Clinical Guidelines

Clinical Guidelines
Medecins sans Frontieres | 1900-01-01 00:00:00 | | 324 | Medicine
This work lists the main diseases encountered by Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) since 1971. It is intended for all medical professionals working in hospitals and clinics. The handbook has been thoroughly researched by taking into account MSF’ experience, recommendations made by reference organisations such as the WHO, and indications given by specialist workers. It has been designed as an effective and reliable source of information. Curative care is an integral part of medical programmes such as vaccination, mother-child care, water purification, environmental cleaning and nutrition. The manual can be used as a tool when developing a curative care policy.
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Computed Tomography: Principles, Design, Artifacts, and Recent Advances, Second Edition

Computed Tomography: Principles, Design, Artifacts, and Recent Advances, Second Edition
Jiang Hsieh | 2009-01-01 00:00:00 | SPIE Publications | 560 | Medicine
X-ray computed tomography (CT) continues to experience rapid growth, both in basic technology and new clinical applications. Seven years after its first edition, Computed Tomography: Principles, Design, Artifacts, and Recent Advancements, Second Edition, provides an overview of the evolution of CT, the mathematical and physical aspects of the technology, and the fundamentals of image reconstruction algorithms. Image display is examined from traditional methods used through the most recent advancements. Key performance indices, theories behind the measurement methodologies, and different measurement phantoms in image quality are discussed. The CT scanner is broken down into components to provide the reader with an understanding of their function, their latest advances, and their impact on the CT system. General descriptions and different categories of artifacts, their causes, and their corrections are considered at length.

Given the high visibility and public awareness of the impact of x-ray radiation, the second edition features a new chapter on x-ray dose and presents different dose reduction techniques ranging from patient handling, optimal data acquisition, image reconstruction, and post-process. Based on the advancements over the past five years, the second edition added new sections on cone beam reconstruction algorithms, nonconventional helical acquisition and reconstruction, new reconstruction approaches, and dual-energy CT. Finally, new to this edition is a set of problems for each chapter, providing opportunities to enhance reader comprehension and practice the application of covered material.

Contents:
- Preliminaries
- Image Reconstruction
- Image Presentation
- Key Performance Parameters of a CT Scanner
- Major Components of CT Scanner
- Image Artifacts: Appearances, Causes, and Corrections
- Computer Simulation and Analysis
- Helical or Spiral CT
- Multislice CT
- X-ray Dose and Reduction Techniques
- Advanced CT Applications
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Teaching With The Brain In Mind

Teaching With The Brain In Mind
Eric Jensen | 1998-01-01 00:00:00 | | 133 | Medicine
Every year, millions of parents trust that the professionals who teach their children know something about the brain and processes of learning. But most schools of education offer psychology, not neurology, courses. At best, these psychology courses provide indirect information about the brain and how children actually learn. Teaching with the Brain in Mind fills this gap with the latest practical, easy-to-understand research on learning and the brain. Consider important questions such as - Biologically, can you truly expect to get and hold students' attention for long periods of time? - How has research on rewards been misinterpreted? - Do students actually "forget" what we teach them, or do we ask them to recall information in the wrong way? - What are the surprising benefits for learning across the board when students participate in some sort of physical education or movement? Teaching with the Brain in Mind balances the research and theory of the brain with successful tips and techniques for using that information in classrooms. From its primer on brain biology to in-depth discussions of emotion, memory, and recall, Teaching with the Brain in Mind is an invaluable tool for any educator looking to better reach students through truly brain-compatible teaching and learning.
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Color Atlas of Veterinary Pathology: General Morphological Reactions of Organs and Tissues

Color Atlas of Veterinary Pathology: General Morphological Reactions of Organs and Tissues
J.E. van Dijk, E. Gruys and J.M.V.M. Mouwen | 2007-01-01 00:00:00 | Saunders Ltd | 193 | Medicine
For over 20 years, the first edition of this book provided veterinary students and pathologists with an invaluable fast and structured survey of the complete field of veterinary pathology. Now in its second edition, the authors have thoroughly revised, updated and added to both images and text, with the focus still on domestic animals. Each chapter now begins with a short, descriptive text on each body system covered in the atlas. It supports understanding of disease and disease processes by visualizing how cellular pathology, inflammation, circular disturbance and neoplasia are expressed in the different organs and tissues. For this purpose it demonstrates the general morphological reactions of organs and tissues using examples from specific veterinary pathology.
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Amedeo Challenge

Amedeo Challenge
Attilio Baghino | 2007-01-01 00:00:00 | Flying Publisher | 67 | Medicine
Who is Amedeo? What are the driving forces behind the project? What is Free Medical Information? How can free medical textbooks such as HIV Medicine generate money? And what the hell is Amedeo Challenge, creating awards, motivating physicians to publish, calling for donations?
Attilio Baghino has been the official biographer of the Amedeo project since 1999 and answers all these questions and many more: How Amedeo was born and where it will eventually take us. We are in the middle of a hurricane, which is approaching medical publishing territory. The Amedeo Challenge describes some of the players and forces involved.
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Dictionary of Nursing: Over 11,000 Terms Clearly Defined

Dictionary of Nursing: Over 11,000 Terms Clearly Defined
A&C Black | 2008-04-01 00:00:00 | A&C Black; 2nd edition | 352 | Medicine
This fully updated edition offers over 11,000 entries, each providing clear, up-to-date coverage of specialist nursing terms, including diseases, symptoms, anatomy, instruments, common drugs, and biological terms. It covers both everyday vocabulary relating to patient care, and terms from medical specializations such as psychiatry.
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Handbook of Pharmaceutical Granulation Technology

Handbook of Pharmaceutical Granulation Technology
Dilip M. Parikh (Editor) | 2005-01-01 00:00:00 | Informa HealthCare; 2 edition | 624 | Medicine
Applying basic theories to industrial practices in pharmaceutical development, this Second Edition explains how new and emerging technologies are utilized in the production of pharmaceutical granulation-demonstrating cost-effective strategies to manufacture solid-dosage forms with consistent physical properties while complying with current regulatory requirements. New chapters cover process modeling, scale-up considerations, rapid release granulation techniques.
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MIS Techniques in Orthopedics

MIS Techniques in Orthopedics
Giles R. Scuderi, Alfred J. Tria, Richard A. Berger | 2005-01-01 00:00:00 | | 433 | Medicine
The technique-based text is geared for the orthopedic surgeon who is familiar with the features of MIS and now wants to master the approach. The book covers the shoulder and elbow, the hip, unicondylar knee arthroplasty, and MIS total knee arthroplasty, which are the four main focus areas for MIS joint replacement surgery. Chapters written by leading authorities in the field include usage techniques for the latest instrumentation, and they guide surgeons step-by-step through procedures. In addition, a section is devoted to computer-guided total hip and knee arthroplasty. More than 300 detailed line drawings and photographs supplement the discussion by clearly illustrating how the techniques are performed.

This practical resource is a great tool for orthopedic surgeons, residents, and fellows who want to confidently learn and apply cutting-edge MIS techniques. Although the text has value as a stand-alone reference, it also complements Drs. Scuderi and Tria’s MIS of the Hip and Knee: A Clinical Perspective.
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Live/Real Time 3D Echocardiography

Live/Real Time 3D Echocardiography
Navin Nanda, Ming Chon Hsiung, Andrew P. Miller, Fadi G. Hage | 2010-01-01 00:00:00 | Wiley-Blackwell | 312 | Medicine
Now there is a source of recent information on the basic and clinical usefulness of real-time 3D echocardiography for echocardiographers, cardiologists, cardiac sonographers, and internists. This excellent reference helps clinicians improve pre- and post-surgical planning, attain better measurement of heart function, decrease exam times, and enhance patient communication. An accompanying DVD shows procedures in real time.
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Diseases and Disorders - Hemophilia

Diseases and Disorders - Hemophilia
Beverly Britton | 2003-01-01 00:00:00 | Lucent Books | 112 | Medicine
Charles Best, one of the pioneers in the search for a cure for diabetes, once explained what it is about medical research that intrigued him so. “It’s not just the gratification of knowing one is helping people,” he confided, “although that probably is a more heroic and selfless motivation. Those feelings may enter in, but truly, what I find best is the feeling of going toe to toe with nature, of trying to solve the most difficult puzzles ever devised. The answers are there somewhere, those keys that will solve the puzzle and make the patient well. But how will those keys be found?” Since the dawn of civilization, nothing has so puzzled people— and often frightened them, as well—as the onset of illness in a body or mind that had seemed healthy before. A seizure, the inability of a heart to pump, the sudden deterioration of muscle tone in a small child—being unable to reverse such conditions or even to understand why they occur was unspeakably frustrating to healers. Even before there were names for such conditions, even before they were understood at all, each was a reminder of how complex the human body was, and how vulnerable.
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Gynaecological Oncology, Second Edition

Gynaecological Oncology, Second Edition
Mahmood I. Shafi , Helena M. Earl, Li Tee Tan | 2010-01-01 00:00:00 | Cambridge University Press | 248 | Medicine
Providing a thorough and up-to-date overview of the full range of gynaecological cancers, Gynaecological Oncology is a concise introduction, particularly useful for trainees working towards postgraduate examinations. The first section includes introductory chapters on epidemiology, screening and prevention, imaging, pathology, surgery, radiation therapy, chemotherapy, and palliation. The second part of the book covers the gynaecological cancer types in turn; each chapter following a similar format looking at clinical issues, staging, and principles of management. Where appropriate, flow-charts and diagrams are used to help the reader assimilate complex information. A chapter is devoted to decision-making, addressing those issues clinicians and women face when deciding on optimal management in given clinical scenarios. The book is practically based and is enhanced by highlighting learning points, management algorithms and clinical images. This is an invaluable resource for all doctors and allied health professionals dealing with women with gynaecological cancers.
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Date Rape Drugs (Drugs: the Straight Facts)

Date Rape Drugs (Drugs: the Straight Facts)
George B. Kehner | 2004-01-01 00:00:00 | Chelsea House Publications | 94 | Medicine
* Publisher: Chelsea House Publications
* Number Of Pages: 94
* Publication Date: 2004-08-19
* ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0791076342
* ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780791076347
* Binding: Library Binding
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Structural Bodywork: An introduction for students and practitioners

Structural Bodywork: An introduction for students and practitioners
John Smith | 2005-01-01 00:00:00 | Churchill Livingstone | 1 | Medicine
Providing an advanced introduction to the field of structural bodywork, this valuable resource combines coverage of both skills and theory into one comprehensive guide to this specialized form of bodywork practice. Featuring numerous illustrations with photographs and drawings, it provides extensive information on the theory of structural bodywork related to human anatomy and clinical presentations.

Focusing on issues related to dysfunctions of structure, posture, and gait, this reader-friendly text also discusses the background of structural bodywork, how it has developed, and how it is understood today. * Content is highly readable, academically sound, and grounded firmly in bodywork practice. * Previously unrelated theories are discussed and applied to practice. * The well-known theories of Rolf and Feldenkrais are reviewed. * A comprehensive practical manual section provides numerous techniques and models for a variety of musculoskeletal skeletal problems. * Numerous illustrations provide a better understanding of text content.
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Who Killed Health Care?: America's $2 Trillion Medical Problem - and the Consumer-Driven Cure

Who Killed Health Care?: America's $2 Trillion Medical Problem - and the Consumer-Driven Cure
Regina Herzlinger | 2007-01-01 00:00:00 | McGraw-Hill; 1 edition | 240 | Medicine
One of the nation’s most respected health care analysts, Regina Herzlinger exposes the motives and methods of those who have crippled America’s health care system-figures in the insurance, hospital, employment, governmental, and academic sectors. She proves how our current system, which is organized around payers and providers rather than the needs of its users, is dangerously eroding patient welfare and is pushing costs out of the reach of millions.

Who Killed Health Care? then outlines Herzlinger’s bold new plan for a consumer-driven system that will deliver affordable, high-quality care to everyone. By putting insurance money in the hands of patients, removing the middleman in the doctor-patient relationship, and giving employers cost relief, consumers and physicians will be empowered to make the system work the way it should. Herzlinger describes in precise detail how her innovative program will provide
* Smaller, disease-focused medical facilities that provide complete care for patients
* A national system of medical records that provides privacy with confidential access by approved practitioners
* Mandatory performance evaluations of all hospitals and all other medical organizations
* Mandatory health insurance with subsidies for those who cannot afford it

Who Killed Health Care? is a call to arms that must be answered; the welfare of every American hangs in the balance.
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Neurophysiology

Neurophysiology
Roger H. S. Carpenter | 1900-01-01 00:00:00 | A Hodder Arnold Publication | 480 | Medicine
The new fourth edition of this textbook presents a clear account of neurology/neuroscience for students of medicine, physiology, neuroscience and bioscience. This edition integrates information on basic neurophysiology with functional neuroanatomy, core neurology and clinical cases and provides new material on channels and receptors, central motor system, 'higher' functions and development. The book has been completely redesigned in a larger format with new artwork to ensure that information is as clear and accessible as possible. The free CD that accompanies the book incorporates an upgraded version of the popular 'Neurolab'; an atlas of neuroanatomy; animated diagrams of brain development; questions with timings and explained answers; a review of neuro websites and footage of the neurological examination and the clinical signs of the major neurological conditions.
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Junqueira's Basic Histology, 12th Edition: Text and Atlas

Junqueira's Basic Histology, 12th Edition: Text and Atlas
Anthony Mescher | 2009-01-01 00:00:00 | McGraw-Hill Medical | 480 | Medicine
The most authoritative histology text available -- now in full-color

For more than three decades, Junqueira's Basic Histology has been unmatched in its ability to explain the function of cell and tissue structure in the human body. Updated to reflect the latest research in the field, and enhanced with more than 1,000 illustrations, most in full-color, the 12th Edition is the most comprehensive and modern approach to understanding medical histology available anywhere.

Features:

•NEW full-color micrographs that comprise a complete atlas of tissue sections highlight the important features of every tissue and organ in the human body.
•New full-color, easy-to-understand drawings provide just the right level of detail necessary to clarify the text and make learning easier
•A valuable introductory chapter on laboratory methods used for the study of tissues, including the most important types of microscopy
•A logical organization that features chapters focusing on the cytoplasmic and nuclear compartment of the cell, the four basic tissues that form the organs, and each organ system
•Expanded legends that accompany each figure emphasize important points and eliminate the need to jump from image to text
•Medical applications explain the clinical relevance of each topic
•Complete coverage of every tissue of the body
•CD-ROM with all the images from the text
Visit www.LangeTextbooks.com to access valuable resources and study aids!
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Color Atlas Of Forensic Pathology

Color Atlas Of Forensic Pathology
Jay Dix | 1999-01-01 00:00:00 | CRC; 1 edition | 192 | Medicine
A male homicide victim with a shotgun blast to the chest. A female drug addict who has overdosed on crack cocaine. An elderly woman with deep stab wounds to the neck. A two-year-old motor vehicle accident victim with blunt head trauma. For forensic pathologists, police detectives, and crime scene investigators, dealing with death and injury is a daily routine. But even after investigating thousands of drownings, shootings, stabbings, electrocutions, overdoses, and traffic accidents, most professionals in the investigative fields still haven't seen it all. Originally published on CD-ROM, the Color Atlas of Forensic Pathology addresses much of the basic information which forensic pathologists and other investigators deal with on a day to day basis. Packed with 780 full-color, captioned photographs, this atlas examines everything from time of death and decomposition, to identification, to causes of death from blunt trauma, firearm injuries, asphyxia, cutting and stabbing injuries, and more. The atlas shows the various causes of death and injury with case -- "visuals" to help investigators understand the work they perform. Indeed, with its exhaustive coverage, the Color Atlas of Forensic Pathology will provide investigators with valuable insight into the many different causes of death and injury they must deal with and how the manners of death are diagnosed.
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Foot and ankle in rheumatoid arthritis

Foot and ankle in rheumatoid arthritis
Maurice Bouysset, Yves Tourne, Karl Tillmann | 2006-01-01 00:00:00 | Springer | 251 | Medicine
One of the earliest signs of rheumatoid arthritis may be pain in the foot. However, this part of the body is very often neglected during clinical assessment of the illness in favour of the articulations of the upper limbs, knees and hips. Nevertheless, it appears evident that a detailed clinical examination of the forefoot, ankle and heel could be useful in order to get closer to a rheumatological diagnosis. Thanks to blood tests and conventional imaging, completed with a scanner or MRI if needed, every doctor should be in a position to detect the beginning of rheumatoid arthritis in the foot or ankle.
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Red Blood Cell Substitutes

Red Blood Cell Substitutes
Alan Rudolph (Editor) | 1997-09-05 00:00:00 | CRC; 1 edition | 504 | Medicine
This unique book integrates the expertise of over 50 authorities from the laboratories of industry, academia, the military, the government, and blood banks to present a cohesive and up-to-date summary of research strategies, clinical and commercial developments, and regulatory and economic issues pertaining to the formulation of safe and effective red blood cell substitutes. Red Blood Cell Substitutes examines regulatory and socioeconomic aspects of blood substitute products and global transfusion practices from the perspective of blood banks and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration elucidates the mechanisms of action and consequences of blood substitute administration elaborates on the interactions of red cell substitutes with organ systems as well as impact on human physiology details laboratory and clinical efforts to develop chemically modified, encapsulated, recombinant, and transgenic hemoglobin, in addition to fluorocarbon solutions reviews recent data from ongoing preclinical and clinical trials, including safety issues regarding red blood substitute products addresses second generation blood substitutes as well as future directions, such as the prospects of modified hemoglobin, cross-linked hemoglobin, and encapsulated hemoglobin and more! Complete with references, tables, equations, drawings, and photographs, Blood Cell Substitutes is a valuable resource for general, trauma, and cardiovascular surgeons; biomedical and materials engineers; hematologists; oncologists; liposome researchers; blood bank personnel; health care managers; and graduate and medical school students in these disciplines.
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Mitochondria and the Heart (Developments in Cardiovascular Medicine)

Mitochondria and the Heart (Developments in Cardiovascular Medicine)
Jose Marin-Garcia | 2005-01-01 00:00:00 | Springer | 411 | Medicine
The function of the heart is highly dependent on oxidative energy that is generated in mitochondria. Defects in mitochondrial structure and function can be found in association with cardiovascular diseases. Mitochondria and the Heart discusses the role that mitochondria plays in cardiovascular disease, including biogenesis and function of cardiac mitochondria during normal growth, development and aging. In addition, nonbioenergetic, biogenesis and degradation pathways are explored. Understanding these pathways and the effects that mitochondrial defects have in cardiac pathology is extremely important in establishing the diagnosis and treatment of mitochondrial-based cardiac diseases.
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