Published December, 2007
By Sara Blakeley
Publisher: Springer (Springer London Ltd)
Series: Competency-Based Critical Care
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Increased recognition of the overlap between critical care and renal medicine, and recent advances in the understanding of acute renal failure and the application of renal replacement therapies, have brought increased attention to the nephrologist's role in the intensive care unit (ICU).

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Published November, 2007
By David W. Crippen and David Crippen
Publisher: Springer (Springer-Verlag New York Inc.)
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By offering a better understanding of cultural differences in attitudes about death and methods of communications about end-of-life issues, the coverage in this important book helps prepare healthcare practitioners to be better communicators - both within and outside of their own cultures.

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Published November, 2007
By Stephen I. Rennard, Roberto Rodriguez-Roisin, Gerard Huchon and Nicolas Roche
Publisher: Taylor & Francis (CRC Press Inc)
Series: Lung Biology in Health and Disease
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Clinical Management of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

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Published November, 2007
By A Gullo
Publisher: Springer (Springer Verlag)
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Improving standards of care is a real challenge in Intensive Care Medicine. Bettering clinical performance, patient safety, risk management and audit represents the cornerstone for raising the quality of care in ICU patients.

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Published November, 2007
By Umberto Lucangelo, Paolo Pelosi, Walter A. Zin and Andrea Aliverti
Publisher: Springer (Springer Verlag)
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It collects valuable expertise to illustrate principles, and to study results and case experiences on respiratory physiopathology, respiratory mechanics, respiratory functions monitoring, artificial ventilation and diagnostic radiology in respiratory dysfunction failure.

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Published November, 2007
By Brendan T. Finucane, Ban Tsui, C.T.S. Chan, R. Bhargava, D. Dillane, S. Ganapathy, L. Lou, M. Noga, Vincent Chan, Brendan Finucan, Thomas Grau, Brendan Finucane, Ban C.H. Tsui and Anil Walji
Publisher: Springer (Springer-Verlag New York Inc.)
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The Atlas of Ultrasound and Nerve Stimulation-Guided Regional Anesthesia shows how to use ultrasound technology and how to master guided nerve stimulation techniques to achieve consistently good results.

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Published November, 2007
By M. Eisenmann-Klein, C. Neuhann-Lorenz, Marita Eisenmann-Klein and Constance Neuhann-Lorenz
Publisher: Springer (Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K)
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This inspiring text, containing abundant illustrations, offers readers an overview of the latest findings in plastic and aesthetic surgery. Leading plastic surgeons from around the world contribute their most up-to-date research results and experiences in their area of expertise.

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Published September, 2007
By Joep Perk, Peter Mathes, Helmut Gohlke, Catherine Monpere, Irene Hellemans, Hannah McGee, Hugo Saner and Philippe Sellier
Publisher: Springer (Springer London Ltd)
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This book is a timely and thorough review of prevention, lifestyle counseling and rehabilitation for cardiologists and all physicians and other health professionals in cardiac rehabilitation teams.

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Published September, 2007
By A Gullo
Publisher: Springer (Springer Verlag)
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Published August, 2007
By Mervyn Singer, Edward Abraham and E. Abraham
Publisher: Springer (Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K)
Series: Update in Intensive Care Medicine
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There have been tremendous advances in understanding the cellular mechanisms involved in sepsis and contributing to the development of multiple organ dysfunction and mortality in this setting. The chapters in this book provide up-to-date insights into important pathways that are initiated by sepsis.

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