Medicina

With the changes in the health care system, medical practitioners of many types are being called on to manage thrombolytic problems previously handled exclusively by the cardiology specialist. Available publications have focused on providing comprehensive information that is subject to unlimited and varied interpretation. This manual will be designed for practicing clinicians and clinicians in training, including emergency room physicians, cardiologists, hematologists, and advanced practice nurses. It will provide not only vital conceptual information on managing thrombolytic therapy, but the means to apply it to everyday decision-making and patient care. Focusing on management guidelines and critical pathways, the volume will stress practicality, providing information in tabular and algorithm format where appropriate.

This book is intended to provide dermatologists, cosmetic surgeons, facial plastic surgeons and plastic surgeons with a definitive reference on all aspects of the tumescent technique of anaesthesiology used in liposuction. It is written by the physician who invented and perfected the technique and covers all the aspects of the technique including: pathophysiology, complications, pharmacology, and the different techniques used. With the aid of before and after images, Klein illustrates the tumescent techniques involved with different body areas.

There is a widespread view that modern medicine is primarily a scientific enterprise and that the decisions of clinicians follow from evidence-based science. In terms of this view the need for clinical judgement is minimal. The aims of this book are to make a case for the centrality and irreplaceability of clinical judgement, to identify the elements of good clinical judgement, and to suggest how these might be developed by using the humanities in medical undergraduate and postgraduate education. The authors argue that good clinical judgement requires both technical evidence and a humane attitude. But technical evidence is not always quantifiable or even scientific; it can be like that of the detective or the literary scholar. A humane attitude involves ethical sensitivity, but also a broad educated perspective which can be derived from the arts. The authors illustrate their argument by examining decisions made by doctors in clinical situations, in public health, and (in a chapter contributed by a hospital consultant) in resource management. About the authors: Robert S. Downie is Professor of Moral Philosophy at Glasgow University since 1969. He is a member of the BMA Ethics Committee and co-editor of the Journal of Medical Ethics. He has published extensively in the field of medical ethics. Jane MacNaughton has recently taken the position of Director of Centre for Arts, Humanities, Health and Medicine at the University of Durham. Previously she was Clinical Lecturer in General Practice at Glasgow University and a part-time GP.

This basic, but detailed operative atlas of amputation principles was developed primarily for the junior surgical resident who most often performs these procedures. Each surgery is prefaced by the indications, contraindications, anesthesia to be used, special instruments to be used, and preparation (including draping the patient) for that particular operation. An outline of the surgery and step-by-step illustrations follow, along with the appropriate closure, dressings, and aftercare.

Finally, there appears a book dedicated solely to the posterior segment of the eye. "Retina, Choroid, and Vitreous" is the fifth volume and a perfect complement of the "Requisites in Ophthalmology" series; it extracts the most essential information of what is important to learn for both ophthalmologists in practice and in training. Dr. Pulido covers the most frequently found diseases, such as: age-related macular degeneration (the leading cause of blindness in the U.S.) and its recent breakthroughs, repair of retinal trauma and detachment, treatment of infections, and the evaluation of all imaging technologies and diagnostic modalities. Unique to the requisite series, it adopts a well-illustrated format comprised of boxes, highlighted sections, and points to remember. In addition, colour photographs depict the latest imaging techniques in order to aid the physician in accurately diagnosing ailments.