José Biller "Practical Neurology"
Lippincott Williams & Wilkins | English | 2008-09-01 | ISBN: 0781784832 | 864 pages | CHM | 8,1 MB
Thoroughly updated for its Third Edition, this practical, convenient reference covers a wide spectrum of presenting complaints and neurologic disorders encountered in daily practice. The contributing authors are well-established clinicians and educators with a talent for making neurologic information accessible and understandable. The book is organized into 35 chapters on diagnosis and 23 chapters on treatment, including a chapter on ABCs of Neurologic Emergencies. Chapters are written in outline format and follow a standard template. This edition features a completely updated treatment section, an expanded chapter on pediatric office neurology, and more illustrations and tables. Vignettes have been added to the chapters on approach to the patient with specific disorders.
Robert Kalimi, L. Penfield Faber, "Clinical Scenarios in Thoracic Surgery: A Case Study Approach"
Lippincott Williams & Wilkins | 2004 | ISBN: 078174797X | 224 pages | CHM | 67,7 MB
North Shore Univ. Hospital, Manhasset, NY. Cased-based review discusses the surgeon's decision-making process in thoracic surgery. Addresses what tests are needed for each case, how to interpret the results, and details proven surgical procedures. Abundant illustrations. DNLM: Thoracic Surgical Procedures--methods--Case Reports.
Richard R Barakat, Maurie Markman, Marcus E Randall, "Principles and Practice of Gynecologic Oncology"
Lippincott Williams & Wilkins | 2009 | ISBN: 078177845X | 1088 pages | CHM | 95,2 MB
This updated Fifth Edition provides comprehensive coverage of the biology of gynecologic cancer, the therapeutic modalities available, and the diagnosis and treatment of site-specific malignancies. Because of the importance of multimodality treatment, the site-specific chapters are co-authored by a surgical oncologist, a medical oncologist, a radiation oncologist, and a pathologist. State-of-the-art information on molecular biology, monoclonal antibodies, vaccines, and gene-directed therapies is included throughout the book. This edition has 30 per cent new contributing authors and new material.
Several chapters have been consolidated and streamlined to create a more concise, user-friendly book. Information about psychological aspects, surgical rehabilitation, and pregnancy-related issues has been incorporated into many of the disease site chapters. A companion Website will offer the fully searchable text.
Brian W.J. Mahy, Marc H.V. van Regenmortel "Desk Encyclopedia of Human and Medical Virology"
Academic Press | English | 2009-10-30 | ISBN: 0123751470 | 670 pages | PDF | 12 MB
This volume contains 82 chapters that provide detail and understanding to the fields of human and medical virology. The first section describes general features of common human viruses with specialized chapters related to HIV/AIDS. The volume goes on to describe exotic virus infections, including one now eradicated virus (smallpox) and some now controlled by vaccination such as yellow fever. Concepts of medical virology are further developed with entries on viruses associated with oncogenesis and selections of interest to medical virology.
The most comprehensive single-volume source providing an overview of virology issues related to human and medical applications
Bridges the gap between basic undergraduate texts and specialized reviews
Concise and general overviews of important topics within the field will help in preparation of lectures, writing reports, or drafting grant applications
Cancer: The Role of Genes, Lifestyle, and Environment (New Biology)
Publisher: Young Adult | ISBN: 0816049505 | edition 2004 | PDF | 162 pages | 7,7 mb
Advances in the past 10 years are rapidly changing the way that cancer is treated. In the past treatments were centered on either the removal or killing of the cancerous cells, but with a greater understanding of the way cancer cells work, scientists are making advances toward new ways of containing and curing this disease. Investigators hope the study of cancer progression will soon reveal the genes that regulate metastasis, the spread of cancer cells, so that it is possible to stop cancer's development before it becomes deadly. Cancer presents the past, present, and future of cancer research in a readable and comprehensive format. It begins with a short summary of cell biology and continues with an overview of the way cancer cells work and how researchers have discovered the nature of these cells.
Russ Hodge "Human Genetics (Genetics and Evolution)"
Facts on File | English | 2010-01 | ISBN: 0816066825 | 228 pages | PDF | 11,2 MB
Every human being carries, within each of his or her cells, a long history of the species. The human genome is a record of evolution that stretches back to the first Homo sapiens and to the origins of life itself. Human genetics is the study of that information and its relationship to people's lives—how their bodies develop, how they behave, whether they are healthy or sick, and other aspects of human existence in which genes play a role.
What does it mean to be human? Human Genetics explores this compelling topic through a variety of perspectives. First, this new book looks at human beings as individuals that arise through an interplay of genes and the environment, and then at the entire species as a product of the changes that have occurred in the genome. Coverage also includes studies of human molecules that have been applied in some fascinating ways, for example to solve historical mysteries, and how modern doctors try to identify the factors that make the body healthy or sick. Finally, this enlightening resource explores the rich variety of the human species—differences between individuals and groups, including questions like the genetic meaning of human races and how genes influence behavior and society.
Arun K. Gupta, Andrew C. Summors, A.K. Gupta, "Notes in Neuroanaesthesia and Critical Care"
Greenwich Medical Media; 1 edition (June 15, 2001) | English | 1841100358 | 256 pages | PDF | 2.31 MB
This book provides an easy-to-read introduction to the many topics in neuroanaesthesia for postgraduate trainees undertaking a neuro-module as part of their training. It is designed to be comprehensive but concise and as such will be an ideal complement to the Textbook of Neuroanaesthesia and Critical Care as well as a useful 'aide memoire' for examination candidates. It will also serve as a useful quick reference for other ICU staff such as critical care nurses or ODAs.
John E. Glass Ph.D., Kathy S. Stolley, "HIV/AIDS "
Greenwood | 2009 | ISBN: 0313344213 | 241 pages | PDF | 1,1 MB
Once thought to be a disease of homosexuals and drug abusers, AIDS has now impacted people across cultures, genders, and sexual orientations. Despite activism, new research, and treatments, many people are still dying from this disease. HIV/AIDS offers a comprehensive, one-volume resource that traces the history of the disease, and discusses prevention, along with current research and treatment. It examines issues such as care giving, health care settings, human rights, pregnancy, and insurance.
The incidence and prognosis for the disease among special populations, as well as their needs and struggles, are covered in detail. These groups include: drug and alcohol abusers, the gay and lesbian community, minority communities, pediatric patients, prisoners, senior citizens, and women. With education the key to both prevention and care of those infected, this volume is an invaluable resource for students and general readers.
Clinical Textbook of Dental Hygiene and Therapy
Wiley-Blackwell | 2006 | ISBN: 1405135409 | 536 pages | PDF | 10,3 MB
This groundbreaking textbook intertwines the subjects of dental hygiene and dental therapy to provide a comprehensive resource for students of these courses, as well as those studying new degree programmes in oral health science. Clinical Textbook of Dental Hygiene and Therapy has been designed as a dedicated companion text for these disciplines and should enable students to streamline their primary reading.
The opening section of the book is dedicated to relevant oral sciences: anatomy; histology; embryology; oral medicine and pathology. The clinical section contains fourteen chapters which provide coverage of the core syllabus for dental hygiene and therapy. The final section is dedicated to primary dental care services and law, ethics and professionalism. Each chapter features a revision section to reinforce learning.
Following course developments and an expansion in the remit of both hygienists and therapists, this book has been written not only for students, but as a revision and updating manual for practicing hygienists and therapists.
Stuart L Weinstein, Joseph A Buckwalter - Turek's Orthopaedics: Principles and Their Application
Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins | 2005-05-01 | ISBN: 0781742986 | CHM | 768 pages | 52.90 MB
Now in its revised, updated Sixth Edition, this text provides residents and medical students with a broad overview of adult and pediatric orthopaedics. Major sections focus on general and regional disorders of the musculoskeletal system. This edition's chapters on regional disorders have separate adult and pediatric sections and include sports medicine information and reviews of anatomy. Coverage of each disorder includes more details on treatment and prognosis. This edition also provides expanded coverage of molecular orthopaedics, biomaterials, orthotics and prosthetics, diagnosis by physical examination, commonly ordered laboratory tests, rehabilitation, biomechanics, principles of fractures, osteoporosis, overuse syndromes, and Achilles tendon rupture.
Carl Drago, Thomas Peterson Implant Laboratory Procedures: A Step-by-Step Guide
Wiley-Blackwell | 2010 | ISBN: 0813823013 | 344 pages | PDF | 53,5 MB
Implant Laboratory Procedures: A Step-By-Step Guide provides its readers with a systematic and practical approach to the common dental laboratory procedures associated with implant restorative dentistry. Written with laboratory technicians and restorative dentists in mind, the book is organized by case type, taking common case scenarios and devoting a separate chapter to each one in turn, demonstrating each step of the laboratory procedure required for the implant restoration. Complications associated with the various prosthetic procedures are also included in each chapter and work orders are shown for each and every step. Cases are illustrated with products from various implant companies, but predominantly feature products from Biomet 3i.
Implant Laboratory Procedures: A Step–By–Step Guide offers a useful, pragmatic, and helpful approach to the laboratory aspects of implant dentistry. Focusing on step–by–step explanations of procedures, it also contains a wealth of other useful information, such as terminology and background of the modality. Highly illustrated with clinical and laboratory photographs and diagrams, it will provide dental technicians with a comprehensive guide to implant dentistry, and also allow both restorative dentists and implant surgeons to gain additional insights into dental laboratory procedures.
Spinal Cord Injury and the Family: A New Guide
Harvard University Press; 1 edition (May 2008) | ISBN: 0674027140 | 360 pages | PDF | 1 MB
Spinal cord injury, or SCI, is frequently sudden and unexpected—through accident, disease, or violence, patients temporarily lose control of their bodies and, it seems, their lives. With rehabilitation, they can learn to navigate their world once more, retraining muscles and mind to compensate for paralyzed limbs and diminished strength. But as Dr. Michelle Alpert shows here, there is far more to recapturing full, independent lives than regaining movement. Central to long-term success is mending the family unit.
Combining Dr. Alpert’s clinical experience with patients’ own stories, Spinal Cord Injury and the Family is for individuals and their families who must climb back from injury: for the young quad couple, both quadriplegic, who wish to conceive and raise a child; for the paraplegic dad who wants to teach his daughter to drive; for the couple wondering how they can regain the sexual spark in their relationship.
The authors cover the causes of and prognosis for SCI through case studies, review common courses of rehabilitation, and answer the “what now?” questions—from daily routines to larger issues concerning sex, education and employment, childbearing, and parenting with SCI. Rich in clinical information and practical advice, the book shows how real patients and their families are living full lives after spinal cord injury.
Abdo S. Yazbeck, Adam Wagstaff, G. N. V. Ramana, Lant H. Pritchett, Rashmi R. Sharma, David H. Peters - Better Health Systems for India's Poor: Findings, Analysis, and Options
Publisher: World Bank Publications | 2002-05 | ISBN: 0821350293 | PDF | 376 pages | 2.84 MB
This report focuses on four areas of the health system in which reforms, and innovations would make the most difference to the future of the Indian health system: oversight, public health service delivery, ambulatory curative care, and inpatient care (together with health insurance). Part 1 of the report contains four chapters that discuss current conditions, and policy options. Part 2 presents the theory, and evidence to support the policy choices.
The general reader may be most interested in the overview chapter, and in the highlights found at the beginning of each of the chapters in part 2. These highlights outline the empirical findings, and the main policy challenges discussed in the chapter. The report does not set out to prescribe detailed answers for India ' s future health system. It does however, have a goal: to support informed debate, and consensus building, and to help shape a health system that continually strives to be more effective, equitable, efficient, and accountable to the Indian people, and particularly to the poor.
