Medical Updates

  Ebook Info Published: Number of pages: Format: PDF File Size: 38.71 MB Authors: David Groome Description This updated volume on clinical forensic medicine covers...

A comprehensive guide detailing the foundational principles and biomechanical applications necessary for effective aligner treatment in orthodontics.

This book serves as a guide for dental practitioners, educators, and students, integrating scientific studies and clinical procedures with the emotional and humanistic aspects of treating elderly patients. It emphasizes the critical role of geriatric dental care in promoting longevity and lifelong health.

This book addresses the challenges of tolerating adverse effects associated with psychotropic medications in patients with mental illness. It covers managing side effects ranging from nuisances (like sialorrhea) to serious issues (like obesity) that contribute to patient morbidity and mortality.

A foundational resource defining oral pathology and the purpose of biopsy. It classifies and describes various diagnostic tissue sampling techniques, including surgical biopsy (incisional and excisional), fine needle aspiration, needle/core biopsy, and exfoliative cytology.

A comprehensive guide detailing clinical examination techniques and essential communication skills tailored for pediatric patients. Chapters cover general rules of engagement, communication stations, medical terminology usage, and specific systematic examinations (Cardiovascular, Respiratory, Gastrointestinal, Cranial Nerves). It also includes specialized scenarios such as examining children with neurodisability, renal transplants, cerebral palsy, and neuromuscular disorders.

This volume, published as part of Ophthalmology Clinics of North America, focuses on state-of-the-art ophthalmic diagnostics, primarily imaging. Key topics include Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) of the anterior and posterior segments, Ultrasound Biomicroscopy (UBM) applications in tumors and glaucoma, various technologies used for imaging in glaucoma, and advanced functional measures like multifocal electrophysiologic evaluation.

This volume provides readily-reproducible, step-by-step research protocols and methodologies focused on Alzheimer's Disease. Part of the Methods in Molecular Biology series, it offers detailed procedures, material lists, and helpful notes, tips, and troubleshooting advice.

A comprehensive manual detailing the principles of medical oncology, focusing on the clinical approach to cancer patients. It covers strategies such as personalized medicine, predictive and prognostic biomarkers, novel target therapies, and innovative supportive therapies, emphasizing that oncological treatment is a multimodal process.

A guide focusing on the successful interpretation and basic rules necessary for analyzing abdominal X-rays and related diagnostic imaging findings.

This book introduces the ontogenetic cancer field model, contrasting it with traditional concepts of local cancer progression. It details how tumors propagate locally within specific tissues, focusing on mapping the ontogenetic anatomy of the female reproductive system to understand local spread patterns of lower genital tract carcinomas.

  Ebook Info Published: Number of pages: Format: PDF File Size: 13.28 MB Authors: Steven M. Selbst Description Otolaryngologic disorders account for a large share...