• Publisher: Academic Press
• Number Of Pages: 558
• Publication Date: 1997-01-15
• Sales Rank: 994551
• ISBN / ASIN: 0125214413
• EAN: 9780125214414
• Binding: Hardcover
• Manufacturer: Academic Press
• Studio: Academic Press
• Book Description:
  

  The newly revised and updated Hormones, Second Edition provides a comprehensive treatment of human hormones, viewed in light of modern theories of hormone action and in the context of current understanding of subcellular and cellular architecture and classical organ physiology. Each chapter presents a physiological description of the hormone system under consideration, followed by a listing of the mode-of-action of the hormone. This book includes significant advances in the molecular biology of receptors, hormones, and studies of hormone action that have transpired over the past five years. The text updates the material on enzymes related to steroid metabolism and new hormone systems, as well as providing a new chapter on hormones and cancer.
  
  Key Features
  * Completely updates the material, covering new discoveries and significant advances since the First Edition was published in 1987
  * Contains new information regarding steroid hormones, the role of hormones in cancer, and a comprehensive introductory chapter
  * Presents an overview of virtually all important hormones
  * Provides detailed physiological, cellular, and molecular descriptions of classical human endocrine systems
  * Streamlines the presentation of the First Edition, making the book easier to use and read

• Publisher: F. A. Davis Company
• Number Of Pages: 582
• Publication Date: 2007-01-30
• Sales Rank: 240445
• ISBN / ASIN: 0803614985
• EAN: 9780803614987
• Binding: Hardcover
• Manufacturer: F. A. Davis Company
• Studio: F. A. Davis Company
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• Publisher: Slack Incorporated
• Number Of Pages: 320
• Publication Date: 2004-04-14
• Sales Rank: 2993904
• ISBN / ASIN: 1556426968
• EAN: 9781556426964
• Binding: Hardcover
• Manufacturer: Slack Incorporated
• Studio: Slack Incorporated
• 
  Book Description:
  Master Techniques in Cataract and Refractive Surgery combines the wisdom of cataract surgery with the progressiveness of refractive surgery. This text paves the way for today's surgeon to keep pace with all of the newest surgical techniques and technologies available.
  
  
  
  Editors F. Hampton Roy, MD, FACS and Carlos Walter Arzabe, MD, along with a group of expert international surgeons, detail how the latest technology is opening the door for new corrective procedures. Master Techniques in Cataract and Refractive Surgery details all aspects of cataract and refractive surgery.
  
  
  
  This comprehensive text written in a user-friendly style is accompanied by over 350 images. Learn how to perform cataract and refractive procedures from the start in one text. Each chapter covers indications, contraindications, detailed surgery, complications, results and references.
  
  
  
  Covering the latest procedures, as well as those that will soon emerge, this all-inclusive and comprehensive text is a necessity for all surgeons. By seeing how the experts are performing, you will be able to understand their techniques and improve your surgical practice.

• Publisher: Blackwell Publishing Limited
• Number Of Pages: 448
• Publication Date: 2004-11-01
• Sales Rank: 1675860
• ISBN / ASIN: 0632064781
• EAN: 9780632064786
• Binding: Hardcover
• Manufacturer: Blackwell Publishing Limited
• Studio: Blackwell Publishing Limited
• 
  Book Description:
  

  This single-source reference draws together the current knowledge of the vitamins ' biological properties in the context of human nutrition. Vitamins are co-enzymes, antioxidants or precursors of hormones and are therefore involved in a great many biochemical and physiological processes. They play a vital role in the maintenance of health, and there is evidence that dietary sources of vitamins have beneficial effects in the prevention of heart-related diseases, bone diseases and possibly cancer.Following introductory chapters on historical and nutritional aspects of vitamins, the next four chapters cover relevant and detailed aspects of physiology and functional anatomy, biochemistry, immunology and the regulation of protein synthesis by nuclear hormone receptors. These background chapters, supported by a glossary of terms, provide the scientific principles upon which vitamin functions are based. The following thirteen chapters deal with each vitamin in turn. Subject areas include chemical structure, intestinal absorption, transport, metabolism, biochemical and physiological actions, immunoregulatory properties, deficiency-related diseases and potential toxicity. An extensive bibliography refers the reader to the original research literature.Vitamins is aimed at nutritionists, biochemists, physiologists and physicians whether they be researchers, teachers or students. Food scientists, food technologists and many others working in the health professions will also find much of use and interest in the book. The inclusion of the theoretical principles in the background chapters makes the book an ideal starting point for those working outside the area who need a solid overview of the subject.

• Publisher: Butterworth-Heinemann
• Number Of Pages: 440
• Publication Date: 2003-08-06
• Sales Rank: 1177756
• ISBN / ASIN: 0750655488
• EAN: 9780750655484
• Binding: Paperback
• Manufacturer: Butterworth-Heinemann
• Studio: Butterworth-Heinemann
• Book Description:
  
  Totally updated and revised, and now containing a second colour throughout, this essential practical manual and CD-Rom continues to provide optometry students and practitioners with an accessible, clinical manual to all aspects of contact lens fitting and contact lens client care.
  
  All the features that have made this text such a popular bestselling book have been retained, including the bullet point format, clinical pearls, warning notices and its individual down-to-earth practical approach.
  
  Truly a compulsory purchase for all optometrists, dispensing opticians and contact lens practitioners. If you only every buy one contact lens book, make sure it is this one!
  

• Publisher: Wiley
• Number Of Pages: 272
• Publication Date: 2002-12-05
• Sales Rank: 659805
• ISBN / ASIN: 0471235377
• EAN: 9780471235378
• Binding: Hardcover
• Manufacturer: Wiley
• Studio: Wiley
• Book Description:
  
• Master the Art of Stress Management
• Reduce Your Body Fat
• Optimize Your Performance at Work
• Recharge Your Passion For Life

Praise For Mackie Shilstone's MAXIMUM ENERGY FOR LIFE

"No matter how successful you are, the one thing you can't buy is your health. But as I did, you can put the expertise and cutting-edge knowledge of Mackie Shilstone to work for you. This book represents a strategic management plan . . . the ultimate book for helping you to identify where you want to go and how best to achieve your performance goals. The performance management plan he offers in this book is truly a road map to success that you will want to use for the rest of your life."
-from the foreword by Steve Wynn, business legend

"Mackie's program that he shares with readers for the first time in Maximum Energy for Life significantly prolonged my baseball career and enhanced the quality of my life. In fact, it helped me reach the Baseball Hall of Fame."
- Ozzie Smith, retired all-star shortstop for the St. Louis Cardinals,
2002 Hall of Fame Inductee

"I was at the peak of my career as a medical doctor and had no idea that life had anything more in store for me. Then I met Mackie. After learning to think the way Mackie thinks, I had reserve energy and creativity that had previously been hidden, and I am happier and more optimistic. I have referred patients to Mackie, some of whom were too discouraged to try again to lose weight and get in shape. With his help, these patients got healthier, thinner, and more energetic-and their quality of life improved."
-Kathleen Wilson, M.D., Ochsner Clinic Foundation, New Orleans

"Mackie Shilstone's concepts in Maximum Energy for Life are truly exceptional. As a busy network executive, I know how important it is to assume ownership of one's health in being successful in business and in one's personal life. Mackie's program is the best. It has consistently worked with world-class athletes and everyday executives like me."
-Rick Bernstein, Executive Vice President, HBO Sports

"Mackie is the man! There is only one Mackie Shilstone, and Maximum Energy for Life is unmatched. Mackie's program helped give me the strength and motivation that I needed to succeed at the highest level. After my bout with cancer, his personal touch helped me to regain my ability to play-and the health to live a quality life."
- Brett Butler, former center fielder, Los Angeles Dodgers

"When you condition your body, it changes your life emotionally, mentally, spiritually, and physically. Mackie's enthusiasm and knowledge expressed in Maximum Energy for Life are an inspiration to never give up."
-Meg Farris, Medical Reporter, WWL-TV

"Maximum Energy for Life has given me the tools necessary to change my lifestyle and bring energy and balance into my personal and professional life."
-Donna Klein, nurse and attorney

• Publisher: Wiley
• Number Of Pages:
• Publication Date: 2007-08-06
• Sales Rank: 835813
• ISBN / ASIN: 0470033568
• EAN: 9780470033562
• Binding: Hardcover
• Manufacturer: Wiley
• Studio: Wiley
• Book Description:
  

  With this valuable practical guide, three members of the Harvard Stem Cell Institute have compiled and edited the definite handbook for the exciting new field of human embryonic stem cell research. The editors have gathered protocols from scientists with extensive reputation and expertise, describing and comparing currently used techniques for the culture of human stem cells and discussing the strengths and weaknesses of the different approaches.

  Human Embryonic Stem Cells: The Practical Handbook contains the first centralised collection of methods used in human embryonic stem cell biology. The book covers the derivation of human stem cell lines, the obtaining of cells from human stem cell banks, the culturing and characterisation of the cells, and the differentiation of the cells in vitro and in vivo.

  The novel and useful focus of this book sets it apart from other available books:

• Compares and evaluates the protocols used in leading laboratories working on human embryonic stem cells
• Centred solely on practical protocols for human (not mouse) embryonic stem cell research
• Includes extensive troubleshooting sections
• Addresses the different proclivities and behaviours of individual human embryonic cell lines
• Contains techniques currently known only to a small number of specialised laboratories worldwide

This handbook represents an essential source of up-to-date practical information for all cell and developmental biologists working with human embryonic stem cells or wishing to enter the field. It is also essential reading for clinical researchers in areas such as diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and neurological diseases.

• Publisher: Saunders
• Number Of Pages: 240
• Publication Date: 2006-12-16
• Sales Rank: 2720925
• ISBN / ASIN: 1416038892
• EAN: 9781416038894
• Binding: Hardcover
• Manufacturer: Saunders
• Studio: Saunders
• 
  Book Description:
  

  Dr. Burke Cunha, one of the foremost experts in the field of infectious disease, has put together an outstanding comprehensive issue with an exceptional team of authors that covers the most important updates in antimicrobial therapy. Treatment of helicobacter pylori, clostridium difficile, macrolide resistant S. pneumonia, and serious systemic infectious is covered. Authors discuss a clinical approach to anitibiotic failure, prevention and control of resistance, drug interactions, and therapy in the penicillin allergic patient. Monotherapy versus combination therapy, bacteriostatic versus bactericidal therapy, and in vitro susceptibility testing versus in vivo effectiveness are also covered. The issue also updates the reader on new uses for older antibiotics.

• Publisher: Blackwell Publishing, Incorporated
• Number Of Pages: 182 pages
• Publication Date: Edition:2nd edition
• Sales Rank:
• ISBN / ASIN: 1405173114
• The Pocket Guide to Fungal Infection presents, in a convenient and practical format, the major features of fungal infections in humans, providing visual information for each pathogen and the infections they cause. The second edition has been extensively revised. In each chapter the clinical manifestations and management sections have been revised and updated to include recently developed antifungal drugs. New sections include;. Emerging yeast and filamentous fungal pathogens. Antifungal susceptibility testing. Antifungal assays. Molecular methods in medical mycology. Mycological aspects of the indoor environment. Medical Mycology lends itself to illustration and as such there are over 40 additional images in this edition. Recent references have been added and the list of online resources has been updated. This Guide presents a succinct account of the clinical manifestations, laboratory diagnosis and management of fungal infections world-wide. It is an ideal publication for those who encounter fungal infections as part of their everyday practice, including medical microbiologists, infectious disease specialists, dermatologists and general practitioners.

• Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
• Number Of Pages: 156
• Publication Date: 2005-05-01
• Sales Rank: 180826
• ISBN / ASIN: 1405104139
• EAN: 9781405104135
• Binding: Paperback
• Manufacturer: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
• Studio: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
• Book Description:
  Blackwell Underground Clinical Vignettes: Microbiology II, Fourth Edition is your primary source for clinically relevant, case-based material essential for USMLE Step 1 review. Each Clinical Vignette simulates USMLE format, and includes classic buzzwords in history taking, physical examination, lab, imaging, and pathology. Microbiology II focuses on bacteriology and another volume, Microbiology I, focuses on virology, immunology, parasitology, and mycology.
  
  
  
  This revised edition contains carefully selected cases templated to fit the way you are tested and taught to think. Also included are valuable links to Step 1 and 2 Atlases for emphasis on photographic case studies. Over 50 new cases compatible with the updated content of USMLE Step 1 have been added.

• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Number Of Pages: 672
• Publication Date: 2005-03-24
• Sales Rank: 36999
• ISBN / ASIN: 0195179641
• EAN: 9780195179644
• Binding: Hardcover
• Manufacturer: Oxford University Press, USA
• Studio: Oxford University Press, USA
• 
  Book Description:
  

  While we have known for centuries that facial expressions can reveal what people are thinking and feeling, it is only recently that the face has been studied scientifically for what it can tell us about internal states, social behavior, and psychopathology. Today's widely available, sophisticated measuring systems have allowed us to conduct a wealth of new research on facial behavior that has contributed enormously to our understanding of the relationship between facial expression and human psychology. The chapters in this volume present the state-of-the-art in this research. They address key topics and questions, such as the dynamic and morphological differences between voluntary and involuntary expressions, the relationship between what people show on their faces and what they say they feel, whether it is possible to use facial behavior to draw distinctions among psychiatric populations, and how far research on automating facial measurement has progressed. The book also includes follow-up commentary on all of the original research presented and a concluding integration and critique of all the contributions made by Paul Ekman. As an essential reference for all those working in the area of facial analysis and expression, this volume will be indispensable for a wide range of professionals and students in the fields of psychology, psychiatry, and behavioral medicine.

• Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
• Number Of Pages: 208
• Publication Date: 2006-11-01
• Sales Rank: 1616083
• ISBN / ASIN: 0781764807
• EAN: 9780781764803
• Binding: Paperback
• Manufacturer: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
• Studio: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
• Book Description:
  This handy, practical guide provides clinicians with a comprehensive approach to the medical management of overweight children and adolescents. Coverage begins with the epidemiology, pathophysiology, and developmental aspects of child and adolescent obesity and a guide to evaluation of obese children. Subsequent chapters address respiratory, cardiovascular, endocrine, metabolic, orthopaedic, gastrointestinal, renal, and neurologic complications and comorbid conditions as well as mental health issues, acute obesity-related emergencies, and obesity as part of genetic syndromes. Pathophysiology is linked to clinical presentation, evaluation, and treatment, and lifestyle issues are discussed where appropriate. Highlighted boxes and algorithms help clinicians find and digest information quickly.

• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Number Of Pages: 910
• Publication Date: 2006-08-14
• Sales Rank: 600770
• ISBN / ASIN: 0198526954
• EAN: 9780198526957
• Binding: Paperback
• Manufacturer: Oxford University Press, USA
• Studio: Oxford University Press, USA
• Book Description:
  

  Mental health research and care in the twenty first century faces a series of conceptual and ethical challenges arising from unprecedented advances in the neurosciences, combined with radical cultural and organisational change. The Oxford Textbook of Philosophy and Psychiatry is aimed at all those responding to these challenges, from professionals in health and social care, managers, lawyers and policy makers; service users, informal carers and others in the voluntary sector; through to philosophers, neuroscientists and clinical researchers. Organised around a series of case studies in five key topic areas - concepts of disorder, the philosophical history of psychopathology, philosophy of science, ethics and philosophical value theory, and philosophy of mind - the book provides a detailed introduction to the field and a framework for study and skill development. Each case study is supported by selected readings from both philosophy and mental health, thinking skills exercises, self-test questions, key learning points and detailed guides to further reading. There is an introduction for philosophers to classification and descriptive psychopathology, and for practitioners to philosophical methods (including logic). The philosophical topics covered include philosophical methods (analytic and Continental); phenomenology, hermeneutics and existentialism, logical empiricism and its successors; idealism and realism; reasons and causes; and modern theories of mind and brain, free will and personal identity. Topics from mental health include psychiatry and 'anti-psychiatry'; Jaspers' psychopathology and the new neurosciences; the future of psychiatric classifications; strengths-based approaches, recovery practice, social inclusion and diversity; and key topics in psychopathology, such as delusion, autism, disorders of volition, thought insertion and other experiences in schizophrenia. The Oxford Textbook of Philosophy and Psychiatry aims to secure the skills-base of the discipline by bringing philosophers closer to the realities of practice in mental health, and mental health practitioners closer to the resources of philosophy as a partner to the sciences in responding to the challenges of twenty-first century mental health and social care.

• Publisher: For Dummies
• Number Of Pages: 304
• Publication Date: 2005-11-07
• Sales Rank: 159562
• ISBN / ASIN: 0764597930
• EAN: 9780764597930
• Binding: Paperback
• Manufacturer: For Dummies
• Studio: For Dummies
• Book Description:
  

  From identifying your triggers to improving your relationships � manage your emotional wellbeing

  Struggling to cope with anxiety and/or depression? Have no fear � this hands-on guide focuses on helping you pinpoint the root of your problems and find relief from your symptoms in a detailed, step-by-step manner. With concise, eye-opening exercises, you'll understand how to assess your current situation, remove the roadblocks to change, face your fears, and improve your view of yourself and the world around you. You'll see how to take direct action to alter negative or distorted thinking, lift your moods, and adopt positive habits that will lead you toward a more joyful, meaningful, and connected life!

  Discover

• How to improve the way you feel about yourself
• Skills to face and overcome what makes you anxious or depressed
• How to determine whether medication is an option for you
• Practical ways to prepare for and deal with setbacks

• Publisher: Blackwell Publishing Limited
• Number Of Pages: 325
• Publication Date: 2005-09-01
• Sales Rank: 921945
• ISBN / ASIN: 1405123931
• EAN: 9781405123938
• Binding: Hardcover
• Manufacturer: Blackwell Publishing Limited
• Studio: Blackwell Publishing Limited
• Book Description:
  

  SUBJECT: On average people spend one third of their lifetime sleeping. An understanding of the physiology and pathophysiological changes that take place during this time is, therefore, essential to the medical care of patients. Sleep disorders can arise from a variety of causes including respiratory, psychiatric and neurological conditions, as well as pain and lifestyle changes. Consequently, they present to a wide range of clinicians who require an overview of their diagnosis and treatment.NEED: There is now the need for an updated edition of this handbook, as sleep medicine has become part of a clinician''s daily practice. Under the leadership of respiratory specialists and neurologists, sleep laboratories have flourished in western countries. There has been a great deal of progress in the knowledge of the multiple interactions between the different sleep stages and respiration. Sleep apnoea-hypopnoea syndrome, upper airway resistance syndrome, respiratory pump disorders and periodic limb movement syndrome are now familiar diseases.COMPETITION: The handbooks that exist are either now out-of-date or mulit-authored, resulting in a lack of consistency between chapters.FORMAT: The book is divided into three sections. The first group of chapters consider the fundamentals of sleep, the effects of drugs on sleep and how to assess sleep complaints. The main body of the book consists of chapters on individual sleep disorders. Each of these has a structured approach, outlining both assessment and treatment. Insomnia, excessive daytime sleepiness, awareness during sleep and behavioural abnormalities are covered. The final chapters deal with the important respiratory consequences of upper airway dysfunction, changes in the control of breathing during sleep and the social implications of sleep problems. There will be a major revision on the chapter on the physiological basis of sleep and medicine in view of advances in the understanding of the neurochemistry, and philosophy of sleep. The chapter on insomnia will be expanded to take into account the approach in primary care, self-help techniques for patients and advances in behavioural and psychological treatments. In addition, there will be greater coverage of the social effects of daytime sleepiness, particularly road traffic accidents and a major review of narcolepsy in view of the latest knowledge of genetic and chemical underlying abnormalities.CONTENT & ORGANISATION: See Contents list below.FEATURES:Essential practical manual for those encountering patients with sleep disordersRevised and expanded sections on insomnia, excessive daytime sleepiness and new drugsNew information on medical complications of sleep apnoeas and guidance on investigations and treatmentsKey points to highlight clinical features of the different sleep-related diseasesMARKETING: We should target all those working in the field of sleep medicine, particularly respiratory physicians, neurologists and psychiatrists. The author was a valuable source of information of key societies to approach for the last edition.PAST HISTORY: The first edition of this book was published in April 2000 and achieved trade sales of nearly 1300 copies. The current price is £55 and we have 10 copies in stock. The extent will increase to 320 pages compared to 250 pages in the previous edition and the price will be £65. The geographical breakdown is as follows:UK - 383Europe - 203USA - 540Australia - 24India - 6Asia - 79South America - 6Middle East - 9Africa - 7SUPPORT: Shneerson is one of the world''s leading authorities on sleep medicine. He is the Director of the Respiratory Support and Sleep Centre in Cambridge, UK and lectures on the topic frequently. As an experienced author and teacher, he has the ability to write concisely and present information in an accessible way.REVIEWS:Thorax, January 2001, No. 56 : This excellent book, written by one of the pioneers of sleep disordered breathing in the UK, provides a broad coverage of disorde

• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Number Of Pages: 376
• Publication Date: 2005-11-17
• Sales Rank: 53831
• ISBN / ASIN: 0198565895
• EAN: 9780198565895
• Binding: Paperback
• Manufacturer: Oxford University Press, USA
• Studio: Oxford University Press, USA
• Book Description:
  

  Social Determinants of Health, 2nd Edition gives an authoritative overview of the social and economic factors which are known to be the most powerful determinants of population health in modern societies. Written by acknowledged experts in each field, it provides accessible summaries of the scientific justification for isolating different aspects of social and economic life as the primary determinants of a population's health. The new edition takes account of the most recent research and also includes additional chapters on ethnicity and health, sexual behaviours, the elderly, housing and neighbourhoods. Recognition of the power of socioeconomic factors as determinants of health came initially from research on health inequalities. This has led to a view of health as not simply about individual behaviour or exposure to risk, but how the socially and economically structured way of life of a population shapes its health. Thus exercise and accidents are as much about a society's transport system as about individual decisions; and the nation's diet involves agriculture, food manufacture, retailing, and personal incomes as much as individual choice. But a major new element in the picture we have developed is the importance of the social, or psycho-social, environment to health. For example, health in the workplace for most employees - certainly for office workers - is less a matter of exposure to physical health hazards as of the social environment, of how supportive it is, whether people have control over their work, whether their jobs are secure. A similar picture emerges in other areas ranging from the health importance of the emotional environment in early childhood to the need for more socially cohesive communities. Social Determinants of Health should be read by those interested in the wellbeing of modern societies. It is a must for public health professionals, for health promotion specialists, and for people working in the many fields of public policy which we now know make such an important contribution to health.

• Publisher: Mosby
• Number Of Pages: 436
• Publication Date: 2003-06-03
• Sales Rank: 1286192
• ISBN / ASIN: 0723432295
• EAN: 9780723432296
• Binding: Paperback
• Manufacturer: Mosby
• Book Description:
  

  The third edition of CLINICAL EXAMINATION provides a clear, practical and above all, superbly illustrated guide to all aspects of history taking and patient examination. Designed to be accessible both to medical students just starting their clinical attachments and to more experienced readers, the clear writing style, the innovative use of clinical photographs and the explanatory artworks combine to explain and clarify the concepts and skills necessary to take a history and perform an examination. The text is organised by body system, with each chapter structured the same way: firstly, underlying structure and function; secondly, signs, symptoms and abnormalities; thirdly, patient examination.

• Publisher: Wiley
• Number Of Pages: 232
• Publication Date: 2003-07-07
• Sales Rank: 1318484
• ISBN / ASIN: 0471487104
• EAN: 9780471487104
• Binding: Hardcover
• Manufacturer: Wiley
• Studio: Wiley
• Book Description:
  

  Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT) is now well established as an effective treatment for a range of mental health problems, but for clinicians working with older clients, there are particular issues that need to be addressed.

  Topics covered include the need to build a therapeutic relationship, dealing with stereotypical thinking about ageing, setting realistic expectations in the face of deteriorating medical conditions, maintaining hope when faced with difficult life events such as the loss of a spouse, disability, etc., and dealing with the therapist's own fears about ageing.

  Illustrated throughout with case studies, practical solutions and with a troubleshooting section, this is essential reading for all clinical psychologists, psychiatrists and related health professionals who work with older people.

• Authors are world authorities on depression and psychotherapy with older people
• First book to be published on CBT with older people
• Case studies and examples used throughout to illustrate the method and the problems of older people

• Publisher: Springer
• Number Of Pages: 196
• Publication Date: 2007-07-05
• Sales Rank:
• ISBN / ASIN: 1846286794
• EAN: 9781846286797
• Binding: Hardcover
• Manufacturer: Springer
• Studio: Springer
• Book Description:
  

  Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator Stored ECGs instructs the reader on the appropriate and optimal reading of device diagnostics in clinical practice using a format developed around low text volume, charts, and practical (hands-on) protocols that can be used directly during ICD follow-up. This concise didactic reference book provides clinical information via the use of images to illustrate specific diagnostic features in defibrillator therapy. The first part consists of chapters on defibrillator diagnostics, followed by case-based presentations with images, actual patient histories and a summary paragraph. All common and some rarer situations are covered.

• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Professional
• Number Of Pages: 1270
• Publication Date: 2001-03-15
• Sales Rank: 434257
• ISBN / ASIN: 0838586147
• EAN: 9780838586143
• Binding: Hardcover
• Manufacturer: McGraw-Hill Professional
• Studio: McGraw-Hill Professional
• Book Description:
  

  Current for today's physician, the new sixth edition features more than 2000 superperbly reproduced illustrations covering the spectrum of disorders and conditions seen in gynecologic and maternal-fetal care. Check out these areas of exciting NEW coverage:
  
  Screening in early pregnancy: ultrasound of nuchal translucency for the early diagnosis of chromosomal anbromalities
  Pelvic pain: how to diagnose certain conditions associated with pelvic pain using color Doppler sonography
  Transvaginal sonography of ovarian and endometrial cancer
  Endorectal and transvaginal sonography of anal sphincter abnormalities
  Breast ultrasound
  Three-dimensional power sonography in gynecology
  Three-dimensional ultrasound in obstetrics
  Problem-solving with magnetic resonance imaging

• Publisher: Icon Health Publications
• Number Of Pages: 272
• Publication Date: 2003-04
• Sales Rank: 2591182
• ISBN / ASIN: 0597835195
• EAN: 9780597835193
• Binding: Paperback
• Manufacturer: Icon Health Publications
• Studio: Icon Health Publications

This sourcebook has been created for patients who have decided to make education and Internet-based research an integral part of the treatment process. Although it gives information useful to doctors, caregivers and other health professionals, it also tells patients where and how to look for information covering virtually all topics related to amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, from the essentials to the most advanced areas of research. The title of this book includes the word official. This reflects the fact that the sourcebook draws from public, academic, government, and peer-reviewed research. Selected readings from various agencies are reproduced to give you some of the latest official information available to date on amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Following an introductory chapter, the sourcebook is organized into three parts. PART I: THE ESSENTIALS; Chapter 1. The Essentials on Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis: Guidelines; Chapter 2. Seeking Guidance; Chapter 3. Clinical Trials and Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis; PART II: ADDITIONAL RESOURCES AND ADVANCED MATERIAL; Chapter 4. Studies on Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis; Chapter 5. Patents on Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis; Chapter 6. Books on Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis; Chapter 7. Multimedia on Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis; Chapter 8. Periodicals and News on Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis; Chapter 9. Physician Guidelines and Databases; PART III. APPENDICES; Appendix A. Researching Your Medications; Appendix B. Researching Alternative Medicine; Appendix C. Researching Nutrition; Appendix D. Finding Medical Libraries; Appendix E. Your Rights and Insurance; ONLINE GLOSSARIES; AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS GLOSSARY; INDEX. Related topics include: Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis-Polyglucosan Bodies, Aran-Duchenne Muscular Atrophy, Gehrig's Disease, Lou Gehrig's disease, Motor neuron disease, Motor System Disease (Focal and Slow).

• Publisher: Springer
• Number Of Pages: 391
• Publication Date: 2003-10-17
• Sales Rank: 838059
• ISBN / ASIN: 0387007210
• EAN: 9780387007212
• Binding: Hardcover
• Manufacturer: Springe
• Book Description:
  

  Gastrointestinal Surgery: Pathophysiology and Management is an invaluable reference text for surgeons and surgical trainees. Written entirely by Dr. Haile T. Debas, Dean of School of Medicine and former Professor and Chairman, Department of Surgery, at the University of California, San Francisco, this book provides the unified approach only found in a single-authored text. Based on the three pillars of understanding particular disease processes -- fundamental anatomy and physiology, pathopysiology, and clinical correlations -- surgical treatment of GI disease is presented as the means to correct abnormal physiology and restore health. Using an integrated approach of basic science and clinical practice, Dr. Debas allows the student of surgery to gain a solid understanding of disease processes that minimizes the need for rote memorization. Thirteen lavishly illustrated chapters cover the GI system as well as gastrointestinal peptides and peptide-secreting tumors, abdominal trauma, the abdominal wall, surgery for morbid obesity, the liver, spleen, retroperitoneum, and perioperative care. Dozens of summary tables throughout each chapter condense "essentials" for quick reference. Comprehensive discussions of clinical disorders review the surgical treatment options. With 400 illustrations and tables, including hundreds of anatomical line drawings commissioned exclusively for this textbook, Gastrointestinal Surgery provides a clinical and therapeutic approach to surgical diseases which will prove invaluable to the surgical trainee and the practitioner preparing for recertification.

• Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
• Number Of Pages: 176
• Publication Date: 2006-05-01
• Sales Rank: 1099244
• ISBN / ASIN: 0781766451
• EAN: 9780781766456
• Binding: Paperback
• Manufacturer: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
• Studio: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
• Book Description:
  This handbook, under the auspices of the Society of Chest Pain Centers, is the first roadmap to treatment of heart failure patients in an observation unit. It gives practitioners a full understanding of the medical requirements, administrative processes, and regulatory issues involved in observation unit care of heart failure patients.
  
  The authors offer practical guidelines for management of heart failure in an observation unit, including admission criteria, initial evaluation, treatment protocols, drugs that should and should not be used, and discharge planning. Appendices contain treatment pathways and algorithms; sample orders; discharge information; reminder cards; and diet instructions.