This second edition of the Transesophageal Echocardiography Multimedia Manual is a comprehensive resource and essential guide to the rapidly expanding field of perioperative transesophageal echocardiography (TEE), encompassing newer cardiac surgery techniques, more diverse surgical procedures, and use in the intensive care unit.
This book provides an organizational model of the common ground needed to improve patient care and adapt to today’s healthcare environment. The relationship between a hospital CEO and a general surgeon and how they aligned, motivated and partnered with physicians to change the culture of a hospital and implement patient oriented systems is the essential element of this text. Sustainable transformation processes will also be presented for the various roles and contributions of the healthcare team. Written from a team perspective, Transforming the Patient Experience is a practical guide for healthcare team members and leaders to follow.
Offers extensive guidance on important topics such as; donor recruitment, blood collection and storage, donor testing and clinical uses of blood components, techniques of administration of blood components, complications of transfusion, transmissible diseases, the HLA system, and many more
The Neonatal Resuscitation Program has gone though many iterations since its inception. I thought the 7th edition of the textbook was the best version to date. It is easy to follow and memorable, with emphasis on teamwork, and special guidance in managing premature infants and special situations such as diaphragmatic hernia. I especially like the inclusion of LMA airways and a good detailed pictorial of how to insert them.
The second edition of Transfusion Medicine and Hemostasis continues to be the only “pocket-size” quick reference for pathology residents and transfusion medicine fellows. It covers all topics in blood banking, transfusion medicine, and clinical and laboratory based coagulation. Short, focused chapters, organized by multiple hierarchical headings, are supplemented with up to 10 suggested reading citations. This single reference covers essentially all the topics required to meet the goals and objectives of a major program in transfusion medicine and clinical coagulation.
This text handsomely bridges the overlapping territories of nephrologists, endocrinologists and cardiologists. The editors have collected a top-notch group of experts to provide in-depth lessons in physiology and therapeutics suitable for academics, clinicians and researchers. Topics include the kidney as an endocrine organ (erythropoietin, Vitamin D, PTH, and the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system), as well as the kidney as hormonal target (ADH, ANP/BNP, aldosterone). A valuable detailed resource of highest quality.
This handbook provides comprehensive reference information on the efficient production of secondary metabolites from plants by transgenesis and other genetic manipulation strategies. It reviews and summarizes selected important case studies in genetic methods applied to enhance the production of a given metabolite or a group of related or derived compounds. Readers will find reference information on a multitude of techniques and methods, including traditional breeding and screening; over-expression of genes encoding key enzymes; functional genomics approaches; metabolic engineering of the relevant biosynthetic pathways; indirect genetic approaches to improve metabolite production, including Agrobacterium mediated transformations. Furthermore, combinatorial biochemistry approaches to engineer secondary metabolic pathways are summarized, which can offer access to new structures or to the design of novel compounds.
Translational toxicology aims to identify applicable therapeutics that can safely and effectively mitigate potential harm from natural as well as anthropogenic environmental exposures.
Babies of women with diabetes are nearly five times more likely to be stillborn; are almost three times more likely to die in the first three months; and twice as many are born with major congenital malformations. The incidence is high―somewhere between 3 and 7 per cent of all pregnant women in the USA have diabetes―and rising; the condition is often complicated by other risk-factors such as obesity and heart disease. This major book gives a comprehensive review of the epidemiology, science and clinical management of gestation diabetes.
Babies of women with diabetes are nearly five times more likely to be stillborn and almost three times more likely to die in the first three months. The incidence of gestational diabetes mellitus in the U.S. is high―between 3 and 7 percent―and rising. The condition is often complicated by other risk factors such as obesity and heart disease.
“This is the second edition of a multiauthored book describing global management of the patient with neurological, medical, and surgical conditions requiring intensive care. … The audience includes senior trainees and practitioners managing patients with neurological trauma and nontraumatic neurological conditions. … This second edition has been extensively revised and expanded from the 2004 edition.” (David J. Dries, Doody’s Book Reviews, March, 2014)
This ninth edition of the Textbook of Family Medicine, edited by Drs. Robert E. Rakel and David P. Rakel, remains your #1 choice for complete guidance on the principles of family medicine, primary care in the community, andall aspects of clinical practice. Ideal for both residents and practicing physicians, this medical reference book includes evidence-based, practical information to optimize patient care and prepare you for the ABFM exam. A clean, quick-reference layout makes it easy for you to put information to work immediately in your practice.
This book is the best comprehensive work I have seen on the musculoskeletal system for medical students. I highly recommend the book to all medical students, junior residents, and primary care physicians.
A comprehensive text on female sexual function and dysfunction that offers a multi-disciplinary, biopsychosocial approach to diagnosis and treatment
