Libri di McMillan

Designed for convenient everyday use, Rogers’ Manual of Pediatric Intensive Care, Sixth Edition, contains key information from the bestselling Rogers’ Textbook of Pediatric Intensive Care in a handy, portable format. Nearly 100 chapters have been carefully edited by Drs. Wynne E. Morrison, Kristen Nelson McMillan, Meghan Bernier, and Donald H. Shaffner to offer a clinically relevant synopsis of core information needed for quick reference and safe practice in the PICU. Contains key content from Rogers’ Textbook of Pediatric Intensive Care sections on emergency care and acute management, as well as critical care organ systems—including the pathophysiologies that are essential for proper management of the critically ill patient Covers initial stabilization, environmental crises, and life-support technologies, as well as diseases and disorders of each organ system Features new High-yield Take Home Points at the end of each chapter for quick reference and review Includes numerous tables and line drawings for quick retrieval of information Ideal for physicians, nurses, pharmacists, respiratory therapists, technicians, and students who provide care to critically ill children

Now in brilliant full color and reflecting recent significant changes in the field, Critical Heart Disease in Infants and Children, 3rd Edition, keeps you abreast of the skills and knowledge required to safely care for children with congenital and acquired heart disease in the ICU. Pediatric intensivists, cardiologists, cardiac surgeons, and anesthesiologists from leading centers around the world provide a well-rounded perspective on basic scientific principles, medical and pharmacologic treatments, surgical techniques, and equipment. Features comprehensive updates throughout the text, including indications, techniques, potential complications in perioperative management of patients, and surgical techniques for congenital heart disease. Covers recent advances in the treatment of pulmonary hypertension, developments in mechanical assist devices, heart and lung transplantation, and interventional cardiac catheterization. Features an all-new, full-color format that speeds navigation and helps clarify complex concepts. Contains 27 new chapters with an emphasis on the team approach to patient care in the ICU including creating multidisciplinary teams, quality and performance improvement, training , and challenges and solutions to developing a cohesive team environment. Includes a detailed chapter on bedside ultrasound, walking you through the techniques you’re most likely to encounter in the ICU. Employs well-documented tables, text boxes, and algorithms to make clinical information easy to access, and more than two dozen video clips provide a more complete understanding of echocardiography, imaging modalities, pulmonary hypertension, and more. Describes the basic pharmacology and clinical applications of new pharmacologic agents. Examines issues affecting adults with congenital heart disease. Enhanced eBook version included with purchase. Your enhanced eBook allows you to access all of the text, figures, and references from the book on a variety of devices. Offers four completely new chapters: Cardiac Trauma, Congenital Heart Disease in the Adult, Congenitally Corrected Transposition of the Great Arteries, and Outcome Evaluation. Describes the basic pharmacology and clinical applications of all of the new pharmacologic agents. Details important refinements and developments in surgical techniques, including the Ross pulmonary autograft replacement of the aortic valve, video-assisted fluoroscopy, and the extracardiac Fontan connection, and discusses their indications and potential complications. Explores the latest advances in the treatment of pulmonary hypertension, new developments in mechanical assist devices, heart and lung transplantation, and interventional cardiac catheterization. Examines issues affecting adults with congenital heart disease.

Il volume tratta tutti gli aspetti fondamentali della genetica dando spazio in appositi box di approfondimento ai più rilevant

Il volume affronta in modo sintetico ma esaustivo il programma normalmente svolto sia nell'ambito delle facoltà di scienze bio

Il testo abbraccia i molteplici aspetti della biologia, affrontando la trattazione dei concetti fondamentali dal punto di vista evoluzionistico, che fa da collante fra tutte le scienze biologiche, e ponendo l'enfasi sull’approccio sperimentale che di volta in volta ha condotto alle nuove scoperte scientifiche.Punti di forzaCaratteristiche chiave del testo sono la chiarezza della presentazione, il flusso continuo degli argomenti ed illustrazioni efficaci.- Speciali inserti aiutano gli studenti ad ampliare la conoscenza degli argomenti presentati e del processo di ricerca in sé- Illustrazioni molto esplicative consentono di visualizzare relazioni, strutture e processi biologici- I capitoli sono strutturati in modo da enfatizzare il quadro globale e i concetti più importanti- Il materiale integrativo alla fine di ogni capitolo aiuta a ricapitolare i concetti, verificare le conoscenze e fare riflessioni analitiche.DestinatariPrincipalmente studenti dei corsi di laurea in Farmacia e CTF, Scienze Biologiche, Scienze Ambientali, Scienze Naturali, Biotecnologie, Agraria e Veterinaria.Edizione italiana a cura di:Elena BATTAGLIOLI - Università degli Studi di MilanoAntonio BONFITTO - Università degli Studi di BolognaGabriele BORSANI - Università degli Studi di Milano-BicoccaIsabella DALLE DONNE - Università degli Studi di MilanoPatrizia DE NISI - Università degli Studi di MilanoEnrico GINELLI - Università degli Studi di MilanoVittorio GREMIGNI - Università degli Studi di PisaSimone F.P. MASIN - Università degli Studi di Milano-BicoccaElio MESSI - Università degli Studi di MilanoAldo MILZANI - Università degli Studi di MilanoAlessandra MODESTI – Università degli Studi di FirenzeEmilio PADOA SCHIOPPA – Università degli Studi di MilanoRosalba PARENTI – Università degli Studi di CataniaMaria PASINI - Università degli Studi di Milano-BicoccaMarco PASSAMONTI - Università degli Studi di BolognaMargherita TURCHETTO - Università degli Studi di PadovaGraziano ZOCCHI - Università degli Studi di Milano

Now in its fourth edition 'Tyldesley and Grieve's Muscles, Nerves and Movement' has established itself as the leading textbook for the study of movement by occupational therapists. The book provides students with a sound understanding of the way in which bones, joints, muscles and nerves allow the body to perform movement during daily activities. Early chapters provide a foundation for the study of movement, with the complexity of detail increasing as the book progresses. Functional anatomy is related to the movements of daily living and is supported by activities for experiencing and observing the way we perform everyday tasks. Later chapters consider the integration of sensory and motor processes for the planning and execution of movement. This fourth edition has been extensively updated and revised. Highly illustrated and now in full colour throughout the book also includes: • Case histories with self assessment exercises • Summary boxes • Key terms • Practice notepads

Endometriosis affects women in the reproductive years, is associated with pelvic pain and infertility, and - although not life threatening - can seriously impair health, with huge economic and social consequences. It is arguably the most frequent problem encountered in contemporary More...gynecology and is the subject of much ongoing research and innovation in management. This beautifully and comprehensively illustrated Atlas, now in its third edition, provides a useful educational tool for trainees and general obstetricians and gynecologists who may not be up-to-date with the most important recent research on the diagnosis and management of the condition; particularly expanded for this edition are the chapters on ultrasound imaging and the nutritional aspects of the subject.