Published February, 2012
By John Elefteriades, John A. Elefteriades and Donald M. Botta
Publisher: Elsevier (W B Saunders Co Ltd)
Series: The Clinics: Internal Medicine
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A left ventricular assist device (LVAD) is a surgically implanted pump that helps the left ventricle pump blood to the rest of the body. This title lets cardiologists know about the devices, their complications, and the clinical situations in which they are most beneficial.

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Published February, 2012
By Eammon M.M. Quigley and Eamonn M. M. Quigley
Publisher: Elsevier (W B Saunders Co Ltd)
Series: The Clinics: Internal Medicine
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Published February, 2012
By Thomas A. Wadden, G Terence Wilson, Albert J. Stunkard and Robert I. Berkowitz
Publisher: Elsevier (W B Saunders Co Ltd)
Series: The Clinics: Internal Medicine
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Obesity and psychiatric concerns are closely linked. This title examines obesity and psychiatric status, and includes articles on binge eating disorder and night eating syndrome. It provides guidance on the medical evaluation of the obese individual, behavioral assessment, dietary management, and behavioral treatment.

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Published February, 2012
By Mark Pressman and Mark R. Pressman
Publisher: Elsevier (W B Saunders Co Ltd)
Series: The Clinics: Internal Medicine
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Parasomnias can be roughly divided into Non-REM disorders and REM disorders. This title offers information on the diagnosis and treatment of various types of parasomnias. It examines disorders such as sleepwalking, sleep sex, sleep violence, sleep eating, and diagnostic methods of these.

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Published February, 2012
By E. Wesley Ely, Pratik Pandharipande and E.Wesley Ely
Publisher: Elsevier (W B Saunders Co Ltd)
Series: The Clinics: Surgery
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Looks at modern sedation techniques in the critically ill. This title covers such topics as: pharmacology of commonly used analgesics and sedatives in the ICU; lessons learned from international surveys of current sedation practices; and, protocolized and target-based sedation and analgesia in the ICU.

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Published February, 2012
By Darlene Lovasik
Publisher: Elsevier (W B Saunders Co Ltd)
Series: The Clinics: Nursing
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Covers such article topics as: Evaluation and Work-up for Transplant; Basic Immunology; Pharmacology; Liver, Pancreas, Kidney Transplants; Living Donor Kideny, Liver Transplants; Heart, Lung, Intestinal and Multivisceral Transplants; Complications After Transplant; Patient Education; Psychosocial Concerns; and, Ethical Issue.

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Published February, 2012
By Miriam B. Vos and Sarah E. Barlow
Publisher: Elsevier (W B Saunders Co Ltd)
Series: The Clinics: Internal Medicine
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Looks at the prevalence and etiology of childhood obesity. This title discusses comorbidities, such as diabetes, dyslipidemia, NAFLD, sleep, and psychologic complications. It focuses on prevention and therapies, including portion size, increased consumption of vegetables, the role of sugar in obesity, the effect of artificial sweetners, and more.

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Published February, 2012
By Kenneth E Wood and Kenneth Wood
Publisher: Elsevier (W B Saunders Co Ltd)
Series: The Clinics: Internal Medicine
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Covers such topics as: Historical Perspective of Venous Thromboembolism; Coagulation for the Intensivist; VTE Prophylaxis in the Critically Ill; Risk Stratification of Pulmonary Embolism; Treatment of Pulmonary Embolism: Anti Coagulation; Thrombolytic Therapy and Complications; Major Pulmonary Embolism; and, Heparin Induced Thrombocytopenia.

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Published February, 2012
By Sharon Stark
Publisher: Elsevier (W B Saunders Co Ltd)
Series: The Clinics: Nursing
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Focuses on Victims of Abuse, with topics including: Types of Abuse; Interpersonal Violence; Child Abuse; Elder Abuse; Bullying; Substance Abuse and Violence; Domestic Violence; Abuse in Nursing Homes; Nurses as Victims of Abuse; Issues of abuse in military deployment and military families; and, Abusive Behavior in the Workplace.

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Published February, 2012
By Stanley A. Herring and Kathleen R. Bell
Publisher: Elsevier (W B Saunders Co Ltd)
Series: The Clinics: Orthopedics
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Covers Epidemiology of Sports Concussions, Pathophysiology of Concussion in Youth, On the Field Identification and Sideline Management of Concussion, Return to Play Decisions, Diagnosis of Concussion - The Role of Imaging Now and In Future, Use of Neuropsychological Examinations, Subacute Management of Concussion Related Symptoms, and more.

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