The book provides a comprehensive compilation of fundamentals, technical solutions and applications for medical imaging systems. It is intended as a handbook for students in biomedical engineering, for medical physicists, and for engineers...
Ethical medical practice and treatment in psychiatry are based on the concept of first do no harm. However, this cannot, and does not, apply to forensic cases where there is no doctor–patient relationship and the forensic psychiatrist may indeed...
This comprehensive text integrates related aspects of wound management, skin integrity and dermatology into a convenient, one-stop resource. It explores the theories underpinning wound management and skin integrity by reviewing the supporting...
Metabolic Syndrome Pathophysiology: The Role of Essential Fatty Acids provides current research exploring the links among insulin, insulin receptors, polyunsaturated fatty acids, brain growth and disease. Specific interactions of essential fatty...
Dedicated to dealing with a challenging disease, previously thought to be incurable, but with the advent of new drugs, now amenable to management and a much improved prognosis for patients. – Latest publication in a fast-moving area of keen...
The Pre-hospital Obstetric Emergency Training (POET) programme provides an introduction to the obstetric patient and the anatomical and physiological changes that occur during pregnancy (including interpretation of patient-held records and rapid...
Written by Peter J. Fos—an expert in epidemiology with more than twenty years teaching experience—Epidemiology Foundations offers an ideal introduction to the theory and practice of public health epidemiology. This important text discusses both...
An essential introduction to conducting the various stages of medical device clinical trials Clinical research continues to be one of the most vital components of pharmaceutical, biostatistical, and medical studies. Design, Execution, and...
Are you a gastroenterologist with patients presenting with jaundice, dysphagia or abdominal pain? Need practical guidance on how to manage GERD, IBD and viral hepatitis? Whatever the symptom or disease, Yamada's Handbook of Gastroenterology,...
In this pathbreaking volume, a multidisciplinary team of international experts puts catheter–based treatment techniques in context by exploring the pathobiology of specific diseases alongside a discussion of imaging tools and functional tests,...
Orthodontic Treatment of Impacted Teeth provides its readers with a gold-standard resource to tackle common, complex and multi-factorial clinical scenarios. Rooted firmly in the scientific reality, it also provides a valuable repository of the...
Endoscopy is the primary diagnostic method for GI complaints and is replete with an ever expanding array of therapeutic capabilities. Successful Training in Gastrointestinal Endoscopy will provide all gastroenterologists with the exact set of...
Flow Cytometry of Hematological Malignancies contains an array of graphical outputs produced by the technique in the study of the most (and the least) common diseases. The images included allow you to compare your own results with a third party...
Accurate, high-quality images are especially vital for gastrointestinal therapy. The Atlas of Gastroenterology is a gold-standard tool that provides specialists with an outstanding array of images covering all facets of the field. With...
This is a major new work dedicated to the increasingly prominent area of adult orthodontics. Written by renowned contributors from the orthodontic community and beyond, and compiled by a world-class editor, it provides an authoritative resource...
The Manual of Clinical Oncology, Ninth Edition, published with the International Union Against Cancer (UICC), provides a concise, accessible and feasible reference covering state of art multidisciplinary clinical oncology in order to meet the...
Emergency Triage: Telephone Triage and Advice complements the highly successful Emergency Triage. The algorithms are rooted in the Manchester Triage System (MTS), which is used in hospitals around the world and which is acknowledged as an...
Human factors relates to the interaction of humans and technical systems. Human factors engineering analyzes tasks, considering the components in relation to a number of factors focusing particularly on human interactions and the interface...
Жизнь наша такова, что с возрастом приходят не только знания, профессиональный опыт и житейская мудрость, но и болезни глаз. Одни из самых распространенных – это глаукома и катаракта. О том, как вовремя заметить признаки заболевания, подобрать...
В первой части данной книги отражен творческий путь развития отечественной и зарубежной неврологии, опыт четырех поколений неврологов ХХ—XXI вв. и новые позитивные перспективы в неврологии. Позитивная неврология – это современная парадигма в...
Многие женщины, услышав диагноз «миома матки», воспринимают его как приговор и впадают в депрессию. К тому же обилие недостоверной информации заставляет таких пациенток годами лечиться неэффективными способами, что лишает их возможности...
Перед вами уникальная книга, которая раскрывает причины замершей беременности – самой актуальной проблемы будущих мамочек. Прочитав ее, вы узнаете о самых частых причинах гибели плода на ранних сроках: хромосомных аномалиях, инфекциях,...
Уважаемые читатели, в этой книге я попытался собрать все те вопросы, которые я сам для себя решал, когда начал заниматься дентальной имплантацией. Проведение мастер-классов и учебных курсов добавило еще немало тем, которые косвенно необходимы в...
В книге подробно и всесторонне рассмотрена проблема инсульта – самого тяжёлого сосудистого заболевания головного мозга, которое в России развивается ежегодно более чем у 400 тысяч человек. В доступной форме изложены причины, проявления,...
Данное издание создано на основе уникального архивного фотоматериала и представляет собой объединенный вариант лекций о философии Илизарова, прочитанных нами во многих городах России и странах мира. Для медиков и социальных работников мы...
Книга содержит основные сведения по особенностям раннего детского возраста, схемы массажа в разных возрастных периодах здоровому ребенку и при различных заболеваниях. Материал изложен доступно и кратко, хорошо структурирован и предназначен для...
Tuttavia, un tale virus si chiama “giapponese”, perch? i suoi paesi nativi sono Giappone, Taiwan e Cina. Alcuni rapporti affermano che la madrepatria di questo virus ? la Russia dell’Estremo Oriente…
В книге кратко изложены механизмы развития, критерии диагностики и общепринятые рекомендации по лечению неалкогольной жировой болезни печени. Издание поможет специалисту первичного звена встроить кардиометаболически ориентированную систему...
«Записки невролога. Прощай, Петенька!» – это уникальный сборник курьезных и смешных историй. Вас ждут врачебные воспоминания и впечатления автора, действующего невролога, чьи рассказы уже отозвались в сердцах многих читателей.
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До недавних пор у науки не было полного представления о механизмах сна, о всем многообразии его благотворного влияния и о том, почему последствия хронического недосыпания пагубны для здоровья. Выдающийся невролог и ученый Мэттью Уолкер обобщает...
В учебном пособии представлены анатомо-физиологические особенности младенческого возраста, факторы риска формирования перинатальной патологии. Кратко освещены этиология, патогенез, клиника и диагностика перинатальной патологии центральной...
A cutting-edge examination of what it means to be human and to have a 'self' in the face of new scientific developments in cloning, gene-splicing and neural downloading.After seeing his own cells used to grow clumps of new neurons – essentially...
Contains images best viewed on a tablet.Simple Steps to deal positively with anger and frustration.Anger is a natural emotional response to threat, hurt, frustaration or loss. As such, it’s a healthy survival tool – ‘Letting off Steam’ is a...
This book focuses on the materials used for fuel cells, solar panels, and storage devices, such as rechargeable batteries. Fuel cell devices, such as direct methanol fuel cells, direct ethanol fuel cells, direct urea fuel cells, as well as...
Now in its fourteenth edition, Clinical Anatomy is the definitive text offering medical students, postgraduate trainees and junior doctors the anatomical information they need to succeed in a clinical setting. Professor Harold Ellis and...
Biomechanics in Sport is a unique reference text prepared by the leading world experts in sport biomechanics. Over thirty chapters cover a broad spectrum of topics, ranging from muscle mechanics to injury prevention, and from aerial movement to...
This valuable new addition to the Encyclopaedia of Sports Medicine series provides a comprehensive and logical look at the principles and mechanisms of endocrinology as related to sports and exercise. It looks at growth hormone factors involved...
Textbook and Color Atlas of Traumatic Injuries to the Teeth, Fifth Edition encompasses the full scope of acute dental trauma, including all aspects of interdisciplinary treatment. New edition of the definitive reference on dental traumatology...
This classic textbook continues to provide the basic knowledge relevant to the practice of obstetrics and gynaecology. Comprehensive in scope, Dewhurst’s Textbook of Obstetrics & Gynaecology offers contributions from a noted panel of experts and...
The Hands-on Guide to Clinical Reasoning in Medicine The Hands-on Guide to Clinical Reasoning in Medicine is the perfect companion to your time on clinical placements, providing an easy-to-read, highly visual guide to help develop your clinical...
This new volume in the Encyclopaedia of Sports Medicine series, published under the auspices of the International Olympic Committee, provides a state-of-the- art account of the epidemiology of injury across a broad spectrum of Olympic sports....
This new title in the Encyclopaedia of Sports Medicine Series from the Medical Commission of the International Olympic Committee presents in one volume the latest information on neuromuscular function in sport and exercise. Chapters combine...
Bioinformatics, Biocomputing and Perl presents a modern introduction to bioinformatics computing skills and practice. Structuring its presentation around four main areas of study, this book covers the skills vital to the day-to-day activities of...
Thoroughly revised to present the very latest in PACS-based multimedia in medical imaging informatics—from the electronic patient record to the full range of topics in digital medical imaging—this new edition by the founder of PACS and...
Introducing the first evidence-based casebook for hospital clinicians This book introduces illustrated, evidence-based clinical cases drawn from real-world hospital practice. Geared to the needs of hospital clinicians, Clinical Care Conundrums:...
“I thoroughly enjoyed reading this book as it has taken me on a journey through time, across the globe and through multiple disciplines. Indeed, we need to be thinking about these concepts and applying them every day to do our jobs better.”...
Developed by the American Cancer Society this new textbook designed for a wide range of learners and practitioners is a comprehensive reference covering the diagnosis of cancer, and a range of related issues that are key to a multidisciplinary...
The new edition of Major Incident Medical Management and Support is a vital component in the blended learning course from Advanced Life Support Group (ALSG), which aims to provide hospital staff at all levels with essential information on the...
A structured strategic management approach is what’s needed to tackle the revolutionary change the health care system has been experiencing. Today, health care organizations have almost universally embraced the strategic perspective first...