This book is intended to help students of all healthcare delivery fields and all levels of training to learn the basic concepts of interpreting electrocardiograms (ECGs). It was originally intended for third-year medical students but has been successfully used by nurse practitioners and physician assistants. Chapters introduce basic themes, provide examples from actual patient tracings, and include self-test practice electrocardiograms.
This review provides an overview of a physiology-based approach for assessing the respiratory system of patients receiving invasive mechanical ventilation at the bedside. It discusses extensive and intensive ventilatory variables, methods to evaluate both passive and spontaneously breathing patients, and aims to guide clinicians in setting mechanical support to achieve lung and diaphragm protective ventilation.
A practical, high-yield compilation of core medical knowledge, summarizing differential diagnoses, management algorithms, and clinical pearls essential for residents and medical students rotating through Internal Medicine rotations and preparing for board examinations.
This volume, part of the Hot Topics in Acute Care Surgery and Trauma series, addresses the complex management of acute trauma and non-trauma surgical patients, focusing specifically on the use of CT scanning in abdominal emergency surgery. It serves as a valuable resource and educational tool for trainees and practitioners.
A comprehensive textbook guiding the reader through differential diagnosis in internal medicine, moving systematically from patient symptoms to definitive diagnoses. It is supported by 789 illustrations and 323 tables, and is an updated translation of the 19th German edition.
This masterful text depicts mental strategies for decision making in strabismus through a series of algorithms, crafted from years of experience in diagnosis and management. It constructs distinct findings and signs in ocular motility disorders into a system for decision making, focusing on deductive reasoning and problem-solving methodology, and provides preferred medical or surgical treatment based on critical questions.
This publication reviews and elaborates upon complications affecting the anterior segment following the management of posterior segment (vitreoretinal) pathology. It emphasizes the pathophysiologic mechanisms involved to guide rational approaches to prevention and treatment, acknowledging the inherent risks associated with modern vitreoretinal surgical techniques.
A comprehensive, multidisciplinary text compiling diverse research and clinical experiences regarding Bisphosphonate-Induced Osteonecrosis of the Jaw (BIONJ). The compilation was motivated by the desire to translate into a single work the different experiences reported in the literature on this recent topic in research and clinical practice.
A comprehensive self-assessment and review guide for Otolaryngology (ENT), designed for medical entrance exams like NEET, FMGE, DNB, AIIMS, and PGI. Features include a new layout, explanatory questions and answers from previous exams (2000 onwards), discussions on hot topics like Snoring & Sleep Apnea, and color plates with important illustrations.
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An analysis of the expanding knowledge base in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) genetics, covering new genes, pathways, epigenetic mechanisms, and the interaction between genotype and environment, leading toward a new molecular taxonomy of IBD.
