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Hands-on guidance on treating neurologic disease. The best-selling Samuels's Manual of Neurologic Therapeutics is a practical, accessible handbook for the diagnosis and treatment of neurologic disorders. Completely updated to reflect the most recent developments in the field, the book features a concise, intuitive outline format that makes today's best approaches easy to find and apply. *Implement the current strategies to combat neurological diseases. Highlights include new pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic treatments for seizures; new molecular techniques and personalized approaches to neurologic cancers; new approaches for treating pain; the most recent intra-arterial therapies for acute stroke; and new treatments for neurologic infectious diseases.*Manage benignautoimmune conditions with the aid of a new chapter that discusses diagnosis via serological testing as well as therapies involving immune modulation.*Treat patients in resource-limited environments, thanks to a new chapter that focuses on cost-effective management options.*Locate the information you need quickly through accessible and well-organized chapters and an outline format.Your book purchase includes a complimentary download of the enhanced eBook for iOS, Android, PC & Mac. Take advantage of these practical features that will improve your eBook experience: *The ability to download the eBook on multiple devices at one time -- providing a seamless reading experience online or offline*Powerful search tools and smart navigation cross-links that allow you to search within this book, or across your entire library of VitalSource eBooks*Multiple viewing options that enable you to scale images and text to any size without losing page clarity as well as responsive design*The ability to highlight text and add notes with one click

Thoroughly updated, with 127 new drug entries, this edition provides practical, reliable information on over 1,175 drugs commonly prescribed to pregnant or lactating women. Each drug monograph summarizes potential side effects on the embryo and fetus and drug passage to the nursing infant. It also includes FDA Risk Factor ratings for each drug.

Concise, portable, and packed with essential information, Manual of Clinical Oncology is an indispensable resource for understanding basic science, clinical findings, and available technology as they relate to the diagnosis and management patients with cancer.  The practical format provides high-yield content useful for participating in rounds ad making diagnostic and therapeutic decisions at the bedside.  Edited by Dr. Bartosz Chmielowski  and Dr. Mary Territo, both from UCLA School of Medicine, this eighth edition carries on the tradition of excellence set forth by longtime editor Dr. Dennis Casciato. Key Features:*Incorporates recent major achievements in immunotherapies, biologics, and targeted therapies.*Features new chapters on the biology of cancer, immunotherapy, and cancer survivorship.*Contains numerous diagnostic and treatment algorithms, as well as content on complications, for assistance with clinical decision making.*Includes helpful appendices such as a glossary of cytogenetic nomenclature and combination chemotherapy regimens.Your book purchase includes a complimentary download of the enhanced eBook for iOS, Android, PC & Mac. Take advantage of these practical features that will improve your eBook experience:*The ability to download the eBook on multiple devices at one time -- providing a seamless reading experience online or offline*Powerful search tools and smart navigation cross-links that allow you to search within this book, or across your entire library of VitalSource eBooks*Multiple viewing options that enable you to scale images and text to any size without losing page clarity as well as responsive design*The ability to highlight text and add notes with one click

Long established as a staple reference for all radiation oncologists, Radiotherapy for Head and Neck Cancers: Indications and Techniques is now in its Fourth Edition. This completely updated edition presents the state-of-the-art protocols currently used at the MD Anderson Cancer Center and thoroughly explains the principles, nomenclature, and clinical use of intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMRT). The first section discusses the practical aspects of external beam therapy, brachytherapy, and endocavitary beam therapy and offers guidelines on patient care before and during radiotherapy. The second section provides detailed coverage of site-specific indications and techniques.

An optimal view on the fluoroscope screen simplifies the procedure for the surgeon and improves the outcome for the patient. Illustrated Tips and Tricks for Intraoperative Imaging in Fracture Surgery is a unique resource that expertly covers the use of intra-operative fluoroscopy in fracture surgery, bridging the gap between strategic patient positioning and maximizing the efficiency of fluoroscopy. Using an easy-to-follow, reader-friendly format, it provides a real-world understanding of the intra-operative C-arm's capabilities and limitations, considering factors such as the fracture type, the operating table, positioning adjuncts, patient body habitus, and the functional range of the fluoroscope. Features: * Emphasizes pre-operative planning in order to achieve the ideal relationship between positioning the patient correctly and obtaining accurate imaging. * Offers a concise review of the radiographic bony anatomy and what should be seen during fracture reduction and instrumentation. * Follows the successful Tips and Tricks format, focusing on detailed descriptions of technical tips and tricks for intraoperative imaging in fracture surgery. * Features a succinct bulleted text and hundreds of illustrations, clearing demonstrating what to do at every step of the procedure. * Includes access to procedural videos online. * Ideal for everyone on the OR team, including the surgeon, technicians, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and nursing staff.Your book purchase includes a complimentary download of the enhanced eBook for iOS, Android, PC & Mac. Take advantage of these practical features that will improve your eBook experience: * The ability to download the eBook on multiple devices at one time -- providing a seamless reading experience online or offline * Powerful search tools and smart navigation cross-links that allow you to search within this book, or across your entire library of VitalSource eBooks * Multiple viewing options that enable you to scale images and text to any size without losing page clarity as well as responsive design * The ability to highlight text and add notes with one click

Selected as a Doody's Core Title for 2022!This popular handbook is a practical guide for physicians, surgeons, nurses, and other professionals who manage kidney transplant patients. It is concise, readable, and well-illustrated. Chapters outline the major concerns surrounding renal transplantation and the most successful approaches to problems arising in short-term and long-term patient care. Chapter topics include immunobiology and immunosuppression, as well as chapters on surgery, histocompatibility, and the first three months post-transplant surgery.

Covering every problem encountered in today's intensive care unit, this leading critical care textbook presents the knowledge and expertise of more than 350 global experts in this fast-changing field. Beginning with the social aspects of medicine, it then discusses monitoring and organ system pathobiology followed by specific diseases states/syndromes.  Each chapter begins with immediate concerns and proceeds to broader-based discussions of relevant pathophysiologic and clinical issues. KEY FEATURES: * Features new chapters on Critical Care Implications in Acute Care Surgery, The Obstetric Patient, and Brain Death and Management of the Potential Organ Donor; all chapters thoroughly revised including up-to-date discussions of what happens after the patient leaves the ICU. * Covers surgical critical care more thoroughly than any other text. * Includes expert coverage of pharmacology, nutrition, toxicology and the environment, disaster management, point-of-care testing, bedside ultrasound, surgical infections, and much more. * Presents information in a reader-friendly manner, streamlining the print text to focus on the material most important for bedside care in the ICU. * Expertly edited by leaders in every area of critical care: Dr. Mihae Yu (surgery), Dr. A. Joseph Layon (internal medicine), and Drs. Layon and Andrea Gabrielli (anesthesiology), who are joined in this edition by Dr. Kenneth Wood (internal medicine).Your book purchase includes a complimentary download of the enhanced eBook for iOS, Android, PC & Mac. Take advantage of these practical features that will improve your eBook experience: * The ability to download the eBook on multiple devices at one time -- providing a seamless reading experience online or offline * Powerful search tools and smart navigation cross-links that allow you to search within this book, or across your entire library of VitalSource eBooks * Multiple viewing options that enable you to scale images and text to any size without losing page clarity as well as responsive design * The ability to highlight text and add notes with one click

Fully revised and updated based on valuable reader feedback, Aldeen and Rosenbaum's 1200 Questions to Help You Pass the Emergency Medicine Boards, Third Edition gives you the tools you need to pass the ABEM board exam on the first try. Questions are slightly more difficult than the average exam question, in order to challenge and add to your knowledge and fully prepare you for questions you're likely to see. Every question in this Third Edition has been reviewed for quality and relevance, ensuring that this unique study tool is an ideal choice to prepare for both the in-service residency exam and the board exam in emergency medicine.   Key Features: *Incorporates cutting-edge information from every area of emergency medicine: internal medicine, surgical specialty areas, dentistry, trauma, obstetrics, pediatrics, toxicology, environmental, psychiatry, radiology, dermatology, EMS, and bioterrorism. *Includes 200 all-new questions throughout the 12 individual exams. *Features case-based and image-based questions, as well as concise rationales for correct and incorrect answers.Your book purchase includes a complimentary download of the enhanced eBook for iOS, Android, PC & Mac. Take advantage of these practical features that will improve your eBook experience:   *The ability to download the eBook on multiple devices at one time -- providing a seamless reading experience online or offline *Powerful search tools and smart navigation cross-links allow you to search within this book, or across your entire library of VitalSource eBooks *Multiple viewing options offer the ability to scale images and text to any size without losing page clarity as well as responsive design *The ability to highlight text and add notes with one click

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Obtain optimal outcomes with masterful guidance! The Cowboy's Conundrum: Complex and Advanced Cases in Shoulder Arthroscopy brings you step-by-step advice from preeminent orthopaedic surgeons, helping you to successfully perform even the most challenging techniques and achieve the best results. Authored by Stephen S. Burkhart, MD and his expert team of surgeons, creators of bestselling titles A Cowboy's Guide to Advanced Shoulder Arthroscopy and The Cowboy's Companion: A Trail Guide for the Arthroscopic Shoulder Surgeon, The Cowboy's Conundrum brings you the collective wisdom of world authorities who have been intimately involved in pioneering and refining today's approaches to minimally invasive shoulder surgery. Dr. Burkhart uses his trademark "cowboy" flair to communicate essential clinical pearls in an approachable and entertaining manner.Key Features*Effectively approach a full range of shoulder injuries with thorough, concise coverage of physical examination, imaging, and arthroscopic findings as well as pearls, pitfalls, and decision-making considerations.*Successfully perform cutting-edge procedures such as superior capsular reconstruction, remplissage, and knotless Bankart repair through step-by-step descriptions that make each technique easy to replicate.*See exactly what to look for and how to proceed thanks to abundant, detailed radiographs, arthroscopic images, and illustrations.*View more than 200 edited videos demonstrating the latest shoulder arthroscopy procedures - with author narrations highlighting key nuances, tricks, and tips for making each technique easier to perform. Your book purchase includes a complimentary download of the enhanced eBook for iOS, Android, PC & Mac. Take advantage of these practical features that will improve your eBook experience: *The ability to download the eBook on multiple devices at one time -- providing a seamless reading experience online or offline*Powerful search tools and smart navigation cross-links that allow you to search within this book, or across your entire library of VitalSource eBooks*Multiple viewing options that enable you to scale images and text to any size without losing page clarity as well as responsive design*The ability to highlight text and add notes with one click