Antiphospholipid Syndrome: Current Research Highlights and Clinical Insights by Doruk Erkan, ISBN-13: 978-3319554402 [PDF eBook eTextbook] Publisher: Springer; 1st ed. 2017 edition (June 21, 2017) Language: English 392 pages ISBN-10: 3319554409 ISBN-13: 978-3319554402 This new edition is a comprehensive and updated resource on antiphospholipid syndrome (APS), which is an autoimmune disorder. In APS, the body recognizes certain normal components of blood and/or cell membranes as foreign substances and produces antibodies (antiphospholipid antibodies) against…
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Clinical Practice Manual for Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine 1st Edition by Judd Landsberg, ISBN-13: 978-0323399524 [PDF eBook eTextbook] Publisher: Elsevier; 1st edition (November 30, 2017) Language: English 384 pages ISBN-10: 0323399525 ISBN-13: 978-0323399524 Clinical Practice Manual for Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, by Judd W. Landsberg, MD, is a unique point-of-care manual that provides essential information on managing inpatients and outpatients with common, serious respiratory and internal medicine presentation and problems. Easy-to-follow…
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Emerging Zoonoses: A Worldwide Perspective by I.W. Fong, ISBN-13: 978-3319508887 [PDF eBook eTextbook] Publisher: Springer; 1st ed. 2017 edition (February 13, 2017) Language: English 268 pages ISBN-10: 3319508881 ISBN-13: 978-3319508887 The book begins with a review of zoonotic pandemics of the past: the “Black Death” or bubonic plague of the Middle Ages, the Spanish Influenza pandemic (derived from avian influenza) of the early 20th century, to the more modern pandemic of AIDS/HIV infection, which originated…
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Atlas of Cardiac Innervation 2017 Edition by Vasken Dilsizian, ISBN-13: 978-3319457987 [PDF eBook eTextbook] Publisher: Springer; 1st ed. 2017 edition (January 6, 2017) Language: English 193 pages ISBN-10: 3319457985 ISBN-13: 978-3319457987 This atlas elucidates the role of the neuronal component in normal cardiovascular function and cardiac disorders and discusses the currently available imaging targets and probes. It provides a foundation in cardiac neuronal imaging and image processing and serves as a guide in…
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Herpes Zoster: Postherpetic Neuralgia and Other Complications, ISBN-13: 978-3319443461 [PDF eBook eTextbook] Publisher: Adis; 1st ed. 2017 edition (April 19, 2017) Language: English 470 pages ISBN-10: 3319443461 ISBN-13: 978-3319443461 Representing a state-of-the-art appraisal of this viral infection and its complications, this book comprises contributions from international authorities in infectious diseases, varicella-voster virus infections, and neuropathic pain. Important new information is presented on the role of the virus in terms of vascular risk, notably…
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Advanced Human Nutrition 4th Edition by Denis M. Medeiros, ISBN-13: 978-1284123067 [PDF eBook eTextbook] Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Learning; 4th edition (January 30, 2018) Language: English 470 pages ISBN-10: 1284123065 ISBN-13: 978-1284123067 Written for the upper-level undergrad or graduate level majors course, Advanced Human Nutrition, Fourth Edition provides an in-depth overview of the human body and details why nutrients are important from a biochemical, physiological, and molecular perspective. Through it’s writing style and…
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Difficult Decisions in Vascular Surgery: An Evidence-Based Approach, ISBN-13: 978-3319332918 [PDF eBook eTextbook] Publisher: Springer; 1st ed. 2017 edition (January 18, 2017) Language: English 541 pages ISBN-10: 3319332910 ISBN-13: 978-3319332918 This book looks at specific vascular surgery questions that have arisen and where careful analysis is given according to the level of supporting evidence available. As new technology is introduced to treat the cardiovascular system, alternative therapies begin to challenge and also complement traditional…
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Electroceuticals: Advances in Electrostimulation Therapies by Arshad Majid, ISBN-13: 978-3319286105 [PDF eBook eTextbook] Publisher: Springer; 1st ed. 2017 edition (February 10, 2017) Language: English 359 pages ISBN-10: 9783319286105 ISBN-13: 978-3319286105 This book covers recent advances in the use of electrostimulation therapies in movement disorders, epilepsy, inflammatory bowel disease, memory and cognition, disorders of consciousness, foot drop, dysphagia, brain injury, headache, heart failure, hearing loss, and rheumatoid arthritis. It describes techniques such as vagus…
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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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Data Science and Predictive Analytics Biomedical and Health Applications using R, ISBN-13: 978-3319723464 [PDF eBook eTextbook] Publisher: Springer; 1st ed. 2018 edition (September 14, 2018) Language: English 866 pages ISBN-10: 3319723464 ISBN-13: 978-3319723464 Over the past decade, Big Data have become ubiquitous in all economic sectors, scientific disciplines, and human activities. They have led to striking technological advances, affecting all human experiences. Our ability to manage, understand, interrogate, and interpret such extremely large,…
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The Physician Assistant Student’s Guide to the Clinical Year: Emergency Medicine, ISBN-13: 978-0826195272 [PDF eBook eTextbook] Publisher: Springer Publishing Company; 1st edition (September 25, 2019) Language: English 302 pages ISBN-10: 082619527X ISBN-13: 978-0826195272 The first pocket-size resource to guide PA students through their emergency medicine rotation. Prepare for and thrive during your clinical rotations with the quick-access pocket guide series, The Physician Assistant Student’s Guide to the Clinical Year. The Emergency Medicine edition of this 7-volume series,…
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The Genome Odyssey: Medical Mysteries and the Incredible Quest to Solve Them, ISBN-13: 978-1250234995 [PDF eBook eTextbook] Publisher: Celadon Books; 1st edition (February 23, 2021) Language: English 400 pages ISBN-10: 1250234999 ISBN-13: 978-1250234995 In The Genome Odyssey, Dr. Euan Ashley, Stanford professor of medicine and genetics, brings the breakthroughs of precision medicine to vivid life through the real diagnostic journeys of his patients and the tireless efforts of his fellow doctors and scientists as they hunt to…
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