Transitioning Medical Care. Through Adolescence to Adulthood
Editors: Dan Wood, Alun Williams, Martin A. Koyle, Andrew D. Baird 2019
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Toxicities of Radiation Treatment for Breast Cancer. Risks and Management Strategies
Editor Jean L. Wright 2019 As a physician, I have always been interested in how to balance the risk of toxicity related to our treatment recommendations versus the potential benefits. In breast cancer, in particular, I found that this risk-benefit assessment plays into almost every treatment decision and that “gray zone” cases, where there is […]
Continue reading →Regenerative Strategies for Maxillary and Mandibular Reconstruction
Editors: James C. Melville, Jonathan W. Shum, Simon Young, Mark E. Wong 2019 The replacement of worn or damaged body parts has been a focus of medicine for centuries. As early as the sixth century BC, Indian surgeons described techniques for nasal reconstruction utilizing pedicled flaps from the arm. Since then, significant advances, especially in […]
Continue reading →Posterior Uveitis
Editors: Narsing A. Rao, Julie Schallhorn, Damien C. Rodger 2019 We have the great fortune of practicing medicine at a time of rapid discovery and advancement. Every coming year brings new diagnostics, new therapeutics, and an evolving insight into the genesis of uveitis and related intraocular inflammatory diseases. We have collected here an in-depth examination […]
Continue reading →Pituitary Disorders of Childhood. Diagnosis and Clinical Management
Editor Brenda Kohn 2019 Pituitary Disorders of Childhood: Diagnosis and Clinical Management focuses on clinical disorders of the pituitary gland in children with specific emphasis on stateof-the-art diagnostic and treatment modalities for pediatric pituitary disorders, highlighting the newest scientific advances in genomics and molecular biology that clinician-scientists caring for children need to know. Recent advances […]
Continue reading →Oral Signs of Systemic Disease
Editor Nasim Fazel 2019 The conception of Oral Signs of Systemic Disease came about with the intention to provide a practical reference for the day-to-day practice of clinicians in the fields of dermatology, dentistry, oral medicine, and otolaryngology. In addition, the comprehensive nature of this textbook can serve as an educational tool for students, residents, […]
Continue reading →Occult Spinal Dysraphism
Editors: R. Shane Tubbs, Rod J. Oskouian, Jeffrey P. Blount, W. Jerry Oakes 2019 Our knowledge of the occult spinal dysraphisms has evolved significantly since the first observations of the various manifestations of this term. Spinal dysraphisms, in general, have been observed and studied by many greats in the history of medicine including Morgagni and […]
Continue reading →Neurourology. Theory and Practice
Editors: Limin Liao, Helmut Madersbacher 2019 The reader of this book/e-book may welcome a statement from the editors on the principles underlying the book and a few additional words of explanation. First, the term “neurogenic bladder,” includes all disturbances of function and diseases of the bladder due to disorders arising in the central nervous system, […]
Continue reading →Neurocognitive Behavioral Disorders
Editors: Maureen Nash, Sarah Foidel 2019 Simply stated, persons living with dementia suffer. This textbook serves as a call to recognize and address the suffering inherent in dementia. Dementia, now referred to as major neurocognitive disorder (MNCD) in the 2013 edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM- 5), is conceptualized as […]
Continue reading →Nerve Blockade and Interventional Therapy
Editors: Kiyoshige Ohseto, Hiroyuki Uchino, Hiroki Iida 2019 An interventional therapy used in the pain clinic is the nerve block. The primary method used to acquire the skill in nerve block procedures has been to practice technique using landmarks. However, radiography, computed tomography, and ultrasonography have recently been used to ensure accurate and safe performance […]
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