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Includes such topics as development and validation of reverse phase protein micro arrays for personalized therapy, imaging mass spectrometry for predictive and prognostic medicine, immunomic based profiling for early cancer detection, antibody arrays for clinical applications, and auto antibody profiling for cancer detection.

Looks at Eosinophilic Gastrointestinal Diseases as related to allergy with topics such as 'Basic pathogenetic mechanisms of Eosinophilic Esophagitis', 'Nutritional management of patients with food allergies and EGIDs', 'Chemotactic factors role in EGIDs', and 'Biomarkers associated with allergic diseases'.

Most doctors believe gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs) start in special cells found in the wall of the GI tract, called the interstitial cells of Cajal (ICCs), or in very early cells that can develop into ICCs. This book offers information on the diagnosis, treatment, and management of GISTs.

Examines Hypertension, an important and common concern in the elderly population. This title covers such subjects as arterial compliance in the elderly, polypharmacy in the elderly, and hypertension and cognitive function in the elderly. It is suitable for all clinicians dealing with the geriatric population.

Focuses on the home health care, a subspecialty of Geriatric Medicine. This title describes the population in need (age range, numbers, projected growth), range of service needs, social verses medical models of care, international and state-to-state comparisons to show the wide range of strategies that have been tried.

Suitable for the busy gastroenterologist/endoscopist, this title covers the advances and future directions in gastrointestinal motility and functional bowel disorders. It covers the esophagus and small bowel and emphasises on Smartpill technology. It also includes gastric emptying and constipation.

Peptic ulcers are caused by acid and pepsin, a digestive stomach enzyme. These ulcers can occur in the stomach, where they are called gastric ulcers, or they can occur in the first portion of the intestine. This book offers an overview of the causes, diagnosis, and treatments of peptic ulcers, including conditions like Zollinger-Ellison syndrome.

Covers topics such as Scalp and Forehead Reconstruction, Total Nasal Reconstruction, Lip Reconstruction, Mid Face and Maxilla, Orbital Exenteration, Maxillofacial Trauma, Lateral Temporal Bone Defects, Parotid Defects, Facial Transplantation, and Massive Skin Cancers.

Addresses assessment of the effectiveness of advanced lipoprotein testing. This book covers rosk scores for prediction of cardiovascular outcomes; and lifestyle and dietary approaches to lowering LDC-cholesterol and triglycerides, and raising HDL-cholesterol.

A two-part issue dealing with Cancer Emergencies. It includes topics such as: 'Spinal Cord Compression,' 'Cerebral Edema,' 'Acute Renal Failure,' and, 'Electrolyte Disorders'.

Covers topics that include dental treatment planning, the anxious or phobic patient, oral and general sedation, treatment of mentally disabled patients, management of older patients with neurologic disease, seizure disorders, management of HIV patients, a review of cerebral palsy, and management of children with challenging behaviors.

Offers readers information in evidence-based dentistry. This book covers topics that include incorporating evidence-based dentistry into the classroom and the private practice clinical setting, risk assessment of periodontal disease, and quantifying efficacy and risk.

Covers common conditions that a pulmonologist sees in the ICU. This book contains topics that include intraabdominal hypertension, liver failure, intracranial catastrophes, critical issues in nephrology, heart failure, adrenal insufficiency and septic shock, obstetrical emergencies in critical care, and hematologic issues in the ICU.

Despite technical advances using MR and the emergence of PET imaging, CT is a frequently used imaging modality. This title reviews the use of CT perfusion in the brain and abdomen. It discusses 4D CT and dual energy CT as well as CT applications for imaging of the coronary arteries and cardiac valves.

Rehabilitation of impaired swallowing, also known as dysphagia, is a major area of rehabilitation. Dysphagia affects about half of all people with stroke, and many other individuals with neurological disorders, head and neck cancer, and muscle disease. This book describes scientific basis of swallowing and dysphagia.

Perioperative nursing encompasses caring for the patient as a whole being, taking into account physiological, psychological, sociocultural, and spiritual issues. This title focuses on topics such as essential components for an effective patient safety strategy, medication error prevention in perioperative services, and fire prevention.

Discusses the spectrum of sleep-related changes and disease states. This book summarizes the evaluation of insomnia in the context of the elderly individual. It reviews sleep disturbances in various care settings and disease states. It also discusses both pharmacologic and nonpharmacologic management of sleep disorders.

Atrial fibrillation is the most common sustained arrhythmia in humans. This issue offers a historical perspective and discusses many of the clinical issues in the management of atrial fibrillation, such as cardioversion, anticoagulation and ablation.

Reviews the topic of Common Respiratory Disorders of Childhood. This work offers symptom-based articles addressing respiratory noises, cough, exercise intolerance/dyspnoea, chest pain and chest wall deformity, and recurrent upper and lower respiratory infections.

Mostly life-size dissections and osteology - corresponds to what students/practitioners will see in the dissection lab or in real life. Includes radiography and surface anatomy pictures - helps maximise clinical relevance (and necessary for modern courses). Orientational and explanatory artworks - helps the reader to position on the body. Short ccompanying text - expands on the illustrations and serves as study tool. Numbered labels - helps facilitate self-testing. Appendix containing key information on Skin, Muscles, Arteries and Nerves.

This book is "innovative and original in assisting the reader to apply the principles of science to paediatric practice”. Professor Neena Modi, President, Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health. The Science of Paediatrics, MRCPCH Mastercourse, provides essential background preparation for the MRCPCH Theory and Science examination. It contains an up-to-date review of the application of science to everyday paediatric clinical practice, whether it is interpreting clinical signs or investigations, prescribing drugs or identifying best management. Although this understanding is essential in order to make informed clinical decisions, it is diffi cult to obtain as it is not usually covered in clinical textbooks. Key features . MRCPCH exam-format questions embedded in each chapter to test understanding . Emphasis on embryology to explain many congenital abnormalities . An overview of the relevant anatomy and physiology . Focus on the application and interpretation of investigations . Examples of recent advances in science and clinical research that have benefi tted the children''s care . All clinical specialties covered by paediatric specialists. . Chapters covering evidence-based paediatrics, statistics, ethics and quality improvement.

Mammals include the largest animals in the world, in the sea, in the air and on land: The bison is the largest land mammal in Canada. It can weigh almost as much as a small car. Humpback whales sing long, complicated songs. They use these songs to communicate with other humpbacks. A muskrat can stay underwater for about 15 minutes. It can swim the length of a football field before it comes up for air. Bats eat while they are flying. A bat can eat up to 1000 insects in a night.

This book is the outcome of many years' study on the large population of preschool children in Dundee, Scotland, where, since 1973, there has been an extensive and comprehensive program of development screening. The research population numbered more than 5,000 children, and the aims of the study were to estimate the frequency and types of neurodevelopmental disabilities identified, to describe their management, to attempt to ascertain causative factors, and to look at the predictive value of screening and its therapeutic value. This book is essential reading for all concerned with the planning or implementation of screening and surveillance programs for preschool children, and should finally answer the question of whether or not screening is worth while.

A reference book based on work by the top basic science researchers and clinical researchers in the area of Manual Therapy and Manual Medicine (MT/MM). Bringing together research on the benefits of MT/MM beyond the known effects on musculoskeletal disorders, it presents evidence of the benefit of MT/MM in treating systemic disorders.

Offers information, with articles on: Prostate Cancer: To Screen or Not To Screen; High Intensity Focused Ultrasound: Ready for Primetime; The Case for Open verses Robotic Assisted Laparoscopic Radical Prostatectomy; and, Primary and Salvage Prostate Cancer Cryotherapy.

Covers such topics as - an update on rheumatoid arthritis and pharmacological management; the perioperative management of the rheumatoid patient; clinical manifestations and treatment of the pediatric rheumatoid patient; the conservative treatment options for the rheumatoid foot and ankle; and, the surgical options for the rheumatoid ankle.

Reviews Genetic Screening and Counseling. This title includes articles on Contemporary Genetics Counseling - New Frontiers and Challenges, Newborn Screening, SMA Carrier Screening, Fragile X, Ashkenazi Jewish Screening in the 21st Century, Thrombophilia in Obstetric Practice, and Microarrays in the Practice of Obstetrics and Gynecology.

Relates clinical chiropractic management to pediatrics, with coverage of the key aspects of syndromes most commonly seen by chiropractors working with children. This title outlines the essential history-taking, physical assessment, diagnosis and management for each syndrome, while addressing relevant pathology of pediatric conditions.

Many health care professionals and complementary therapists use hypnotherapy as part of their package of care. This book provides evidence-based instruction on how to integrate the theory and practice of hypnotherapy into a range of clinical settings.

Addresses areas of family health with an emphasis on promoting health and wellness and family self-care. This book reflects the changing dimensions of family health care and family life. It introduces an international perspective, recognizing the commonalities of family life across cultures and features family health promotion issues in Canada.