Published August, 2010
By Abhilash K. Desai
Publisher: Elsevier (W B Saunders Co Ltd)
Series: The Clinics: Internal Medicine
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Examines what is a healthy aging brain and covers preventive measures for successful cognitive aging. This book covers such topics as: a road map to healthy aging brain; cardiovascular risk factors, cerebrovascular disease burden and healthy aging brain; and, healthy aging brain - impact of head injury, alcohol and environmental toxins.

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Published August, 2010
By Alessandro Brunelli
Publisher: Elsevier (W B Saunders Co Ltd)
Series: The Clinics: Surgery
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An issue that covers the following topics: physiology of pleural space, risk factors for prolonged air leak after pulmonary resection, surgical techniques to avoid parenchymal injury during lung resection, intraoperative measures for preventing air leaks, and prolonged air leak after LVRS and in the ventilated patients.

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Published August, 2010
By George L. Bakris
Publisher: Elsevier (W B Saunders Co Ltd)
Series: The Clinics: Internal Medicine
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People with diabetes are two to four times more likely to develop cardiovascular disease. Insulin resistance, which leads to diabetes in 1 in 4 people who have it, affects 60 million Americans and is also a cardiovascular disease risk factor.

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Published August, 2010
By Cynthia W. Ko
Publisher: Elsevier (W B Saunders Co Ltd)
Series: The Clinics: Internal Medicine
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Addresses common issues and diseases of the gallbladder. This title features the articles that discuss gallstones, including their epidemiology, pathogenesis, and endoscopic, surgical, and medical therapy. It includes chapters that address various modalities to image the gallbladder, including endoscopic ultrasound.

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Published August, 2010
By Rachel L. Chin, Mercedes Torres and Rachel Chin
Publisher: Elsevier (W B Saunders Co Ltd)
Series: The Clinics: Internal Medicine
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Focuses on HIV in the Emergency Department. This title covers such topics as: Emergent Dermatologic Issues in HIV Patients; HEENT Emergencies in HIV-Infected Patients; Diarrhea in HIV-Infected Patients; Emergent Hematologic and Oncologic Problems in HIV-Infected Patients; Acute HIV and Immune Reconstitution Syndrome; and, more.

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Published August, 2010
By Melissa A. Kennedy and Melissa Kennedy
Publisher: Elsevier (W B Saunders Co Ltd)
Series: The Clinics: Veterinary Medicine
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Includes such articles as - Review of Basic Immunology and Hypersensitivity Reactions; Diagnostic Assays for Immunologic Diseases, Immunomodulators, Immunostimulants and Immunotherapies; Canine and Feline Vaccines; Adverse Events in Small Animals; Immune-Mediated Diseases; Transfusion Medicine; and, Primary Immunodeficiences.

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Published August, 2010
By Abass Alavi and Andrew B. Newberg
Publisher: Elsevier (W B Saunders Co Ltd)
Series: The Clinics: Radiology
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Since PET was first introduced clinically, brain tumors have been an important area for its use. Diagnosing the cause of patients experiencing seizures has been an additional area for which PET has demonstrated its value. This title investigates PET imaging for the understanding of depression and other psychiatric disorders.

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Published August, 2010
By Christian Guilleminault
Publisher: Elsevier (W B Saunders Co Ltd)
Series: The Clinics: Internal Medicine
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Offers information for the internist on diagnosis and treatment. This title covers such topics as insomnia, excessive sleepiness, REM behavior disorder, restless legs syndrome, obstructive sleep apnea, narcolepsy, pediatric sleep disorders, cognitive behavior therapy, and pharmacologic therapy.

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Published August, 2010
By Mark P. Jensen, Ivan R. Molton and Ivan Molten
Publisher: Elsevier (W B Saunders Co Ltd)
Series: The Clinics: Orthopedics
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Covers articles such as: A Biopsychosocial Perspective; Aging with a Physical Disability - Maintainance and Transition in Employment, Benefits, and Insurance; Psychological Functioning; Exercise and Physical Activity; Communication Issues; Pain, Fatigue, and Sleep Dysruption; and, Aging with Cerebral Palsy.

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Published August, 2010
By Peter S.A. Glass
Publisher: Elsevier (W B Saunders Co Ltd)
Series: The Clinics: Surgery
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Brings the anesthesiologist up to date on topics in ambulatory anesthesia. This book covers topics such as obstructive sleep apnea, pediatric ambulatory anesthesia, supraglottic airway devices, and issues in office-based ambulatory anesthesia. It explores the questions of how much testing should be done and how to make yourself ASC desirable.

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