Published November, 2010
By George A. Mensah and George Mensah
Publisher: Elsevier (W B Saunders Co Ltd)
Series: The Clinics: Internal Medicine
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Hypertensive heart disease, the number one cause of death associated with hypertension, refers to coronary artery disease, heart failure, and enlargement of the heart that occur because of high blood pressure. This title summarizes the advances in diagnosing, treating, and preventing this potentially fatal disease.

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Published November, 2010
By John I. Allen
Publisher: Elsevier (W B Saunders Co Ltd)
Series: The Clinics: Internal Medicine
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Focuses on how gastroenterologists can maximize the 'value' of colonoscopy. This title covers such clinical issues as: sedation issues, complications of colonoscopy, and infection risk. It is suitable for practicing gastroenterologists.

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Published November, 2010
By John Hart and Amy Noffsinger
Publisher: Elsevier (Saunders)
Series: The Clinics: Internal Medicine
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Covers topics such as Sessile serrated polyps; Endoscopic techniques; Neuroendocrine tumors of the gastrointestinal tract; Upper GI tract involvement in inflammatory bowel disease; Molecular testing in colonic polyposis syndromes and neoplasms; Eosinophilic esophagitis; Drug induced injury of the GI tract; and, Gastrointestinal stromal tumors.

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Published November, 2010
By Jeffrey Towbin
Publisher: Elsevier (W B Saunders Co Ltd)
Series: The Clinics: Internal Medicine
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Growing numbers of children with heart failure are reaching adulthood because of successful medical and surgical treatments and improved outcomes of congenital heart surgery. A greater understanding of the causes of heart failure in childhood may help cardiologists to develop therapeutic strategies for these children when they become adults.

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Published November, 2010
By Karl T. Rew and Masahito Jimbo
Publisher: Elsevier (W B Saunders Co Ltd)
Series: The Clinics: Internal Medicine
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A primary care practitioner needs to be a jack of all trades who is familiar with all body systems and their disorders. This title deals with common urinary tract conditions that are encountered in a typical office practice. Suitable family practice physicians, it includes the articles focusing on diagnosis, evaluation, and treatment options.

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Published November, 2010
By Jose Biller
Publisher: Elsevier (W B Saunders Co Ltd)
Series: The Clinics: Internal Medicine
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Offers a rounded view of the therapeutic advances for the most common neurologic disorders and contains the following articles: Management Controversy in Chronic Daily Headaches (Rahmadan); Neurostimulation in Headache Patients (Dafer); and, The Selection of Anti-epileptic Drugs for the Treatment of Epilepsy in Children and Adults (Asconape).

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Published November, 2010
By Richard B. Berry
Publisher: Elsevier (W B Saunders Co Ltd)
Series: The Clinics: Internal Medicine
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Positive Airway Pressure (PAP) Therapy is a hugely important therapy option for sleep medicine specialists. This title examines PAP therapy from different angles, in adults and children, to deliver a collection of reviews for the clinician.

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Published November, 2010
By Desmond A. Schatz, Michael Haller and Mark Atkinson
Publisher: Elsevier (W B Saunders Co Ltd)
Series: The Clinics: Internal Medicine
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Suitable for endocrinologists, this title offers information on treatment of type 1 diabetes, with an eye toward future trends and developments. It covers such topics as: epidemiology; economics; contemporary management; inpatient management; and, insulin pumps and continuous glucose monitoring systems.

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Published November, 2010
By Richard A. Polin, Karen D. Fairchild and Karen Fairchild
Publisher: Elsevier (W B Saunders Co Ltd)
Series: The Clinics: Internal Medicine
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Reviews Healthcare Associated Infections in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. This title features articles on: Epidemiology and Risk Factors for NICU HAI: Genes and Environment; Strategies to Reduce NICU HAI: Line, Tube, and Hand Hygiene; Candida in the NICU: Pros and Cons of Prophylaxis, MRSA in the NICU; and, more.

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Published November, 2010
By Alimuddin Zumla, Wing-Wai Yew, David S.C. Hui, Alimuddin I. Zumla, David S. C. Hui and David S. Hui
Publisher: Elsevier (W B Saunders Co Ltd)
Series: The Clinics: Internal Medicine
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Respiratory infections are among the most common causes of morbidity and mortality worldwide. These infections present a special challenge to physicians for several reasons, including disasters caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) and bird and swine influenza.

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