Published June, 2009
By Donna S. Watson
Publisher: Elsevier (W B Saunders Co Ltd)
Series: The Clinics: Nursing
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Perioperative nursing encompasses caring for the patient as a whole being, taking into account physiological, psychological, sociocultural, and spiritual issues. This title focuses on topics such as essential components for an effective patient safety strategy, medication error prevention in perioperative services, and fire prevention.

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Published June, 2009
By Daniel Becker and Daniel G. Becker
Publisher: Elsevier (W B Saunders Co Ltd)
Series: The Clinics: Surgery
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Focuses on complex problems related to the septum. This book focuses on functional rhinoplasty. It considers the surgical treatment of the saddle nose, treatment of nasal obstruction in the traumatized nose, treatment of the dorsal deviation, and surgical and non-surgical treatment of the nasal valve.

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Published June, 2009
By Cliff K. Choong, Cliff K.C. Choong and Cliff K. C. Choong
Publisher: Elsevier (W B Saunders Co Ltd)
Series: The Clinics: Surgery
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Covers topics such as: The Epidemiology, Clinical features and Natural History of Emphysema; The National Emphysema Treatment Trial (NETT); 'Rationale and Experience for Staged Lung Volume Reduction Surgery' Rationale and Experience for Staged Lung Volume Reduction Surgery; and, Lung Volume Reduction Surgery for Non-Heterogenous Emphysema.

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Published June, 2009
By Raul Artal
Publisher: Elsevier (W B Saunders Co Ltd)
Series: The Clinics: Internal Medicine
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Examines women and obesity. This title offers reviews on topics including: The Epidemiology of Obesity and Health Economics, Early Life Origins of Obesity, Regulation of Fat Metabolism in Obesity - Gender Differences, Physiological Aspects of Obesity, Pregnancy and Obesity, and Post-partum Weight Retention and Rise for Obesity.

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Published June, 2009
By Samuel S. Becker
Publisher: Elsevier (W B Saunders Co Ltd)
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Addresses the range of anatomic abnormalities that contribute to nasal obstruction, and describes the surgical methods available for treatment of these problems. This volume is suitable for an otolaryngologist.

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Published June, 2009
By Carl A. Osborne and Jody P. Lulich
Publisher: Elsevier (W B Saunders Co Ltd)
Series: The Clinics: Veterinary Medicine
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Offers information on the diagnosis and treatment of urolithiasis in small animals. This book includes such topics as idiopathic lower urinary tract disease, compound uroliths, drug-induced uroliths, uroliths in exotic animals, diagnosis of inherited defects, dietary management of urolith risk, and treatment of uroliths by lithotripsy.

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Published June, 2009
By David A. Porter
Publisher: Elsevier (W B Saunders Co Ltd)
Series: The Clinics: Orthopedics
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The field of sports medicine continues to grow and be popular. The specialty area of sports foot and ankle is particularly exciting. Foot and ankle injury rates continue to be reported at an increasing rate in sports especially in the NFL. This title helps readers and clinicians diagnose, treat and rehab the athlete with foot and ankle injuries.

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Published June, 2009
By Jeffrey Palmer and Jeffrey B. Palmer
Publisher: Elsevier (W B Saunders Co Ltd)
Series: The Clinics: Orthopedics
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Rehabilitation of impaired swallowing, also known as dysphagia, is a major area of rehabilitation. Dysphagia affects about half of all people with stroke, and many other individuals with neurological disorders, head and neck cancer, and muscle disease. This book describes scientific basis of swallowing and dysphagia.

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Published June, 2009
By Joseph E. Parrillo and Anand Kumar
Publisher: Elsevier (W B Saunders Co Ltd)
Series: The Clinics: Nursing
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Describes modern critical care techniques in a historical context. This book includes such topics as 'Shock and Organ failure', 'Battlefield trauma, traumatic shock and consequences: War-related advances in critical care', and Lessons from Modern Disasters and Wars: Bhopal, Chernobyl, Oklahoma City Bombing, 9/11, Hurricane Katrina, Tsunami, Iraq'.

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Published June, 2009
By Edward D. Frohlich
Publisher: Elsevier (W B Saunders Co Ltd)
Series: The Clinics: Internal Medicine
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Offers the practicing clinician concepts and management of hypertensive disease. This book contains topics that include risks in hypertension; biological concepts of target organ involvement in hypertension; hypertension and the metabolic syndrome; aging versus hypertension; and hypertension, systolic blood pressure, and large arteries.

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