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  • Anxiety Disorders, An Issue of Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Clinics of North America

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 21-3
    • Moira A. Rynn + 2 more
    • English
    Anxiety disorders are common in children and adolescents and can be debilitating if not recognized and treated. This issue covers the landscape of anxiety disorders in youth, from development and neurobiology; to treatments, advances, and novel approaches; to informing other systems of care: primary physicians, schools, and parents. Specific anxiety disorders discussed include: Obsessive-compulsive and tic-related disorders, PTSD, and school refusal and panic disorder. Pharmacotherapy, CBT, and Parent-Child interaction therapies are reviewed.

  • COPD, An Issue of Medical Clinics

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 96-4
    • Stephen I. Rennard + 1 more
    • English
    This issue of Medical Clinics of North America provides the latest essential updates on COPD. The following topics are covered: pathobiological mechanisms; genes and the disease (alpha-l-antitrypsin... the environment, phenotype, and comorbidity; the role and potential of imaging; pulmonary function and its importance; exercise in testing and therapy; patients’ perception and quality of life; exacerbations, causes, prevention, and treatment; an integrated approach to the medical treatment; meducal pneumoplasty, surgical resection, or lung transplant; and smoking cessation and environmental hygiene.

  • Year Book of Dermatology and Dermatological Surgery 2012

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 2012
    • James Q. Del Rosso
    • English
    There's no faster or easier way to stay informed! The Year Book of Dermatology and Dermatologic Surgery brings you abstracts of articles carefully selected from more than 100 journals worldwide. Expert commentaries evaluate the clinical importance of each article and discuss its application to your practice.

  • HPV and Head and Neck Cancer, An Issue of Otolaryngologic Clinics

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 45-4
    • Sara I Pai
    • English
    HPV is a growing epidemic in head and neck cancer and specialists working with these diseases are provided information on shifting trends in HPV in head and neck cancers along with challenges and controversies in treating this disease. With this virus related cancer, there is a different approach to managing this patient population. Novel therapeutic treatments are actively being developed for this type of head and neck cancer. Topics include: Epidemioloygy of HPV-head and neck cancer; Clinical detection of HPV; Clinical evaluation and disease patterns of HPV-related head and neck cancers; Impact of HPV-related head and neck cancer in clinical trials; Molecular biology of HPV and head and neck cancer and targeted therapies; Transoral robotic surgery: new surgical techniques for oropharyngeal cancers; Economic impact of HPV-related cancers; Rehabilitation needs of oropharyngeal cancer patients; Psychosocial care needs of HPV-head and neck cancer patients; and a Multi-disciplinary approach to head and neck cancers.

  • Melanoma and Pigmented Lesions, An Issue of Dermatologic Clinics

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 30-3
    • Julie E. Russak + 1 more
    • English
    Melanoma is one of the deadliest cancers and the number of incidences continues to rise in the United States. Early detection and treatment is key to long term survival. This issue covers a wealth of topics, including risk factors, effects of sunscreen on melanoma risk, prevention, biopsy, pathology, surgical approaches to malignant melanoma and new diagnostic aides.

  • Surgical Management of Infectious Pleuropulmonary Diseases, An Issue of Thoracic Surgery Clinics

    • 1st Edition
    • Gaetano Rocco
    • English
    This issue reviews the indications and procedures for surgery in patients with localized pulmonary infection. It includes articles on TB, pulmonary abscesses, fungal infections, and other entities.

  • Manual de enfermedades importadas

    • 1st Edition
    • Antonio Muro Álvarez + 1 more
    • Spanish
    El objetivo de esta obra es profundizar en el conocimiento de las patologías del viajero y contribuir a la formación clínica de los profesionales involucrados en este tipo de patologías. Esta obra se divide en 4 grandes bloques temáticos y que aborda las cuestiones más destacadas relacionadas con las patologías importadas, abordando cuestiones epidemiológicas, vacunación, prevención... Los coordinadores son destacados expertos en la materia: Antonio Muro, Catedrático de la Universidad de Salamanca y José Luis Pérez Arellano, Catedrático de la Universidad de las Palmas de Gran Canaria. La obra incluye un acceso web con galería de imágenes a color, formada por 250 imágenes, una batería de 460 preguntas de autoevaluación y un total de 46 presentaciones docentes en Power Point (un total de 1236 diapositivas).

  • Tratado de enfermería del niño y el adolescente

    Cuidados pediátricos
    • 2nd Edition
    • María José Aguilar Cordero
    • Spanish
    Segunda edición de este tratado que revisa, desde una perspectiva integral, los principales problemas fisiológicos, psicológicos y sociales en la infancia. Estudia el desarrollo normal del niño y sus posibles enfermedades para cada etapa vital: recién nacido, niño en edad escolar, adolescente, haciendo especial hincapié en los aspectos clínicos, prevención de la salud y comunitarios. Adaptada a los nuevos planes de estudio, en esta edición se refuerzan más los contenidos del adolescente con dos capítulos nuevos. Se acompaña con un recurso online en inglés http://www.studentco... que incluye un práctico apartado de evaluación con preguntas y respuestas.

  • Financial Management for Nurse Managers and Executives

    • 4th Edition
    • Cheryl Jones + 2 more
    • English
    Covering the financial topics all nurse managers need to know and use, this book explains how financial management fits into the healthcare organization. Topics include accounting principles, cost analysis, planning and control management of the organization's financial resources, and the use of management tools. In addition to current issues, this edition also addresses future directions in financial management.

  • History of the International Federation of Clinical Neurophysiology

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 61
    • C. H. Lucking + 1 more
    • English

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