Medicina

It is common knowledge that a clinical diagnosis is based on a combination of symptoms and signs, observed in their evolution. Advancing the diagnosis at an early stage and particularly in the neurosurgical clinical examination would enhance the slightest possibility of recovery, theoretically almost transforming it into a concrete possibility. This book has a precise goal: to examine the "germ" of diagnostic suspicion, which is the true salt of medical art for every physician, general practitioner and specialist alike. In some cases also the characteristics of the late clinical picture are presented: today, though, this must be considered as a medical failure.

La frattura dell’anca è un problema molto comune in ortopedia; gli Autori presentano una rassegna chiara e concisa dell’argomento. Il libro è stato suddiviso in 12 capitoli. Dopo il capitolo sull’anatomia, gli Autori presentano una descrizione dettagliata di come il lettore può gestire i diversi tipi di frattura dell’anca. A questa parte seguono dei capitoli essenziali su come evitare problemi, sui diversi tipi di riabilitazione, sulla valutazione dei risultati, sugli aspetti economici della frattura dell’anca ed infine un capitolo sulla prevenzione. Il Dottor Koval attualmente lavora come direttore del servizio per le fratture dell’Hospital for Joint Diseases e del New York University Medical Center di New York City. Zuckerman, esperto internazionale nella cura della frattura dell’anca. Ho sempre ammirato il modo in cui il Dottor Zuckerman riesce a presentare il suo materiale in maniera vivace, interessante e lucida. Egli è direttore della chirurgia dell’Hospital for Joint Diseases e del New York University Medical Center di New York City. Entrambi gli Autori sono degli eccellenti insegnanti, scrittori, oratori e ricercatori.…dalla presentazione di Charles A. Rockwood, Jr University of Texas Health Science Centre San Antonio, Texas

Dalla Presentazione (“e qualche ricordo personale!”) … solo l’istituzione di un’unita` dedicata di trasporto neonatale, che potesse prelevare neonati da qualsiasi punto nascita e trasportarli a uno qualsiasi dei centri TIN con posti disponibili, avrebbe potuto evitare tragedie facilmente immaginabili … Giovanni Bucci, Dalle Origini del Trasporto Neonatale allo STEN … quanta strada per arrivare ai primi provvedimenti legislativi a favore di una migliore assistenza alla nascita a elevato rischio e di un trasporto neonatale assistito! e quanta fatica per fare affiorare nell’ambito della programmazione sanitaria nazionale e regionale alcune indicazioni di salvaguardia del neonato in regime di trasporto, già adottate a livello quasi pionieristico all’inizio del 1971 …. Franco Macagno Dalla Prefazione … nasce cosi` l’idea di scrivere un manuale tascabile sul trasferimento neonatale con l’obiettivo di mettere a disposizione 20 anni di esperienza a tutti i colleghi che si apprestano a percorrere la faticosa via burocratica, amministrativa, professionale e organizzativa dell’attivazione di uno STEN … Rocco Agostino e Giuseppe Rinaldi

This comprehensive and practical reference on spinal cord injury medicine is a valuable guide for physical medicine and rehabilitation doctors, neurologists, and orthopedists and an excellent text for candidates preparing for the spinal cord injury medicine subspecialty examination. There are chapters on epidemiology and research with the bulk of the material being discussions of management of spinal cord injury patients.

Ophthalmic Anaesthesia is a new textbook written by an international group of authors who are recognized experts in the fields of anaesthesia and ophthalmology. Covering the entire subspecialty of anaesthesia for surgery of the eye, the book offers chapters on a variety of subjects including: the history of ophthalmic anaesthesia, physiology and pharmacology, anatomy, pre-operative assessment, paediatric anaesthesia, orbital regional anaesthesia, general anaesthesia, complications, high-volume cataract surgery, and future developments. Written by both academicians and experienced clinicians, this is a well-referenced and illustrated text describing the techniques used in the anaesthetic management of patients undergoing the most commonly performed surgical procedures in the world.

Over the past 10-15 years there has been a significant increase in the understanding of migraine and tension headache in children but there is currently no single source of current information for paediatric neurologists and paediatricians. In this book an international team of experts in the headache area addresses that gap and provides an extensive and detailed review of the recent findings in migraine and tension headache as well as headaches caused by underlying neurological disorders. They give an up-to-date assessment of the causes of childhood headache and better definitions and criteria for diagnosis, pointing the way to important future areas of research. This book, with its evidence-based plans of management and guidelines for investigations, will be essential reading for all clinicians treating headache in children.

Despite tremendous advances in our understanding of the pathogenesis and treatment of atherosclerosis, the actual implementation of proven cardiovascular risk management strategies have been difficult.CHD is a preventable disease, yet very effective treatments for the modification of risk factors remain underused. This book aims to provide an easy to read resource on how to implement risk reductions strategies in conjunction with the use of valuable tools such as (PDA) (personal digital assistant) software.There are many worthwhile and well written resource books about the management and treatment of atherosclerotic disease. This book has been written more as a "how to" manual rather than focusing on detailed information