging (CT, MR and PET) are thoroughly examined. A multidisciplinary approach to tissue sampling and updated histopathologic classification of lung cancer are discussed. Image-guided ablative therapies for lung cancer are reviewed. Finally, future trends in lung cancer diagnosis and staging and genetics are reviewed, as well as novel biomarkers for lung cancer detection.

  • Toxicology Testing, An Issue of Clinics in Laboratory Medicine

    • 1 Edición
    • Volumen 32-3
    • Michael G. Bissell
    • Inglés
    This issue of Clinics in Laboratory Medicine, titled Toxicology Testing, includes the following topics; Progress in Clinical Toxicology Testing, The Prescription Drug Abuse Epidemic, Substance Abuse Among Healthcare Professionals, Pain Management Drug Testing, Ethanol Biomarkers, Newly-emerging Drugs of Abuse, Synthetic Cannabinoids, Synthetic Cathenones, Immunoassay Methodology in Drugs-of-abuse Testing, Toxicology Testing in Alternative Specimen Matrices, Principles and Procedures in Postmortem Toxicology, and Pharmacogenetics and the Future of Toxicology Testing. Advances in toxicology testing are paving the way for major improvements in the way scientists evaluate health risks posed by toxic chemicals. Toxicity tests help scientists better understand how the human body carries out normal functions that are key to maintaining health. Therefore, this topic is important to the field of Laboratory Medicine.

  • Contemporary Debates and Controversies in Cardiac Electrophysiology, Part II, An Issue of Cardiac Electrophysiology Clinics

    • 1 Edición
    • Volumen 4-3
    • Ranjan K. Thakur + 1 más
    • Inglés
    Debates and controversies about how to treat difficult problems or conditions abound in cardiac electrophysiology. This issue attempts to bring together a variety of controversial subjects and to present differing views on how to resolve these questions so clinicians will have a handy guide to the most current thinking about these difficult subjects.

  • Heart Failure, An Issue of Medical Clinics

    • 1 Edición
    • Volumen 96-5
    • Prakash C. Deedwania
    • Inglés
    This important issue of Medical Clinics provides essential updates in heart failure. The following topics are covered: epidemiology, pathophysiology, and general approach for heart failure; symptoms, signs, diagnostic studies, and prognostic significance of systolic versus diastolic heart failure; the appropriate use of biomarkers; oral versus intravenous diuretic therapy; guideline-based therapy including RAAS blockade, beta-blockade, and aldosterone antagonist, appropriate use of AICD and biventricular pacing; role of ventricular assist device; pathophysiological consideration and management approaches in acute decompensated heart failure; pathophysiology and current approaches to cardiorenal syndrome; heart failure with other comorbidities including diabetes, obesity, anemia, and cancer; heart failure and atrial fibrillation; and the role of disease management strategies in heart failure.

  • Year Book of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Women's Health

    • 1 Edición
    • Volumen 2012
    • Lee Shulman + 1 más
    • Inglés
    The Year Book of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Women's Health brings you abstracts of the articles that reported the year's breakthrough developments in obstetrics, gynecology and women's health, carefully selected from more than 500 journals worldwide. Expert commentaries evaluate the clinical importance of each article and discuss its application to your practice. There's no faster or easier way to stay informed! Topics in this annual edition include obstetrics, reproductive endocrinology and infertility, and cancer/neoplasia.

  • Handbook for Stoelting's Anesthesia and Co-Existing Disease

    Expert Consult: Online and Print
    • 4 Edición
    • Roberta L. Hines + 1 más
    • Inglés
    Handbook for Stoelting's Anesthesia and Co-Existing Disease, 4th Edition gives you the peerless authority you trust, ideal for on-the-go reference! Dr. Roberta L. Hines and Dr. Katherine E. Marschall discuss all of the most critical, clinically relevant topics from Stoelting's Anesthesia and Co-Existing Disease, 6th Edition in a concise, compact, portable format. You'll have convenient access to dependable guidance on a full range of pre-existing conditions that may impact the perioperative management of surgical patients.

  • Collaborative Practice in Obstetrics and Gynecology, An Issue of Obstetrics and Gynecology Clinics

    • 1 Edición
    • Volumen 39-3
    • Richard Waldman + 1 más
    • Inglés
    Collaborative care has been used successfully in obstetrics and gynecology for years. This issue reviews the basic collaborative model, that is collaboration among ob/gyns, midwives, and family physicians, and includes articles on successful birth center practice, secrets to a successful collaboration, and collaboration in today's environment. Dr. Waldman is past-President of ACOG, and his co-editor, Dr. Kennedy, is President of ACNM.

  • Travel Medicine, An Issue of Infectious Disease Clinics

    • 1 Edición
    • Volumen 26-3
    • Alimuddin Zumla + 2 más
    • Inglés
    It is extremely important that physicians be aware of the wide spectrum of tropical, infectious and parasitic diseases their patients may have been exposed to while traveling abroad. This volume of the ID Clinics is edited by 3 internationally renowned infectious disease physicians and provides an authoritative and comprehensive treatise on Travel Medicine.

  • Year Book of Ophthalmology 2012

    • 1 Edición
    • Volumen 2012
    • Christopher J. Rapuano
    • Inglés
    From Christopher J. Rapuano, M.D.: ". . . 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! 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.

  • Low Back Pain, An Issue of Primary Care Clinics in Office Practice

    • 1 Edición
    • Volumen 39-3
    • Eron G. Manusov
    • Inglés
    Low back pain is one of the most common problems and leading causes of disability. This issue of Primary Care Clinics in Office Practice focuses on the burden of low back pain from diagnosis to treatment options and prevention with topics that include: surgical intervention, disability and low back pain: evaluation and determination, complementary and alternative medicine treatments, and interventional and non-interventional treatment of low back pain.

  • Netter’s Correlative Imaging: Cardiothoracic Anatomy

    • 1 Edición
    • Michael B. Gotway
    • Inglés
    Cardiothoracic Anatomy, the third title in the brand-new Netter’s Correlative Imaging series, provides exceptional visual guidance for thoracic, chest wall, lung, and heart anatomy. Dr. Michael Gotway presents Netter’s beautiful and instructive paintings and illustrated cross sections created in the Netter style side-by-side with high-quality patient images from breath-hold cardiac MR, multislice thoracic CT, and CT coronary angiography to help you visualize the anatomy section by section. With in-depth coverage and concise descriptive text for at-a-glance information and access to correlated images online, this atlas is a comprehensive reference that’s ideal for today’s busy imaging specialists.

  • Biology of Sleep, An Issue of Sleep Medicine Clinics

    • 1 Edición
    • Volumen 7-3
    • Teofilo Lee-Chiong Jr
    • Inglés
    This issue of Sleep Medicine Clinics, Guest Edited by Teofilo Lee-Chiong MD, will focus on Biology of Sleep, with article topics including: Neurology of Sleep; Normal Sleep and Circadian Rhythms: Neurobiologic Mechanisms Underlying Sleep and Wakefulness; Physiology of Sleep Disordered Breathing; Evaluation of the Patient Who Has Sleep Complaints: A Case-Based Method Using the Sleep Process Matrix; Sleep States,Memory Processing, and Dreams; Neurobiologic Mechanisms in Chronic Insomnia; Sleep Behavior and Sleep Regulation from Infancy through Adolescence: Normative Aspects; Biological Timekeeping; Neurologic Basis of Sleep Breathing Disorders; Genetics of Sleep Timing, Duration, and Homeostasis in Humans; Sleep in Normal Aging; Modulation of Endocrine Function by Sleep-Wake Homeostasis and Circadian Rhythmicity; Cardiac Activity and Sympathovagal Balance During Sleep; Sleep and Cytokines; Neuropharmacology of Sleep and Wakefulness; Staging Sleep; Respiratory Physiology During Sleep; and Cyclic Alternating Pattern (CAP), Sleep Disordered Breathing, and Automatic Analysis.

  • Schizophrenia, An Issue of Psychiatric Clinics

    • 1 Edición
    • Volumen 35-3
    • Peter F. Buckley
    • Inglés
    A major shift in approaching Schizophrenia has been witnessed among psychiatrists with the belief now that early diagnosis and intervention may have a positive influence on the outcome of schizophrenia. The search for key diagnostic clusters to enhance early diagnosis is underway as well as concerted efforts to find biomarkers of disease and disease progression. To address this, this issue of the Psychiatric Clinics of North America presents distinguished academic clinicians and neuroscientists who provide comprehensive overviews of the present state of knowledge on the epidemiology, early clinical characteristics, and diagnostic changes, proposed pathogenesis, neurobiology, and treatment requirements for this disorder. The current state of knowledge is substantial, academically credible, and scientifically based. Topics on the subject of early intervention in and diagnosis of schizophrenia include: Nosology of Schizophrenia: Defining Illness Boundaries Based upon Symptoms; Neurodevelopmental Hypothesis of Schizophrenia; Predicting Risk and the Emergence of Schizophrenia; Is Early Intervention for Psychosis Feasible and Effective?; Can Neuroimaging Be Used to Define Phenotypes and Course of Schizophrenia?; Reliable Biomarkers and Predictors of Schizophrenia and Its Treatment; From Study to Practice: Enhancing Clinical Trials Methods Toward ‘Real World’ Outcomes; Relapse Prevention in Schizophrenia; Antipsychotic Polypharmacy; Cognitive Remediation: Retraining the Brain in Schizophrenia; Peers and Peer-led Interventions; Homelessness; and The Emerging Role of Technology and Social Media in Caring for People with Schizophrenia. Each presentation in this publication includes an Overview, Implications for Practice, with Summarizations of Important Clinical and Learning Points.

  • Advances in Respiratory Care of the Newborn, An Issue of Clinics in Perinatology

    • 1 Edición
    • Volumen 39-3
    • Judy L. Aschner + 1 más
    • Inglés
    Top authors were selected to write clinical review articles devoted to Advances in Respiratory Care of the Newborn. Articles are devoted to: Effects of chorioamnionitis on lung function and growth; Delivery room respiratory management of the term and preterm infant; CPAP or INSURE for initial respiratory support; Which CPAP is best?; Non-invasive respiratory support; Volume limited and volume targeted ventilation; Weaning from mechanical ventilation; Predictors of bronchopulmonary dysplasia; Brain Injury in Chronically Ventilated Preterm Neonates: Collateral Damage Related to Ventilation Strategy; The Pulmonary Circulation in Respiratory Failure; Novel methods for assessment of right heart structure and function in pulmonary hypertension; Control of oxygenation; Non-invasive monitoring by photoplethysmography... Cell-based strategies to reconstitute lung function in infants with severe bronchopulmonary dysplasia; Permissive Hypercapnea; Prevention of BPD with Nitric Oxide; and Aero-digestive pulmonary disorders in the neonate.

  • Kirklin/Barratt-Boyes Cardiac Surgery

    Expert Consult - Online and Print (2-Volume Set)
    • 4 Edición
    • James K. Kirklin + 1 más
    • Inglés
    Now in its 4th edition, Kirklin/Barratt-Boye... Cardiac Surgery remains your indispensable source for definitive, state-of-the-art answers on every aspect of adult and pediatric cardiac surgery. This dynamic medical reference thoroughly and systematically covers the full range of new and classic surgical procedures—including the latest alternate and minimally invasive surgical techniques—and presents the up-to-date clinical evidence you need to make effective management decisions.

  • Textbook of Natural Medicine

    • 4 Edición
    • Joseph E. Pizzorno + 1 más
    • Inglés
    Covering preventive, non-invasive, and natural treatments, Textbook of Natural Medicine, 4th Edition offers more than just alternative medicine. It promotes an integrated practice that can utilize natural medicine, traditional Western medicine, or a combination of both in a comprehensive, scientific treatment plan. Based on a combination of philosophy and clinical studies, Textbook of Natural Medicine helps you provide health care that identifies and controls the underlying causes of disease, is supportive of the body's own healing processes, and is considerate of each patient's unique biochemistry. Internationally known authors Joseph Pizzorno and Michael Murray include detailed pharmacologic information on herbs and supplements, plus evidence-based coverage of diseases and conditions to help you make accurate diagnoses and provide effective therapy.

  • The Lungs in a Mechanical Ventilator Environment, An Issue of Critical Care Nursing Clinics

    • 1 Edición
    • Volumen 24-3
    • Meredith Mealer + 1 más
    • Inglés
    This issue of Critical Care Nursing Clinics will include articles on the following topics: Non-invasive ventilation; Modes of mechanical ventilation; Mechanical ventilation effect on heart/lung interactions; Effect of ventilation on the lungs; VAP; Liberation/weaning & Sedation/pain control; Self/unplanned extubation; Communication; recovery and rehab post ICU; Airway protection with aging; home ventilation; monitoring of the mechanical vent patient; and Dyspnea.

  • Year Book of Neurology and Neurosurgery

    • 1 Edición
    • Volumen 2012
    • Alejandro A. Rabinstein + 1 más
    • Inglés
    The Year Book of Neurology and Neurosurgery brings you abstracts of the articles that reported the year's breakthrough developments in neurology and neurosurgery, 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! Readers will find information on a range of topics, including Movement Disorders, Infectious Diseases of the Nervous System, Neoplastic Disease, Pediatric Neurology and Neurosurgery, Cerebrovascular, Neuro-oncology, and Spine. The Year Book of Neurology and Neurosurgery is published annually in June.

  • Chronic Diarrhea, An Issue of Gastroenterology Clinics

    • 1 Edición
    • Volumen 41-3
    • Heinz F. Hammer
    • Inglés
    Dr. Hammer has assembled an international list of authors who fully update the topic of chronic diarrhea, from examining the causes of diarrhea (and the appropriate treatments) to various diagnostic tools. Among the topics covered are bacterial flora as a cause or treatment, the value of fecal analysis in the evaluation, circulating secretagogues, functional diarrhea, celiac disease, chronic inflammatory diseases, diarrhea as a symptom of food intolerance, immunosuppression and immune-deficiency, and chronic diarrhea in the developing world.

  • Asthma, An Issue of Clinics in Chest Medicine

    • 1 Edición
    • Volumen 33-3
    • Pascal Chanez
    • Inglés
    This issue of Clinics in Chest Medicine, Guest Edited by Pascal Chanez MD PhD, will focus on Asthma, with article topics including: Compliance ; Epidemics in asthma ; Genotypes of asthma ; diagnose and phenotype asthma ; Unbiased biomarkers in asthma ; Asthma as a chronic infectious disease ; Childhood Asthma Management ; Occupational Asthma ; Corticosteroid Treatments ; Airway Smooth Muscle ; Resolution of Inflammation ; and Immunological Therapeutic Interventions in Asthma.

  • Critical Care Secrets

    • 5 Edición
    • Polly E. Parsons + 1 más
    • Inglés
    Get the most out of your study and review with Critical Care Secrets! This easy-to-read book uses the popular and trusted Secrets Series® question-and-answer format to cover all areas of critical care medicine, focusing on the practical, "in-the-trenches" know-how you need to succeed both in practice, and on board and recertification exams. The easy-to-read approach of the Secrets books has been serving medical professionals for decades.

  • Campbell's Operative Orthopaedics: Hand Surgery E-Book

    • 12 Edición
    • S. Terry Canale + 1 más
    • Inglés
    Now available for the first time - a convenient eBook on hand surgery from Campbell's Operative Orthopaedics, edited by Drs. S. Terry Canale and James H. Beaty! Load it onto your mobile device or laptop for quick access to world-renowned guidance on hand surgery from the experts at the Campbell Clinic.

  • Campbell's Operative Orthopaedics: Adult Spine Surgery E-Book

    • 12 Edición
    • S. Terry Canale + 1 más
    • Inglés
    Now available for the first time - a convenient eBook on adult spine surgery from Campbell's Operative Orthopaedics, edited by Drs. S. Terry Canale and James H. Beaty! Load it onto your mobile device or laptop for quick access to world-renowned guidance on adult spine surgery from the experts at the Campbell Clinic.

  • Campbell's Operative Orthopaedics: Sports Injuries of the Shoulder and Elbow E-Book

    • 12 Edición
    • S. Terry Canale + 1 más
    • Inglés
    Now available for the first time - a convenient eBook on sports injuries of the shoulder and elbow from Campbell's Operative Orthopaedics, edited by Drs. S. Terry Canale and James H. Beaty! Load it onto your mobile device or laptop for quick access to world-renowned guidance on shoulder and elbow sports injuries from the experts at the Campbell Clinic.

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