Free Download | Vascular Trauma

A long-awaited update on the field of vascular trauma edited by luminaries in the field. Building on the success of the first volume, which provided an impressive fund of data from the Vietnam Vascular Registry, this second edition provides an update on the wide range of innovations that have occurred in recent years, including new diagnostic modalities and interventional techniques. The focus is on studies based on civilian rather than military populations. The coverage is comprehensive, including injuries to both upper and lower extremities and also to internal organs.

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Free Download | Legal Aspects of Health Information Management

The book provides a comprehensive coverage of legal aspects related to provider liability, patient records requirements and their use in the legal process, confidentiality and access to health information, as well as to specific types of health information: specialized patient records, HIV information, computerized patient records, and health care fraud and abuse. There is a glossary of the legal terms at the end of the book, which is always a nice feature. Very useful resource.

This new book is an important legal reference or research tool for any physician's office, or professionals practicing in the Allied Health, Public Health or Hospital and Health Care Administration fields. Managers of health information have a professional stake in understanding the legal requirements designed to safeguard health care information.

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Free Download | Handbook of Bacterial Adhesion: Principles, Methods, and Applications

Yuehuei An, MD, and Richard Friedman, MD, FRCSC, assemble the first comprehensive treatment of bacterial adhesion, with major concentration on the powerful experimental methods for its study in biomaterials and tissue. Written by acknowledged experts in the field, these detailed techniques facilitate the study of implant infections in a wide range of devices, including orthopedic prostheses, cardiovascular devices, cerebrospinal fluid shunts and extradural catheters, urological catheters and stents, oral and maxillofacial implants, and even contact lenses. Methods for the study of microbial adhesion to such tissues as respiratory and intestinal mucosa, the urinary tract, and teeth are also included. Comprehensive and highly practical, the Handbook of Bacterial Adhesion: Principles, Methods, and Applications offers biomedical scientists and bioengineering researchers an all-in-one experimental guide to today's best techniques for understanding the nature, mechanisms, and prevention of bacterial adhesion.

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Free Download | Hepatology: Textbook and Atlas

Hepatology -- a systematic overviewThe 3rd edition has been updated, revised and extended to include some 970 pages. Unique- 530 top-quality coloured figures containing clinical and immunological findings, laparoscopic and and histologic features as well as imaging procedures- all figures directly integrated in the respective text; this results in a new form of learning from "seeing" to "understanding" Attractive- 320 tables in colour- coloured highlighting of important principles and statements for better reading- well-structured and systematic approaches support the content- derived from clinical hepatology for practical use by specialists and in hospital Instructive- detailed presentation of morphology and its integration in liver disease- precise recommendations for therapy and summarized descriptions of special forms of treatment (including a separate chapter on "Therapy") Manual- about 7,000 references are listed in full; quotations of significant historical publications- first authors of therapy procedures, methods, medical techniques and invasive measures are given as far as possible- comprehensive subject index and register of abbreviationsNEW+ all 530 figures and 320 tables an CD-ROM

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Free Download | Clinical Drug Therapy: Rationales for Nursing Practice (Field Guide)

This popular core nursing pharmacology textbook provides unique coverage of nursing interventions for drug therapy with related rationales. Highly praised for its organized and readable presentation, the text explains the "why" behind each nursing action and emphasizes how drugs work differently in different patients.

New to the Eighth Edition are case studies integrated into each chapter with case-based questions that foster critical thinking. New Research Briefs summarize current research and its nursing implications. A new chapter covers drugs for obesity, and all nutrition products have been consolidated into one chapter. New NCLEX®-style questions appear at the end of each drug chapter.

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Free Download | Cardiovascular Pediatric

This book provides comprehensive information on the cardiovascular system in pediatric critical illness and injury in a repackaging of the relavent chapters from the popular Pediatric Critical Care Medicine edited by Wheeler, Shanley and Wong.

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Free Download | Cardiothoracic Surgery in the Elderly | PDF

Cardiothoracic Surgery in the Elderly: Evidence Based Practice is an important and timely book that reflects the thoughtful work of pioneers in geriatric surgery. It encompasses their knowledge related to geriatric surgery, and their reflections and guidance on the rapidly accumulating knowledge related to improving the health and surgical care of seniors.This book provides a scholarly review of the constantly expanding knowledge base about cardiovascular and thoracic surgery in seniors. The book follows a logical sequence covering general aspects of care, cardiac surgery and thoracic surgery. Chapters are focused on common, devastating and often missed complications of surgical care in the seniors. These include delirium, depression, pressure sores, functional losses, incontinence, volume depletion and asymptomatic or atypical complications -myocardial infarction, post-operative diarrhea, urinary track infections and pneumonia. Each is expertly reviewed. Strategies to help the surgeons and the surgical team anticipate, recognize and effectively prevent or manage such problems are discussed and the evidence basis for such strategies is provided.Cardiothoracic Surgery in the Elderly: Evidence Based Practice is particularly timely and the first to review the substantial body of knowledge that has been developed in recent years related to geriatric cardiothoracic surgical problems. It catalogs well the expanding knowledge basis for achieving successful surgical outcomes in the very old. It provides a most useful resources for cardiovascular thoracic surgeons in training and those already in practice.

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Free Download | Nutrition and Diabetes | PDF

Nutrition and Diabetes: Pathophysiology and Management is a comprehensive resource that examines the metabolic aberrations found in obesity that eventually lead to the development of diabetes. By focusing on the role diet has in the cause and management of obesity and diabetes, it provides a scientific basis for the different approaches used in their treatment.

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Pdf Download : Plastic & Hand Surgery in Clinical Practice: Classifications and Definitions

Provides an easy reference aid for those involved in the field of Plastic Surgery. Plastic surgery is a large and diverse field and therefore this book would serve as a framework or skeleton on which to base answers to questions relating to the individual components of the topic. It would be useful to students of the specialty in addition to those involved in teaching.

Provides definitions: a particularly helpful way to engage in answering a question.- Provides classifications: neatly distils a large topic into a manageable framework.- Provides references of recognised classifications: a question often asked of trainees on a variety of topics.- Provides simple diagrams: often asked to draw sketches by trainers and patients.- Succinct: removes excessive padding and provides a sound backbone of knowledge without the reader having to painfully extract information from an elaborate text.

Certain chapters of the book would appeal to a range of surgeons not only plastic surgeons but those involved in orthopaedics, hand surgery, urology, maxillofacial and craniofacial specialties. The incorporation of a medicolegal chapter significantly widens readership across the medical specialties and perhaps into the legal sphere. (The author has a degree in Medical Law in addition to Medicine).

Certain chapters would also be of interest to other professions allied to medicine e.g. plastic surgery specialist nurses, occupational therapists, speech therapists with an interest in cleft.

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Pdf Download : Textbook of Cardiovascular Medicine

The Topol Solution gives you a complete print and multimedia package consisting of Textbook of Cardiovascular Medicine, Third Edition, a DVD, and access to a wealth of online resources. Updated throughout by renowned international authorities, Dr. Topol's best-selling text provides a comprehensive, contemporary view of every area of cardiovascular medicine--preventive cardiology; clinical cardiology; cardiovascular imaging; electrophysiology and pacing; invasive cardiology and surgical techniques; heart failure and transplantation; molecular cardiology; and vascular biology and medicine. The bound-in DVD contains the full text, plus heart sounds, an image/chart/table bank, and videos of procedures--catheterization, CT/MRI, echocardiography, electrophysiology and pacing, intravascular ultrasonography, nuclear cardiology, and surgery. The Topol Solution Website includes the fully searchable text, heart sounds, and an image/chart/table bank downloadable to PowerPoint--plus questions and answers from The Cleveland Clinic Cardiology Board Review; a PDA download of cardiology drug facts; quarterly articles from Critical Pathways in Cardiology, and links to other cardiology Websites.

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Pdf Download : Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease in Primary Care (Class Health S.)

COPD (the spectrum of diseases including chronic bronchitis, emphysema, long-standing irreversible asthma and small airways disease) is one of the most common and important respiratory disorders seen in primary care. 

This updated third edition shows how to manage COPD in primary care - successfully and with worthwhile outcomes for your patients.

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Free Download | Restorative Therapies in Parkinson's Disease | PDF

Never in history has there been greater hope that novel experimental therapies can support significant restoration of brain function. 

The field of restorative therapies in Parkinson’s disease has passed the initial phase of pioneering experimental and clinical trials. 

There still does not exist restorative therapy that can be applied in large numbers of patients, but the initial trials have provided us with fundamental insight into the potential for plasticity in the diseased brain. 

This book gives an overview of the current state-of-the-art research for brain repair, what the challenges are and an indication of what research can provide for the next generation of people with Parkinson’s disease.

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Pdf Download : Blood Banking and Transfusion Medicine

Ever since the discovery of blood types early in the last century, transfusion medicine has evolved at a breakneck pace. This second edition of Blood Banking and Transfusion Medicine is exactly what you need to keep up. It combines scientific foundations with today's most practical approaches to the specialty. 

From blood collection and storage to testing and transfusing blood components, and finally cellular engineering, you'll find coverage here that's second to none. New advances in molecular genetics and the scientific mechanisms underlying the field are also covered, with an emphasis on the clinical implications for treatment. Whether you're new to the field or an old pro, this book belongs in your reference library.

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Free Download | Frontiers in Research of the Renin-Angiotensin System on Human Disease | PDF

The significant impact of the renin-angiotensin system (RAS) on basic research and its clinical relevance are reflected by the flourishing publication of original and review research articles; by the appearance of whole issues of journals dedicated to the RAS; and by specialist books on the RAS. In such a rapidly evolving environment, publications that span the spectrum from basic research to the bedside, fill a particularly valuable niche for clinicians and researchers alike.

The primary aim of this book is to provide a topical and timely forum for the critical appraisal of an area of RAS research that is expanding rapidly. In this respect, a collection of thirteen chapters from distinguished and world-class experts in the field has been presented on the contemporary research of the RAS and their implications in human disease. It is clear that outstanding and stellar work on the novel roles of local RAS and their potential clinical application is being done in laboratories and clinics across the globe. This volume should be of general interest to the readership of our "Proteases in Biology and Disease" book series, as well as being a comprehensive book for basic scientists, clinicians and newcomers to this field.

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Pdf Download : The Social Psychology of English as a Global Language: Attitudes, Awareness and Identity in the Japanese Context (Educational Linguistics 10)

This ground-breaking work is a detailed account of an innovative and in-depth study of the attitudes of in excess of 500 Japanese learners towards a number of standard and non-standard as well as native and non-native varieties of English speech. The research conducted refines the investigation of learner attitudes by employing a range of pioneering techniques of attitude measurement. These methods are largely incorporated from the strong traditions that exist in the fields of social psychology and second language acquisition and utilize both direct and indirect techniques of attitude measurement. The author locates the findings in the context of the wealth of literature on native speaker evaluations of languages and language varieties.

The study is unique in that the results provide clear evidence of both attitude change and high levels of linguistic awareness among the informants of social and geographical diversity within the English language. These findings are analyzed in detail in relation to the global spread of English as well as in terms of the pedagogical implications for the choice of linguistic model employed in English language classrooms both inside and outside Japan.

The issues examined are of particular interest to educators, researchers and students in the fields of applied linguistics, TESOL, second language acquisition, social psychology of language and sociolinguistics. The pedagogical and language policy implications of the findings obtained make essential reading for those with a specific focus on the role of the English language and English language teaching, both in Japan and beyond.

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Pdf Download : Front Line Surgery: A Practical Approach

Both editors are active duty officers and surgeons in the U.S. Army. Dr. Martin is a fellowship trained trauma surgeon who is currently the Trauma Medical Director at Madigan Army Medical Center. He has served as the Chief of Surgery with the 47th Combat Support Hospital (CSH) in Tikrit, Iraq in 2005 to 2006, and most recently as the Chief of Trauma and General Surgery with the 28th CSH in Baghdad, Iraq in 2007 to 2008. He has published multiple peer-reviewed journal articles and surgical chapters. 

He presented his latest work analyzing trauma-related deaths in the current war and strategies to reduce them at the 2008 annual meeting of the American College of Surgeons. Dr. Beekley is the former Trauma Medical Director at Madigan Army Medical Center. He has multiple combat deployments to both Iraq and Afghanistan, and has served in a variety of leadership roles with both Forward Surgical Teams (FST) and Combat Support Hospitals (CSH).

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Pdf Download : Endocrine surgery

Containing color figures which depict minimally-invasive methods, this reference illustrates cutting-edge techniques and modern technologies in endocrine surgical management, encompassing traditional and emerging concepts in physiology, molecular endocrinology, imaging and surgery to anchor and assist professionals in all areas of this burgeoning discipline.

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Pdf Download : Molecular Basis of Health and Disease

The book describes how the balance between pro- and anti-inflammatory molecules is related to health and disease. It is suggested that many diseases are initiated and their progress is influenced by inflammatory molecules and a decrease in the production and/or action of anti-inflammatory molecules and this imbalance between pro- and anti-inflammatory molecules seems to have been initiated in the perinatal period. This implies that strategies to prevent and manage various adult diseases should start in the perinatal period. 

An alteration in the metaolism of essential fatty acids and their anti-inflammatory molecules such as lipoxins, resolvins, protecitns, maresins and nitrolipids seems to play a major role in the pathobiology of several adult diseases. Based on these concepts, novel therapeutic approaches in the management of insulin resistance, obesity, type 2 diabetes mellitus, metabolic syndrome, cancer, lupus, rheumatoid arthritis and other auto-immune diseases are presented. Based on all these evidences, a unified concept that several adult diseases are due to an alteration in the balance between pro- and anti-inflammatory molecules is discussed and novel methods of their management are presented.

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Science and Innovation: The US Pharmaceutical Industry during the 1980s Pdf Download

Contents: List of figures; List of tables; Preface; List of abbreviations;
1. Introduction;
2. Science and innovation in pharmaceutical research;
3. Economic implications of greater scientific intensity in drug research;
4. In-house scientific research and innovation: case studies of large US pharmaceutical companies;
5. Scientific research and drug discovery: an econometric investigation;
6. A model of the innovation cycle in the pharmaceutical industry;
7. Complementarity and external linkages: the strategies of large firms in biotechnology;
8. Conclusions; Notes; References; Index.

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Pdf Download : Prostate Cancer (Recent Results in Cancer Research)

This comprehensive and easy-to-read monograph is an authoritative update on clinical prostate cancer. It has been prepared by an international, multidisciplinary team at the invitation of the International Prostate Health Council think tank. The management of prostate cancer – the most prevalent type of cancer in men in the Western world – has been revolutionized by the vastly increased knowledge and new fact-finding research on its natural (treated) history, the new concepts on diagnosis and prognosis, and a broad range of valid, competing treatment options. A particular strength of the book is its presentation of the therapeutic options for patients with localized and advanced disease, including hormonal treatment. Medical and radiation oncologists as well as urologists will find an invaluable overview of the current concepts and practice in this rapidly evolving field.

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Pdf Download : Cardiac CT

Computed tomography of the heart has become a highly accurate diagnostic modality that is attracting increasing attention. This extensively illustrated book aims to assist the reader in integrating cardiac CT into daily clinical practice, while also reviewing its current technical status and applications. Clear guidance is provided on the performance and interpretation of imaging using the latest technology, which offers greater coverage, better spatial resolution, and faster imaging. The specific features of scanners from all four main vendors, including those that have only recently become available, are presented. Among the wide range of applications and issues to be discussed are coronary artery bypass grafts, stents, plaques, and anomalies, cardiac valves, congenital and acquired heart disease, and radiation exposure. Upcoming clinical uses of cardiac CT, such as plaque imaging and functional assessment, are also explored.

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Pdf Download : Temporal Information Systems in Medicine

Presents a cutting edge text on Temporal Information Systems in Medicine. Chapters are self contained with pointers to other relevant material or chapters in this book. Serves as an introduction to a reader interested in a general theoretical understanding of temporal representation and reasoning, especially as it relates to medicine, and as a source for those interested in specific clinical time-oriented tasks, such as diagnosis or abstraction of clinical records.

This book is designed as a secondary text or reference book for upper -undergraduate level students and graduate level students concentrating on computer science, biomedicine and engineering. Industry professionals and researchers working in health care management, temporal information systems in medicine, medical informatics, database management and AI will also find this book a valuable asset.

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Pdf Download : General and Systematic Pathology

This highly acclaimed textbookwritten specifically for students of medicine and related health science subjectsprogresses from a review of general pathology principles and disease mechanisms through detailed discussions of the pathologic entities associated with each organ system. Nearly 700 full-color photographs and pathology slides bring the content to life. The 4th Edition features extensive updates throughout to reflect the latest discoveries in cellular and molecular pathology, and offers a new web site that presents self-assessment material and illustrated clinical case studies.

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Pdf Download : Advances in Cancer Research Volume 79

Advances in Cancer Research provides invaluable information on the exciting and fast-moving field of cancer research. Here once again, outstanding and original reviews are presented.

Key Features

• New Paradigms for the Treatment of Cancer: The Role of Anti-aiogenesis Agents
• The Hepatocyte Growth Factor/Met Pathway in Development, Tumorigenesis, and B-Cell Differentiation
• Clinical Targets for Anti-metastasis Therapy
• Animal Models of Melanoma: Recent Advances and Future Prospects
• The Indispensable Role of Microenvironment in the Natural History of Low-Grade B-Cell Neoplasms
• Epstein-Barr Virus Latency: LMP2, a Regulator or Means for Epstein-Barr Birus
• Biochemistry and Pathological Importance of Mucin-Associated Antigens in Gastrointenstinal Neoplasia
• Studies on Polyomavirus Persistence and Polyomavirus-Induced Tumor Development in Relation to the Immune System

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Pdf Download : Hand Surgery (Oxford Specialist Handbooks Series in Surgery)

This compact but comprehensive guide to all aspects of hand surgery encompasses the appropriate aspects of plastic surgery, orthopaedic surgery and hand therapy, and rheumatology and biomechanics, providing a single source of information on this specialty. 

It features the detailed classifications, nerve root values and outcomes needed by practicing hand surgeons, which also acts as an invaluable, well-structured revision tool for trainee hand surgeons about to undertake the Hand Diploma. 

The book also proves to be a useful guide for orthopaedic and plastic surgery trainees, needing to get the most from their attachment. 

Practicing hand therapists and trainees will find clear information for their role in supporting patients with hand and wrist problems. People dealing with hand and wrist problems (GPs, theatre staff, clinic staff) would also find this to be a useful reference.

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