Published July, 2011
By Serife Eti Karakas
Publisher: Elsevier (W B Saunders Co Ltd)
Series: The Clinics: Internal Medicine
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Palliative care focuses on reducing the severity of disease symptoms in order to prevent and relieve suffering and to improve the quality of life for people facing serious, complex illness. This issue covers important topics in palliative care, such as prognosis, management of several end-stage diseases, and management of severe symptoms.

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Published July, 2011
By Maurice Y Nahabedian and Maurice Nahabedian
Publisher: Elsevier (W B Saunders Co Ltd)
Series: The Clinics: Surgery
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Covers such topics as: Overview of Perforator Imaging and Flap Perfusion Technologies; Assessing Perforator Architecture; Acoustic Doppler Sonography, Color Duplex Ultrasound, and Laser Doppler Flowmetry as Tools for Successful Autologous Breast Reconstruction; Doppler Sonography and Color Duplex Imaging; and, Noninvasive Tissue Oximetry.

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Published July, 2011
By Vicki Zeigler
Publisher: Elsevier (W B Saunders Co Ltd)
Series: The Clinics: Nursing
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Focuses on Pediatric Illnesses and the Transition of Care. This book covers topics that range from the past, present and future of pediatric critical care nursing, postoperative rhythm disturbances after surgery for congenital heart disease, and chronic illnesses in children and the transition to adulthood.

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Published July, 2011
By Peter C. Esselman and Karen J. Kowalske
Publisher: Elsevier (W B Saunders Co Ltd)
Series: The Clinics: Orthopedics
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Includes articles such as: Brain Computer Interfaces; Computer Access; Environmental Control; Transportation Safety; Prosthetics; Control Interfaces; Telerehabilitation; Augmentative Communication; Future Clinical Implementation of Technology; Technology in Low Income Countries; Virtual Coach; Robotics; and, Handcycles.

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Published June, 2011
By Cathy A. Johnson-Delaney and Susan E. Orosz
Publisher: Elsevier (W B Saunders Co Ltd)
Series: The Clinics: Veterinary Medicine
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Offers practical information on the exotic animal respiratory system. This title covers the anatomy, physiology, and diseases of the respiratory systems in pet birds, reptiles, rabbits, amphibians, fish, and small mammals.

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Published June, 2011
By John Gould and John S. Gould
Publisher: Elsevier (W B Saunders Co Ltd)
Series: The Clinics: Orthopedics
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Includes Clinical Evaluation of Neurogenic Conditions, Electrodiagnostic Evaluation of Lower Extremity Neurogenic Problems, Imaging: MRI and Ultrasound for Evaluation of Nerve Problems, Nerve Repair and Reconstruction, Tarsal Tunnel Syndrome, Failed, Relapsed or Recurrent Tarsal Tunnel, Nerve Entrapments, and more.

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Published June, 2011
By Dédée F. Murrell
Publisher: Elsevier (W B Saunders Co Ltd)
Series: The Clinics: Dermatology
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Deals with Autoimmune Blistering Diseases (AIBD), covering diagnosis and clinical features of these diseases. This title also covers such topics as Pemphigus Vulgaris, Pemphigus Foliaceus, Linear IgA Bullous Disease, and Hair and Nail Loss in AIBD.

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Published June, 2011
By Barbara Frank and Barbara B. Frank
Publisher: Elsevier (W B Saunders Co Ltd)
Series: The Clinics: Internal Medicine
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Discusses issues in gastroenterology unique to female patients. This title features articles that help readers to determine whether gender influences diagnosis and treatment of functional disorders, evaluate problems in the pregnant patient, explain immune diseases of the GI, and discuss unique genetic aspects of Lynch Syndrome and IBD.

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Published June, 2011
By Christopher Thompson
Publisher: Elsevier (W B Saunders Co Ltd)
Series: The Clinics: Internal Medicine
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The clinical implications of obesity have pervaded several specialties since treatments include medical and surgical intervention. This issue addresses topics of concern to endoscopists: important concerns in the endoscopic unit, presurgical evaluation, postoperative care, sedation, and endoscopic management of common complications.

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Published June, 2011
By Sushil Beriwal
Publisher: Elsevier (W B Saunders Co Ltd)
Series: The Clinics: Radiology
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PET imaging is an essential part of radiation therapy for cancer patients. This title features articles on clinical applications and technical aspects, following reviews of the use of PET in the treatment for lung cancer, gynecologic malignancies, GI and pancreatic tumors, and brain tumors, lymphoma, and head and neck malignancies.

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