Book Publisher: Saunders
ISBN: 0721600921
Book author: Frank Sellke, Scott Swanson, Pedro del Nido

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A brand-new team of editors and a multitude of new international contributors have completely revamped and updated Sabiston and Spencer’s classic reference work. The result is today’s only comprehensive, up-to-date collection of all essential clinical knowledge in cardiac and thoracic surgery. The contents have been reorganized into three major sectionsAdult Cardiac Surgery, Pediatric Cardiac Surgery, and Thoracic Surgery. And, more than 50 new chapters have been added to reflect important changes within this rapidly evolving field, including both surgical and medical therapeutic approaches. More than 1,500 illustrations, nearly all of them new to this edition, help to clarify key concepts.

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Produced by the US Army in 2004, this outstanding textbook addresses the appropriate medical management of such typical military wounds as blast injuries, burns and multiple penetrating injuries. It also guides the treatment of other battle and non-battle injuries.
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Chapter 1: Weapons Effects and Parachute Injuries
Chapter 2: Levels of Medical Care
Chapter 3: Triage
Chapter 4: Aeromedical Evacuation
Chapter 5: Airway/Breathing
Chapter 6: Hemorrhage Control
Chapter 7: Shock and Resuscitation
Chapter 8: Vascular Access
Chapter 9: Anesthesia
Chapter 10: Infections
Chapter 11: Critical Care
Chapter 12: Damage Control Surgery
Chapter 13: Face and Neck Injuries
Chapter 14: Ocular Injuries
Chapter 15: Head Injuries
Chapter 16: Thoracic Injuries
Chapter 17: Abdominal Injuries
Chapter 18: Genitourinary Tract Injuries
Chapter 19: Gynecologic Trauma and Emergencies
Chapter 20:Wounds and Injuries of the Column and Cord
Chapter 21: Pelvic Injuries
Chapter 22: Soft-Tissue Injuries
Chapter 23: Extremity Fractures
Chapter 24: Open-Joint Injuries
Chapter 25: Amputations
Chapter 26: Injuries to the Hands and Feet
Chapter 27: Vascular Injuries
Chapter 28: Burns
Chapter 29: Environmental Injuries
Chapter 30: Radiological Injuries
Chapter 31: Biological Warfare
Chapter 32: Chemical Injuries
Chapter 33: Pediatric care
Chapter 34: Care of Enemy Prisoners of War/Internees
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Clinical Anesthesiology integrates succinct coverage of basic principles and clinical considerations in the anesthetic management of patients. It features up-to-date discussion of all relevant areas within anesthesiology, including equipment, pharmacology, regional anesthesia, pathophysiology, pain management, anesthetic management, and critical care. Extensive use of case discussions, figures, and tables in each chapter promotes application of the concepts to practice.

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Clinical Anesthesiology
1. The Practice of Anesthesiology
I. Anesthesia Equipment & Monitors
2. The Operating Room: Medical Gas Systems, Environmental Factors, & Electrical Safety
3. Breathing Systems
4. The AnesthesiaMachine
5. Airway Management
6. Patient Monitors
II. Clinical Pharmacology
7. Inhalational Anesthetics
8. Nonvolatile Anesthetic Agents
9. Neuromuscular Blocking Agents
10. Cholinesterase Inhibitors
11. Anticholinergic Drugs
12. Adrenergic Agonists & Antagonists
13. Hypotensive Agents
14. Local Anesthetics
15. Adjuncts to Anesthesia
III. Regional Anesthesia & Pain Management
16. Spinal, Epidural, & Caudal Blocks
17. Peripheral Nerve Blocks
18. Pain Management
IV. Physiology, Pathophysiology, & Anesthetic Management
19. Cardiovascular Physiology & Anesthesia
20. Anesthesia for Patients with Cardiovascular Disease
21. Anesthesia for Cardiovascular Surgery
22. Respiratory Physiology: The Effects of Anesthesia
23. Anesthesia for Patients with Respiratory Disease
24. Anesthesia for Thoracic Surgery
25. Neurophysiology & Anesthesia
26. Anesthesia for Neurosurgery
27. Anesthesia for Patients with Neurological & Psychiatric Diseases
28. Management of Patients with Fluid & Electrolyte Disturbances
29. Fluid Management & Transfusion
30. Acid--Base Balance
31. Renal Physiology & Anesthesia
32. Anesthesia for Patients with Renal Disease
33. Anesthesia for Genitourinary Surgery
34. Hepatic Physiology & Anesthesia
35. Anesthesia for Patients with Liver Disease
36. Anesthesia for Patients with Endocrine Disease
37. Anesthesia for Patients with Neuromuscular Disease
38. Anesthesia for Ophthalmic Surgery
39. Anesthesia for Otorhinolaryngological Surgery
40. Anesthesia for Orthopedic Surgery
41. Anesthesia for the Trauma Patient
42. Maternal & Fetal Physiology & Anesthesia
43. Obstetric Anesthesia
44. Pediatric Anesthesia
45. Geriatric Anesthesia
V. Special Problems
46. Anesthetic Complications

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Medical students and residents are often asked for a recommendation
of a pocket-sized pediatric neurosurgery text. We are delighted to be
offered the opportunity to help construct such a volume. The goal of this
work on this project is to provide a means, through the contributions of our
many collaborating authors, to become comfortable with the common problems
of pediatric neurosurgery in a single accessible book. hope that this
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of interest. We look forward to recommending this volume to students
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* Publisher: Informa HealthCare
* Number Of Pages: 376
* Publication Date: 2008-02-08
* ISBN-10 / ASIN: 1420047973
* ISBN-13 / EAN: 9781420047974
* Binding: Hardcover

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The epidemiology of diabetes in children and adolescents is changing, which carries profound implications for how clinicians screen, assess, and manage the world-wide epidemic of this chronic disease. Over the past few years, as the incidence of childhood obesity has dramatically increased, so has the emergence of Type 2 diabetes in young people, as well as the incidence of diabetic diagnoses anomalies that do not conform to the standard type1 or type 2 classification models.

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$314.00, Hardcover, Reference

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ISBN: 0721600921
ISBN-13: 9780721600925

Description
A brand-new team of editors and a multitude of new international contributors have completely revamped and updated Sabiston and Spencer's classic reference work. The result is today's only comprehensive, up-to-date collection of all essential clinical knowledge in cardiac and thoracic surgery. The contents have been reorganized into three major sections—***** Cardiac Surgery, Pediatric Cardiac Surgery, and Thoracic Surgery. And, more than 50 new chapters have been added to reflect important changes within this rapidly evolving field, including both surgical and medical therapeutic approaches. More than 1,500 illustrations, nearly all of them new to this edition, help to clarify key concepts.

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"This is undoubtedly the most comprehensive textbook on surgery of the chest...[It] must be considered an essential reference source not only for all thoracic surgeons, but also for all physicians, residents, and students concerned with diseases of the chest." —Annals of Surgery

Key Features

Features a new organization into three major sections—***** Cardiac Surgery, Pediatric Cardiac Surgery, and Thoracic Surgery—that makes information
Covers hot new topics in thoracic surgery including minimal invasive treatment of lung cancer • multimodal therapy for esophageal cancer • innovative therapies and technology in thoracic surgery • and endoscopic treatment of thoracic disease.
Explores new developments in ***** cardiac surgery, such as catheter-based treatment of coronary disease • advances in cardiac pacing and pacemakers • valve replacement therapy • Left Ventricular Assist Devices • and bypass grafting for coronary
Addresses important new areas of pediatric cardiac surgery, such as cardiac catheterization and catheter-based interventions • transposition of the great arteries • congenital anomalies of the mitral valve • surgery for arrhythmias • and pacemakers in children.
Offers oversight from a brand-new editorial team, and contributions from a multitude of new authors from around the world—to present fresh perspectives on every aspect of the field.

Author Information
By Frank Sellke, MD, Johnson & Johnson Professor of Surgery, Harvard Medical School, Chief, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boson, MA; Scott Swanson, MD, Eugene F. Friedman Professor of Oncology; Chief Division of Thoracic Surgery, Mt. Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY.; and Pedro J. del Nido, MD, Professor of Surgery, Harvard Medical School, Senior Associate in Cardiovascular Surgery, Children's Hospital, Boston, MA.

Description
A brand-new team of editors and a multitude of new international contributors have completely revamped and updated Sabiston and Spencer's classic reference work. The result is today's only comprehensive, up-to-date collection of all essential clinical knowledge in cardiac and thoracic surgery. The contents have been reorganized into three major sections?***** Cardiac Surgery, Pediatric Cardiac Surgery, and Thoracic Surgery. And, more than 50 new chapters have been added to reflect important changes within this rapidly evolving field, including both surgical and medical therapeutic approaches. More than 1,500 illustrations, nearly all of them new to this edition, help to clarify key concepts.

Audience
Cardiac Surgeons and General Thoracic Surgeons, General Surgeons, Residents and Fellows, and Health Science Libraries

Contents


SECTION I Thoracic

EVALUATION AND CARE
1 Anatomy of the Thorax
2 Imaging the Thorax
3 Preoperative Assessment of the Thoracic Surgery Patient
4 Perioperative Care of the Thoracic Surgical Patient
ENDOSCOPY
5 Endoscopic Diagnosis of Thoracic Disease
6 Endoscopic Therapies for the Airway and the Esophagus
TRAUMA
7 Thoracic Trauma
TRACHEA
8 Tracheal Lesions
BENIGN LUNG DISEASE
9 Congenital Lung Disease
10 Benign Lesions of the Lung
11 Interstitial Lung Diseases
12 Infectious Lung Diseases
13 Surgery for Emphysema
14 Lung Transplantation
LUNG CANCER
15 Screening for Lung Cancer
16 Lung Cancer Work-Up and Staging
17 Lung Cancer – Surgical Treatment
18 Lung Cancer – Minimally Invasive Treatment
19 Lung Cancer – Multimodal Therapy
20 Lung Cancer – Surgical Strategies for Tumors Invading Chest Wall
21 Anterior Approach to Pancoast Tumors
OTHER LUNG MALIGNANCY
22 Other Primary Tumors of the Lung
23 Secondary Lung Tumors
CHEST WALL
24 Congenital Chest Wall Deformities
25 Chest Wall Tumors
26 Chest Wall Reconstruction
27 Thoracic Outlet Syndrome: Dorsal Sympathectomy
PLEURA
28 Benign Pleural Disease (including chylothorax, empyema, fibrothorax, pneumothorax)
29 Malignant Pleural and Pericardial Effusions
30 Pleural Tumors
DIAPHRAGM
31 Diaphragmatic Disorders & Therapy
32 Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernias
ESOPHAGUS – BENIGN DISEASE
33 Esophageal Physiology and Function
34 Surgery for Congenital Lesions of the Esophagus
35 Treatment of Benign Esophageal Disease
ESOPHAGUS - CANCER
36 Esophageal Cancer – Work-Up and Staging
37 Esophageal Resection and Replacement
38 Esophageal Cancer – Multimodal Therapy
MEDIASTINUM
39 Mediastinal Anatomy and Mediastinoscopy
40 Anterior Mediastinal Masses
41 Middle Mediastinum
42 The Posterior Mediastinum
43 Surgical Treatment of Hyperhidrosis
THE FUTURE
44 The Use of Genetic Science in Thoracic Disease
45 Innovative Therapy and Technology


SECTION II ***** Cardiac

BASIC SCIENCE
46 ***** Cardiac Anatomy
47 Atherosclerosis, Restenosis and Vascular Biology
48 Physiology of the Coronary Circulation
49 Physiology of the Myocardium
50 Ventricular Mechanics
51 Shock and Sepsis
52 Tissue Regeneration
53 Blood Coagulation, Transfusion, and Conservation
DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURES
54 Coronary Angiography, Valve and Hemodynamic Assessment
55 CT Applications in Cardiovascular Disease
56 Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Cardiovascular Diagnosis
57 Nuclear Cardiology and PET in the Assessment of Patients with Cardivascular Disease
58 Diagnostic Echocardiography
MEDICAL AND CATHETER-BASED TREATMENT OF CARDIAC DISASE
59 Interventional Cardiology
60 Medical Management of Acute Coronary Syndromes
61 Non Antherosclorotic Vascular Disease
62 Pharmacologic Management of Heart Failure
63 The Coronary Circulation: Dietary and Pharmacologic Management of Atherosclerosis
PERIOPERATIVE AND INTRAOPERATIVE CARE OF THE CARDIAC SURGICAL PATIENT
64 ***** Cardiac Anesthesia
65 Critical Care for the ***** Cardiac Patient
66 Cardiopulmonary Bypass---Technique and Pathophysiology
67 Myocardial Protection
68 Clinical Quality and Cardiac Surgery
SURGICAL MANAGEMENT OF AORTIC DISEASE
69 Surgery of the Aortic Root and Ascending Aorta
70a Surgery of the Aortic Arch
70b Descending Thoracic and Thoracoabdominal Aortic Surgery
70c Acute Aortic Dissection
70d Chronic Aortic Dissection
71 Endovascular Therapy for the Treatment of Thoracic Aortic Aneurysms and Dissections
72 Occlusive Disease of Branches of the Aorta and Peripheral Angiography Intervention


I Occlusive Disease of the Supraaortic Trunk and Management of Simultaneous Surgical Carotid/Coronary Disease



II Peripheral Angiography and Percutaneous Intervention

SURGICAL MANAGEMENT OF VALVULAR HEART DISEASE
73 Valve Replacement Therapy Options, History and Valve Types
74 Acquired Aortic Valve Disease
75 Acquired Disease of Mitral Valve
76 Acquired Disease of the Tricuspid Valve
77 Prosthetic Valve Endocarditis
78 Thrombosis and Thromboembolism of Prosthetic Cardiac Valves and Extracardiac Prostheses
79 Robotic and Novel Visualization Systems
MANAGEMENT OF CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIAS
80 Cardiac Devices for the Treatment of Bradyarrhythmias and Tachyarrhythmias
81 Catheter Ablation of Arrhythmias
82 Surgical Treatment of Cardiac Arrhythmias
SURGICAL TREATMENT OF CORONARY ARTER DISEASE AND ITS COMPLICATIONS
83 Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting
84 Alternative Approaches to Surgical Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting
85 Bypass Conduit Options
86 Redo Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG)
87 Ischemic MR and Rupture of Papillary Muscles
88 Postinfarction Ventricular Septal Defect
89 Therapeutic Angiogenesis
90 Transmyocardial Laser Revascularization
SURGICAL MANAGEMENT OF HEART FAILURE
91 Pericardium and Constrictive Pericarditis
92 Surgical Management of Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
93 Left Ventricular Assist Devices
94 Total Artificial Heart
95 Heart Transplantation
96 Heart-Lung Transplantation
97 Left Ventricular Reconstruction and the Surgical Treatment of the Failing Heart
98 Cell Transplantation for Cardiovascular Disease
99 Surgery for Pulmonary Embolization
100 Tumors of the Heart


SECTION III Congenital Heart Surgery

101 Embryology and Molecular Genetics
102 Segmental Anatomy
103 Diagnostic Imaging: Echocardiography and Magnetic Resonance Imaging
104 Cardiac Catheterization and Catheter-Based Interventions
105a Surgical Approaches and Cardiopulmonary Bypass
105b Mechanical Circulatory Support in Children
106 Pediatric Anesthesia and Critical Care
107 Congenital Tracheal Diseases
108 Patent Ductus Arteriosus and Vascular Rings
109 Coarcation, Aortopulmonary Collaterals and Arterio-pulmonary Shunts
110 Atrial Septal Defect and Cor Triatriatum
111 Surgical considerations in pulmonary vein anomalies
112a Atrioventricular Canal Defects: Partial (Ostium Primum and Transitional)
112b Atrioventricular Canal Defects: Complete Canal Defects
113 Ventricular Septal Defect and Double-Outlet Right Ventricle
114 Pulmonary Atresia With Intact Ventricular Septum
115 Tetralogy of Fallot with Pulmonary Stenosis
116 Tetralogy of Fallot with Pulmonary Atresia
117 Right Ventricle to Pulmonary Artery Conduits
118 Truncus Arteriosus and Aortopulmonary Window
119 Interrupted Aortic Arch
120 Surgery for Congenital Anomalies of the Aortic Valve and Root
121 Surgery for Congenital Anomalies of the Coronary Arteries
122 Transposition of the Great Arteries
123 Transposition of the Great Arteries Complex
124 Anatomically Corrected Transposition
125 Congenital Anomalies of the Mitral Valvenbr
126 Obstruction of the Left Ventricular Outflow and Shone?s Syndrome
127 Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome
128 Management of Single Ventricle and Cavopulmonary Connections
129 Ebstein?s Anomaly
130 ***** Congenital Cardiac Surgery
131 Surgery for Arrhythmias and Pacemakers in Children


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»Book Publisher: Springer (26 October, 2005)
»ISBN: 3540257500
»Book author: R. Brehm, K. Steger

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Unwanted childlessness affects approximately one in six couples worldwide. Although the exact proportion of the predominant cause of the problem remains controversial, according to the World Health Organization, in nearly 40 % of cases the cause can be attributed to the female, in 20 % to the male, in 25 % to both, and in 15 % the cause remains unknown. Based on these figures, the incidence of male factor infertility in the general population is approximately 7 %. The majority of these men, approximately 30 %, experience irreversible idiopathic infertility and cannot father children without some form of medical intervention. Male factor infertility, in addition, may be caused by testicular germ cell cancer which is known to represent the most common cancer among young men, aged 15 to 35 years, in Western industrialized countries. The number of affected men has increased dramatically over the past 50 years. There is now growing evidence that human testicular germ cell cancer originates from fetal germ cells exhibiting an aberrant programme of gene expression and tumour progression may be favoured by an aberrant Sertoli cell germ cell communication. The intention of the present monograph is to shed more light on the regulation of Sertoli cell and germ cell differentiation. Involving knockout and transgenic mouse models, the authors focus on male factor infertility that might be related to altered maturation of Sertoli cells, male factor infertility that might be due to incorrect histone-to-protamine exchange in haploid spermatids, and progression of testicular germ cell cancer that might be favoured by an aberrant Sertoli cell germ cell communication.

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Number Of Pages: 559
Publication Date: 2006-04-19
Sales Rank: 897152
ISBN / ASIN: 0387279245
EAN: 9780387279244
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Based on Dr. Wright’s classic major reference, Handbook of Pediatric Strabismus and Amblyopia outlines the latest findings in diagnosing the most commonly presenting problems in pediatic cases, offering the most complete assessment tools for accurate diagnosis and then best treatment options. Distilling the essentials of these prevelant and sometimes complicated cases into a portable, complete and authorative pocket reference, this handbook offers a complete picture of how to best treat pediatric patients. Specifically, the introductory chapters on the specifics of pediatric ophthalmology (embryology, post-natal development and the pediatric exam) will help newcomers to pediatric practice fully grasp the subtle differences in pediatric care. The chapters are written by leading experts in the field and are presented in a user-friendly format, relying on heavily illustrated in color plates, clincally helpful tables, charts, and decision-making guidelines. This approach will enable the practitioner (whether specialist or generalist) to make the most accurate diagnosis and choose the most effective treatment

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* Number Of Pages: 1518
* Publication Date: 2002-12-03
* ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0443064644
* ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780443064647
* Binding: Hardcover

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Comprehensive and complete, the 4th Edition of this classic textbook thoroughly covers a full range of topics in general clinical medicine. It emphasizes practical aspects while also examining the growth in our understanding of the mechanisms of disease. A system-based organization makes information easy to find. A website gives access to more illustrations and case studies and includes multiple-choice questions.

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Book Publisher: McGraw-Hill Professional (01 July, 2002)
ISBN: 0838582850
Book author: Colin D. Rudolph, Abraham M. Rudolph, Margaret K Hostetter, George E Lister,

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Rudolph’s is ready to take on your most challenging pediatric problems!

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Book Publisher: Springer (26 October, 2005)
ISBN: 3540257187
Book author: Jean Langhorne

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Malaria is still a major global health problem, killing more than 1 million people every year. Almost all of these deaths are caused by Plasmodium falciparum, one of the four species of malaria parasites infecting humans. This high burden of mortality falls heavily on Sub-Saharan Africa, where over 90% of these deaths are thought to occur, and 5% of children die before the age of 5 years. The death toll from malaria is still growing, with malaria-specific mortality in young African children estimated to have doubled during the last twenty years. This increase has been associated with drug resistance of the parasite, spread of insecticide resistant mosquitoes, poverty, social and political upheaval, and lack of effective vaccines. This collection of reviews addresses many of these important issues of malarial immunity and immunopathology. They are of interest not only to malariologists, but hopefully also to the broader immunological community. Strong interactions with, and feedback from immunologists working in other infectious diseases and in basic immunology will help us to move the field of malaria immunology and therapeutic intervention forward more quickly.

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