Published April, 2012
By Richard Rosenbluth
Publisher: Elsevier (W B Saunders Co Ltd)
Series: The Clinics: Internal Medicine
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An issue that serves as a comprehensive review and update in the management of the geriatric cancer patient. It covers topics such as: Cancer and Aging, Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment, Breast Cancer in the Elderly, Solid Tumors in the Elderly, Radiation Therapy with the Elderly, Liquid Tumors in the Elderly, and Surgery in the Elderly.

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Published April, 2012
By Kenneth Burman
Publisher: Elsevier (W B Saunders Co Ltd)
Series: The Clinics: Internal Medicine
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Provides essential updates on thyroid disorders and diseases. This title includes topics such as: thyroid synthesis and physiology; hyperthyroidism; hypothyroidism; thyroid nodules; goiter; differentiated thyroid cancer; subacute, silent, and postpartum thyroiditis; thyroid and pregnancy; and, more.

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Published April, 2012
By Jay N. Cohn, Gary S. Francis and Gary Francis
Publisher: Elsevier (W B Saunders Co Ltd)
Series: The Clinics: Internal Medicine
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In the joint American College of Cardiology /American Heart Association classification system, Stage B heart failure refers to patients with structural heart disease but no symptoms of heart failure. This book focuses on screening to identify patients with Stage B HF and monitoring and therapeutic approaches to patients diagnosed with Stage B HF.

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Published April, 2012
By David Harnisch
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Series: The Clinics: Internal Medicine
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Guides the primary care physician through the prental care of their patient with topics that include: Preconception Care, Antepartum Care, Nutrition, Genetic Screening, First Trimester Complications, Management of Gestational Diabetes, Third Trimester Complications, Electronic Fetal Monitoring, and, Complications of Labor and Delivery.

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Published April, 2012
By Wanchun Tang
Publisher: Elsevier (W B Saunders Co Ltd)
Series: The Clinics: Internal Medicine
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Covers such topics as: Automated external defibrillation, Airway management during CPR, Could we remove ventilation from ABC's of CPR, Advances in mechanical interventions during CPR, The role of vasopressor agents during CPR, and Advances in brain resuscitation: beyond hypothermia.

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Published April, 2012
By Silvia Priori and Silvia G. Priori
Publisher: Elsevier (W B Saunders Co Ltd)
Series: The Clinics: Internal Medicine
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Long QT syndrome is a heart rhythm disorder that can cause fast, chaotic heartbeats. In some cases, long QT syndrome can cause sudden death. Long QT syndrome may result from a genetic mutation or be caused by certain medications and medical conditions. This title deals with this topic.

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Published April, 2012
By Alan R. Spitzer and Dan Ellsbury
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Series: The Clinics: Internal Medicine
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Deals with the evidence-based pharmacologic care of the neonate. This title contributes articles in the areas of therapeutic drug monitoring, off-label use of medications in the NICU, antenatal and post-natal corticosteroids, antibiotics, antifungals, and antivirals, as well as bronchodilators and nitric oxide.

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Published March, 2012
By Anna Nowak-Wegrzyn and Anna H. Nowak-Wegrzyn
Publisher: Elsevier (W B Saunders Co Ltd)
Series: The Clinics: Internal Medicine
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Provides the essential updates in food allergies. In this title, topics include: mechanisms of allergic sensitization to foods - bypassing immune tolerance pathways; determinants of food allergenicity; epidemiology of food allergy; prevention of food allergy through manipulating the timing of food exposure; and, food-induced anaphylaxis.

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Published March, 2012
By Kewal Jain and Kewal K. Jain
Publisher: Elsevier (W B Saunders Co Ltd)
Series: The Clinics: Internal Medicine
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Includes the following topics: Detection of cancer biomarkers by cerium oxide nanoparticles; Quantum dot-based assays for cancer biomarkers; Monoclonal antibody conjugated fluorescent magnetic nanoparticles for in vivo diagnosis of cancer; RNA quantification with gold nanoprobes for cancer diagnostics; and, more.

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Published March, 2012
By Jacques Van Dam
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Series: The Clinics: Internal Medicine
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Deals with the topic of management of benign and malignant pancreatic disease, and provides advanced clinical information to gastroenterologists. This title features articles that are devoted to pancreatic cancer and span medical management, surgical management, radiologic imaging, endoscopic diagnosis, palliation, and screening.

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