Essential Guide to Blood Coagulation, 1st ed. 2010

Essential Guide to Blood Coagulation

Margareta Blomback and Jovan Antovic

ISBN-10: 1405196270

ISBN-13: 978-1405196277

Wiley-Blackwell

This concise book covers all you need to know to manage thrombotic and bleeding disorders, distilling the most clinically up-to-date information, and including the latest treatment strategies for key conditions and diseases. Essential Guide to Blood Coagulation covers both the stable and the acute stages of hereditary and acquired bleeding and thrombotic disorders. Faced with a bleeding patient, it may be difficult to determine whether blood loss is due to a local factor or an underlying hemostatic defect. There are a range of laboratory tests which can be performed to identify the cause of bleeding in a patient. This book highlights the tests that can be used in the laboratory to aid diagnosis.

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ABC of Asthma, 6th ed. 2010

ABC of Asthma, 2010

(ABC Series)

John Rees, Dipak Kanabar, Shriti Pattani

ISBN-10: 1405185961

ISBN-13: 978-1405185967

BMJ Books

Asthma is a common condition with increasing prevalence. This new edition of the highly regarded ABC of Asthma has been thoroughly revised with reference to the latest British Thoracic Society guidelines on the management of asthma in children and adults. It covers the advances in practice and methods, with a new emphasis on delivery systems, self-dose assessment and delivery of care with different pharmacological approaches.

The ABC of Asthma is a concise, up-to-date overview of all aspects of asthma and includes two new chapters focussing on GP practice issues including clinical management and organisation of asthma care. It is ideal for GPs, junior doctors and medical students, nurses, and anyone dealing with the treatment of asthma in children and adults.

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Topics in Structural Heart Disease, 1st ed. 2010

Topics in Structural Heart Disease:

(Emerging Concepts in Cardiology Series)

Craig T. Basson, and Bruce B. Lerman

ISBN-10: 1933864591

ISBN-13: 978-1933864594

Demos Medical Publishing

Structural heart disease encompasses both congenital malformations of the heart or major arteries and disorders acquired in adulthood, e.g. valvular heart disease. Structural abnormalities can also arise from associated conditions such as diabetes, left ventricular hypertrophy or fibrosis, left ventricular dilatation or hypocontractility, and asymptomatic valvular disease, and are strongly associated with myocardial infarction and heart failure.

State of the art management of these disorders by the cardiology clinician demands a current knowledge of a vast amount of translational research in the pathophysiology of structural heart disease and its associated disorders as well as recent advances in diagnostic techniques and pharmacologic and interventional therapies. This volume provides expert reviews and assessment of the most recent clinical research and on current trends in evaluation and diagnosis and clinical management.

Key topics covered include the CT evaluation of coronary artery disease; MRI for assessment of the post-MI heart; diabetes; non-invasive assessment of peripheral vascular disease; and cardiac causes of stroke; and numerous others.

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Molecular Basis of Pulmonary Disease: Insights from Rare Lung Disorders, 2010

Molecular Basis of Pulmonary Disease: Insights from Rare Lung Disorders

(Respiratory Medicine)

Francis X. McCormack, Ralph J. Panos, Bruce C. Trapnell

ISBN-10: 1588299635

ISBN-13: 978-1588299635

Humana Press

The study of rare lung disorders enhances our understanding of common pulmonary diseases such as fibrosis and emphysema. Molecular Basis of Lung Disease: Insights from Rare Disorders brings together a panel of distinguished clinicians and molecular scientists who are experts in a range of rare lung diseases and their underlying molecular defects. Each chapter focuses on the pathogenic mechanisms and therapeutic targets suggested by basic research and follows an easy to read format: brief introduction followed by discussion of epidemiology, genetic basis and molecular pathogenesis, animal models, clinical presentation, diagnostic approaches, conventional management and treatment strategies, as well as future therapeutic targets and directions. Disorders ranging from the Marfan and Goodpasture’s syndromes to Sarcoidosis and alpha one antitrypsin deficiency are treated in detail. Written for pulmonary clinicians and scientists alike, Molecular Basis of Lung Disease: Insights from Rare Disorders is a comprehensive and invaluable resource that sheds new light on the molecular mechanisms influencing the clinical presentation and treatment strategies for these debilitating disorders.

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Antimicrobial Resistance: Beyond the Breakpoint, 1st ed. 2010

Antimicrobial Resistance: Beyond the Breakpoint

J. Todd Weber

ISBN-10: 3805593236

ISBN-13: 978-3805593236

S. Karger AG

Preventing, controlling and treating drug-resistant infections is one of the major challenges in modern medicine. "Antimicrobial Resistance" goes beyond simple definitions and microbiological data to fully explore this rapidly changing area, describing evidence for effective interventions, costs, treatment strategies and directions for future research. Each chapter provides essential background and examines the evidence for an important aspect of prevention and control, treatment strategy or policy decision. Prevention and control strategies are analyzed for inappropriate antimicrobial use, fluoroquinolone-resistant organisms, health-care associated infections and parasitic diseases. Furthermore, treatment strategies for changing resistance patterns are explored for community-acquired pneumonia during an influenza pandemic and infections with community-associated MRSA, extended-spectrum beta-lactamase producing organisms and fungi. Data for policy making are presented in articles that detail the costs of antimicrobial-resistant infections in healthcare settings and the threat of resistance with the introduction of antiretroviral therapy for large populations in the developing world. These reviews show where interventions, surveillance and research will be most useful in the future. "Antimicrobial Resistance" is an invaluable contribution for infectious disease physicians and public health officials who are interested in the prevention of antimicrobial-resistant infections.

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Fertility and Pregnancy: An Epidemiologic Perspective, 1st ed. 2010

Fertility and Pregnancy: An Epidemiologic Perspective

Allen J. Wilcox

ISBN-10: 0195342860

ISBN-13: 978-0195342864

Oxford University Press

Fertility and Pregnancy: An Epidemiologic Perspective, is a lively overview of human reproduction: how it works, and what causes it to go wrong. Weaving together history, biology, obstetrics, pediatrics, demography, infectious diseases, molecular genetics, and evolutionary biology, Allen Wilcox brings a fresh coherence to the epidemiologic study of reproduction and pregnancy. Along the way, he provides entertaining anecdotes, superb graphs, odd tidbits and occasional humor that bring the topic to life. The book is divided into two sections. The first lays the foundations - the basic principles of reproductive physiology, demography, infectious diseases, and genetics as they apply to human reproduction. The second part deals with the endpoints of reproductive epidemiology - a spectrum ranging from infertility and fetal loss to birth defects and the delayed effects of fetal exposures. The book closes with a discussion of unsolved problems, suggesting possible research projects for a new generation of epidemiologists. An extensive glossary makes this a valuable reference as well as an enjoyable read.

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Myeloma Bone Disease, 1st ed. 2010

Myeloma Bone Disease

(Current Clinical Oncology)

G. David Roodman

ISBN-10: 1607615533

ISBN-13: 978-1607615538

Humana Press

This state-of-the-art book presents the forefront in the science and clinical management of myeloma bone disease. Assembling the work of the world's premier thought leaders, this book begins with sections on clinical presentation, imaging, and biochemical markers and then goes on to discuss radiation, surgical, and medical therapies. Specific chapters are devoted to bisphosphonates and novel therapeutic agents, such as RANKL inhibitors, Wnt signaling inhibitors, and IMiDs. The mechanisms of osteoclast activation and osteoblast suppression in multiple myeloma are also explored.

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Plagues and Epidemics: Infected Spaces Past and Present, 2010

Plagues and Epidemics: Infected Spaces Past and Present

(Wenner Gren International Symposium Series)

Ann Herring and Alan C. Swedlund

ISBN-10: 1847885470

ISBN-13: 978-1847885470

Berg Publishers

Until recently, plagues were thought to belong in the ancient past. Now there are deep worries about global pandemics. This book presents views from anthropology about this much publicized and complex problem. The authors take us to places where epidemics are erupting, waning, or gone and to other places where they have not yet arrived, but where a frightening story-line is already in place. They explore public health bureaucracies and political arenas where the power lies to make decisions about what is, and is not, an epidemic. They look back into global history to uncover disease trends and look ahead to a future of expanding plagues within the context of climate change. The chapters are written from a range of perspectives, from the science of modelling epidemics to the social science of understanding them.

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Sleep Disorders in Neurology, 1st ed. 2010

Sleep Disorders in Neurology, 2010

Sebastiaan Overeem and Paul Reading

ISBN-10: 140518843X

ISBN-13: 978-1405188432

Wiley-Blackwell

Formulate treatment plans with confidence when you consult Sleep Disorders in Neurology, a helpful overview of both common and rare neurological disorders that are frequently accompanied by significant sleep disturbances. This concise guide explains when to consult a sleep specialist in managing a particular sleep disorder and draws on the expertise of neurologists who specialize in the disorders under discussion. This practical guide is fully illustrated and easily digested, providing a counterpoint to large encyclopedic reference volumes. The authors take you from history taking and diagnostic testing, to pharmacological and non-pharmacological treatment options, and are joined by disease sub-specialists in the chapters on disease specific sleep disturbances and the effects of common neurological medications on sleep.

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Tracheostomies; The Complete Guide, 1st ed. 2010

 

 

 

 

Tracheostomies; The Complete Guide, 2010

Dr. Linda Morris, Dr. M. Sherif Afifi

ISBN-10: 0826105173

ISBN-13: 978-0826105172

Springer Publishing Company

 

 

 

 

 

 

This book is practical and readily useable by a number of health care professionals from nurses and anesthesiologists to general surgeons, physiatrists, and many more. The chapter authors closely detail each procedure, providing step-by-step guidelines for practice, including choosing and fitting tubes and restoring the voice. This one-stop reference presents the fine details of daily care of patients with tracheostomies to help health care practitioners make appropriate decisions and educate their patients.

Key topics:

• The procedure: timing, preoperative management, and surgical technique
• Types of tracheostomy tubes and related appliances
• Care of the tracheostomy patient: oral care, nutrition, and home care
• Special considerations for the child with a tracheostomy
• Complications and emergency procedures

 

 

 

 

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Pocket Companion to Brenner & Rector’s the Kidney, 8th ed. 2010

 

 

 

Pocket companion to Brenner and Rector’s the kidney, 8th ed. 2010

Michael R. Clarkson, Barry M. Brenner, Ciara Magee

ISBN-10: 1416066403

ISBN-13: 978-1416066408

Saunders

 

 

 

 

 

• Diagnose, treat, and manage both common and uncommon disorders.
• Find clinical knowledge quickly and easily thanks to convenient tables throughout the text.
• Choose the best option of the many techniques available through discussions of indications for laboratory tests and imaging studies.

 

 

 

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Tuberculosis (Health alert) 2010

Tuberculosis (Health Alert)

Henry Wouk

ISBN-10: 076143979X

ISBN-13: 978-0761439790

Benchmark Books

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Dermatoscopy in Clinical Practice: Beyond Pigmented Lesions, 1st ed. 2010

Dermatoscopy in Clinical Practice: Beyond Pigmented Lesions

(Series in Dermatological Treatment)

Giuseppe Micali and Francesco Lacarrubba

ISBN-10: 0415468736

ISBN-13: 978-0415468732

Informa Healthcare

Dermoscopy has increasingly been taken up in general dermatology practice in the USA as a non-invasive technique for the differential diagnosis of pigmented skin lesions. Videodermatoscopy – dermoscopy using a digital system - allows a higher-magnified observation of the skin surface and has also been used for other investigations, such as monitoring the progress of therapy for dermatologic conditions, with some success. This book aims to advance knowledge of these additional uses of videodermatoscopy beyond the usual indication for pigmented lesions of the skin.

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A Practical Manual of Diabetes in Pregnancy, 1st ed. 2010

 

 

 

 

A Practical Manual of Diabetes in Pregnancy

(Practical Manual of Series)

David McCance, Michael Maresh, and David Sacks

ISBN-10: 140517904X

ISBN-13: 978-1405179041

Wiley-Blackwell

 

 

 

 

 

Edited and authored by international experts,A Practical Manual of Diabetes in Pregnancy presents multi-disciplinary evidence-based guidance relevant for all those caring for women with pre-existing or gestational diabetes.

Divided into five sections, the book covers everything from preconception to postnatal care, as well as detailing the risks associated with diabetic pregnancy and the long term implications for the mother and baby:

• Epidemiology and pathophysiology
• Impaired glucose tolerance and gestational diabetes
• Prepregnancy and pregnancy care
• Complications in pregnancy
• Delivery and post delivery care

This practical resource contains treatment recommendations based on the latest research to ensure pregnant women with diabetes receive the best possible care.

 

 

 

 

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Aesthetic Rejuvenation Challenges and Solutions: A World Perspective, 2010

Aesthetic Rejuvenation Challenges and Solutions, 2010

A World Perspective

(Series in Cosmetic and Laser Therapy)

Paul J Carniol and GARY D MONHEIT

ISBN-10: 0415475600

ISBN-13: 978-0415475600

Informa Healthcare

Every practitioner of aesthetic medicine and surgery will already have a series of textbooks instructing on how to treat the standard patient. Unfortunately, every practitioner will also have patients who do not conform to the average – who are of a different age, or sex, or ethnicity, or medical history, or who have special social requirements. This book looks at those complicated areas that tend to be ignored in the more standard textbooks, but are of intense interest to those practitioners who are confronted by a patient not conforming to the standard treatment; it pools the expertise of top aesthetic practitioners to help point out the areas of special challenge that arise in clinical practice and how to set about tackling and solving them.

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Office-Based Cosmetic Procedures and Techniques, 1st ed. 2010

Office-Based Cosmetic Procedures and Techniques, 2010

Sorin Eremia

ISBN-10: 0521706521

ISBN-13: 978-0521706520

Cambridge University Press

This is a multi-authored textbook that is simple, practical, and up-to-date and supported by instructional videos for cosmetic procedures that can be performed in an office setting. The focus of the book is on fillers, neurotoxins, and various laser, broad band light, radio-frequency, and ultrasound devices that are currently being used or about to be released. It also covers suture suspension lifts, chemical peels, and microdermabrasion. There are supporting chapters on various local, topical, nerve-blocking, and sedation anesthetic techniques that are typically used in an office setting. The book's format and contents are a bold departure from many textbooks. In addition to chapters discussing the theory behind the products and chapters reviewing categories of products or devices that provide the reader with an overview and some comparative discussion, there are short sections for each individual popular branded type of product. The book is useful for both experienced practitioners interested in the latest trends around the world and those who are starting out or are simply interested in adding new procedures to a practice that already includes certain cosmetic procedures.

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PET-CT Beyond FDG; A Quick Guide to Image Interpretation, 2010

PET-CT Beyond FDG; A Quick Guide to Image Interpretation, 2010

Stefano Fanti, Mohsen Farsad, and Luigi Mansi

ISBN-10: 3540939083

ISBN-13: 978-3540939085

Springer

Although [18F]fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) generally shows an excellent performance as a cancer-imaging agent when using PET-CT, there are some settings in which other radiopharmaceuticals offer advantages. Such non-FDG tracers are now gaining widespread acceptance not only in research but also in clinical practice. This atlas, including about 500 high-quality images, is a user-friendly guide to PET-CT imaging beyond FDG. A wide range of tracers is covered, such as 18F- and 11C-choline, 11C-methionine, 18F-ethyl-L-tyrosine, 68Ga-DOTA-NOC, 11C-acetate, 11C-thymidine, and 18F-DOPA. Throughout, the emphasis is on image interpretation, with guidance on the recognition of normal, benign, and malignant uptake and clear instruction on learning points and pitfalls. This atlas is designed to serve as a reference text for both nuclear physicians and radiologists, and will also be of great benefit to radiographers, technologists, and nuclear medicine and radiology residents.

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Acne Scar; Classification and Treatment, 2010

Acne Scars: Classification and Treatment

(Series in Dermatological Treatment)

Antonella Tosti, Maria De Padova, Kenneth Beer

ISBN-10: 1841846872

ISBN-13: 978-1841846873

Informa Healthcare

The visible scarring left permanently on the skin after acne itself subsides often causes considerable distress for the patients concerned. The traditional treatment by dermabrasion has now been supplemented and supplanted by a number of innovative therapies, often developed as tools in cosmetic dermatology, and this text - the first monograph devoted to the topic - will be welcomed by both general and cosmetic dermatologists as a useful guide through the complexities of treatment.

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Evidence-based Chronic Pain Management, 2010

 

 

 

Evidence-Based Chronic Pain Management

(Evidence-Based Medicine)

Cathy Stannard, Eija Kalso, and Jane Ballantyne

ISBN-10: 1405152915

ISBN-13: 978-1405152914

Wiley-Blackwell

 

 

 

 

 

A genuine evidence-based text for optimum pain relief in various chronic conditions

 

• Contributes an important advance in the practice of pain management providing the information on which to build more coherent and standardised strategies for relief of patient suffering
• Answers questions about which are the most effective methods, AND those which are not effective yet continue to be used
• Includes discussion of the positive and the negative evidence, and addresses the grey areas where evidence is ambivalent
• Written by the world's leading experts in evidence-based pain management this is a seminal text in the field of pain

 

 

 

 

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Ocular Disease: Mechanisms and Management, 2010

Ocular Disease: Mechanisms and Management, 2010

Leonard A Levin and Daniel M. Albert

ISBN-10: 0702029831

ISBN-13: 978-0702029837

Saunders

Ocular Disease-a newly introduced companion volume to the classic Adler's Physiology of the Eye-correlates basic science and clinical management to describe the how and why of eye disease processes and the related best management protocols. Editors Leonard A. Levin and Daniel M. Albert-two of the world's leading ophthalmic clinician-scientists-have recruited as contributors the most expert and experienced authorities available in each of the major areas of ophthalmic disease specific to ophthalmology: retina, cornea, cataract, glaucoma, uveitis, and more. The concise chapter structure features liberal use of color-with 330 full-color line artworks, call-out boxes, summaries, and schematics for easy navigation and understanding. In print and online at expertconsult.com, this comprehensive resource provides you with a better and more practical understanding of the science behind eye disease and its relation to treatment.

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