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Extensively revised to reflect contemporary practice and residency training, this book is an excellent self-teaching tool for general surgery residents and medical students. It is the only surgical review that presents each topic as a realistic clinical case with question-and-answer teaching points and clinical decision-making algorithms. Each chapter has a major section on minimally invasive surgery, a Point-Counterpoint clinical debate on a controversial topic, and additional algorithms. Reflecting today's emphasis on evidence-based practice, this edition specifically indicates the level of evidence supporting diagnostic and therapeutic recommendations. This edition fits easily into a pocket.

This full-color atlas is the ideal quick consult for clinicians treating gynecologic and obstetric infections. It contains over 200 images to help clinicians recognize, diagnose, and treat a wide range of infectious diseases. Coverage begins with specific organisms - including Streptococci, Chlamydial infections, herpes simplex virus, and sexually transmitted diseases - and proceeds to specific diagnostic guidance for all common gynecologic and obstetric infections. Full-color illustrations aid in identifying definitive visual manifestations of infectious diseases. Abundant tables and graphs summarize essential facts on diagnosis and treatment. Cross-references to the textbook "Infectious Diseases of the Female Genital Tract, Fourth Edition" direct readers to additional information.

Written specifically for dental hygienists, this textbook provides an overview of public health beyond the traditional view of community dental hygiene and offers a thorough presentation of the roles and responsibilities of the dental hygienist in public health. The competencies covered are based on the American Dental Education Association Competencies for Entry into the Profession of Dental Hygiene, and provide guiding principles to assure that students are prepared for the National Board Exam and dental hygiene practice. Content includes the full range of concepts, issues, and methods used in practice, as well as factors affecting the oral health of various patient populations and development of public policy in response to a population's needs. In this engaging and comprehensive book you'll find: discussions by noted experts in public health dentistry on topics of epidemiology, biostatistics, ethics, health promotion, and education; a module format specifically designed to allow for flexibility in depth of content and teaching styles, where each module centers on a core content area of public health; learning activities included in each chapter require students to think critically and apply their skills, and help reinforce understanding of key topics; and sample review questions and study approaches in Chapter 18 to help students prepare for board exams.

Now in its Fifth Edition, the leading clinical reference on pediatric and adolescent gynecology combines contemporary approaches to diagnosis with the latest medical and surgical management advice to help you address gynecologic problems in infants, children, and adolescents with confidence. In this book, you'll discover expert perspectives from a multidisciplinary array of contributors--many of whom helped to define pediatric gynecology as a specialty. As mentioned in the foreword from Dr. Barbieri, "Simply put, this is the best book about pediatric and adolescent gynecology. If you plan on owning one textbook on pediatric and adolescent gynecology this is the classic." Clinically focused coverage, in a format that's easy to use...Broad-based coverage helps you address the full spectrum of common and rare problems encountered in pediatric and adolescent gynecology. . Outstanding algorithms and tables provide quick and practical guideposts to accurate diagnosis. . More than 400 illustrations, including 8 pages of full-color plates, deliver the visual guidance needed to recognize key pathologic features and to refine your diagnosis. . Abundant case examples help you put basic principles into action. . Up-to-date references provide a comprehensive review of the current literature and guide further research. New to this Edition...Cutting-edge information on urology and complementary and alternative medicine broadens your therapeutic options and helps you answer commonly asked questions about herbal and other remedies. . Expanded coverage of surgical techniques helps you correct structural abnormalities of the reproductive tract. Discover the expert clinical guidance you need to diagnose and manage gynecologic problems in children and adolescents. Order your copy of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology, Fifth Edition today!

Written by interventional radiologists and gynecologists, this volume is the first comprehensive reference on uterine artery embolization, a minimally invasive procedure for treating uterine fibroids. The first section provides a thorough understanding of uterine fibroids, pelvic anatomy, gynecologic evaluation of patients with fibroids, and pelvic and uterine imaging. The second section guides practitioners step by step through the embolization procedure, including patient selection and preparation, peri-procedural patient management, technique, choice of embolics, and pitfalls. Chapters discuss therapeutic outcomes, management of complications, and pregnancy after uterine artery embolization. The book also includes chapters on uterine embolization for obstetrical and gynecologic hemorrhage.

Detailed answer explanations, 200 brand new questions, and a handy pocket size make the 2nd edition of "Blueprints Q&A Step 2 Obstetrics & Gynecology" critical to your success on the USMLE. Thoroughly reviewed by students who recently passed the boards, this book is also perfect for use during clerkships, board, shelf, or end-of-rotation exam review. This must-have resource features: double the questions - 200 clinical vignettes per book; questions formatted to match the current USMLE Step 2 boards; full explanations for correct and incorrect answers; increased number of figures; new abbreviations; new table of normal lab values; new shaded tabs for easy navigation between questions and answers; and, new index review individual content areas as needed and be ready for Step 2 with the "Blueprints Q&A" series. A superior resource for medical students, "Blueprints Q A Step 2 Obstetrics & Gynecology" is also a valuable resource for IMGs, PAs and NPs studying for licensure exams.

Organized by body region and fracture type, this practical resource covers the full spectrum of topics related to effective fracture management - from essential clinical guidance on casting and splinting techniques and handling complications to chapters on training, case selection and insurance issues. Clear a path to effective fracture management! It's standardized chapter format includes a "how-to" outline to help you locate key facts easily. Useful illustrations, tables, and figures offer vital visual guidance in the effective treatment of simple and complex fractures. Practical, how-to approach shows you what works, what doesn't, and why. Pediatric content assists the family practitioner in treating childhood fractures. Tips on avoiding pitfalls help you optimize results.

This is the essential guide to everyday anesthetic practice! In an easy-access, alphabetical format, this manual provides indispensable information about the practices and the management of anesthesia. It includes coverage of commonly used drugs, management of life threatening emergencies, techniques, and much more. It includes 23 new topical sections in addition to a complete revision according to current regulations and research.

Effective care of the cancer patient increasingly involves systemic treatment, and as the range of available therapeutic agents continues to expand, the oncologist must be fully aware of the rationale for choosing specific drugs and combinations. As a key source of reference, this third edition includes expanded material on targeted therapies and new chapters covering genetic screening and psycho-oncology and communication, keeping the medical oncologist at the forefront of cancer medicine.

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Anaesthesiologists regularly administer potent, and potentially toxic, drugs that profoundly interfere with fundamental physiological functions such as breathing, cardiac output, blood pressure, the protective reflexes and the perception of pain. Reviewing all aspects of human physiology, Physiology for Anaesthesiologists provides a working knowledge of physiological principles and their application to anaesthesia and intensive care. The text covers the various systems of the human body, from the central nervous system to the liver and kidneys. The reader gains an understanding not only of each system discussed, but also of how each of those physiological systems interact with each other. The section on pain, for example, explains how the body warns of dysfunction in one or more systems. In addition to covering the core material for professional examinations, some topics not usually dealt with in textbooks for anaesthetists are also covered, such as the impact of anaesthesia and surgery on the immune system. Written in a clear and concise style, the book supplies up-to-date information to trainees in anaesthesiology and related specialities preparing for professional examinations: both editors have a wealth of experience in these subjects. The book also helps established anaesthesiologists, and those in other related specialities, who want to keep up with recent developments in the field.

Rapid Paediatrics and Child Health This pocket guide is an ideal resource in everyday paediatrics and child health practice and a must for all medical students preparing for a major exam. Rapid Paediatrics and Child Health is the latest title in the new Rapid series and is the ideal companion for clinical students working on their paediatrics attachment. It provides quick access to information on common paediatric and child health diseases, defects and disorders, and problems encountered on the wards, in the clinic and in exams. Arranged in A-Z format, each topic is covered using the same headings - Definition, Aetiology. Associations / Risk Factors, Epidemiology, History, Examinations, Pathology, Investigations, Management, Complications and Prognosis. A-Z format for easy and rapid access to information Strict organisation of facts on each page following the Rapid series mnemonic with one page for each condition Handy pocketbook for quick reference Written by students and junior doctors

In this book, well-known physicians, Bocker, Eckardt and Breithardt have put together a succinct and focused book that compliments the "CATA Series" well. Implantation of defibrillators has evolved dramatically since its introduction by Mirowski in 1980. Technological improvements in devices and leads included a gradual reduction in the size of the device, the introduction of the endocardial approach in 1988, the biphasic waveform and antitachycardia pacing in 1991, pectoral implantation in 1995, inclusion of DDD pacing in 1996 and the delivery of atrial therapies in 1998. Since the first implantation, a huge body of information on the impact of implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICD) on prognosis has become available, first as observational studies and later as prospective randomized trials. At the present time, there is a large evidence base from the several ICD trials, although it was not always certain that such a large body of ICD evidence would accumulate.

"Lecture Notes: Obstetrics and Gynaecology" provides a concise introduction to obstetrics and gynaecology for medical students and junior doctors. Six sections examine the female development from the early years to old age. The text starts with a section on Basic Science. Self-assessment questions are found throughout the text to enhance knowledge and understanding. Part 1 looks at female reproductive anatomy and physiology in detail. Part 2 covers the puberty and menstrual problems of young women, sub fertility, pregnancy prevention and introduces benign diseases, genital tract infections and sexual problems. Part 3 examines the reproductive years. Detailed coverage of the mother and foetus in pregnancy includes problems and diseases in pregnancy, labour and the newborn child development.Part 4 covers the mature woman, and includes abnormal vaginal blood loss, pelvic pain, breast disease and screening for gynaecological cancer. Part 5 discusses the older woman and malignant gynaecological conditions, the menopause and pelvic floor disorders. Part 6 provides an audit of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, looking at statistics in reproductive medicine and gives the answers to self-assessment questions found throughout the text."Lecture Notes: Obstetrics and Gynaecology" is written specifically for medical students, junior doctors on foundation programmes, midwives and General Practitioners. Review quotes on Previous Editions: 'Well edited, concise, and a useful source of information' - 2nd Opinion - "Edinburgh Student Gazette". 'Thankfully these are nothing like my lecture notes. This book is packed with useful info' - Surgo, "Glasgow University Medical Journal". 'A really easy book to read, useful in enabling students to grasp the basics' - Northwing - "Sheffield Medical Magazine".