Published November, 2009
By David R. Cave
Publisher: Elsevier (W B Saunders Co Ltd)
Series: The Clinics: Internal Medicine
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Presents such endoscopic technologies as video capsule endoscopy, single and double balloon enteroscopy, and Spirus screw technology. This title includes an article on comparison of these technologies and the techniques of CT and MRI. It addresses the application of these technologies to specific diseases.

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Published November, 2009
By Jeffrey H. Silverstein and Jeffrey Silverstein
Publisher: Elsevier (W B Saunders Co Ltd)
Series: The Clinics: Internal Medicine
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Helps the anesthesiologists to prepare for the challenging problems they face with geriatric patients. This title covers topics that include delirium, postoperative cognitive dysfunction, fat embolism during hip replacement, Parkinson's disease and deep brain stimulator placement, diastolic dysfunction, atrial fibrillation, and delayed arousal.

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Published November, 2009
By Eugene Braunwald
Publisher: Elsevier (W B Saunders Co Ltd)
Series: The Clinics: Internal Medicine
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Biomarkers may be enzymes, hormones, biologic substances, or other markers of cardiac stress and malfunction which appear to have growing importance in heart failure. Many biomarkers appear to provide information about the cause of heart failure. This book discusses the role of biomarkers and includes articles that explore individual biomarkers.

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Published November, 2009
By Kent Lewandrowski and Kent Balanis Lewandrowski
Publisher: Elsevier (W B Saunders Co Ltd)
Series: The Clinics: Internal Medicine
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Presents topics of importance in Point-of-Care Testing (POCT) for laboratory medicine professionals. This work covers topics such as: POCT - An overview and look to the future; Fine needle aspiration biopsy - POCT in cytopathology; Drugs of abuse; POCT and disaster response; POCT regulatory affairs; Fecal occult blood testing; and, Molecular POCT.

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Published November, 2009
By Wendy Stock, Meir Wetzler and Meir Wexler
Publisher: Elsevier (W B Saunders Co Ltd)
Series: The Clinics: Internal Medicine
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Acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) is the most common malignancy diagnosed in children. This title presents articles that discuss thinking on the diagnosis and treatment of the disease as well as emphasize molecular genetics, allogeneic stem cell transplantation, and treatments including, clofarabine, nelarabine, rituximab, and PegAsp.

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Published October, 2009
By Robert Rappaport
Publisher: Elsevier (W B Saunders Co Ltd)
Series: The Clinics: Internal Medicine
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Covers genomics - genetic disorders and techniques; newborn screening; hormones in the premature infant; congenital disorders of the thyroid: hyper/hypo; glucose in the PIC setting; diabetes prevention; obesity: etiology, prevention, and treatment; and metabolic syndrome in pediatrics.

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Published September, 2009
By Richard A. Matthay, Charles S. Dela Cruz, David A. Beuther, Charles Dela Cruz and David Beuther
Publisher: Elsevier (W B Saunders Co Ltd)
Series: The Clinics: Internal Medicine
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Includes topics such as: The Obesity Epidemic, Altered Resting and Exercise Respiratory Physiology in Obesity, Association of Asthma and Other Obstructive Lung Diseases and Obesity, Role of Obesity in Obstructive Sleep Apnea, The Pickwickian Syndrome - Obesity Hypoventilation Syndrome, and Obesity and Thromboembolic Disease.

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Published September, 2009
By Nicholas J. Talley, Eric G. Tangalos and Eric Tangalos
Publisher: Elsevier (W B Saunders Co Ltd)
Series: The Clinics: Internal Medicine
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Aging is associated with an increased prevalence of several GI disorders, including those induced by drugs (such as gastrointestinal bleeding caused by nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs), anorexia of aging, development of constipation, diarrhea or fecal incontinence, and postprandial hypotension. This book addresses these disorders.

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Published September, 2009
By Henry Rinder and Henry M. Rinder
Publisher: Elsevier (W B Saunders Co Ltd)
Series: The Clinics: Internal Medicine
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The understanding of hemostasis physiology has been considerably advanced by models of kinetics and by the complicated interplay of cells and soluble coagulation factors. This book explains how this physiology is reflected in clinical laboratory testing.

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Published September, 2009
By Matthew E. Falagas
Publisher: Elsevier (W B Saunders Co Ltd)
Series: The Clinics: Internal Medicine
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Meta-analysis is a useful tool for evidence-based medicine. This book contains articles that examine the strengths and limitations of meta-analysis in infectious diseases, the use of meta-analysis in comparing diagnostic tests or treatments, and meta-analysis for specific problems, such as parasitic infections, HIV, and surgical infections.

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