The Stigma of Mental Illness – End of the Story? ISBN-13: 978-3319278377 [PDF eBook eTextbook] Publisher: Springer; 1st ed. 2017 edition (August 22, 2016) Language: English 673 pages ISBN-10: 3319278371 ISBN-13: 978-3319278377 This book makes a highly innovative contribution to overcoming the stigma and discrimination associated with mental illness – still the heaviest burden both for those afflicted and those caring for them. The scene is set by the presentation of different fundamental…
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The Breathless Heart: Apneas in Heart Failure by Michele Emdin, ISBN-13: 978-3319263526 [PDF eBook eTextbook] Publisher: Springer; 1st ed. 2017 edition (December 16, 2016) Language: English 295 pages ISBN-10: 3319263528 ISBN-13: 978-3319263526 This book systematically focuses on central sleep apneas, analyzing their relationship especially with heart failure and discussing recent research results and emerging treatment strategies based on feedback modulation. The opening chapters present historical background information on Cheyne-Stokes respiration (CSR), clarify terminology,…
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Handbook of Tuberculosis by Jacques H. Grosset, ISBN-13: 978-3319262710 [PDF eBook eTextbook] Publisher: Springer; 1st ed. 2017 edition (April 10, 2017) Language: English 238 pages ISBN-10: 3319262718 ISBN-13: 978-3319262710 This concise, clinically focused handbook offers a complete overview of tuberculosis and reviews the latest guidelines, treatment options, clinical trials and management of this disease. Handbook of Tuberculosis is a well-rounded book written by renowned researchers at the Johns Hopkins Center for Tuberculosis Research.…
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L-Arginine in Clinical Nutrition by Vinood B. Patel, ISBN-13: 978-3319260075 [PDF eBook eTextbook] Publisher: Humana; 1st ed. 2017 edition (September 2, 2016) Language: English 675 pages ISBN-10: 3319260073 ISBN-13: 978-3319260075 This text presents the application of current nutritional knowledge by physicians and dietitians and incorporates emerging fields of science and important discoveries. It contains seven major sections. Section 1: Basic Processes at the Cellular Levels, Section 2: Arginine Metabolism and Functions, Section 3: Arginine Status…
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Myocardial Perfusion Imaging – Beyond the Left Ventricle: Pathology, Artifacts and Pitfalls in the Chest and Abdomen by M. Elizabeth Oates, ISBN-13: 978-3319254340 [PDF eBook eTextbook] Publisher: Springer; 1st ed. 2017 edition (October 25, 2016) Language: English 402 pages ISBN-10: 3319254340 ISBN-13: 978-3319254340 This book will serve as a comprehensive reference source and self-assessment guide for physicians and technologists who practice myocardial perfusion SPECT imaging. Readers will learn to identify a wide variety…
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RadTool Nuclear Medicine Flash Facts by Bital Savir-Baruch, ISBN-13: 978-3319246345 [PDF eBook eTextbook] Publisher: Springer; 1st ed. 2017 edition (August 9, 2016) Language: English 253 pages ISBN-10: 3319246348 ISBN-13: 978-3319246345 This book is a learning aid and reference tool that provides all the important information pertaining to radioactive tracers within a single, easy-to-read volume. It introduces a new learning methodology that will help the reader to recall key facts on each tracer, including…
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Emerging Infectious Uveitis by Soon-Phaik Chee, ISBN-13: 978-3319234151 [PDF eBook eTextbook] Publisher: Springer; 1st ed. 2017 edition (June 12, 2017) Language: English 209 pages ISBN-10: 3319234153 ISBN-13: 978-3319234151 This book reviews the various emerging infectious diseases that show a significant association with uveitis, describing and explaining their ocular manifestations with the aid of color illustrations. In addition, it presents brief reports of further emerging infections that are associated with uveitis in rare cases.…
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Waldenström’s Macroglobulinemia by Véronique Leblond, ISBN-13: 978-3319225838 [PDF eBook eTextbook] Publisher: Springer; 1st ed. 2017 edition (October 21, 2016) Language: English 386 pages ISBN-10: 3319225839 ISBN-13: 978-3319225838 This book sheds new light on clinical, biological and therapeutic data on the rare disease Waldenström’s Macroglobulinemia (WM) with the participation of widely-recognized experts, involved in this field. It represents the efforts of physicians, scientists and patients, all around the world, to better understand and cure…
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Thrombosis and Embolism: from Research to Clinical Practice Volume 1, ISBN-13: 978-3319221076 [PDF eBook eTextbook] Publisher: Springer; 1st ed. 2017 edition (December 16, 2016) Language: English 438 pages ISBN-10: 9783319221076 ISBN-13: 978-3319221076 This unique publication explores diverse themes relating to thrombosis and embolism, from basic research at cell and molecular level to the actual care, prevention, and treatment of diverse categories of patients suffering from such diseases. Chapters cover a variety of topics…
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Ethnogeriatrics: Healthcare Needs of Diverse Populations, ISBN-13: 978-3319165578 [PDF eBook eTextbook] Publisher: Springer; 1st ed. 2017 edition (October 13, 2016) Language: English 277 pages ISBN-10: 3319165577 ISBN-13: 978-3319165578 This volume is divided into five parts and fifteen chapters that address these topics by examining ethnogeriatric foundations, research issues, clinical care in ethnogeriatrics, education and policy. Expertly written chapters, by practicing geriatricians, gerontologists, clinician researchers and clinician educators, present a systematic approach to recognizing,…
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Acute Care Surgery Handbook: Volume 1 General Aspects, Non-gastrointestinal and Critical Care Emergencies by Salomone Di Saverio, ISBN-13: 978-3319153407 [PDF eBook eTextbook] Publisher: Springer; 1st ed. 2017 edition (March 27, 2017) Language: English 532 pages ISBN-10: 9783319153407 ISBN-13: 978-3319153407 This pocket manual is a practically oriented, wide-ranging guide to acute care surgery general aspects and to non-gastrointestinal emergencies. It covers the most common problems in thoracic, obstetric, gynecologic, anorectal, vascular and skin surgery…
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Endovascular Aortic Repair: Current Techniques with Fenestrated, Branched and Parallel Stent-Grafts by Gustavo S. Oderich, ISBN-13: 978-3319151915 [PDF eBook eTextbook] Publisher: Springer; 1st ed. 2017 edition (March 27, 2017) Language: English 783 pages ISBN-10: 3319151916 ISBN-13: 978-3319151915 This text provides a comprehensive, state-of-the art review of complex endovascular aortic techniques. It will serve as a valuable resource for vascular and cardiovascular surgeons, interventionalists, cardiologists, clinicians, bioengineers and researchers with an interest in complex…
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