Published August, 2010
By Paul Wischmeyer
Publisher: Elsevier (W B Saunders Co Ltd)
Series: The Clinics: Internal Medicine
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Features topics such as Nutrition Guidelines In Critical Care - Consistency or Confusion; Evolutionary Role of Nutrition and Metabolic Support in Critical Illness; Pre-operative Surgical Nutrition Programs; Fish Oil in Critical Illness - Mechanisms and Clinical Application; and, Glutamine in Critical Illness - The Time Has Come, The Time Is Now.

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Published August, 2010
By Al Aly and Al S. Aly
Publisher: Elsevier (W B Saunders Co Ltd)
Series: The Clinics: Surgery
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An abdominoplasty or 'tummy tuck' is one of the most commonly performed cosmetic plastic surgery procedures. The operation, which is used to make the abdomen more firm, is considered major surgery. This title offers coverage of the various different techniques and tips for successful outcomes available in the literature.

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Published August, 2010
By Anthony O. Odibo and David A. Krantz
Publisher: Elsevier (W B Saunders Co Ltd)
Series: The Clinics: Internal Medicine
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Includes articles on such topics as: screening for chromosomal abnormalities; cystic fibrosis screening; the role of second-trimester screening, in the post-first trimester screening era; modifying risk for Aneuploidy with second-trimester ultrasound after a positive serum screen; and, cost-effectiveness of Down syndrome screening paradigms.

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Published August, 2010
By Anthony R. Gregg, Joe Leigh Simpson and Anthony Gregg
Publisher: Elsevier (W B Saunders Co Ltd)
Series: The Clinics: Internal Medicine
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Reviews Genetic Screening and Counseling. This title includes articles on Contemporary Genetics Counseling - New Frontiers and Challenges, Newborn Screening, SMA Carrier Screening, Fragile X, Ashkenazi Jewish Screening in the 21st Century, Thrombophilia in Obstetric Practice, and Microarrays in the Practice of Obstetrics and Gynecology.

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Published August, 2010
By Andrew G. Lee, Paul W. Brazis and Andrew Lee
Publisher: Elsevier (W B Saunders Co Ltd)
Series: The Clinics: Internal Medicine
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Neuro-ophthalmology has been an established subspecialty in neurology. This title contains the following articles: Ocular Motor Cranial Neuropathy (Volpe); Papilledema (Wall); Transient Monocular Visual Loss (Ahmed/Foroozan); Multiple Sclerosis (Galetta); and Nonarteritic Anterior Ischemic Optic Neuropathy (Bonelli/Arnold).

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Published August, 2010
By David A. Fox and David J. Fox
Publisher: Elsevier (W B Saunders Co Ltd)
Series: The Clinics: Internal Medicine
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Deals with the topic of rheumatoid arthritis. This work explores such topics as: measurement of RA disease activity today and in the future; epidemiology of RA - implications for prevention and risk assessment; genes that predispose to RA - relevance to current and future therapeutic strategies; and, ascertainment and management of preclinical RA.

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Published August, 2010
By Abass Alavi and Andrew B. Newberg
Publisher: Elsevier (W B Saunders Co Ltd)
Series: The Clinics: Radiology
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PET imaging has shown its value in diagnosing diseases affecting older people. Most significantly this has been with regard to the diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease and other forms of dementia. This title includes articles on the uses of PET for diagnosing cerebrovascular disease and for assessing neuroplasticity.

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Published August, 2010
By Lawrence A. DiDomenico
Publisher: Elsevier (W B Saunders Co Ltd)
Series: The Clinics: Orthopedics
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Covers such topics as - an update on rheumatoid arthritis and pharmacological management; the perioperative management of the rheumatoid patient; clinical manifestations and treatment of the pediatric rheumatoid patient; the conservative treatment options for the rheumatoid foot and ankle; and, the surgical options for the rheumatoid ankle.

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Published August, 2010
By Sara I Pai, Ralph P. Tufano and Ralph Tufano
Publisher: Elsevier (W B Saunders Co Ltd)
Series: The Clinics: Surgery
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Covers topics such as: Thyroid Disease and Where the Field is Going; Surgical Anatomy of Thyroid and Parathyroid Glands; Ultrasonography and Thyroid Disease; FNA Cytopathology; Surgical Management of Thyroid Disease; Surgical Management of Cervical Lymph Nodes in Well Differentiated Thyroid Cancer; and, Management of Locally Invasive Disease.

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Published August, 2010
By Peter A. Lichtenberg
Publisher: Elsevier (Academic Press Inc)
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Various trends in mental healthcare practice and a rapid increase in the aged population are causing an explosion in the fields of clinical gerontology and geropsychology. This handbook offers clinicians and graduate students guidelines and tools for assessing general mental health, cognitive functioning, functional age, and behavior deficits.

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