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  • Current Concepts in Flexor Tendon Repair and Rehabilitation, An Issue of Hand Clinics

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 39-2
    • Rowena Mcbeath + 1 more
    • English
    In this issue of Hand Clinics, guest editors Drs. Rowena McBeath and Kevin C. Chung bring their considerable expertise to the topic of Current Concepts in Flexor Tendon Repair and Rehabilitation. Top experts in the field cover key topics such as staged flexor tendon reconstruction; tenolysis and salvage procedures; flexor tendon injuries and repair in children; flexor tendon avulsion and enthesis injuries; flexor tendon adhesion formation; and more.

  • Medicines for Cancer

    Mechanism of Action and Clinical Pharmacology of Chemo, Hormonal, Targeted, and Immunotherapies
    • 1st Edition
    • Surya K. De
    • English
    Medicines for Cancer: Mechanism of Action and Clinical Pharmacology of Chemo, Hormonal, Targeted, and Immunotherapies covers most known anti-cancer therapeutics. Cancer is the second leading cause of death worldwide, with its various forms resulting in nearly one out of every six mortalities each year. This book describes all US FDA-approved drugs (up to 2021), such as small molecules, peptides, monoclonal antibodies, whole antibodies, gene therapy, antibody-drug conjugates, cell therapy, and immunotherapies, along with information on their generic and brand names, medical uses, details dosage, mechanisms of actions, pharmacokinetics and side effects. Chemical structures of small molecules, small peptides, antibody-drug conjugates are also provided. This book is ideal for medicinal chemists, oncologists, and pharmacologists, but it will also be indispensable for professional researchers, whether they are working in the clinic or the pharmaceutical industry.

  • Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion, An Issue of Cardiac Electrophysiology Clinics

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 15-2
    • Matthew James Daniels
    • English
    In this issue of Cardiac Electrophysiology Clinics, guest editor Dr. Matthew J. Daniels brings his considerable expertise to the topic of Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion. Top experts in the field discuss topics such as pre-cath laboratory planning for left atrial appendage occlusion: optional or essential; the case for intracardiac echo to guide left atrial appendage closure; follow-up imaging after left atrial appendage occlusion: something or nothing and for how long?; left atrial appendage closure: what the evidence does and does not reveal; and more.

  • Interstitial Lung Disease, An Issue of Immunology and Allergy Clinics of North America

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 43-2
    • Kevin K Brown + 1 more
    • English
    In this issue of Immunology and Allergy Clinics, guest editors Joshua Solomon and Kevin Brown bring their considerable expertise to the topic of Interstitial Lung Disease. Top experts address topics such as IPF and other PF-ILDs, Post-Covid ILD, CTLD-ILD, Sarcoidosis, and more.

  • Legal and Ethical Issues for Health Professions

    • 5th Edition
    • Elsevier Inc
    • English
    **Selected for Doody’s Core Titles® 2024 in Medicolegal Issues**Learn how to handle the legal and ethical challenges you will encounter in healthcare practice! Comprehensive yet easy to understand, Legal and Ethical Issues for Health Professionals, 5th Edition provides a guide to legal concepts and ethical principles and how they are applied in common healthcare scenarios. Content includes key topics such as the legal system, bioethical issues, employment laws, torts, and medical malpractice and liability, as well as current issues such as medical marijuana, the opioid crisis, gender identity, and public health and immunization policies. Questions in each chapter ask you to think critically as you relate concepts to real-world situations. Updated to meet the needs of today’s workplace, this text prepares you to fulfill the moral and professional responsibilities of the healthcare provider.

  • Rang & Dale's Pharmacology

    • 10th Edition
    • James M. Ritter + 6 more
    • English
    Rang and Dale’s Pharmacology is internationally acknowledged as the core textbook for students of pharmacology, and has provided accessible, up-to-date information on drugs and their mechanism of action for more than 30 years.Now in its tenth edition, it has been updated to include important new drugs such as gene therapies, personalised medicines and the new wave of RNA drugs. However it has not lost any of the elements that have contributed to its popularity, such as color coding and illustrations, making it reader-friendly while comprehensively covering the depth of detail required.This essential book is recommended as the first-choice undergraduate text for science and medical students and junior doctors and will also be useful for students in other professional disciplines such as pharmacy, veterinary medicine and nursing.

  • Microbiología en ciencias de la Salud

    • 3rd Edition
    • Karin C. VanMeter + 1 more
    • Spanish
    El objetivo del libro es convertirse en un texto «fácil de usar» para los estudiantes y que presente el contenido de forma eficaz para adaptarse a los diferentes niveles de comprensión de la ciencia básica y, también actualizar el material para indicar los nuevos conceptos, la información y los avances que han salido a la luz desde que se publicó la primera edición. Esta tercera edición se ha reorganizado para mejorar el planteamiento original, progresivo y por bloques para facilitar el proceso lógico de aprendizaje. Para poder estudiar con más detalle, se ha incluido material de consulta en un capítulo de Bibliografía y recursos de internet. Además de crear un texto de fácil comprensión para los estudiantes resulta útil para los profesionales de la salud. Se han diseñado numerosas tablas que condensan y organizan algunos de los puntos más destacados del texto para acceder a la información de forma rápida y sencilla. Las tablas sobre enfermedades específicas se han reorganizado y se han ampliado para incluir información sobre enfermedades, microorganismos, transmisión, diana(s), signos y síntomas y tratamiento. Presenta versiones actualizadas y ampliadas de los siguientes cuadros y tablas: «Por qué necesita conocer»; «Aspectos médicos destacados», «Recursos de la vida» y «Aplicación sanitaria». Asimismo, se han añadido los recuadros: «Tecnología» que destacan los últimos avances tecnológicos relacionados con los temas del capítulo y «El panorama general», la conexión de los sistemas orgánicos mostrando cómo una enfermedad puede afectar a otros sistemas.

  • Dermatitis atópica

    • 1st Edition
    • Lawrence S Chan + 1 more
    • Spanish
    La dermatitis atópica (eccema) es una de las afecciones cutáneas más frecuentes y más difíciles de tratar, tanto para los pacientes como para los profesionales. Organizado por etiologías intrínsecas y extrínsecas, Dermatitis atópica examina una gran diversidad de causas que parten tanto del interior del cuerpo como del entorno externo, lo que ofrece a los médicos formas prácticas de diseñar tratamientos que aborden específicamente estas causas. Los doctores Lawrence S. Chan y Vivian Y. Shi, junto con un equipo de colaboradores expertos, examinan la etiología de este complejo trastorno y proporcionan soluciones específicas y exhaustivas, así como los planes terapéuticos más útiles basados en la fisiopatología, incluido el abordaje integrador basado en la evidencia.

  • Atlas de cirugía dermatológica

    • 1st Edition
    • Manuel Ángel Rodríguez Prieto
    • Spanish
    Obra con una orientación eminentemente práctica que presenta toda una serie de intervenciones quirúrgicas dermatológicas basándose en la imagen como referencia principal para el aprendizaje. Todos los capítulos están formados por un breve texto que describe la intervención, dibujos explicativos dirigidos a mejorar la comprensión de la técnica descrita y numerosas fotografías a color quemuestran, paso a paso, cada una de las intevenciones.

  • Creasy-Resnik's Study Guide for Maternal Fetal Medicine

    • 1st Edition
    • Charles J. Lockwood + 6 more
    • English
    Comprehensive in scope, easy to use, and aligned to the gold standard text in the field, Creasy-Resnik's Study Guide for Maternal-Fetal Medicine is a highly effective study tool. Questions and answers written by Creasy-Resnik authors prepare you and assess your knowledge.

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