Twelve-Lead Electrocardiography

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D. Bruce Foster 2007 Theory and Interpretation Ten years have passed since Twelve Lead Electrocardiography for ACLS Providers was written in response to a need for a clear, concise, introductory level text on the morphologic interpretation of electrocardiograms. This need has grown more compelling in the last decade, as a multiplicity of efficacious therapeutic interventions has made the early […]

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Tumors of the Brain and Spine

Tumors of the Brain and Spine-1

Franco DeMonte, Mark R. Gilbert, Anita Mahajan, and Ian E. McCutcheon Editors 2007 Although the annual incidence of intrinsic tumors of the central nervous system (CNS)—about 17,000 to 20,000 in the United States—is much lower than that of more common cancers arising in the lung, breast, or other sites, CNS tumors are prominent in oncology for several reasons. […]

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Tips and Tricks in Laparoscopic Urology

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Udaya Kumar and Inderbir S. Gill (Editors) 2007 Surgical skills are learned by observation and apprenticeship over time. While most surgical textbooks describe the “standard” methods of performing a particular operation, all students of surgery are well aware that wide differences exist between surgeons in performing the same procedure or maneuver.

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Therapeutic Management of Incontinence and Pelvic Pain

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J. Haslam and J. Laycock (Eds.) 2007 Pelvic Organ Disorders Due to the World Health Organisation, International Continence Society, many other societies, and several government initiatives, patients with bowel and bladder disorders world wide should now expect improved standards of care. These organisations have pooled research and clinical expertise contributing to a multi-professional approach in treating many pelvic floor […]

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Sutureless Anastomoses

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Piergiorgio Tozzi 2007 Secrets for Success When doctors first look at sutureless anastomosis devices created by new technologies, the most frequent comment is how amazingly easy it is to create a vascular anastomosis and, as a direct consequence, they believe anybody could play the role of the cardiovascular surgeon. Pessimistic cardiovascular surgeons, on their side, think that creating a […]

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Surface Engineered Surgical Tools and Medical Devices

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Edited by Mark J. Jackson Waqar Ahmed 2007 Medical devices and surgical tools that contain micro and nanoscale features allow surgeons to perform clinical procedures with greater precision and safety in addition to monitoring physiological and biomechanical parameters more accurately. While surgeons have started to master the use of nanostructured surgical tools in the operating room, the impact and interaction […]

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Spinal Imaging

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J. W. M. Van Goethem · L. van den Hauwe P. M. Parizel (Eds.) 2007 Diagnostic Imaging of the Spine and Spinal Cord Diseases of the spine are very common. They affect up to 80% of the population worldwide and may cause pain, disability and economic loss. Pain or discomfort originating in the spine is usually a self-limiting […]

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Severe Injuries to the Limbs

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A. Lerner · D. Reis · M. Soudry 2007 Staged Treatment The treatment of severe locomotor system trauma has a long tradition in our hospital, the Rambam Medical Center, Haifa, the only tertiary hospital in the north of Israel covering a population of almost 2 million citizens. Our hospital lies less than 20 min helicopter flying time from the border, […]

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Salivary Gland Disorders

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Eugene N. Myers · Robert L. Ferris (Eds.) 2007 The management of salivary disorders encompasses a broad array of both benign and malignant diseases. We felt that a detailed text addressing this topic has been needed for some time. The book begins with chapters such as diagnostic approaches based on clinical, radiographic, and pathologic assessment of salivary gland disorders.

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Robotic Urologic Surgery

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Vipul R. Patel (Ed.) 2007 Surgery has traditionally been a specialty within the medical profession that has revolved around invasive procedures to treat various maladies. Initially, trauma induced by a therapeutic procedure was necessary and reasonable to provide benefit to the patient.

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