Published December, 2009
By Ali Guermazi
Publisher: Elsevier (W B Saunders Co Ltd)
Series: The Clinics: Internal Medicine
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An issue that takes a multimodality approach to imaging of osteoarthritis. It reviews clinical issues including an overview of the disease and imaging as an aid to evaluate patient functionality. It not only covers various standards for imaging but also different techniques under development.

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Published December, 2009
By Keith Kaye, Donald Kaye and Keith S. Kaye
Publisher: Elsevier (W B Saunders Co Ltd)
Series: The Clinics: Internal Medicine
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Infectious diseases is a rapidly changing field in which new organisms emerge, previously identified organisms develop resistance to treatment, and infections that had previously almost disappeared become resurgent. This title covers antibiotics in specific populations, antimicrobial resistance, and drugs in several classes.

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Published December, 2009
By Miguel Regueiro, Arthur Barrie III, Arthur M. Barrie, III and Arthur Barrie
Publisher: Elsevier (W B Saunders Co Ltd)
Series: The Clinics: Internal Medicine
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Discusses some of the challenging aspects of diagnosis and treatment of inflammatory bowel disease. This title places emphasis on comparing treatment paradigms, biologics agents, safety profile of therapeutics, and novel diagnostic and prognostic tools for IBD.

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Published December, 2009
By Stephen Prendiville
Publisher: Elsevier (W B Saunders Co Ltd)
Series: The Clinics: Surgery
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Covers such topics as: Concomitant Resurfacing and Facial Implants in Facelift; Complications of Facelift; Anesthesia and Facility in Facelift; Concomitant Fillers in Facelift; Short Scar Vertical U Lift; Deep Plane Facelift; SMAS Facelift Technique; Neck Contouring; Facelift and the Heavy Face; Male Facelift; and, Pearls in Facelift Management.

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Published December, 2009
By Peter D. Stevens, Dr. Peter D. Stevens and Peter Stevens
Publisher: Elsevier (W B Saunders Co Ltd)
Series: The Clinics: Internal Medicine
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Although choledocholithiasis is the most common reason for endoscopic treatment, other indications include pancreatolithiasis, cholangitis, biliary pancreatitis, papillary stenosis, sphincter of Oddi dysfunction, and benign or malignant ductal strictures. This book presents information on biliary and pancreatic endoscopy procedures and techniques.

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Published December, 2009
By Praveen S. Goday, Timothy S. Sentongo, Praveen Goday and Timothy Sentongo
Publisher: Elsevier (W B Saunders Co Ltd)
Series: The Clinics: Internal Medicine
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Offers information on nutritional deficiencies. This work contains reviews on topics including Protein-energy malnutrition, Nutritional deficiencies in the developing world, Nutritional deficiencies in children on restricted diets, and Therapies associated with nutrient deficiencies (Sulfasalazine, methotrexate, seizure medications, and steroids).

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Published December, 2009
By Adam C. Yopp, Ronald P. DeMatteo, Ronald DeMatteo and Adam Yopp
Publisher: Elsevier (W B Saunders Co Ltd)
Series: The Clinics: Surgery
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Reviews the important clinical trials in following topics: breast cancer, soft tissue sarcoma, rectal and anal carcinoma, pancreatic adenocarcinoma, hepatocellular carcinoma, gastric cancer, esophageal cancer, colon cancer, advanced and metastatic colorectal carcinoma, gastrointestinal stromal tumors, and melanoma.

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Published December, 2009
By Brooke Salzman, James S. Studdiford, Amber S. Tully, Marc Altshuler and Amber Tully
Publisher: Elsevier (W B Saunders Co Ltd)
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A visual resource for in-training and practicing physicians that presents a review for diagnosis and treatment with images - selected from a large bank of medical pictures in a teaching database at Jefferson Medical College - that underscore important teaching points.

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Published December, 2009
By Mark K. Ferguson
Publisher: Elsevier (W B Saunders Co Ltd)
Series: The Clinics: Surgery
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Covers such topics as: Preoperative Evaluation and Risk Assessment; Surgical Management of Benign Pulmonary Diseases; Surgical Resection for Lung Cancer in the Elderly; Benign Esophageal Diseases - Diagnosis and Treatment; Surgical Resection for Esophageal Cancer in the Elderly; and, Areas of Future Research and Studies.

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Published December, 2009
By Richard Wender and Danielle Snyderman
Publisher: Elsevier (W B Saunders Co Ltd)
Series: The Clinics: Internal Medicine
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Cancer is a chronic life-threatening disease that requires a comprehensive approach, including health promotion, prevention, treatment, rehabilitation, and palliation. This title focuses on identifying cancer risk factors and on screening and prevention for specific cancers such as breast, cervical, colon, and prostate cancer.

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