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Patterson's Allergic Diseases
Leslie Carroll Grammer , Paul A. Greenberger
editore: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins
pagine: 736
Revised and updated for its Seventh Edition, this highly acclaimed volume is a complete, current, and practical guide to the diagnosis and treatment of allergic disorders. This comprehensive yet concise reference will remain the first choice for residents and practitioners who need guidance to identify an allergy, confirm a diagnosis, or find effective therapies. It will also be an excellent aid for board review. This edition includes discussions of clinical trials in asthma and significant updates on drug allergy, imaging, occupational allergy, and immune deficiency evaluation. A companion Website will include the fully searchable text and additional illustrations and tables.
Clinical Psychiatry Essentials
Jinger G. Hoop
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Laura Weiss Roberts
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editore: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins
pagine: 624
Clinically relevant and visually accessible, "Clinical Psychiatry Essentials" is tailored specifically to meet the needs of today's students. Easy to read and use, it provides an introduction to the field of psychiatry and features a wealth of learning tools to maximize comprehension. Each chapter integrates clinical case scenarios, clinical pearls, and study questions, making this an excellent resource for course study and exam preparation. The book addresses core competency issues, including communication skills, system-based aspects of care, and professionalism and focuses on innovative areas of psychiatry including patient-centered care practices and new therapies. A companion Website provides access to the fully search able text.
ACC Atlas of Pathophysiology
editore: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins
pagine: 464
Featuring 450 large full-color illustrations, this comprehensive atlas shows how more than 200 disorders can disrupt the human body's equilibrium. It is designed to help healthcare professionals visualize disease processes, understand the rationales for clinical interventions, and explain to patients how diseases develop and progress. Introductory chapters illustrate basic pathophysiologic concepts including cells, cancer, infection, genetics, and fluids and electrolytes. Twelve chapters organized by body system cover all major diseases, with illustrations, charts, and brief text on causes, pathophysiology, signs, symptoms, diagnostic tests, and treatment. This Third Edition includes eight new disease entries and updated information throughout. The new icon, Complications, highlights the typical progression of untreated disease.
Medically Challenging Patients Undergoing Cardiothoracic Surgery
A Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists Monograph
Neal Cohen
editore: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins
pagine: 360
This monograph reviews selected topics related to the care of medically challenging patients who present for cardiothoracic surgery. It includes management strategies to optimize neurologic outcome and clinical considerations for patients with coexisting medical conditions, such as carotid disease, hypertension, hyperglycemia, dialysis-dependent renal disease, and pulmonary hypertension. It reviews clinical considerations for patients with heparin-induced thrombocytopenia, pregnant patients requiring cardiac surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass, and obese patients. Coverage includes considerations for selected patient populations requiring thoracic surgery, such as the patient who requires lung isolation but has a difficult airway, the patient with an anterior mediastinal mass, or the patient with an invasive tumor of the vena cava. A discussion of the patient who refuses transfusion addresses the ethical and legal implications and the clinical options available to optimize care.
Personality Disorders
A Practical Guide
Carol W. Berman
editore: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins
pagine: 208
This new addition to the "Practical Guides in Psychiatry" series is a clinically oriented pocket guide to diagnosis and treatment of personality disorders. Using the conversational style and case vignettes found in all "Practical Guides in Psychiatry" titles, Dr. Berman addresses every category of personality disorder. The first section discusses the various types of personality disorders. The second section discusses those that coexist with other major psychiatric disorders, such as depression and bipolar disorder. The third section focuses specifically on treatment issues. Among the issues discussed are how gender, culture, substance abuse, post-traumatic stress disorder, somatoform disorders, and medical conditions intersect with personality disorders. "The Practical Guides in Psychiatry" series provides quick, concise information for professionals on the front lines of mental health care. Written in an easy-to-read, conversational style, these invaluable resources take you through each step of the psychiatric care process, delivering fast facts and helpful strategies that help you provide effective and compassionate care to your patients.
Therapeutic Electrophysical Agents: Evidence Behind Practice
Alain Yvan Belanger
editore: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins
pagine: 528
Much more than an update to the "Evidence-Based Guide to Therapeutic Physical Agents", this Second Edition, now titled "Therapeutic Electrophysical Agents: Evidence Behind Practice", enables you to translate your learning into practice. The Second Edition expands and strengthens the concept of evidence-based practice for the study and application of therapeutic electrophysical agents (EPAs) in the fields of physical rehabilitation, physical medicine, and sports therapy. It also reflects the latest terminology and standards from the American Physical Therapy Association's Guide to Physical Therapy Practice and the Disablement Model. The new pedagogical approach includes learning objectives beginning each chapter, critical thinking questions ending each chapter, and evidence-based case scenarios to guide your studies and help you apply your knowledge.
Case-based Anesthesia
Clinical Learning Guides
Charles W. Hogue
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Christopher J. O'Connor
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editore: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins
pagine: 238
This short textbook presents sixty cases with the detail and patient-specific data encountered in actual clinical practice. Cases cover the major points emphasized in the in-training exam and in written and oral boards. The cases are rigorously developed using two models. The Developed Case model features a step-by-step format that highlights the decisions made at each step. The Case Reflection model features a short narrative, followed by analysis of how the management and outcome might have been improved. Cases are referenced with current articles in support of particular strategies. Each case includes a boxed Key Points section and self-assessment questions.
Pathology Exam Review
Atif Ali Ahmed , Ronald M. Przygodzki
editore: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins
pagine: 400
The only review book to cover both anatomic and clinical pathology, Pathology Exam Review offers excellent preparation for the American Board of Pathology Anatomic and Clinical Pathology examinations. The book contains 1,500 board-formatted multiple-choice questions with short explanatory answers, equally divided between anatomic and clinical pathology. Anatomic pathology coverage includes general pathology, cytopathology, autopsy pathology, surgical pathology, immunohistochemistry, and electron microscopy. Clinical pathology coverage includes immunology, medical microbiology (bacteriology, mycology, virology and parasitology), transfusion medicine, hematology, coagulation, clinical chemistry, and molecular pathology and genetics. Many of the questions are accompanied by full-color images. A companion Website will include the fully searchable text, a question bank, and an image bank.
The Physics of Radiation Therapy
Faiz M. Khan
editore: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins
pagine: 592
Dr. Khan's classic textbook on radiation oncology physics is now in its thoroughly revised and updated Fourth Edition. It provides the entire radiation therapy team--radiation oncologists, medical physicists, dosimetrists, and radiation therapists--with a thorough understanding of the physics and practical clinical applications of advanced radiation therapy technologies, including 3D-CRT, stereotactic radiotherapy, HDR, IMRT, IGRT, and proton beam therapy. These technologies are discussed along with the physical concepts underlying treatment planning, treatment delivery, and dosimetry. This Fourth Edition includes brand-new chapters on image-guided radiation therapy (IGRT) and proton beam therapy. Other chapters have been revised to incorporate the most recent developments in the field. This edition also features more than 100 full-color illustrations throughout. A companion Website will offer the fully searchable text and an image bank.
Anatomy and Physiology: An Incredibly Visual! Pocket Guide
editore: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins
pagine: 384
The latest spinoff of the Incredibly Easy! Series[registered], the Incredibly Visual! Pocket Guides are compact, carry-anywhere references that use stunning full-color photos and illustrations and brief, easy-to-read text to present must-know clinical concepts. Ideally suited for visual learners, the information is easy to learn and recall because the visual images leave a lasting impression, and most topics are covered on a two-page spread. Anatomy & Physiology: An Incredibly Visual! Pocket Guide presents anatomical structures in vivid detail, features easy-to-understand physiology flowcharts, and highlights information pertinent to special patient populations.
Basic and Bedside Electrocardiography
Romulo F. Baltazar
editore: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins
pagine: 464
"Basic and Bedside Electrocardiography" is the first book to integrate the basics of ECG interpretation with the most recent clinical guidelines for treating patients with ECG abnormalities. Each concise, bulleted chapter discusses a disease state, gives many tracings as examples, provides clear illustrations of pathophysiology, and offers guidelines for diagnosis and treatment of specific entities. More than 600 illustrations aid readers in recognizing commonly encountered ECG abnormalities. Diagrammatic illustrations at the end of most chapters summarize the different ECG abnormalities discussed, to help readers recognize the different arrhythmias more easily. An appendix provides quick-reference information on commonly used intravenous agents.
Atlas of Oculofacial Reconstruction
Principles and Techniques for the Repair of Periocular Defects
Gerald J. Harris
editore: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins
pagine: 160
This full-color atlas is a practical, step-by-step guide to the reconstruction of periocular defects following tumor excision or tissue-loss trauma. The book addresses the specific anatomic concerns in each oculofacial sector with tailored surgical principles and techniques designed to improve aesthetic outcomes. Full-color illustrations with detailed explanatory legends depict each step of each surgical technique. Flap design and mobilization are shown directly on surgical photographs, rather than in idealized drawings. The clear, accessible writing style will appeal to ophthalmic and plastic surgeons, non-ophthalmic surgeons, and non-surgical ophthalmic specialists. A companion Website will include an online image bank.
Lippincott's Primary Care Psychiatry
Glen L. Xiong
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James A. Bourgeois
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editore: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins
pagine: 352
"Lippincott's Primary Care Psychiatry," part of "The Primary Care Series," helps family practitioners, internists, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, and mental health practitioners understand, diagnose, and effectively treat the most common psychiatric problems seen in the primary care office setting. The introductory chapter provides practical tips for the primary care psychiatric interview and introduces the 'AMPS Screening tool', which is used to quickly screen for the most common psychiatric disorders. Subsequent chapters cover commonly encountered disorders and follow a user-friendly format: Introductory Case; Clinical Highlights; Clinical Significance; Diagnosis; Differential Diagnosis, including 'Not to Be Missed' points; Biopsychosocial Treatment, including 'When to Refer'; Practice Pointers case studies; ICD-9 codes; and, Practical Resources. "Lippincott's Primary Care Psychiatry" includes chapters on depression, anxiety, psychosis, substance disorders, eating disorders, personality disorders, and unexplained physical symptoms.
Special topic chapters on geriatric psychiatry, sleep disorders, suicide and violence risk assessment, and cultural considerations are also included. It includes features such as: full-color series design; anatomical wall chart for your office; consistent format throughout with specific headings; appendices include time-saving strategies and medication table; and, most authors dually trained in primary care and psychiatry. The companion Website includes fully searchable text and patient handouts for various psychiatric disorders.
Infectious Diseases of the Female Genital Tract
Richard L. Sweet , Ronald S. Gibbs
editore: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins
pagine: 480
Thoroughly updated and now featuring more than 100 full-color illustrations, the Fifth Edition of this comprehensive reference provides current, complete diagnostic and therapeutic information on infectious diseases of the female genital tract. This edition includes new chapters on human papillomavirus and the new vaccines and on infection as a cause of neonatal brain damage. The book emphasizes an evidence-based approach to recommendations and presents current guidelines for treatment of sexually transmitted diseases. The presentation of material has been streamlined to produce a smaller, more user-friendly text, and the format has been modified to include additional algorithms and tables. A companion Website will offer the fully searchable text and an image bank.
Handbook of Signs and Symptoms
Lippincott
editore: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins
pagine: 768
Thoroughly updated for its Fourth Edition, this convenient, portable handbook is a comprehensive guide to the evaluation of more than 530 signs and symptoms. It has all the assessment information busy clinicians need in a single source. Each entry describes the sign or symptom and covers emergency interventions if needed, history and physical examination, medical and other causes with their associated signs and symptoms, and special considerations such as tests, monitoring, treatment, and gender and cultural issues. This edition identifies specific signs and symptoms caused by emerging diseases such as avian flu, monkeypox, respiratory syncytial virus, norovirus, metabolic syndrome, blast lung injury, Kawasaki disease, and popcorn lung disease. New information on patient teaching and obtaining a health history is included.
Textbook of Head and Neck Anatomy
James L. Hiatt , Leslie P. Gartner
editore: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins
pagine: 400
Now in full color, the Fourth Edition of this classic text combines concise yet complete coverage of head and neck anatomy with superb photographs, drawings, and tables to provide students with a thorough understanding of this vital subject. This edition contains basic anatomic information not found in other specialized textbooks of head and neck anatomy. It details structures of the oral cavity from an oral examination point of view to promote the practical application of fundamental anatomic concepts. Other features include Clinical Considerations boxes that highlight the clinical significance of anatomy, a discussion of the anatomic basis of local anesthesia and lymphatic drainage, and an embryological account of head and neck development.
Cochlear Implants
Principles and Practices
John K. Niparko
editore: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins
pagine: 416
Thoroughly updated for its Second Edition, this book provides an in-depth discussion on prosthetic restoration of hearing via implantation. The text succinctly discusses the scientific principles behind cochlear implants, examines the latest technology, and offers practical advice on how to assess candidates, how to implant the devices, and what rehabilitation is most effective. The authors thoroughly examine the outcomes of cochlear implantation, the impact on the patient's quality of life, the benefits in relation to the costs, and the implications of cochlear implants for language and speech acquisition and childhood education.
Principles and Practice of Dialysis
William L. Henrich
editore: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins
pagine: 752
This book is an evidence-based review of the practical challenges of dealing with patients receiving dialysis. The first section covers technical and procedural considerations such as choosing the hemodialysis membrane and choosing the best dialysis option. The second section covers clinical considerations such as infection and the treatment of specific renal disease complications. The book includes numerous illustrations and tables and drug charts for dialysis patients. This edition's current outcomes chapter has been expanded to include patient depression and improving quality of care. New chapters cover dialysis in the ICU, valvular heart disease, and pre-emptive renal transplantation.
ACSM's Resources for Clinical Exercise Physiology
Musculoskeletal, Neuromuscular, Neoplastic, Immunologic and Hematologic Conditions
editore: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins
pagine: 368
This Second Edition is designed to provide a resource for exercise clinicians working with patients suffering from a wide variety of chronic diseases and disabilities beyond cardiovascular and pulmonary disease, including orthopedic, neurologic, metabolic, musculoskeletal, neoplastic, and immunodeficiency conditions. Following the authors' expert advice and illustrative case studies, readers will learn how to work with these often underserved populations by providing them with exercise evaluation, prescription, supervision, education, and outcome evaluation. Each chapter, dedicated to a specific disease or disorder, gives a solid understanding of epidemiology, pathophysiology, diagnosis, and medical and surgical treatments. A companion Website will offer the fully searchable text and interactive quizzes.
Cottone's Practical Infection Control in Dentistry
Jennifer A. Harte , John A. Molinari
editore: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins
pagine: 400
Now in its Third Edition, this book is a primary, comprehensive infection control text for students in the dental professions. Using the latest scientific and clinical evidence and current infection control guidelines, the book presents easy-to-follow protocols as components of a basic infection control routine. This Third Edition has been thoroughly updated and contains more photographs and tables. A glossary of terminology and acronyms appears at the beginning of each chapter.
