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Prosthetic Treatment of the Edentulous Patient
Emeritus Prof RM Basker , John Davenport
editore: Blackwell Science Ltd
pagine: 328
In spite if improvements in oral health, there will always be a significant number of people who lose all their teeth. As people live longer and total tooth loss occurs later, successful provision of complete dentures is increasingly challenging, and managing the transition from the natural to the artificial dentition has become more critical. The fourth edition of this well established and highly regarded textbook has been completely updated to reflect these changes.Primarily aimed at undergraduate dental students, "Prosthetic Treatment of the Edentulous Patient" will also be of value to all those, including dental technicians, who are faced with solving the problems of complete denture treatment in dental practice. This book adopts a flexible approach to accommodate the variation found in edentulous patients. It stresses the critical importance of good communication between clinician and dental technician. It emphasises care of the elderly and the value of holistic treatment. It includes many photographs and clear line drawings. It contains sections on clinical audit at the end of each clinical chapter. It presents updated and restructured text and references.
It emphasises evidence-based treatment. The fourth edition includes a new foreword written by Professor Per-Olof Glantz, Vice-Chancellor, Malmo University Sweden.
Fondamenti di medicina ayurvedica. Diagnosi e trattamenti
Bhagwan Dash
editore: Edizioni Mediterranee
pagine: 308
In diverse parti del mondo si sta prendendo in seria considerazione l'utilizzo dei sistemi tradizionali di medicina per la pre
Alla scoperta di sé con l'aikido. Come vivere la propria intuizione e procedere lungo il sentiero dell'illuminazione
Stan Wrobel
editore: Hermes Edizioni
pagine: 120
Il libro porta numerosi insegnamenti fuori del dojo (la sala dove si pratica l'aikido) applicandoli alle attività quotidiane,
Anima e corpo. La fabbrica dei pugili nel ghetto nero Americano
Loïc Wacquant
editore: DeriveApprodi
pagine: 240
I protagonisti di questo libro sono: una palestra di pugilato nel ghetto nero di Chicago, un brillante ricercatore universitar
Clinical Cases in Medicine
Aaron B. Caughey
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Monica Gandhi
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editore: Blackwell Science Inc.
pagine: 160
This book helps you be ready for both the Step 2 and 3 USMLE exams and those demanding questions during your rotations. The new "Blueprints Clinical Cases" series will be the answer to all of your needs. Written by residents, this series prepares you for even the most complex cases. It features: Symptom based clinical cases provide comprehensive USMLE review; built-in thought questions help you learn to diagnose using the critical thinking process; case-based learning presents an efficient manner of cataloguing symptoms, syndromes, and diseases; and, 200 questions replicate the computer format of the USMLE.Prepare for your future with the "Blueprints Clinical Cases" series! 'I think this could be the perfect supplemental review for USMLE step 2 or 3 studying or as a guide for the clinical clerkship' - Stuart Smalheiser, University of Miami School of Medicine, 2002. 'I like the case format...[and] found the questions very appropriate and helpful for both testing knowledge and bringing up learning points' - Donald Yarbrough, MD, University of Alabama School of Medicine, 2000. 'Solid cases that flesh out good differential diagnoses' - Jason Sluzevich, MD, Yale School of Medicine, 2000. Perfect for medical students - physician assistants, nurse practitioners and related health professionals will also find "Blueprints Clinical Cases" valuable.
The Prostatitis Manual
A Practical Guide to Management
J. Curtis Nickel
editore: Bladon Medical Publishing
pagine: 180
Unlike other prostate conditions prostatitis usually affects younger or middle-aged men. It can be difficult to eradicate symptoms completely and treatment can last for some time. Prostatitis can be due either to bacterial infection or non-bacterial causes. Prostatitis is seen and managed by a broad range of physicians and surgeons and this book is addressed at a level that is both accessible and useful to the urologist and the family practitioner. The fact remains that the cause of most cases of prostatitis remain unknown but this book sets out to improve the reader's knowledge of all the possible causes and provide a grounding in evaluation, diagnosis, management, and treatment. The book begins with a summary of the history of the condition and an overview of some of the problems and issues facing doctors and patients. Sections 2 and 3 cover etiology and evaluation including a symptom assessment tool and a simple lower urinary tract localization technique. Section 4 provides practical advice on the development of a treatment plan using a 'best evidence' approach. Section 5 summarizes the future prospects in the field of prostatitis management. The Prostatitis Manual incorporates many practical pedagogical features including line diagrams, clinical photos, tables and algorithms. It is an ideal introduction to the condition and its management for the busy GP and a useful aide memoire for the specialist urologist.
Comprehensive Management of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Jean Bourbeau
editore: B.C. Decker Inc
pagine: 372
Comprehensive Management of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease has been written to help physicians and health professionals improve their skills in managing COPD patients. Presenting highly pertinent scientific information, the book incorporates sound principles of management; interdisciplinary perspective, team work and methodology for imparting medical and pharmaceutical knowledge to patients. Each chapter has been written by a multidisciplinary team composed of experts from the front lines of patient care provision and coordination. Topics such as psychosocial, spiritual and sexual function are examined and patient involvement in the care process is emphasised.
Multivariate Methods in Epidemiology
Theodore R. Holford
editore: Oxford University Press Inc
pagine: 440
The basis for much of medical public health practice comes from epidemiological research. This text describes current statistical tools that are used to analyse the association between possible risk factors and the actual risk of disease. Beginning with a broad conceptual framework on the disease process, it describes commonly used techniques for analysing proportions and disease rates. These are then extended to model fitting, and the common threads of logic that bind the two analytic strategies together are revealed. Each chapter provides a descriptive rationale for the method, a worked example using data from a published study, and an exercise that allows the reader to practice the technique. Each chapter also includes an appendix that provides further details on the theoretical underpinnings of the method. Among the topics covered are Mantel-Haenszel methods, rates, survival analysis, logistic regression, and generalised linear models. Methods for incorporating aspects of study design, such as matching, into the analysis are discussed, and guidance is given for determining the power or the sample size requirements of a study.
This text will give readers a foundation in applied statistics and the concepts of model fitting to develop skills in the analysis of epidemiological data.
Epilepsy Surgery
Case Studies and Commentaries
Brien J. Smith , Kost Elisevich
editore: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins
pagine: 256
This unique book uses actual cases to illuminate the work-up and surgical management of the medically intractable epileptic patient. Clinical cases cover epilepsy surgery from both anatomical presentation and precipitating condition. A separate section provides insightful expert perspectives on important controversies in the field. FEATURES: Varied yet structured case- study format Insightful commentary on each case Covers both commonly encountered and rare conditions Addresses current controversies in the fiel
Fractures of the Distal Radius
A Practical Approach to Management
Diego L. Fernandez , Jesse B. Jupiter
editore: Springer Verlag New York Inc.
pagine: 423
As the incidence of distal radius fractures increases, so too does the importance of this classic volume. Fully revised and expanded, with new illustrations and radiographs and new chapters on the distal radioulnar joint, late complications and future fracture techniques, no orthopaedic surgeon can be without this comprehensive and complete guide to the treatment of what are remarkably complex injuries.
Imaging of the Knee
Techniques and Applications
A. Mark Davies , Victor N. Cassar-Pullicino
editore: Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K
pagine: 352
This volume provides an up-to-date and comprehensive review of imaging of the knee. In the first part of the book, the various techniques employed when imaging the knee are discussed in detail. Individual chapters are devoted to radiography, arthrography, computed tomography and CT arthrography, magnetic resonance imaging and MR arthrography, and ultrasonography. The second part then documents the application of these techniques to the diverse clinical problems and diseases encountered in the knee. Among the many topics addressed are congenital and developmental abnormalities, trauma, meniscal pathology, the cruciate and collateral ligaments, the postoperative knee, infection, arthritis, osteochondritis, osteonecrosis and tumors. Each chapter is written by an acknowledged expert in the field, and a wealth of illustrative material is included. This book will be of great value to radiologists, orthopedic surgeons and other clinicians with an interest in the knee.
Neurological Complications of Pregnancy
Brian Hainline , Orrin Devinsky
editore: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins
pagine: 368
The thoroughly updated Second Edition of this highly acclaimed volume is a complete and current guide to the diagnosis and management of neurological disorders during pregnancy. Written by leading authorities, the book covers all common and rare neurological diseases and addresses the full range of concerns facing clinicians, including indications and contraindications for use of neurologic drugs during pregnancy and legal aspects of treating pregnant women. This edition includes information on new drugs for treating epilepsy, migraine, multiple sclerosis, stroke, infections, and other illnesses. New chapters cover HIV infection during pregnancy and emergency and intensive care of neurological disorders during pregnancy
Immunologically Mediated Endocrine Diseases
Joan T. Harmon
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Noel K. Maclaren
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editore: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins
pagine: 728
Basic immunological principles and methods as they relate to cellular and subcellular processes of the endocrine system are important in understanding the underlying causes of endocrine disorders. Part of the Modern Endocrinology Series , this text covers a wide array of topics including pancreas development, immunogenetics, hypoparathyroidism, Graves' disease and vitiligo. The book is an integrated resource with a bench-to-bedside breadth that is useful to both basic scientists and healthcare professionals interested in endocrine autoimmune diseases
Extracellular Matrix and The Liver
Approach to Gene Therapy
Isao Okazaki
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Scott L. Friedman
e altri
editore: Academic Press Inc
pagine: 512
"Extracellular Matrix of the Liver" addresses the basic science of the extracellular matrix and discusses new strategies for the treatment of cirrhosis of the liver, with a primary focus on possible gene therapy approaches. The chapters are divided into six sections as follows: Basic Science of Extracellular Matrix; Cells Responsible for Extracellular Matrix Production; Activation Mechanism of Hepatic Cells and Signal Transduction; Basic Science for Extracellular Matrix Metabolism including Enzymes and their Inhibitors; Matrix Mettaloproteinases and Tissue Inhibitors for Matrix Mettaloproteinases; and New Strategies for the treatment of Liver Cirrhosis. Among its key features, this book: discusses the possibility of gene therapy for liver cirrhosis; includes information on new aspects of hepatic stellate cells; and is written by top experts in basic science and clinical hepatology.
Drug Discovery and Evaluation
Pharmacological Assays
Hans G. Vogel
editore: Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K
pagine: 1452
This title is now expanded and updated to include molecular biology and genetic engineering techniques! The 2nd edition of this successful reference book contains a comprehensive selection of the most frequently used assays for reliably detecting the pharmacological effects of potential drugs. Effects covered include cardiovascular, analgesic, endocrine, psychotropic respiratory, renal and immunomodulatory activities. Each of the more than 1000 assays comprises a detailed protocol outlining the purpose and rationale of the method, a critical assessment of the results and their pharmacological and clinical relevance. The enclosed and fully searchable CD-ROM allows easy identification of specific tests. An appendix with up-to-date guidelines and legal regulations for animal experiments in various countries will help the reader to plan experiments more effectively.
Functional Fracture Bracing
A Manual
Augusto Sarmiento , Loren L. Latta
editore: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins
pagine: 192
Written by pioneering leaders in the development of functional fracture bracing systems, this manual is a practical 'how-to' guide to the use of these systems for fractures of the upper and lower limb. Drs. Sarmiento and Latta explain the indications and contraindications for functional bracing, show how to place and remove the brace, and offer detailed advice on patient instruction, rehabilitation, follow-up, expected outcome, and prevention and management of complications. The book is thoroughly illustrated with more than 400 step-by-step photographs and contains patient information sheets that can be copied and handed out to patients.
Pediatric MRI
Rosalind B. Dietrich
editore: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins
pagine: 224
Completely revised and updated for its Second Edition, this volume is part of the popular "Lippincott Williams & Wilkins MRI Teaching File Series". The book presents 90 actual case studies that cover a wide variety of disorders seen in neonates, infants, and children and demonstrate the use of current MRI techniques to aid in diagnosis. Each case study is illustrated with high-resolution MR images and presented in an easy-to-follow two-page spread. On the left-hand page are the images and a brief clinical history. On the right-hand page are concise descriptions of the radiographic findings, the diagnosis, and the pathology. This format is ideal for teaching readers how to interpret MR images or for everyday reference at the view box.
Clinical Approach to Infection in the Compromised Host
Lowell S. Young , Robert H. Rubin
editore: Kluwer Academic / Plenum Publishers
pagine: 1000
This highly anticipated fourth edition of a well-regarded resource offers in-depth examinations of the latest developments in the management of infections in the immuno-compromised patient. Addressing the explosion of research information and clinical approaches that have emerged since the publication of the third edition, world-renowned experts maintain and enhance the lucid and accessible presentations that made the previous editions so popular. Covering every important aspect of compromised-host infection, this fourth edition offers several new features, including: discussions on infections that result from hematopoietic stem cell transplantation; the most recent developments in the management and prevention of infection in immunocompromised surgical patients; a detailed discussion of the management of AIDS; up-to-date, critical reviews of the current literature; practical management advice incorporating the latest scientific information; and a variety of perspectives that clarify complex patients care issues faced by the practitioner.
The Diagnostic Approach to Symptoms and Signs in Pediatrics
Paul S. Bellet
editore: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins
pagine: 592
This book provides a consistent, analytical approach practitioners use to reach a definitive diagnosis when resolving problems of their patients. The sections of each chapter answer three basic questions: What are the diagnostic possibilities? How can I diagnose each one? What is my approach to this problem? The structure of each chapter follows this logical sequence of the diagnostic process with the last section discussing the diagnostic approach to a definitive diagnosis. Plus--an easy-to-use table of contents listing the signs and symptoms in alphabetical order
Foot and Ankle in Rheumatoid Arthritis
K. Tillmann
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M. Bouysset
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editore: Springer Editions
pagine: 258
This collection of the general work of 18 authors deals with most of the problems of osteo-articular pathology of the foot and ankle in Rheumatoid Arthritis. The extensive and detailed information about the diagnostic and the therapeutic problems of the disease are included. The essential data of pathomechanics are exposed and discussed. The chapters on pathology and therapeutics are approached through a clinical framework, accompanied by multiple photographs and offer classical and recent references. The topic of foot orthoses and shoes is easily understandable. The main notions on ankle prostheses are particularly exposed and discussed. The chapters are so clearly presented that they will interest non-specialists and specialists alike. In some of the areas of the treatment, an extremely experienced author offers his point of view on the indications of the therapeutic approaches. This book will appeal to all specialists concerned by the knowledge of the foot and ankle in Rheumatoid Arthritis, whatever their areas of practice.
