Diabetes and Cardiovascular Disease (Contemporary Cardiology) 3rd Edition

Diabetes and Cardiovascular Disease (Contemporary Cardiology) 3rd Edition

This third edition of the book offers an up-to-date review of Diabetes Mellitus with a focus on both Micro- and Macrovascular Disease. The text includes a review of the basic concepts of : Diabetes and Vascular Disease, including Endothelial Dysfunction; The Effect of Insulin on the Vascular System; The Mechanism of Atherosclerosis in Diabetes Mellitus and the Role of Inflammation on the Vascular Tree; and The Role of the Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosteronism on Diabetes Mellitus. Chapters will discuss the Genetics of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus as well as the Metabolic Syndrome. Other chapters discuss the Risk Factors of Diabetes and Vascular Disease, including Hypertension; Dyslipidemia; and Thrombosis. The book also reviews Microcirculation; Diabetic Nephropathy; Diabetic Retinopathy; as well as the Epidemiology, Diagnosis, and Treatment of Peripheral Vascular Disease; Diabetes and Coronary Artery Disease; Diabetes and Percutaneous Interventions; Diabetes and Cardiac Surgery; and Diabetes and Heart Failure. Chapters conclude with a review of the present-day Treatment of the Diabetic Patient.  

 

Diabetes and Cardiovascular Disease, 3rd Edition, offers practicing physicians a cutting-edge scientific and clinical review of diabetic cardiovascular disease, providing both a deeper understanding of its pathology and all the day-to-day practical knowledge needed to treat patients effectively.

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Developing the Digital Lung, E-Book: From First Lung CT to Clinical AI

Developing the Digital Lung, E-Book: From First Lung CT to Clinical AI 

Reflecting recent major advances in the field of artificial intelligence, Developing the Digital Lung, From First Lung CT to Clinical AI, by Dr. John Newell, is your go-to reference for all aspects of applied artificial intelligence in lung disease development, including application to clinical medicine. It provides a unique overview of the field, beginning with a review of the origins of artificial intelligence in the mid-1970s and progressing to its application to clinical medicine in the early 2020s. Organized based on the four stages of development, this practical, easy-to-use resource helps you effectively apply artificial intelligences to lung imaging.
Traces the development of precise quantitative CT of diffuse lung disease through the use of applied AI, leading to faster effective diagnosis of patients with lung disease.

Reviews CT manufacturers, models and scanning protocol used to produce the 3D digital maps of the lungs.

Discusses how the data processed by AI algorithms can produce measures of emphysema, air trapping, and airway wall thickening in subjects with COPD and measures of pulmonary fibrosis and traction bronchiectasis in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF).

Demonstrates the differences between reactive machine AI and limited memory AI methods.

Includes comprehensive case studies and current information on cloud computing.

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Motor Neuron Disease in Adults (Contemporary Neurology Series) 1st Edition

Motor Neuron Disease in Adults (Contemporary Neurology Series) 1st Edition

Motor Neuron Disease in Adults reviews new information as it applies to all aspects of motor neuron disease (ALS, PLS, PMA). The choice of articles is for those that use evidence-based methods to ensure that the new information is solid and advances the topic or issue. The book can be used by anyone who provides any type of care to ALS patients. In particular, neurologists will find the latest information on diagnosis and management, as well as new information on genetics and frontotemporal lobe involvement. Allied health providers will find useful information for their discipline. Patients will also find both specific and general information to help understand what they are experiencing and how to help manage their symptoms.

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Clinical Pathology for Athletic Trainers: Recognizing Systemic Disease 4th Edition

Clinical Pathology for Athletic Trainers: Recognizing Systemic Disease 4th Edition

Newly updated with the latest professional content standards, Clinical Pathology for Athletic Trainers: Recognizing Systemic Disease, Fourth Edition provides insight on medical conditions frequently encountered in athletic training. Consistent with the profession’s shift toward the medical model, this Fourth Edition is complemented by the addition of a sports medicine physician’s perspective.

Drs. Rehal A. Bhojani, Daniel P. O’Connor, and A. Louise Fincher have written this new edition to emphasize practical knowledge, clinical skills, and decision-making skills. Incorporating up-to-date standards from the Commission on Accreditation of Athletic Training Education, National Athletic Trainers’ Association position statements, and the latest guidelines for medical conditions of various organ systems, this text reflects the continued growth and evolution of the athletic trainer’s role as a health care professional. It provides comprehensive knowledge that can be adapted to clinical practices, urgent cares, academics, research, and more.

The Fourth Edition includes updated:

  • Cases
  • Evidence and references
  • Position statements
  • NATA and professional documents
  • Information on assessment, evaluation, and treatment

Included with purchase is a supplemental website.

Perfect for athletic trainers, athletic training students, and other health care professionals working with physically active populations throughout the lifespan, Clinical Pathology for Athletic Trainers: Recognizing Systemic Disease, Fourth Edition is a must-have for any practitioner seeking to develop their clinical skills.

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Cardio-Hepatology: Connections Between Hepatic and Cardiovascular Disease 1st Edition

Cardio-Hepatology: Connections Between Hepatic and Cardiovascular Disease 1st Edition

Cardio-Hepatology: Connections Between Hepatic and Cardiovascular Disease provides a direct relationship between the cardiac and hepatic pathologies providing the link between the heart and liver and showing how liver diseases predispose to impairment in heart functioning and vice versa. Considering the growing number of patients living (and living longer) with heart failure and/or congenital heart disease, it is important to know when and how to test for liver disease in this population, how to interpret abnormal test results, and what management is appropriate. Coverage includes what should be done for patients to limit, avoid, or postpone the impairment in the liver functioning induced by heart diseases and the impairment in the heart functioning induced by liver diseases, on the basis of scientific-exposed evidence and pathophysiology knowledge.

This comprehensive, extended review of the medical literature is perfect for researchers interested in the connection between cardiology and hepatology as well as clinicians making therapeutic decisions for patients suffering from heart or liver chronic diseases.

  • Reviews and discusses all current knowledge about the interactions between heart and liver pathologies
  • Provides guidance on current topics surrounding the assessment of the liver in heart failure
  • Presents important clinical cardiovascular assessments in cirrhotic patients

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Pediatric Dermatology 5th Edition

Pediatric Dermatology 5th Edition

Designed for everyday use in the clinic, Bernard A. Cohen’s Pediatric Dermatology, 5th Edition, is a visually stunning, practical reference for anyone who treats children with skin disorders. Diagnostic algorithms, high-quality illustrations, and concise, easy-to-navigate text written by a leading authority in the field set this text/atlas apart, making it ideal for clinical use as well as board exam preparation.

  • Contains nearly 1,000 superb photographs (100 are new or updated) balanced by clear and succinct text. 
  • Keeps you up to date with the most current knowledge and latest advancements in the field, including new variants of conditions for infantile hemangiomas and vascular malformations and approaches and findings for treating pigmented lesions in infants and children. 
  • Features numerous summary tables and differential diagnosis algorithms to help simplify diagnosis. 
  • Offers a comprehensive bibliography at the end of each chapter for further study. 
  • Includes European drug names when appropriate. 
  • Enhanced eBook version included with purchase. Your enhanced eBook allows you to access all of the text, figures, and references from the book on a variety of devices.

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Diabetes Care at a Glance (At a Glance (Nursing and Healthcare)) 1st Edition

Diabetes Care at a Glance (At a Glance (Nursing and Healthcare)) 1st Edition

Diabetes Care at a Glance

The market-leading at a Glance series is popular among healthcare students and newly qualified practitioners for its concise, simple approach and excellent illustrations.

Each bite-sized chapter is covered in a double-page spread with clear, easy-to-follow diagrams, supported by succinct explanatory text.

Covering a wide range of topics, books in the at a Glance series are ideal as introductory texts for teaching, learning and revision, and are useful throughout university and beyond.

Everything you need to know about Diabetes Care … at a Glance!

Diabetes affects a large proportion of the population and it is essential that student nurses, dietitians, podiatrists and other health practitioners and allied healthcare professionals be up to date with the support and treatment that people with diabetes need. Diabetes Care at a Glance contains the latest evidence-based and practical information underpinning diabetes care, illustrating the essential principles of partnership, individualised, and informed care in an easily accessible format.

Edited by an expert in the field, with contributions from academics, practitioners and specialist nurses, Diabetes Care at a Glance covers topics such as:

  • Diabetes prevention, diagnosis of type 1 and type 2 diabetes, and consultation approaches and language matters
  • Promotion of healthy eating, physical activity promotion, promoting weight loss, and structured education in type 1 and type 2 diabetes
  • Prescriptions, emotional and psychological support, person-centred goal setting and assessing risk, and partnership working and adjustment
  • Anti-diabetes oral hypoglycaemics and GLP-1s, insulin options, administration and injection technique, pumps, and self-blood glucose monitoring

Written for student nurses, allied healthcare professionals and newly qualified practitioners, Diabetes Care at a Glance is a highly valuable quick reference text, ideal for those looking for an introduction to the topic of diabetes, revision, or for those in need of a refresher.

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Cancer Pharmacology: An Illustrated Manual of Anticancer Drugs (Paperback) – Highly Rated Pharmacology Book 1st Edition

Cancer Pharmacology: An Illustrated Manual of Anticancer Drugs (Paperback) – Highly Rated Pharmacology Book 1st Edition

Cancer Pharmacology: An Illustrated Manual of Anticancer Drugs provides a one-stop guide to the essential basic and clinical science of all the effective, life-prolonging drug therapies in oncology. From traditional cytotoxic agents to targeted genomic, epigenomic, hormonal, and immunotherapeutic agents, this pharmacology book covers the staggering advances in cancer pharmacology that are propelling new standards of care for common and uncommon malignancies.

Beautifully illustrated throughout, each chapter in this cancer pharmacology guide contains visually engaging figures detailing the tumor microenvironment, chemical structures of agents, pharmacodynamics, pharmacokinetics, pharmacogenomic, and molecular properties of the various agents, and their mechanisms of action. As the first illustrated book of its kind, this highly visual text uses a uniform approach to each cancer drug class and agent presented in the book, and covers alkylating agents, antimetabolites, antimitotics, epigenetic modulators, hormonal agents, targeted therapies, monoclonal antibodies, immunotherapeutic agents, and much more.

Flow diagrams, clinical tables, and bulleted text further explain important information pertaining to each cancer drug class including their indications, mechanisms of action, potential adverse reactions, dosing and dose adjustments, and safety monitoring. Organized in an easy-to-digest format and replete with detailed images, clinical pearls, and end of chapter Q&As, this evidence-based reference presents all major classes, agents, targets, and approaches to oncology pharmacotherapy.

Key Features:

  • Includes visual depictions of chemical structures, pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, and pharmacogenomics associated with each class of agents
  • Describes how chemotherapy, targeted therapy, immunotherapy, hormonal therapy, work and why they are expected to work adjuvantly, neoadjuvantly, and in combination with other modalities
  • Over 135 highly stylized images and numerous comprehensive tables
  • Covers challenges related to drug development, drug approval and regulatory issues in relation to anticancer treatments
  • All chapters conclude with clinical pearls and detailed clinical Q&As with descriptive rationales
  • Purchase includes access to the ebook for use on most mobile devices or computers

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Macleod’s Clinical Examination 15th Edition

Macleod’s Clinical Examination 15th Edition

Fifty years since it was first published and now fully revised, Macleod’s remains the textbook of choice for medical students, junior doctors, nurses and allied health practitioners who understand that excellence in clinical examination is integral to good practice.

The fifteenth edition will teach you how to take a history and carry out proficient clinical examination, in order to elicit the key clinical symptoms and signs of disease. It covers general principles, relevant history, examination and investigations for all the major body systems – and how to effectively apply these skills to specific clinical situations and prepare for assessment.

Macleod’s Clinical Examination is enhanced with 32 supplementary videos demonstrating key clinical examination routines described in the book, many new and revised for this edition in line with latest guidance and best practice.

  • Primarily focused on the practical skills required by medical students and early career stage clinicians

  • Explains the physical basis of clinical signs to aid understanding

  • Introduces the formulation of a differential diagnosis

  • Provides logical initial investigations for each body system

  • Comes with access to the complete, fully searchable and downloadable eBook
  • Enhanced sections on adapting skills to particular situations, including the challenges of remote consultation and infection control

  • Updated text and images, to ensure the content is relevant to a diverse readership and patient population

  • Latest clinical decision-making models to aid the learner’s diagnostic reasoning

  • 8 brand new videos produced especially for this edition covering:

    • Obstetric examination

    • Gynaecological examination

    • Assessment of fluid balance

    • Examination of the hand and wrist

    • Examination of the foot and ankle

    • Examination of the neck

    • Examination of the foot in diabetes and peripheral vascular disease

    • The timed up and go test

     

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First Aid Clinical Algorithms for the USMLE Step 2 CK 1st Edition

First Aid Clinical Algorithms for the USMLE Step 2 CK 1st Edition

First Aid™ remains the most trusted name in USMLE® review―just ask any medical student!

First Aid Clinical Algorithms for the USMLE Step 2 CK was designed to help you develop and refine your clinical thinking skills―preparing you for success in your clerkship and on the Step 2 CK exam. This new addition to the First Aid™ series uses an algorithmic approach that allows you to methodically walk through the diagnostic decision making process.

The content is organized by symptom to reflect how information will be presented in an actual clinical setting. Clinical vignettes focusing on specific illnesses are followed by step-by-step flowcharts outlining the diagnosis and treatment of the illness and its relevant differential diagnoses.

  • Unique algorithmic approach
  • Clinical vignettes accompany decision-making algorithms
  • Flowcharts outline the diagnosis and treatment process

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