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Musculoskeletal Imaging
A Teaching File
Catherine C. Roberts , Felix S. Chew
editore: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins
pagine: 550
The Second Edition of this popular text presents over 370 musculoskeletal imaging cases from the teaching files of leading medical centers. The format replicates the learning experience of sitting at the viewbox with an expert consultant, honing your diagnostic reasoning skills - an excellent aid in preparing for board exams. All cases are presented as unknowns in a consistent format - a brief clinical history, one or more images, a description of the findings, the diagnosis, and a discussion. Organized by anatomic region, the case collection encompasses all current imaging modalities and all categories of musculoskeletal disease. This edition includes 37 new cases and new images for 140 cases.
Perioperative Care in Cardiac Anesthesia and Surgery
Davy C. H. Cheng , Tirone E. David
editore: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins
pagine: 376
Written by eminent cardiac anesthesiologists and surgeons, this handbook is a complete, practical guide to perioperative care in cardiac surgery. The book addresses every aspect of cardiopulmonary bypass management and fast-track and traditional cardiac anesthesia and describes all surgical techniques, with emphasis on postoperative considerations. Close attention is also given to routine care and management of complications in the cardiac surgical recovery unit. Coverage includes up-to-date information on cardiac and neurologic monitoring, off-pump surgery, new devices for anastomosis, robotic surgery, and neurologic complications and outcomes. Tables, algorithms, and 15 appendices summarize key facts, protocols, and clinical decisions.
Spine Surgery Complications
Treatment and Prevention
Howard S. An , Louis G. Jenis
editore: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins
pagine: 235
Written by internationally recognized experts, this book is a comprehensive, practical guide to prevention, recognition, and management of complications in spine surgery. Sections cover the cervical spine and the thoracolumbar/lumbosacral spine and discuss the full range of complications that may be encountered, including those associated with the newest technologies, procedures, and instrumentation. Each chapter focuses on a specific type of problem and presents "how-to" strategies for avoiding and managing the problem in specific surgical procedures. Of special note are the detailed discussions of complications related to instrumentation. Each chapter includes extensive, up-to-date references. More than 150 illustrations complement the text.
Strategic Approaches in Coronary Intervention
David R. Holmes , Stephen G. Ellis
editore: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins
pagine: 642
Updated to include the newest devices and procedures, this practical reference is a clinically oriented guide to interventional cardiology. Chapters by the foremost experts present step-by-step approaches to specific clinical problems and offer guidelines for selecting the most appropriate device and technique. The authors' recommendations are backed by their extensive experience and by evidence-based clinical trials. This Third Edition describes the latest stents and stenting procedures--including local drug delivery with coated stents--and provides state-of-the-art information on local myocyte injection, distal protection devices, peripheral vascular intervention, and new adjunctive therapies. The concluding chapter previews future developments in the field.
Practical Guide to Emergency Ultrasound
John L. Kendall , Karen S. Cosby
editore: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins
pagine: 450
Featuring over 700 illustrations, this book is a practical, visual guide to performing and interpreting ultrasound and using ultrasound findings for making clinical decisions in the emergency department. Consistently formatted chapters cover both common and less common uses of ultrasound in the emergency department. Each chapter includes clinical applications, anatomy and landmarks, image acquisition, pathology, clinical decision making, incidental findings, and clinical examples. High-quality images include patient photographs demonstrating the correct probe placement and large ultrasound images allowing findings to be easily seen. Labels on ultrasound scans and side-by-side anatomic drawings help readers locate the key parts of all images.
Trauma
Care of the Childbearing and Childrearing Family
Charles M. Court-Brown
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Margaret M. McQueen
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editore: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins
pagine: 532
Written by the world's foremost trauma surgeons, this volume of our Orthopaedic Surgery Essentials Series presents all the information residents need during trauma surgery rotation or service. It can easily be read cover to cover during a rotation or used for quick reference before a patient workup or operation. The user-friendly, visually stimulating format features ample illustrations, bulleted lists, boxes, and tables. Coverage begins with brief chapters on fracture epidemiology and healing and proceeds to fracture types and injuries at each anatomic site. A section describes the various surgical and nonsurgical techniques used in fracture management. Concluding chapters discuss postoperative complications.
Management of Common Musculoskeletal Disorders
Physical Therapy Principles and Methods
Darlene Hertling , Randolph M. Kessler
editore: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins
pagine: 960
The fundamental textbook of orthopedic physical therapy is now in its thoroughly updated Fourth Edition. This new edition presents a "how-to" approach focusing on the foundations of manual therapy. More than 1,200 illustrations and photographs demonstrate therapeutic techniques. Extensive references cite key articles, emphasizing the latest research. Reflecting current practice standards, this edition places greater emphasis on joint stabilization techniques and the role of exercise. Coverage includes new material on soft tissue manipulations and myofascial evaluation. This edition also features case studies covering real-life practice scenarios.
Child Neurology
Bernard L. Maria
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Harvey B. Sarnat
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editore: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins
pagine: 1100
Revised to incorporate the latest advances in the neurosciences and clinical neurology, the Seventh Edition of this classic text provides practical, cost-effective problem-solving approaches to all diseases affecting the developing nervous system. In clinically relevant terms, the book explains how recent developments in molecular biology, genetics, neurochemistry, neurophysiology, neuropathology, and neuroimaging impact on diagnosis and treatment. Chapters focus on specific disorders or groups of disorders and emphasize differential diagnosis, disease course, treatment, and prognosis. This edition has a new chapter on mitochondrial cytopathies.
Ultrasonography of the Eye and Orbit
D. Jackson Coleman
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Dan Z. Reinstein
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editore: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins
pagine: 254
Written by well-known leaders in ophthalmic ultrasonography, this volume is a complete guide to the use of ultrasound as a primary diagnostic tool in ophthalmology. This thoroughly revised Second Edition reflects the latest developments in three-dimensional ultrasound and other advanced technologies and the expanding clinical role of ultrasound, including its use in refractive surgery, post-LASIK evaluation, and neuro-ophthalmology. Coverage includes detailed chapters on ocular diagnosis, orbital diagnosis, and very high-frequency digital ultrasound scanning in LASIK and phakic intraocular lenses. More than 200 full-color, two-color, and black-and-white illustrations complement the text. A bound-in DVD contains video clips of patient ultrasound examinations.
Understanding Voice Problems
A Physiological Perspective for Diagnosis and Treatment
Janina K. Casper
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Raymond H. Colton
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editore: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins
pagine: 464
Now in its Third Edition, this book emphasizes the physiological perspective of voice disorders and the behavioral and emotional factors that can influence these changes. Readers will find a strong foundation in normal phonatory physiology and acoustics as well as pathophysiology arising from voice misuse, abuse, or neurological involvement. Coverage includes in-depth explorations of patient interviewing, history-taking, examination, and testing and discussions of pediatric and geriatric voice considerations. It contains numerous illustrations, including full-color plates of vocal fold pathologies. A bonus DVD features 20 video clips that demonstrate healthy, normally functioning larynges at work, plus larynges with various pathological problems.
Principles of Biomechanics and Motion Analysis
Iwan W. Griffiths
editore: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins
pagine: 339
This text offers a practical approach to biomechanics and motion analysis by illustrating mechanical and mathematical principles with real-world examples. The book explains the principles of mechanics and covers all aspects of kinematics and kinetics. Basic principles are illustrated with actual data obtained in laboratory settings. Case studies in each chapter present real situations to provide a deeper understanding of the principles. Each chapter ends with study questions. Mathematics is restricted to the essentials and many advanced calculations are performed using spreadsheet calculations. More than 250 illustrations complement the text.
Manual of Clinical Problems in Infectious Disease
James W. Myers
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Nelson M. Gantz
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editore: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins
pagine: 562
The thoroughly updated Fifth Edition of this popular "Spiral[registered] Manual" is a practical, reliable quick-reference guide to diagnosis and treatment of infectious diseases. Organized for rapid information retrieval, the book provides concise, organ-based summaries of each disease. New chapters cover new pathogens causing pneumonia-SARS, human papillomavirus diagnosis and management, treatment of VZV and post-herpetic neuralgia, parvovirus infections, West Nile virus, agents of bioterrorism, choosing a quinolone, treatment and prevention of influenza, and the role of HIV resistance testing.
Trauma Rehabilitation
Lawrence R. Robinson
editore: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins
pagine: 300
Written by a multidisciplinary team of experts from the University of Washington/Harborview Medical Center, this volume is the first comprehensive clinical reference on trauma rehabilitation. The book brings together, in one concise, cohesive source, all the essential practical information from physiatry, orthopaedics, neurosurgery, general surgery, emergency medicine, rehabilitation nursing, physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech pathology, and prosthetics/orthotics. Chapters cover traumatic brain injury, spinal cord injury, multiple musculoskeletal trauma, traumatic amputations, peripheral nerve injuries, and burns. Particular attention is given to early rehabilitation interventions during the acute phase. A chapter on special considerations for paediatric patients is also included.
Drug Interactions in Psychiatry
David J. Greenblatt
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Dominic A. Ciraulo
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editore: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins
pagine: 450
Thoroughly updated for its Third Edition, this handbook provides complete, current, and easily accessible information on how psychotropic drugs interact with one another and with compounds used to treat non-psychiatric medical conditions. The book is organized for rapid reference, includes numerous tables, and offers guidelines for managing adverse effects. The Third Edition includes an adverse drug effects table in the appendix section, tables on receptor binding and dosing, and the latest information on drugs of abuse and chemical dependence. This edition also includes drug-food interactions for each drug category and interactions of psychotropic drugs with HIV medications.
Atlas of Adult Physical Diagnosis
Dale D. Berg , Katherine Worzala
editore: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins
pagine: 544
Written by noted physicians and educators at Thomas Jefferson University, this thoroughly illustrated text/atlas is the most comprehensive guide to physical examination techniques and physical diagnosis. Coverage of each anatomic site includes a review of anatomy, a general screening examination, and specific problem-oriented examinations, plus Teaching Points for physicians who precept medical students. A variety of techniques for each site and problem are shown, so that readers can adapt the examination to the patient. More than 700 illustrations - 139 in full color - depict anatomic details, examination techniques, and significant findings. Tables present the evidence basis for various techniques. Annotated bibliographies are also included.
Avoiding Common Surgical Errors
Herbert Chen
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Lisa Marcucci
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editore: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins
pagine: 528
This pocket book lists 186 errors commonly made by attendings, residents, interns, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants when working with surgical patients on the ward or in the operating room, emergency room, or intensive care unit. The book can easily be read immediately before the start of a rotation or used for quick reference on call. Each entry includes an explanation of the clinical scenario in which the error can occur and the relevant anatomy and pathophysiology. Illustrations of pertinent anatomy, instruments, and devices are included.
Therapeutic Chair Massage
Ralph R. Stephens
editore: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins
pagine: 304
Featuring more than 250 full-color illustrations and photographs, "Therapeutic Chair Massage" offers detailed instructions on the appropriate massage strokes, stretching techniques, and therapeutic routines to use in seated massage for both relaxation and specific therapeutic applications. The book also provides foundational information on equipment, hygiene, sanitation, safety, contraindications, communication and documentation, body mechanics, and establishing a seated massage business. Each chapter includes hands-on experiential exercises; case studies with critical thinking questions; clinical tips from the author's experience; and Of Special Interest Boxes that contain related and interesting information. Contraindications lists specify conditions that prohibit or limit the use of a particular stroke or technique.
Manual of Overdoses and Poisonings
Christopher H. Linden
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James M. Rippe
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editore: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins
pagine: 192
The pharmacology, overdoses, and poisonings section from Irwin and Rippe's Manual of Intensive Care Medicine, Fourth Edition, has now been expanded into a complete, stand-alone Spiral(R) Manual. This new Manual of Overdoses and Poisonings is a practical quick-reference bedside guide to the evaluation and treatment of toxic or potentially toxic drug and chemical exposures. The first chapter presents a general approach to differential diagnosis, diagnosis, and treatment of poisoning. Subsequent chapters focus on specific drugs, chemicals, and toxidromes and provide details on clinical presentation, pathophysiology, diagnosis, and treatment. Chapters are formatted to allow quick access to essential information and include annotated references.
Plain and Simple Guide to Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork Certification
Laura Allen
editore: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins
pagine: 224
Written in plain, simple language, this book is a great study guide for massage therapists taking National Certification Examinations or state or local exams. The author restates the topics and concepts covered on the National Exams in a straightforward way for easy retention and comprehension. The text emphasizes memorization and repetition as effective study methods and includes test-taking tips, positive affirmations, and cartoons to ease apprehension about the exam. End-of-chapter practice questions help readers review material. A back-of-book CD-ROM contains three complete practice tests so students can practice taking exams and test their knowledge.
Hands Heal
Documentation for Massage Therapists
Diana L. Thompson
editore: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins
pagine: 175
This abbreviated version of "Hands Heal, Third Edition" is a practical guide to documentation in wellness massage. It is designed for massage therapists who do not provide therapy that would require physician referrals or insurance billing. "Hands Heal Essentials" offers wellness charting guidelines for energy work, on-site massage, and relaxation and spa therapies, along with sample completed forms and blank forms. Crucial information on HIPAA regulations is included. A front-of-book CD-ROM includes the blank forms for use in practice, a quick-reference abbreviation list, and a quiz tool to review key concepts. Faculty ancillaries are available upon adoption.
