Published August, 2010
By Andres Cardenas and Paul J. Thuluvath
Publisher: Elsevier (W B Saunders Co Ltd)
Series: The Clinics: Internal Medicine
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Gastrointestinal endoscopy plays a useful role in the management of patients with liver disease. This issue reviews the standard of care in the endoscopic management of portal hypertension and biliary disease before and after liver transplantation.

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Published August, 2010
By Dédée F. Murrell
Publisher: Elsevier (W B Saunders Co Ltd)
Series: The Clinics: Dermatology
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Examines Epidermolysis Bullosa that includes articles on topics covering pathogenesis, clinical features, diagnosis, treatment, and international perspectives on EB.

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Published August, 2010
By Alexander G Chiu, Samuel S. Becker and Alexander Chiu
Publisher: Elsevier (W B Saunders Co Ltd)
Series: The Clinics: Surgery
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Includes topics such as: Pre and Intra-operative Maneuvers to Optimize Surgical Outcomes; Pre-operative CT evaluation to optimize surgical outcomes; Complications in the use of systemic steroids for sinusitis; Post-operative management for the prevention of complications after sinus surgery; and, Prevention and management of Lacrimal Duct Injury.

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Published August, 2010
By Jonathan A. Abbott and Jonathan Abbott
Publisher: Elsevier (W B Saunders Co Ltd)
Series: The Clinics: Veterinary Medicine
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Presents a comprehensive review of cardiology for the small animal practitioners. This title includes articles that focus on advanced techniques in echocardiography, use of natiuretic peptides in the management of canine patients with heart disease, and use of natiuretic peptides in the management of feline patients with heart disease.

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Published August, 2010
By Victoria L. Cooper, Bruce W. Brodersen, Victoria Cooper and Bruce Brodersen
Publisher: Elsevier (W B Saunders Co Ltd)
Series: The Clinics: Veterinary Medicine
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Presents a comprehensive review of bovine respiratory disease for the food animal practitioner. This title covers such topics as control methods for bovine respiratory disease for cow-calf, stocker and feedlot cattle, metaphylaxis, pathology, immunology, mycoplasma, bovine viral diarrhea virus, and bovine respiratory syncytial virus.

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Published August, 2010
By Eleftherios P. Mamounas
Publisher: Elsevier (W B Saunders Co Ltd)
Series: The Clinics: Surgery
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Focuses on the advances in Breast Cancer Surgery, and include sarticles on Chemoprevention, Breast MRI, Genomics, Sentinel Node Biopsy, Extra-axillary Sentinel Nodes, Skin-Sparing and Nipple Sparing Mastectomy, Oncoplastic Techniques, Neoadjuvant Hormonal Therapy, Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy, Adjuvant Hormonal Therapy, and Adjuvant Chemotherapy.

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Published August, 2010
By Abhilash K. Desai
Publisher: Elsevier (W B Saunders Co Ltd)
Series: The Clinics: Internal Medicine
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Examines what is a healthy aging brain and covers preventive measures for successful cognitive aging. This book covers such topics as: a road map to healthy aging brain; cardiovascular risk factors, cerebrovascular disease burden and healthy aging brain; and, healthy aging brain - impact of head injury, alcohol and environmental toxins.

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Published August, 2010
By Rachel L. Chin, Mercedes Torres and Rachel Chin
Publisher: Elsevier (W B Saunders Co Ltd)
Series: The Clinics: Internal Medicine
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Focuses on HIV in the Emergency Department. This title covers such topics as: Emergent Dermatologic Issues in HIV Patients; HEENT Emergencies in HIV-Infected Patients; Diarrhea in HIV-Infected Patients; Emergent Hematologic and Oncologic Problems in HIV-Infected Patients; Acute HIV and Immune Reconstitution Syndrome; and, more.

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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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Since PET was first introduced clinically, brain tumors have been an important area for its use. Diagnosing the cause of patients experiencing seizures has been an additional area for which PET has demonstrated its value. This title investigates PET imaging for the understanding of depression and other psychiatric disorders.

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Published August, 2010
By Cynthia W. Ko
Publisher: Elsevier (W B Saunders Co Ltd)
Series: The Clinics: Internal Medicine
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Addresses common issues and diseases of the gallbladder. This title features the articles that discuss gallstones, including their epidemiology, pathogenesis, and endoscopic, surgical, and medical therapy. It includes chapters that address various modalities to image the gallbladder, including endoscopic ultrasound.

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