Elsevier health sciences dez 2009 (31 risultati)

Buch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -This issue of Perioperative Nursing Clinics, titled Pain, Analgesia and Anesthesia, which was Guest Edited by Valerie Girard-Powell, RN, will include the following topics: Behavioral Approaches to Pain Management; The Diagnostic Workup of Patients with Neuropathic Pain; Interventional Approaches to Pain Management; Myofascial Pain Trigger Points; Nonopioid Analgesics; Topical Analgesics; Documentation and Potential Tools in Long Term Opioid Therapy for Pain; Critical Monitoring Issues for Surgery Performed in a Non-hospital Setting; Anesthesia for Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Procedures; Anesthesiology and Gastroenterology; Interventional Radiology and Anesthesia; and Fee for Service Payments: Affect on Patient Care, Operating Room Procedures and Anesthesia Services. 160 pp. Englisch.…

Buch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -This issue of the Medical Clinics of North America brings the practicing clinician up to date on diagnosis and treatment of dermatologic conditions he may encounter in his daily practice. Guest Edited by preeminent dermatologist, Neil Sadick, this issue covers topics including psoriasis, rosacea, acne, Cutaneous manifestation of systemic diseases, Cutaneous markers of malignancy, diseases of the hair and nails, vasculity, allergic disorders, eczema, urticaria, infectious diseases, skin neoplasms, Cutaneous manifestations of venous disease, and disorders of pigmentation. Englisch.…

Buch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -This Neuroscience nursing issue, Guest Edited by Anne W. Alexandrov, focuses on: use of acute care Nurse Practitioners in neuroscience critical care; Post-graduate advances practice neurovascular fellowship education and training; NET SMART; management of Traumatic Brain Injury; management of Subarachnoid Hemorrhage; management of Hyperacute Ischemic Stroke; Telestroke Systems; Antiplatelet Therapy' Migraine and Intracardiac Right to Left Shunt; Weight agreement in Ischemic Stroke Treatment; Inflammatory biomarkers for Ischemic Stroke; and glycemic control in neurovascular disease. Englisch.…

Buch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -A comprehensive update on parasitology for the small animal practitioner! Topics will include fleas and ticks; mites and lice; giardia and tritrichomonas; toxoplasma gondii and intestinal coccidia; babesia, cytoxzoan, and hepatozoan; heartworms; intestinal nematodes; flukes and tapeworms; lungworms and other extraintestinal nematodes, and much more! 995 pp. Englisch. …

Buch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -This two part issue of PET Clinics provides a comprehensive review to the important topic of Breast Cancer. Although the focus of this issue is the use of PET and PET/CT in the diagnosis, staging, treatment planning, and follow up for patients with breast cancer, there are also articles providing correlates from other imaging modalities. Englisch.…

Buch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -This issue of Pediatric Clinics offers an update on Nutritional Deficiencies. Guest Editors Drs. Praveen Goday and Timothy Sentongo have assembled a panel of world-class experts who offer reviews on topics including Protein-energy malnutrition, Nutritional deficiencies in the developing world, Nutritional deficiencies in children on restricted diets, Nutritional deficiencies in obesity (including bariatric surgery), Nutritional deficiencies during normal growth, Nutritional deficiencies during critical illness, Nutritional deficiencies in preterm infants, Nutritional deficiencies in liver disease, Short bowel syndrome, Cystic fibrosis, Refeeding syndrome, and Therapies associated with nutrient deficiencies (Sulfasalazine, methotrexate, seizure medications, steroids). 1035 pp. Englisch.…

Buch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Health Issues in Indigenous Children is reviewed in this issue of Pediatric Clinics, guest edited by Drs. Anne B. Chang and Rosalyn Singleton. Authorities from around the world have come together to pen articles on Infant care, Immunization, Growth and nutrition (include anemia), Pneumonia and lower respiratory tract infections, Chronic respiratory disorders: asthma and bronchitis, Acute and chronic diarrhea, Glomerulonephritis (GN) and managing the risks of chronic renal disease, Acute and chronic ear disease, Acute rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease (RHD), Skin disorders including scabies and tinea infections, Diabetes and other endocrine disorders, Behavioral and mental health problems, Dental issues affecting health, Developmental delay, Injuries including child neglect and abuse, and Health policy and service delivery. 1239 pp. Englisch.…

Buch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Topics include: Neurological Examination; Hearing Loss; Hydrocephalus; Idiopathic Epilepsy; MRI of Brain Disease; Vestibular Disease; Inflammatory Brain Disease; Caudal Occipital Malformation Syndrome; Brain Neoplasia; Cerebrovascular Disease; and Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation. 203 pp. Englisch.…

Buch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -The Legal and Ethical Issue, Guest Edited by Dana Bjarnason and Michele A. Carter, focuses on: Moral Accountability and Integrity in Nursing Practice; Care and Meaning in War Zone Nursing; Reflections on Delegation; Transcultural Nursing Practices; Information Technology; Science, Art or Both; Health Care Equity; Trust, Power and Vulnerability; Moral Certitude; and Nursing Responsibilities in Clinical Research. Englisch.…

Buch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Chronic immune thrombocytopenia is a disease in which the immune system destroys platelets (blood cells involved in the clotting process). Patients with ITP have abnormal bruising and bleeding,and severe disease can be life threatening. For many patients, standard drug treatments are not effective, and many of the drugs used may have significant side effects with long-term use. Among the articles in this issue, some focus on the traditional and newer treatments for the disease. Other articles focus on diagnosis and treatment of the disease in pregnancy, lymphoproliferative disorders, in thyroid disease, in rheumatologic disorders, and in children. Also discussed are infectious causes. Englisch.…

Buch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Proposed topics for this issue include: Demographics and Workforce in issues in Rural Surgery; Measuring Quality in Rural Surgery; Education of the Rural Surgeon (Models from Oregon, Wisconsin, Tennessee, MIBH); Rural Surgery - the Australian experience; Working Models (Oklahoma, Iowa, North Dakota); Starting a Rural Surgical Program from Scratch; The Importance of Rural Surgery - The primary care perspective; The Financial Impact of a Rural Surgeon on a Hospital. 1279 pp. Englisch. …

Buch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -This issue of Obstetrics and Gynecology Clinics, guest edited by Drs. William Rayburn and Kathleen Kennedy, addresses some of the most challenging issues Obstetrician-Gynecologists face in their practice. It includes articles on psychological and behavioral issues influencing women's health including depression, sexual function, intimate partner violence, and substance dependence. Englisch.…

Buch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -A comprehensive review of cancer patient treatment methods in the Intensive Care Unit. Articles include: Admission Criteria and Prognostication in Cancer Patients Admitted to the ICU; Diagnostic Strategies and Management of Acute Respiratory Failure in Cancer Patients Requiring Intensive Care; Mechanical Ventilation in Cancer Patients: Clinical Characteristics and Outcomes; Critical Care of the Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant Recipient; Critical Issues in Oncological Surgery Patients; and Diagnosis and Management of Infectious Complications in Critically Ill Patients with Cancer. Englisch.…

Buch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -This issue of Clinics in Laboratory Medicine, entitled Respiratory Viruses in Pediatric and adult Populations, is Guest Edited by Alexander J. McAdam MD, PhD, and includes: Developments in Specimen Collection and Tissue Culture for Respiratory Viruses; Nucleic acid amplification assays for respiratory viruses; Emerging molecular assays for respiratory viruses; Drug Resistance in Influenza Virus; Quantitative assays for adenovirus; RSV vaccine development; Human Metapneumovirus; and Recently discovered coronaviruses. 623 pp. Englisch.…

Buch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -This issue of the Rheumatic Disease Clinics of North America brings the rheumatologist up to date on the latest practices in quantitative assessment of common musculoskeletal conditions. Topics covered include quantitative measures of rheumatic diseases for clinical research versus standard clinical care; monitoring outcomes of arthritis and longitudinal data collection in routine care using a patient questionnaire; electronic and computer-generated patient questionnaires; integrating patient questionnaire data into electronic medical records; the SDI and CDAI; using SPERA for efficient capture of essential data from patients and health professionals; MDHAQ and RAPID scores; a proposed continuous quality improvement approach to assessment and management of patients with rheumatoid arthritis; and DAS28. 240 pp. Englisch.…

Buch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Salivary endoscopy and lithotripsy are completely new, and rapidly emerging medical fields for the United States and North America. Salivary endoscopy is now mainly known in Europe, having been utilized there since the early 1990s. Sialendoscopy can be either a diagnostic or interventional procedure. As a treatment, sialendoscopy is used for blocked salivary glands and is branching out for diagnosis in terms of ductal pathology and treatment of other conditions as well. Diagnostic sialendoscopy can replace most of the radiological examinations of the salivary ductal system. Lithotripsy is used therapeutically for salivary stones. Topics include: Causes, Incidence, and Natural History of Salivary Gland Duct Stones and Obstructions; Radiologic Diagnosis of Salivary Gland and Duct Obstructions; Technology of Sialendoscopy; Basic Sialendoscopy Technique for Salivary Stones; Treatment of Juvenile Recurrent Parotitis and Sjogren's Disease among others. 313 pp. Englisch.…

Buch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -A complete primer on practice management for the equine practitioner! Topics include current economic trends, transitioning from veterinary school to private practice, customer service, gender shifts, design of an ambulatory practice, equine practice evaluations and sale transactions, mergers and acquisitions, marketing, employee issues, medical record keeping, ethics in equine practice, hospital design, and much more! 413 pp. Englisch.…

Buch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Infectious diseases is a rapidly changing field in which new organisms emerge, previously identified organisms develop resistance to treatment, and infections that had previously almost disappeared become resurgent. These factors require rapid changes in therapeutic approaches, especially in the use of antimicrobial agents. This issue covers antibiotics in specific populations (children, the elderly, and patients with renal failure), antimicrobial resistance, and new drugs in several classes, including macrolides, fluoroquinolones, beta-lactam antibiotics, and agents for gram-positive infections. Englisch.…

Buch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -This issue brings together leading specialists from diverse fields including multiple subspecialties of anesthesiology, as well as surgery, cardiology, oncology, neurology, hospital medicine, endocrinology, and others. A multidisciplinary approach is essential to patient safety and optimal outcomes, so this valuable and unique monograph brings the anesthesiologist up to date on current integrated methods of preoperative assessment, consultation, and patient preparation for surgery. Article topics include preoperative evaluation and prep of the patient for cardiac surgery; noncardiac surgery in the patient with heart disease; identification and evaluation of the patient with lung disease; surgery on the patient with endocrine dysfunction; obesity, metabolic syndrome, and the surgical patient; surgery in a patient with liver disease; surgery in the patient with renal dysfunction; anemia in the preoperative patient; perioperative anticoagulant management; preop prep of the surgical patient with neurologic disease; and emergency and urgent surgery. 216 pp. Englisch. …

Buch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -An important review on trauma and emergency care for the general dentist! Topics will include medical and oro-facial evaluation, epidemiology of trauma to oro-facial structures, minor traumatic injuries to the primary and permanent dentition, major trauma to the oral and maxillofacial structures, developing and maintaining a 'dental trauma kit?, management of trauma to supporting dental structures, psychological aspects of dental injuries, preventive strategies for traumatic injuries, medico-legal issues in traumatic injuries, and more! Englisch.…

Buch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Guest Editor Adre du Plessis addresses Neonatal Neurology in this issue of Clinics in Perinatology, a companion to his September 2009 issue on Fetal Neurology. Mechanisms and management of acute brain injury is reviewed, including articles on Systemic and cerebral transitional hemodynamics in premature infants, Hypoxic-ischemic brain injury in the term infant, Neuroprotection in the newborn infant, Intracranial hemorrhage in the premature and term newborn, Infection-inflammatory mechanisms of brain injury in the newborn, Neonatal stroke, and Neonatal seizures. Next, Neurodiagnostic advances for the newborn infant is explored, with articles covering, Advanced brain MRI techniques, Advances in Near Infrared Spectroscopy, and Bedside electrocortical monitoring. The issue closes with a section devoted to Longterm neurologic outcome: Mechanisms of dysfunction and recovery, with articles on Longterm outcome in premature infants, Mechanisms of Cerebral Plasticity, The longterm effects of neonatal seizures, Constraint-induced therapy: Plasticity in practice, and Neonatal brain injury and autistic spectrum disorders in survivors. 922 pp. Englisch.…

Buch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -This Neuroimaging publication presents topics on Current brain tumor classification and new concepts; Translation from animal to human in brain tumor research; Brain irradiation - effects on normal brain parenchyma and radiation necrosis; MR perfusion and permeability in high-grade brain tumors; Diffusion concept for survival estimation; Presurgical planning with MR Tractography and functional MR Imaging; Intra-operative brain mapping for tumor resection; Monitoring Responses of Brain Tumors to Treatment with Sodium MRI; Molecular imaging in brain tumors; and Advances and trends in chemotherapy and radiation therapy treatment of brain tumor. 182 pp. Englisch.…

Buch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -This issue of Emergency Medicine Clinics tackles the increasingly difficult legal issues facing doctors today, guest edited by Joseph Kahn, Brendan Magauran, and John Olshaker. Topics include: 'Clinical Practice Guidelines,' 'The Legal Process: Being a Defendant or an Expert Witness,' 'Professional Liability Insurance,' 'Informed Consent, AMA, Refusal of Care, Capacity,' 'CQI, Incident Reports, Reporting Requirements, PEER Review,' and more! 555 pp. Englisch.…

Buch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Articles include: 'Functional Anatomy of the Gastroc-Soleus Complex and Achilles Tendon,? 'Insertional Achilles Tendinosis and Posterior Heel Pain Pathology,? 'Non-Insertional Achilles Tendinosis Conservative,? 'Non-Surgical Management of Achilles Tendon Ruptures,? 'Acute Open Repair of the Ruptures Achilles Tendon,? 'Minimal Incision Techniques for Acute Achilles Repair,? 'Rehabilitation of the Achilles Tendon,? 'Tendon Transfers for Achilles Reconstruction,? 'Management of Chronic Achilles Deficiency,? 'Complications of Achilles Tendon Surgery,? 'Achilles Lengthening Procedures - Indications, Techniques,? 'Emerging Techniques,? 'Posterior Calf Injury and Pain (conditions that mimic Achilles disorders)? Englisch.…

Buch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -This issue of the Surgical Oncology Clinics will review the important clinical trials from the past eight years in following topics: breast cancer, soft tissue sarcoma, rectal and anal carcinoma, pancreatic adenocarcinoma, hepatocellular carcinoma, gastric cancer, esophageal cancer, colon cancer, advanced and metastatic colorectal carcinoma, gastrointestinal stromal tumors, and melanoma. Englisch.…

Buch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -An important review on obstructive sleep apnea for the oral and maxillofacial surgeon! Topics include epidemiology, pathophysiology and clinical features of obstructive sleep apnea; systematic evaluation of the OSA patient; upper airway imaging in the evaluation and surgical management of OSA; management of OSA by continuous positive airway pressure; oral appliances in the treatment of OSA; algorithms for surgical management of obstructive sleep apnea; surgery of the palate, tonsils and tongue; treatment of OSA by distraction osteogenesis; surgical management of OSA in the pediatric patient; anesthetic and postoperative management of the OSA patient, and much more! Englisch.…

Buch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -With cardiovascular disease as the leading cause of death in the United States, the topic of preventive cardiology deserves intense examination. Michael Rich and George Mensah guest edit this issue, which explores important topics, such as the burden of cardiovascular disease, updates on hypertension, hyperlipidemia, and diabetes, all geared towards the elderly patient. This issue of Clinics in Geriatric Medicine also covers the effects of physical activity on cardiovascular and non-cardiovascular outcomes, impact of strength and resistance training on cardiovascular risk factors and outcomes, cellular mechanisms and the effects of caloric restriction, obesity and the obesity paradox, and the primary and secondary prevention of cardiovascular diseases in older adults. 563 pp. Englisch.…

Buch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Topics include: Concomitant Resurfacing and Facial Implants in Facelift; Complications of Facelift; Anesthesia and Facility in Facelift; Concomitant Fillers in Facelift; Short Scar Vertical U Lift; Deep Plane Facelift; SMAS Facelift Technique; Neck Contouring; Facelift and the Heavy Face; Male Facelift; Pearls in Facelift Management. Englisch.…

Buch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -The Guest Editors for this issue have assembled top experts to discuss only those most challenging aspects of diagnosis and treatment of inflammatory bowel disease. Emphasis is on comparing treatment paradigms, current and future biologics agents, safety profile of therapeutics, and novel diagnostic and prognostic tools for IBD. Articles are also devoted to pregnancy and IBD, IBD in children, and post-operative management of IBD. Englisch.…

Buch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -This issue is divided into two sections. The topics are Section 1 is on schizophrenia with psychiatric comorbidities: Management of Depression in Schizophrenia, Management of Schizophrenia with Comorbid Anxiety Disorders (OCD & Social Anxiety), Schizophrenia with Impulsive and Aggressive Behaviors, Management of Schizophrenia with Suicide Risks, Management of schizophrenia with eating disorders, Schizophrenia with Substance Abuse disorders. Section 2 is on Management of Schizophrenia with Physical Comorbidities: Management of Schizophrenia with Obesity, Metabolic, and Endocrinological disorders, Schizophrenia with Medical disorders (Cardiovascular, Pulmonary and Gastrointestinal), Schizophrenia with Auto-immune disorders, Schizophrenia with Neurological and Movement disorders, Treatment issues in Schizophrenia with Comorbid disorders. Englisch.…