Published November, 2012
By Alessandro Brunelli
Publisher: Elsevier (W B Saunders Co Ltd)
Series: The Clinics: Surgery
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Addresses psychosocial and quality of life concerns for patients who have undergone thoracic surgery. This title includes topics such as: changes in quality of life after pulmonary resection; impact of minimally invasive thoracic surgery on quality of life; and physical, cognitive and emotional dysfunctions resulting from intensive care.

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Published November, 2012
By Robert Rapaport
Publisher: Elsevier (W B Saunders Co Ltd)
Series: The Clinics: Internal Medicine
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Provides essential updates across the spectrum of pediatric endocrinology. This title covers topics on: Prevention of type 1 and type 2 diabetes mellitus; genetics of growth; diagnosis in prepubescent girls; Turner and Noonan Syndromes; thyroid function in Down Syndrome; chronic disease; effects of ADHD treatment on growth; and obesity prevention.

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Published October, 2012
By Nicholas T. Kouchoukos, Eugene H. Blackstone, Frank L. Hanley, James K. Kirklin and Eugene Blackstone
Publisher: Elsevier (W B Saunders Co Ltd)
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Provides answers on various aspects of adult and pediatric cardiac surgery. This title covers the range of classic surgical procedures - including the alternate and minimally invasive surgical techniques - and presents the clinical evidence you need to make effective management decisions.

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Published October, 2012
By Joseph P Iannotti, Richard Parker and Joseph Iannotti
Publisher: Elsevier (W B Saunders Co Ltd)
Series: Netter Green Book Collection
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Provides a visual guide to the upper extremity, from basic science and anatomy to orthopaedics and rheumatology. This title covers many advances in musculoskeletal medicine and imaging - offering insights into the anatomy, physiology, and clinical conditions of the shoulder, upper arm and elbow, forearm and wrist, and hand and finger.

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Published October, 2012
By Joanne B. Messick and Joanne Messick
Publisher: Elsevier (W B Saunders Co Ltd)
Series: The Clinics: Veterinary Medicine
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Offers information on hematology for all small animal practitioners. In this title, topics include in-clinic automated hematology analyzers, quality control recommendations for point-of-care hematology analyzers, bone marrow aspiration and biopsy: indications, technique and evaluation, and, coombs testing and its diagnostic significance.

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Published October, 2012
By Kenneth Azarow and Robert Cusick
Publisher: Elsevier (W B Saunders Co Ltd)
Series: The Clinics: Surgery
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Presents a comprehensive review of pediatric surgery for the general surgeon. This title covers such topics as: pediatric pain management, hernias, hydroceles, and undescended testes, appendectomy, merckel's and intussusceptions, pyloric stenosis, childhood obesity, neonatal bowel obstruction, teratoma and ovarian lesions, and more.

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Published October, 2012
By Diana Gaitini
Publisher: Elsevier (W B Saunders Co Ltd)
Series: The Clinics: Radiology
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Ultrasound is an increasingly important component of diagnostic imaging for musculoskeletal disorders. This title features the following articles: Rotator Cuff Pathology and Beyond; Common Elbow Pathologies; Ultrasound of the Wrist and Hand; Ultrasound of the Groin; Ultrasound of the Knee; and, more.

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Published October, 2012
By Stephen Brockmeier
Publisher: Elsevier (W B Saunders Co Ltd)
Series: The Clinics: Orthopedics
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Begins with the epidemiology and natural history of rotator cuff tears, followed by articles on: Imaging Evaluation of the Rotator Cuff; Arthroscopic Rotator Cuff Repair: Techniques in 2012; Biologics in the Management of Rotator Cuff Surgery; and, Outcomes of Rotator Cuff Surgery: What Does the Evidence Tell Us?

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Published October, 2012
By Min Yao and Peter F. Faulhaber
Publisher: Elsevier (W B Saunders Co Ltd)
Series: The Clinics: Radiology
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PET/CT is an integral part of the evaluation of patients who have head and neck cancer. This title offers an overview of FDG-PET/CT, PET and MRI for normal anatomy, including pitfalls and artifacts. It discuss SUV as a prognostic factor in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma, PET in head and neck cancer radiotherapy treatment planning, and more.

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Published October, 2012
By Jesus Esquivel
Publisher: Elsevier (W B Saunders Co Ltd)
Series: The Clinics: Surgery
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Focuses on the status and future directions of the treatment of the most common peritoneal surface malignancies: appendix cancer, colorectal cancer, ovarian cancer, gastric cancer, and peritoneal mesothelioma. This title helps you how to start a peritoneal surface malignancy program, anesthesia considerations during cytoreductive surgery.

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