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Tailoring Heart Failure Therapy
Karl Swedberg , Ronnie Willenheimer
editore: Informa Healthcare
pagine: 256
Given the increasing number of drugs available for the treatment of heart failure and associated diseases like hypertension and hypercholesterolemia, as well as the different patient types who present in the clinic, it appears increasingly obvious that the same therapeutic regimen cannot be used for all patients. Tailoring Heart Failure Therapy guides the practicing physician in the day-to-day choice of therapy for the many different patients with heart failure. Experts in this field have enlisted the help of their colleagues and peers to offer valuable, practical advice as to the best options for treating each individual patient. The first chapter outlines the "general treatment rules" for chronic heart failure, and the following chapters each focus on the treatment of special categories of patients with chronic heart failure, comparing these to the "general rule." Categories include older patients, women, pregnant women and minority ethnic groups, as well as cardiomyopathy, renal failure and heart failure patients. Special consideration is given to heart failure patients with genuine depression.
Trauma Resuscitation
The Team Approach
C. L. Gwinnutt , P. A. Driscoll
editore: Informa Healthcare
pagine: 344
The entire emergency room team-physicians, surgeons, intensivists, anesthetists and nurses-are here brought together to contribute their expertise on trauma resuscitation. The reader will learn not only how each of these specialists focus on trauma, but also how those different skills are capitalized for the good of the patient. This second edition of Trauma Resuscitation includes comprehensive profiles of all types of trauma. The book is practical and has clinically relevant text that is supported by tables, flow charts and graphics. Each section presents the topic clearly and concisely, allowing readers to locate the information quickly. Every member of the emergency room team, including those in training, will benefit from this volume.
Handbook of Paediatric Emergency Medicine
C. Powell
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K. Berry
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editore: Informa Healthcare
pagine: 480
The authors, an international panel of experts, have here created an easy reference on how to treat emergencies in children. Handbook of Pediatric Emergency Medicine provides concise but comprehensive information on the diagnosis, investigation and management of a range of conditions presenting to both accident and emergency departments and pediatricians. Particular attention is paid, through evidence-based material, to the most serious and frequently occurring conditions, such as head injuries, burns, animal bites, shock, trauma and child abuse. The book incorporates the most recent advances in pediatrics and considers both the individual needs of the child as a patient and the needs of the family. Emergency physicians and pediatricians will both find this handbook indispensable.
Men's Health
Michael Kirby
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Riad N. Farah
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editore: Informa Healthcare
pagine: 522
Men die younger and when sick they seek help later. While it is now accepted that many of the causes of premature death in men are potentially remediable by appropriate education, counseling, diagnosis, and therapy, few, if any, inroads have been made in terms of actually closing the mortality gap between the sexes. Why, given the facts, is men's health still so neglected?Taking a comprehensive approach, Men's Health, Second Edition fills a gap in the available literature on specifically male health issues. Completely revised and updated, the second edition covers disease management, maintenance, and prevention. The editors address the full range of men's healthcare problems, ranging from sexual to surgical, medical to psychiatric, and including illness prevention and health maintenance. Like its predecessor, this new edition is intended not only for primary care practitioners, who wrestle everyday with the consequences of ill health among men, but also for specialists such as cardiologists, urologists, and others, who deal with the diseases that afflict men so commonly.
A well-illustrated clinical guide, the textbook is an exhaustive reference on male health from childhood to old age.
Orthodontic Management of Agenesis and Other Complexities
An Interdisciplinary Approach to Functional Esthetics
Michael Arvystas
editore: Informa Healthcare
pagine: 236
The topic of how to deal with missing teeth in children is a controversial one. Michael Arvystas gives practical guidance on how to achieve a functional and esthetic result for these patients, taking into account also the possibilities offered by restorative, periodontic and prosthodontic approaches. Each chapter presents different orthodontic complications, illustrated by numerous cases. The cases are presented in full, from the start of orthodontic treatment to the final interdisciplinary solutions to each, using comprehensive records, radiographs, and colour photographs.
Using Botulinum Toxins Cosmetically
A Practical Guide
Alastair Carruthers , Jean Carruthers
editore: Informa Healthcare
pagine: 88
Botox, or Botulinum toxin, has become a household word, not so much for its use as an exciting drug in almost every field of medicine, but as a deadly poison that has been somehow transformed into a softener of facial expression lines. When done correctly, the treatment can be safe, effective, and in comparison to other modalities, involves relatively little down time. The need has never been greater for an authoritative, up-to-date resource on using botulinum toxins to safely treat expression lines. Written by pioneers in the cosmetic applications of botulinum toxins, Using Botulinum Toxins Cosmetically: A Practical Guide is an easy-to-read, step-by-step guide to the practical clinical aspects of the treatments. The authors' combined backgrounds in plastic surgery, dermatology, and ophthalmology make them uniquely qualified to discuss all the possibilities offered and problems raised by this important cosmetic modality. Illustrations in the book and on the accompanying CD-ROM make the procedures crystal clear. The CD-ROM also includes over forty minutes of filmed procedures with commentary. Even the most experienced injector will learn tips and tricks from this work.
A Text Atlas of Nail Disorders
Techniques in Investigation and Diagnosis
Antonella Tosti
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Ekart Haneke
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editore: Informa Healthcare
pagine: 256
Like its predecessors, Text Atlas of Nail Disorders, third edition is destined to become an invaluable diagnostic tool. The authors comprehensively cover pathologies affecting the toe and finger nails. They profile each pathology, from common to rare disorders, and support them with extensive color photographs. This latest edition contains new material on podiatry and investigation techniques including histopathology, ultrasonography and MRI, and dermatoscopy making this an invaluable diagnosis aid for dermatologists and podiatrists.
Neurological Therapeutics
Principles and Practice
John Noseworthy
editore: Informa Healthcare
pagine: 2864
A comprehensive and authoritative textbook, Neurological Therapeutics: Principles and Practice provides a reference that is both authoritative and accessible for daily use. The textbook explores the issues underlying treatment decisions not only for the most readily treated disorders but also for those conditions with few existing, definitive therapeutic options. With 600 figures, 37 in full color, tables, and a companion volume that is portable and easy-to-use, the final product is an important reference.
Organ Preservation and Transplant Surgery
Jean-Michel Dubernard
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Marwan Dawahra
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editore: Informa Healthcare
pagine: 240
This new book, edited by internationally renowned specialists, also pools the experience of consultants from both Europe and the US. It is divided into three main sections: Organ Preservation, Organ Harvesting and Surgical Techniques. Many different organs are profiled, including the heart, kidneys, lungs, pancreas, intestine and bowel. The various aspects of preservation are discussed including cooling and preservation solutions, which are of special interest as researchers are actively exploring the composition of those solutions. Longer term preservation of the heart is still an unsolved problem and this is considered, as well as the pros and cons of organ donation from live or cadaveric donors. Fully referenced and illustrated with over 50 line drawings, Organ Preservation and Transplant Surgery will be of particular interest to those involved in the often complex surgery of organ harvesting or trainees in transplantation surgery. It gives clear accounts of techniques and a detailed update in the underlying science that determines and currently limits organ storage.
It will also prove invaluable to the younger researcher who needs a clearer understanding of the scientific basis of organ preservation and the clinical need for better organ preservation.
Ablative and Non-Ablative Facial Skin Rejuvenation
David J. Goldberg
editore: Informa Healthcare
pagine: 280
With the newer ablative and non-ablative techniques offering precise methods for improving photo-aged skin, facial skin rejuvenation is particularly popular. Ablative and Non-Ablative Facial Skin Rejuvenation discusses the various lasers, light sources, and radio-frequency devices currently used. Each chapter analyzes one of the available technologies and discusses the author's approach to using that system. The closing chapters address complications-what to do if they arise and how to anticipate and manage them. The final chapter focuses on the marketing and business aspects of a facial rejuvenation practice. This one-stop reference on the topic is ideal for dermatologists and all professionals in the field.
Atlas of Orthopedic Surgery
A Guide to Management and Practice
Edward V. Craig
editore: Informa Healthcare
pagine: 136
Featuring an exceptional range of visual material supported by lucidly written text, An Atlas of Orthopedic Surgery: A Guide to Management and Practice helps clinicians in the management of their orthopedic patients. Developed by distinguished specialists in the field, the atlas covers practical issues relating to the diagnosis and treatment of bone pathology, including analysis by body part, biomechanics, physical examination, and appropriate interventions. The combination of state-of-the-art illustrations and authoritative information provides a clear picture of the disease and its treatment.
An Atlas of Contrast-enhanced Angiography
Nicholas Bunce , R. H. Mohiaddin
editore: Informa Healthcare
pagine: 96
Conventional coronary angiography can lead to infections, injuries to the arteries, and in rare cases, heart attack or death. Using the new, rapidly developing technique of contrast-enhanced angiography (CEA), also known as magnetic resonance angiography (MRA), cardiologists can now quickly and effectively evaluate a broad range of vascular abnormalities, including the kinds of problems often seen with traditional echocardiography. An Atlas of Contrast-Enhanced Angiography uses images taken directly from the magnetic resonance scanner to illustrate the application of CEA to all the common pathologies and anomalies seen in the cardiovascular system. It contains tables, charts, and line diagrams that delineate the angiograms. Authors Mohiaddin and Bunce supply explanatory text supporting and complementing the figures and providing clinical diagnoses and investigations of a multitude of normal and abnormal findings. A clinical aid to diagnosis and a review text containing bibliographic references and index, An Atlas of Contrast-Enhanced Angiography allows you to learn from the current leaders in the field. In addition, it provides you with a visual aide to the diagnosis and management of vascular disease.
Hypertension in Diabetes
Bryan A. Williams
editore: Informa Healthcare
pagine: 304
Diabetes mellitus, particularly non-insulin-dependent diabetes Type 2, is a common disease and, even though insulin has been around for seventy years, this endocrine disorder still reduces the life expectancy of diabetic patients because of the development of long-term complications, including hypertension. Hypertension occurs twice as often in diabetic patients as in non-diabetic ones. The combination of diabetes and hypertension creates a greater risk of coronary artery disease which is the major cause of death in westernized societies. Bryan Williams and his international team of collaborators provide the reader with their views for treatment of diabetes associated with hypertension and the prevention of subsequent coronary artery disease and other disorders.
An Atlas of Obesity and Weight Control
George A. Bray
editore: Informa Healthcare
pagine: 136
Obesity is a chronic, stigmatized disease that is increasing in prevalance. Therapeutic options are limited in their effectiveness and frustration often leads to the discontinuation of any therapy. An Atlas of Obesity and Weight Control is a clearly written, beautifully illustrated color atlas on obesity, including its etiology, development and treatment. The book contains nearly 150 clinical pictures of obesity and its related conditions, as well as many pertinent clinical guidelines and up-to-the-minute data on assessment and treatment. The main chapters cover assessment and prevalence, how obesity develops and how it becomes a health hazard, classification and clinical types of obesity, evaluation and introduction to treatment, behavior modification, diet, exercise, drug treatment and surgical treatment and provide a timely and much-needed overview of current knowledge and practice in the treatment of obesity. The volume concludes with bibliographic references and an index. Nutritionists, internists, bariatric physicians, dieticians, endocrinologists, and medical and academic professionals will find An Atlas of Obesity and Weight Control is an essential reference.
Vagus Nerve Stimulation
Dieter Schmidt , Steven C. Schachter
editore: Informa Healthcare
pagine: 184
This second edition presents a timely and practical discussion of vagal nerve stimulation in a clear and well-illustrated format. It provides a clinical approach to the treatment of patients with medically-intractable seizures, as well as for those with depression (a new indication since the publication of first edition). The book's focus has made it successful, as it zeros in on clinically relevant findings. The new edition includes a CD-ROM with actual footage of the implantation procedure and the latest research findings of the treatment potential for depression and obesity. Vagus Nerve Stimulation gives the attending neurologist step-by-step information on this exciting method of treating epilepsy.
Use of Intravenous Immunoglobin in Clinical Dermatology
Stephen Jolles
editore: Informa Healthcare
pagine: 208
This is the first book to bring together the developments in this area. With full colour throughout, each chapter focuses on clinical differentiation and pathophysiology and provides key laboratory and clinical observations. In addition, there is a brief summary of current treatment options.
Drug Treatment in Old Age Psychiatry
A Concise Clinical Guide to Prescribing
Cornelius Katona , Gill Livingston
editore: Informa Healthcare
pagine: 160
Good prescribing is essential when treating older people with psychotropic drugs, given their vulnerability to adverse drug effects and to dangerous interactions. Drug Treatment in Old Age Psychiatry is an easy-to-use concise guide, providing clinicians with valuable advice on prescribing psychotropic drugs in their day-to-day management of older patients. Covering the most recent evidence and secondary analyses in this field, this volume summarizes core knowledge and best clinical practice in quick reference charts and boxes. All major psychiatric disorders are covered-including depression, anxiety disorders, mania and dementia. The author addresses a variety of relevant aspects, such as improving compliance, the range of available drugs, their characteristics and limitations, problems commonly encountered in their use and the importance of "individualizing" treatment to each patient. This volume provides a practical and accessible, up-to-date resource for practicing psychiatrists, psychiatrists-in-training, pharmacists and geriatricians, and it will also prove useful to nurses and psychologists, who are increasingly involved in the practicalities of drug administration for these patients.
Endocrinology
Specialist Handbook
Karim Meeran , Stephen Robinson
editore: Informa Healthcare
pagine: 592
Focusing on day-to-day management issues, this handbook allows endocrinology trainees and consultants in practice to quickly access practical information and clinical knowledge. Investigations are combined with the most current therapeutic approaches. The author explores all aspects of the endocrine system, from relatively common disorders like hypothyroidism to the effect of calcium and sodium on the glands. The format makes this text a useful portable guide for the clinic and the ward. Endocrinology: Specialist Handbook also profiles diseases such as Paget's and Graves.
Paediatric Neurology in Clinical General Practice
A. C. Boudewyn Peters , Richard Appleton
editore: Informa Healthcare
pagine: 112
The general pediatrician faces an array of health conditions in clinical practice. This volume is intended to alleviate questions about one area the general pediatrician faces: common neurological problems. Emphasizing the issues that such a practitioner may face in everyday practice, rather than rare or unusual conditions, this book describes how to proceed with the clinical examination, diagnosis and management of neurological problems in children. It gives a general overview of a range of topics, such as fits, headaches and learning difficulties, and it also instructs the reader when to refer to a pediatric neurologist or other specialist. Every general pediatrician should have a copy.
Imaging of the Prostate
Barry B. Goldberg
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Dennis Cochlin
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editore: Informa Healthcare
pagine: 232
Prostate cancer follows lung cancer as the second most common male cancer. Given the increase in media attention to prostate cancer and prostate disease, attending physicians ultimately need to keep abreast of all diagnostic techniques available. Imaging of the Prostate has been edited and written by some of the world's leading experts and addresses the problems encountered during patient presentation. Superb quality radiological images - ultrasound, MRI and CT - illustrate chapters that are not only scientifically based but also written from the author's personal experience.
