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Tourette Syndrome
John T. Walkup
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John W. Mink
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editore: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins
pagine: 400
This volume provides a summary review of all recently published and ongoing research initiatives related to Tourette Syndrome. The latest research is presented in a clinical context, and controversial issues are fully discussed using an evidence-based approach. These issues include the prevalence of TS, the nature of the TS phenotype, the role of autoimmunity in the development of TS, the role of comorbidity in functional outcomes of TS patients, and approaches to identifying the TS gene/genes. Chapters describe recent advances in neuroimaging, genetics, and treatment. The book includes extensive discussions of co-morbid disorders: obsessive-compulsive disorder, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, mood disorders, and tics.
Visual Development, Diagnosis and Treatment of the Pediatric Patient
Robert H. Duckman
editore: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins
pagine: 400
Written by highly experienced clinicians, this volume is the first text to integrate basic concepts of vision development with clinical diagnosis and treatment of pediatric vision disorders. Coverage begins with a thorough review of the normal course of vision development, focusing on the years from birth through preschool. The next section presents a comprehensive, step-by-step clinical methodology for evaluating visual function. Subsequent chapters discuss treatment strategies, including parameters for prescribing lenses for children, notes on when not prescribing is appropriate, options in strabismus and amblyopia, and visual therapy for very young children. More than 200 illustrations complement the text.
NMS Review for USMLE Step 1
Bruce R. Pitt
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John S. Lazo
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editore: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins
pagine: 480
Now in its completely updated Seventh Edition, this comprehensive review has long been rated as a top study tool. This edition includes fully updated USMLE question formats, using clinical vignette questions. 850 USMLE-style questions are organized into 17 tests of 50 questions each for effective study and practice. Each test includes full explanations of each answer choice. This revised edition also includes more clinically oriented illustrations, and color plates in multiple signatures as seen on the exam. All questions are also available on a free CD-ROM included with the book that provides sorting and scoring features.
Cardiovascular MR Imaging
Physical Principles to Practical Protocols
Vivian S. Lee
editore: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins
pagine: 488
This text equips radiologists with a firm working knowledge of the physical principles underlying cardiovascular MR image generation. Emphasis is on practical applications of MR physics in customizing and optimizing imaging sequences and protocols and minimizing artifacts. Section I covers basic principles of MR physics and includes a chapter on safety. Section II applies these principles to vascular imaging, including gadolinium-enhanced MR angiography. Section III examines various techniques and applications of cardiac MR imaging. Each chapter includes boxed key concepts, challenging questions, and review questions, and many chapters include sample protocols. More than 400 drawings and scans complement the text.
Diabetic Foot
Lower Extremity Arterial Disease and Limb Salvage
A. N. Sidawy
editore: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins
pagine: 450
Understanding tibio-peroneal occlusive disease and its management is vital in treating patients with peripheral vascular disease. Occlusive disease and the resulting ischemia threaten the viability of the lower limb, particularly in diabetics. Edited by widely-respected vascular surgeon Anton N. Sidawy, this textbook explores all aspects of tibio-peroneal disease, including pathophysiology, diagnosis, treatment, and management of the lower extremity after adequate circulation is restored. It examines risk factors, disease distribution, and general management issues connected with diabetic patients, as well as adjuvant chemotherapy to improve patency of prosthetic bypasses, thrombolytic therapy for failed bypasses, wound healing, and amputations of the foot and leg.
Human Walking
James G. Gamble , Jessica Rose
editore: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins
pagine: 273
The definitive text on human gait is now in its Third Edition--thoroughly revised to reflect recent advances in the study of human locomotion and the clinical use of gait analysis. The book features contributions from leading experts in all the disciplines involved in the study, assessment, and treatment of gait disorders, including physical medicine and rehabilitation, orthopaedics, neurology, physical therapy, podiatry, kinesiology, and biomedical engineering. This edition's updated chapters have a greater focus on analysis of treatment outcomes. Five new chapters cover evolution of human walking; adaptation in pregnancy, aging, and alcoholism; walking for health; simulation of gait; and ten important take-home lessons about walking.
Surgical Approaches to the Facial Skeleton
Edward Ellis , Michael F. Zide
editore: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins
pagine: 250
Featuring over 400 full-color surgical photographs and drawings, this text/atlas is a step-by-step guide to the surgical approaches used to expose the facial skeleton. The authors describe in detail the key anatomic structures and the technical aspects of each approach, so that the surgeon can safely gain access to the region of the craniofacial skeleton requiring surgery. This Second Edition includes full-color intraoperative photographs that complement the surgical drawings. Several new approaches have been added--the transconjunctival approach to the medial orbit, subtarsal approach to the internal orbit, Weber-Ferguson approach to the midface, and facial degloving approach to the midface.
Mastery of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery
Alan B. Lumsden
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Gerald B. Zelenock
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editore: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins
pagine: 900
This new addition to the acclaimed Mastery of Surgery series guides readers step by step through all vascular surgical procedures, both open and endovascular. In the tradition of the series, this text/atlas is written by the world's master surgeons and richly illustrated throughout with detailed drawings, photographs, and imaging scans. Coverage of each procedure begins with indications, contraindications, preoperative preparation, anatomy, and patient management, followed by step-by-step descriptions of operative technique and pitfalls. For diseases in which open and endovascular approaches are used for different indications, both approaches are presented with discussions of when and why each is preferable. Each chapter ends with an editor's comment.
Pediatric Neuropsychiatry
C. Edward Coffey
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David R. Rosenberg
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editore: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins
pagine: 864
"Pediatric Neuropsychiatry" provides the most updated and clinically relevant information on psychiatric disorders in children and adolescents with disturbances of brain function. Bridging the fields of psychiatry and neurology, this landmark work emphasizes the link between developmental brain biology and behavior. Major sections focus on neuropsychiatric aspects of specific psychiatric and neurologic disorders, highlighting the influence of the developing nervous system on these disorders' pathophysiology, manifestations, clinical course, treatment, and prognosis. Other sections discuss all contemporary diagnostic and therapeutic modalities. The chapters include case histories, algorithms, tables, and appendices that explain the rudiments of testing.
Handbook of Pathophysiology
Foundations of Health and Disease
Elizabeth J. Corwin
editore: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins
pagine: 784
This pathophysiology handbook is ideally suited for easy reference in the classroom or clinical environment. The book presents a summary of physiology concepts for each body system, followed by an overview of important pathophysiology concepts related to 'alterations' in that body system. These pathophysiology concepts provide the necessary foundation for understanding the disease or injury states that are presented next in the chapter. This edition includes new illustrations, completely updated references, and new and updated content on genetics, neuroendocrinology, immunology, hemodynamic monitoring, cardiovascular compensatory mechanisms of shock, and more.
Atlas of Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery
Raymond T. Morrissy , Stuart L. Weinstein
editore: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins
pagine: 954
This atlas is the perfect companion to Lovell and Winter's Pediatric Orthopaedics, Sixth Edition. Featuring more than 1,200 illustrations, the atlas depicts 123 common procedures in pediatric orthopaedic surgery in step-by-step detail. The outstanding drawings are accompanied by brief, clear text descriptions filled with clinical tips and pearls. The illustrations are often paired with radiographs showing intraoperative progress or desired results. The level of detail in the illustrations simulates the actual operative field. This revised and updated Fourth Edition reflects the most advanced techniques. Fifteen new procedures have been added, and the section on the spine has been completely reworked.
Molecular Genetic Testing in Surgical Pathology
John D. Pfeifer
editore: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins
pagine: 473
Written by experts from Washington University School of Medicine, this text is a thorough review of the specific molecular genetic techniques that can provide diagnostically useful molecular genetic information on tissue samples - including cytogenetics, fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH), PCR, electrophoresis and hybridization analysis, DNA sequence analysis, and microarrays. The first part of the book describes each technique, indicates its advantages, disadvantages, capabilities, and limitations, and systematically addresses sensitivity and specificity issues. Subsequent chapters, organized by organ system, detail the specific applications of these tests in surgical pathology. More than 150 full-color and black-and-white illustrations complement the text.
Exercise Physiology
Basis of Human Movement in Health and Disease
Jane M. Eason
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Stanley Brown
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editore: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins
pagine: 672
Bridging the gap between exercise physiology principles and clinical practice, this text provides comprehensive coverage of both traditional basic science and clinical exercise physiology principles. The book presents clinical applications and examples that connect theory to practice. More than 500 full-color illustrations and numerous graphs and tables complement the text. Reader-friendly features including Perspective Boxes, Research Highlights, Biography Boxes, and Case Studies engage readers and reinforce key concepts. A bonus three-dimensional interactive anatomy CD-ROM from Primal Pictures and a Student Resource CD-ROM accompany the book. LiveAdvise online faculty support and student tutoring services are available free with the text. It is part of the "Doody's Core Titles[trademark] 2009."
Fundamentals of Pediatric Cardiology
David J. Driscoll
editore: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins
pagine: 192
Based on Dr. Driscoll's thirty years of successful bedside teaching at the Mayo Clinic, Fundamentals of Pediatric Cardiology is the ideal textbook for residents in pediatrics, family medicine, internal medicine, and pediatric and adult cardiology. This concise, well-organized, and easy-to-understand text can be read cover-to-cover during a pediatric cardiology rotation and focuses sharply on what primary care physicians need to know for initial evaluation and management of patients. Dr. Driscoll explains the many types of congenital heart defects, focusing on the most frequent cardiac problems in infants, children, and adolescents. Emphasis is on use of new diagnostic tools in conjunction with the physical examination.
Case Studies to Accompany Bates' Guide to Physical Examination and History Taking
Fiona R. Prabhu , Lynn S. Bickley
editore: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins
pagine: 208
Using actual case vignettes, this resource will help students apply their skills in history taking and physical examination and test their knowledge by answering case-based questions. This edition includes additional cases on the older adult and other new topics covered in the Ninth Edition of "Bates' Guide to Physical Examination and History Taking".
The Headaches
Jes Olesen
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K. Michael A. Welch
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editore: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins
pagine: 1200
Established worldwide as the one definitive, encyclopedic reference on headache, The Headaches is now in its thoroughly revised, updated Third Edition. The foremost international authorities examine the mechanisms of over 100 types of headache and provide evidence-based treatment recommendations, including extensive tables of controlled clinical trials. This edition presents the revised International Headache Society classification of headaches and explains how to use this new classification for accurate diagnosis. Many headache entities are discussed for the first time, such as chronic migraines; primary headache attributed to sexual activity; primary stabbing, cough, exertional, and thunderclap headaches; hypnic headaches; and new daily persistent headaches. A new section focuses on childhood headaches. Chapters that focus on headaches in elderly patients and patients with psychiatric or medical diseases are also included.
Glass' Office Gynecology
Michael P. Hopkins
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Michele G. Curtis
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editore: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins
pagine: 704
Completely updated and reformatted for greater practicality, "Glass' Office Gynecology, Sixth Edition" guides practitioners through the full range of clinical problems in the ambulatory care of women. It offers tips for examination, laboratory testing, diagnostic procedures, treatment, counseling, and follow-up and addresses specific concerns in the care of pediatric, adolescent, perimenopausal, and postmenopausal patients. This edition has new chapters on surgical and medical abortion, lifestyle modification counseling, primary management of common psychiatric disorders, and complementary and alternative medicine. Treatment algorithms have been added to every chapter. Where appropriate, end-of-chapter appendices provide forms for office use, phone numbers, and procedure instructions.
Intractable Epilepsies
Advances in Neurology
Ante Padjen
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Elout Starreveld
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editore: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins
pagine: 502
This volume brings together the latest advances in the understanding, diagnosis, and management of intractable epilepsies. Noted experts review cutting-edge research and its clinical implications, explore strategies for designing new drugs, and offer patient management guidelines for adults and children. Major sections identify the mechanisms and clinical features in each seizure type that distinguish controllable from intractable epilepsies. Chapters examine intensive care management of status epilepticus and factors determining short-term and long-term prognosis, including seizure type, etiology, and age of onset. Other patient management issues include differential diagnosis, predictors of intractability, neurophysiological and neuroimaging evaluation, and drug selection.
Complications of Shoulder Surgery
Treatment and Prevention
Richard J. Hawkins , Thomas J. Gill
editore: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins
pagine: 275
Written by internationally recognized master surgeons, this book is a comprehensive, practical guide to prevention, diagnosis, and management of complications in shoulder surgery. Major sections focus on open and arthroscopic surgery, and each section includes chapters on specific procedures, such as surgery for anterior shoulder instability, surgery for posterior/multidirectional instability, rotator cuff repair, arthroplasty, fracture management, arthrodesis, subacromial decompression, acromioclavicular joint resection, and thermal capsulorrhaphy. For each procedure, the authors discuss the full range of potential complications and present their preferred approaches to prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of these problems. More than 200 illustrations complement the text.
Hospital for Special Surgery Manual of Rheumatology and Outpatient Orthopedic Disorders
Diagnosis and Therapy
Allan Gibofsky
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John F. Beary
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editore: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins
pagine: 670
This new edition of the "Hospital for Special Surgery Manual of Rheumatology and Outpatient Orthopedic Disorders" is a practical, concise, quick reference that addresses the diagnosis and treatment of rheumatologic and non-surgical orthopaedic diseases. It focuses not only on the Hospital for Special Surgery's approach but also includes the clinical experience from other medical centers. This Fifth Edition has many new features such as new coverage on pain management, graded evidence for treatment regimens, and new information on genomics, proteomics, and the use of microarrays. Another exciting new addition: quick-reference bulleted lists throughout the book for acute care clinical situations.
