Published February, 2009
By Gurinder Vasdev and Gurinder M. Vasdev
Publisher: Elsevier (W B Saunders Co Ltd)
Series: The Clinics: Surgery
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For an anesthesiologist, though the challenge of managing an obstetric patient can be very satisfying and rewarding, it can also be extremely difficult given the potential for serious harm to the fetus and mother. This title covers such topics as high-risk analysis, major hemorrhage, off-labor-floor consultation, and pharmaceuticals.

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Published February, 2009
By Jerome K. Steck
Publisher: Elsevier (W B Saunders Co Ltd)
Series: The Clinics: Orthopedics
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Takes a look at the revisional foot and ankle surgery by covering topics such as 'The First Ray', 'Flatfoot', 'Hindfoot arthrodesis hindfoot', 'Charcot', and 'Ankle Fractures'.

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Published February, 2009
By Julie Gammack and Julie K. Gammack
Publisher: Elsevier (W B Saunders Co Ltd)
Series: The Clinics: Internal Medicine
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Discusses the spectrum of sleep-related changes and disease states. This book summarizes the evaluation of insomnia in the context of the elderly individual. It reviews sleep disturbances in various care settings and disease states. It also discusses both pharmacologic and nonpharmacologic management of sleep disorders.

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Published February, 2009
By Thomas S. Roukis
Publisher: Elsevier (W B Saunders Co Ltd)
Series: The Clinics: Orthopedics
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Includes topics such as: 'tenotomy and tendon transfer about the forefoot, mid foot and hind foot', 'surgical correction of soft-tissue ankle equines contracture', 'percutaneous metatarsal osteotomies', 'minimum incision metatarsal amputations', and 'soft-tissue and osseous techniques to balance forefoot and mid foot amputation'.

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Published February, 2009
By Rosalie Trevejo
Publisher: Elsevier (W B Saunders Co Ltd)
Series: The Clinics: Veterinary Medicine
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Suitable for small animal practitioners, this book highlights various areas in veterinary public health. It includes such topics as tick-borne diseases, animal bites and rabies risk, influenza, animals as sentinels, antibiotic resistance, feral cat populations, border health, the human-animal bond, zoonotic diseases, and disaster preparedness.

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Published February, 2009
By Michael R. Uhing and Robert M. Kliegman
Publisher: Elsevier (W B Saunders Co Ltd)
Series: The Clinics: Internal Medicine
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Contains articles on strategies to prevent bacterial and fungal infection in the NICU, drugs of choice for sedation and analgesia in the NICU, iron therapy for preterm infants, management of fetal arrhythmias, inhaled nitric oxide for preterm infants, and racial disparity in low birth weight and infant mortality.

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Published February, 2009
By Andrea Natale and Ranjan K. Thakur
Publisher: Elsevier (W B Saunders Co Ltd)
Series: The Clinics: Internal Medicine
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Atrial fibrillation is the most common sustained arrhythmia in humans. This issue offers a historical perspective and discusses many of the clinical issues in the management of atrial fibrillation, such as cardioversion, anticoagulation and ablation.

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Published February, 2009
By Arun J. Sanyal, Stephen H. Caldwell and Arun Sanyal
Publisher: Elsevier (W B Saunders Co Ltd)
Series: The Clinics: Internal Medicine
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Focuses on advances in liver disease related to disturbances in hemostasis and coagulation. This work emphasizes the multifaceted aspects of coagulation disorders in liver disease from hypo-coagulable to hyper-coagulable states and the limitations of conventional tests such as the INR.

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Published February, 2009
By Anne B. Chang
Publisher: Elsevier (W B Saunders Co Ltd)
Series: The Clinics: Internal Medicine
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Reviews the topic of Common Respiratory Disorders of Childhood. This work offers symptom-based articles addressing respiratory noises, cough, exercise intolerance/dyspnoea, chest pain and chest wall deformity, and recurrent upper and lower respiratory infections.

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Published February, 2009
By Kenneth Grundfast and Geoffrey Dunn
Publisher: Elsevier (W B Saunders Co Ltd)
Series: The Clinics: Surgery
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Features such topics as Tinnitus; Chronic sinus disease; Skull base tumor; Pediatric recurrent respiratory papillomatosis; Dizziness, vertigo, imbalance; Progressive hearing loss; Swallowing disorder; Palliative Treatment of Dysphonia and Voice Disorders; Anosmia; and, Indications for Tracheostomy near the end of life.

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