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The treatment of hip disease has made huge advancements in terms of patients returning to high levels of function and also in the durability of hip prostheses. This title brings together some of the leading experts in the field of hip reconstruction which have been to explore the potential of the anterior approach in restoring hip function.

Suitable for a practicing clinician, this book presents some of the best practices of caring for a cirrhotic patient. It covers topics such as diagnosis and epidemiology of cirrhosis; ascites: diagnosis and management; encephalopathy: pathophysiology and emerging therapies; and, portal hypertensive bleeding.

Cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) has evolved into a first-line imaging tool for several cardiac pathologies. This title focuses on the areas in which CMI is the best modality, such as assessment of cardiac morphology and cardiac function, evaluation of pericardial disease and intracardiac masses, and detection of coronary artery disease.

Tackles the legal issues that are faced by doctors. This title covers topics that include: Clinical Practice Guidelines; the Legal Process - Being a Defendant or an Expert Witness; Professional Liability Insurance; Informed Consent, AMA, Refusal of Care, Capacity; CQI, Incident Reports, Reporting Requirements, PEER Review; and, more.

Presents such endoscopic technologies as video capsule endoscopy, single and double balloon enteroscopy, and Spirus screw technology. This title includes an article on comparison of these technologies and the techniques of CT and MRI. It addresses the application of these technologies to specific diseases.

Examines Contact Dermatitis. This title offers reviews on topics including: Patient education to enhance contact dermatitis evaluation and testing; Recognizing and testing new allergens; Determining relevance of patch tests and avoidance strategies; Hand/face/neck localized pattern: sticky problems-resins; and, Unusual patterns: medicaments.

Discusses Infant Development. This title includes two articles on assessment in early childhood psychiatry: Psychiatric assessment, and Assessment of the caregiver-child relationship in early childhood psychiatry. It also discusses Early Childhood Mental Health Problems, such as Internalizing, Trauma and PTSD, and Preschool Disruptive Behavior.

Looks at modern Sedation techniques in the critically ill. This issue includes topics such as: Pharmacology of commonly used sedatives and analgesics in the ICU, Sedation practices: lessons learned from international surveys, Sedation and Immunomodulation, and Sedation and sleep disturbances in the ICU, and more.

Offers the practicing clinician concepts and management of hypertensive disease. This book contains topics that include risks in hypertension; biological concepts of target organ involvement in hypertension; hypertension and the metabolic syndrome; aging versus hypertension; and hypertension, systolic blood pressure, and large arteries.

Tackles the area of psychoneuroimmunology. This book covers topics such as: The Blood-Brain Barrier in Psychoneuroimmunology, Molecular Aspects of Fever and Hyperthermia, Social Interactions, Stress, and Immunity, Depression and Immunity: Inflammation and Depressive Symptoms in Multiple Sclerosis, and more.

A collection that offers articles on sport-specific problems - concussion in hockey and football, spinal cord problems within winter sports, excessive pediatric injury associated with trampoline usage, weightlifting and running injuries. It includes chapters on sleep deprivation, utilization of drugs of abuse, and physiological functioning.

An ulcer is an open sore in the lining of the stomach or intestine. Peptic ulcers are eventually caused by acid and pepsin, a digestive stomach enzyme. This book presents an overview of the causes, diagnosis, and treatments of peptic ulcers, including conditions like Zollinger-Ellison syndrome.

Offers information on the diagnosis and treatment of urolithiasis in small animals. This book includes such topics as idiopathic lower urinary tract disease, compound uroliths, drug-induced uroliths, uroliths in exotic animals, diagnosis of inherited defects, dietary management of urolith risk, and treatment of uroliths by lithotripsy.

Presents a comprehensive review of bovine neonatology. This book includes such topics as resuscitation and critical care, salmonella, treatment of diarrhea, respiratory disease, mycoplasma bovis diseases, respiratory distress syndrome, septicemia and meningitis, and abomasal ulceration/tympany of calves.

Suitable for exotic animal practitioner, this book offers practical information on uncommon species. It covers such species as ground and tree squirrels, servals and caracals, sugar gliders, prairie dogs, hedgehogs, fennec foxes, skunks, degus, kinkajous, opossums, Patagonian cavies, macropods, coatamundi and raccoons, lemurs, and agoutis.

New technologies in urology involves minimal invasion, less recovery time, and organ-sparing techniques. This title addresses those technologies that are being researched and are just entering clinical practice.

Covers the socioeconomics of healthcare. This title elucidates the challenges that are faced by the patients, physicians, and society. It addresses the history and demographics of healthcare. It also discusses urologic issues which include residency training, certification and recertification, urologic research, and practice management.

Covers such topics as Microbial pathogens; Host response; Antimicrobial agents; Adjunctive measures; Prevention of SSI; Skin/soft tissue infections; Intra-abdominal infections; Prosthetic graft infections; Hospital-acquired pneumonia; Catheter-associated BSI; Nosocomial UTI; C. difficile-associated disease; and, Preventing bacterial resistance.

In Sleep medicine, as in most disciplines, understanding of epidemiology plays a crucial role in clinical treatment of sleep disorders. This book discusses several epidemiologic studies with a specific focus on the clinical implications of the findings.

Reviews the diseases that affect the airways. This book covers airway anatomy and variants, congenital anomalies of airways, and CT-bronchoscopic correlations.

Covers areas of child psychiatry. This book discusses such topics as Neurodevelopmental formulation, Cultural issues, Prodromal interventions in psychotic disorders, Autism, Early onset bipolar disorder, ADHD, Anxiety disorders and PTSD, Genetic Syndrome, Consultation to schools, forensics and PCPs, and Psycho pharmacology.

Covers the full gamut of women's health problems seen in a primary care practice, from amenorrhea and family planning through menopause and osteoporosis. This book features articles on common breast problems, urinary problems, cervical cancer screening, depression, and domestic violence.

Fatigue is a common complaint in people living with physical disabilities. This book covers physiology, assessment, presentation and treatment of fatigue in adults with various disorders such as multiple sclerosis, spinal cord injury, traumatic brain injury, acquired brain injury, rheumatological disorders, and cardiopulmonary disorders.

Deals with various approaches for the management of osteonecrosis. This title features the review articles about this disease in the hip and knee ranging from cell-based therapies, bone grafting, osteotomies, to the use of pharmacologic agents such as bisphosphonates and iloprost and various prosthetic devices.

Features a review of various aspects of the management of tumors affecting the spine. This title contains chapters that outline diagnostic studies, patient selection, treatment strategies and the aspects of surgical management including biomechanical principles, complex resection and reconstruction techniques and minimally invasive methods.

Reviews pediatric and adolescent gynecology. This book features articles on Genital Trauma, Urologic Issues, Endometriosis in the Adolescent, Adolescent STIs, Intersex Disorders, Mullerian Anomalies, Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome in the Adolescent, Bleeding Disorders in Adolescents, and Thrombophilial Conditions in the Adolescent.

Offers a minimally invasive approach in the treatment of vascular diseases of the central nervous system. This title includes such topics as: CT guided percutanous biopsies of the head and neck; Dangerous collaterals in the head and neck; and, Treatment of carotid-cavernous fistulae.

Presents an exploration of multiple sclerosis. This book features such topics as High-field MRI, and relaxation times.

Reviews common neurological disorders that the practicing internist encounters every day, including migraine, vertigo, neck and low back pain, entrapment neuropathies, peripheral neuropathies, seizure disorders, cerebrovascular disease, movement disorders, memory complaints and dementia, sleep disorders, syncope, and multiple sclerosis.

Often the hepatologist sees patients in consultation. This book focuses on how to deal with diagnosing, treating, and managing patients in the hospital on a consultation basis. It presents articles on the asymptomatic outpatient with abnormal LFTs, and surgery in the patient with liver disease.