A personal narrative and analysis of hereditary cancer risk (BRCA genes) and the difficult decision to undergo preventative mastectomy. The book explores the medical, emotional, and social dimensions faced by women and men confronting high genetic risk of breast and ovarian cancer.
Ebook Info
Published: 2005
Number of pages: 184 pages
Format: PDF
File Size: 61.25 MB
Authors: Jack J. Kanski MD MS FRCS FRCOphth
Description
In Focus...
A volume in the Interdisciplinary Cancer Research series, this book explores the critical intersection of immunology and genetics in cancer study and treatment.
A collection of multiple-choice questions covering core pediatric topics, including causes of under-5 mortality, genetic syndromes (Down syndrome, Fragile X), neonatal ethics (DNAR and resource allocation), critical care scenarios, and common childhood illnesses like pneumonia and spinal muscular atrophy.
This text is the first to emphasize the role of oculomotor systems in perception. It introduces basic characteristics of systems controlling vergence, pursuit, the vestibulo-ocular response, and saccadic eye movements, and explores their role in visual experience, covering topics from apparent size and depth to motion sickness and dysfunctional vision.
A textbook covering the fundamental principles and instrumentation utilized in sonography and medical ultrasound, including physics review and supplementary digital resources.
Ebook Info
Published: 2009
Number of pages: 234 pages
Format: PDF
File Size: 3.2 MB
Authors: Valerie A. Purvin
Description
Using real-life cases describing patients with...
A comprehensive, updated third edition covering major innovations in diagnostic Doppler sonography and fetal and maternal cardiovascular physiology and pathology. This edition revises and expands content from the second edition published nearly two decades prior, providing new evidence for guiding clinical practice.
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Format: Epub
File Size: 15.2 MB
Authors: K. Joseph Hurt
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This excellently illustrated book offers detailed guidance...
This book, 'Childhood Glaucoma: Current Trends and Future Prospects,' serves as an important resource for clinicians and researchers studying childhood glaucoma. It covers the devastating disease, which is a frequent cause of childhood blindness, focusing on current trends, future prospects, and the many primary and secondary causes and consequences of the condition.
A practical guide detailing the application and methodology of Muscle Energy Techniques (METs), a form of orthopedic manipulation, specifically tailored for physical therapists.
A comprehensive anatomic dissection guide detailing step-by-step endoscopic approaches for procedures involving the paranasal sinuses and the skull base, utilized primarily in Rhinology and Otorhinolaryngology.
