Clinical and internal medicine

The assessment and management of rheumatic diseases is challenging and many doctors are not confident of their abilities in this area.

When I was a young intern in internal medicine,osteoporosis was defined mainly as a fracture occurring in elderly people.

This is a single, comprehensive handbook for clinical oncology trainees and consultants, covering the basic aspects of stereotactic radiotherapy systems and treatment.

Autoimmune Diseases: Acute and Complex Situations provides a detailed overview of conditions associated with autoimmune diseases that are considered either life-threatening or requiring complex management.

Medical imaging is an important topic which is generally recognised as key to better diagnosis and patient care.

Osteoporosis Research - Animal Models, presents in a very illustrative and practical manner, general methodologies of bone studies in animals, as well as the particular features of the most commonly used animal models in the field.

Laser technology is constantly evolving and progressing.

Rheumatology: Clinical Scenarios is a case-based learning tool for trainees in rheumatology.

Cancer Pain provides a comprehensive, practical guide to the management of pain in cancer patients.

Over the last decade there has been a substantial increase in our understanding of the genetic basis of common disorders such as stroke.

Syncope represents a multidisciplinary issue in medicine, often involving cardiologists, neurologists, emergency medicine specialists, general practitioners , geriatricians and other clinicians.

Ankylosing Spondylitis in Clinical Practice is a concise, practical guide on the diagnosis and management of this debilitating condition.

Serous (peritoneal, pleural and pericardial) effusions are a frequently encountered clinical finding in everyday medical practice and one of the most common specimen types submitted for cytological evaluation.

As age related diseases increase in prevalence and impact more significantly on medical resources it is imperative to understand these diseases and the mechanisms behind their progression.

A simple introduction explaining the broad principles underlying chemotherapy, this book gives trainees a framework within which they can place the specific aspects of cancer chemotherapy they encounter in their everyday experience.

Hughes Syndrome: The Antiphospholipid Syndrome, A Guide for Students provides an in-depth analysis into the main effects of Hughes Syndrome.

There has been a recent surge of new data on the subject of exercise and sport in type I diabetes, as well as great interest from the multidisciplinary healthcare teams looking after such patients.

Doctors and the general public are increasingly recognising diseases of the vulva and vagina as a cause of sexual dysfunction, morbidity and death, yet the wide but sometimes rare range of conditions involving this area are poorly represented in most textbooks of pathology.

Images in Urology is a unique book that integrates images of urological conditions within their clinical context.

This book is divided into two main sections, and covers a broad range of issues important for health practitioners to be aware of when caring for people with co-morbid diabetes and depression.

This book is a comprehensive handbook designed for quick reference by medical oncologists on the side-effects of cancer therapy drugs, including the chemotherapeutic drugs.

This book aims to provide an up-to-date review of the literature in each of the major areas relating to the management of older lung cancer patients, and makes recommendations for best practice and future research.

This book is a comprehensive, concise collection but a complete overview of a critical topic i.

This book helps readers discover the forefront of personalized medicine on clinical metabolomics and its applications in genetic diseases.

This book provides a state-of-the-art overview on the role of bioiron in health and disease.

This third edition atlas provides the most current techniques and methods for treating both benign and malignant urologic conditions using the most modern robotic platforms and equipment available to date.

This book details the mechanisms of ventilator induced lung injury (VILI) at the alveolar level with the aim to identify optimal ventilation methods necessary to preserve lung function.

This book offers a comprehensive overview of structural and functional neuroimaging findings related to the pathophysiology of primary and secondary headaches.

The study and therapeutic application of macrophages is a rapidly developing field.

This book presents the latest research on speech biomarkers and demonstrates the benefits of quantitative measurement technology for emotion and stress in clinical settings.

This book provides up-to-date information on key topics and issues in Pediatric Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML), including the epidemiology, biology, diagnosis and treatment of particular forms of the disease, supportive care, and survivorship.

This book addresses the pressing problem of drug resistance in the treatment of breast cancer.

The book comprehensively discusses the surgical management of thyroid and parathyroid diseases.

This operations manual offers an accessible, step-by-step guide to launching, running, and achieving success with a life science and biotechnology business incubator.

The book comprehensively discusses the surgical management of thyroid and parathyroid diseases.

The book introduces a pioneering approach to the comprehensive care of individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), emphasizing its multidisciplinary nature, evidence-based foundation, and innovative treatments.

This issue of Endocrinology and Metabolism Clinics will cover Pituitary Disorders.

This book serves as a comprehensive resource for everyone involved in microsurgical tissue transfer, including plastic surgeons, ENT surgeons, oral and maxillofacial surgeons, and trauma surgeons, equipping them with essential knowledge for daily practice.

This volume focuses on a challenging field in biomedicine: the genetic control of central immune tolerance.

This textbook provides an overview of minimal complexity "e;scalpel and suture"e; surgery with instruction on effective and direct surgical solutions.

This issue of Critical Care Clinics, guest edited by Drs.

Over the last several decades, cannabis has been increasingly accepted as a legitimate therapeutic option by the public.

Oculoplastic, Lacrimal and Orbital Surgery: The ESOPRS Textbook informs the reader of recent insights and new developments in the fields of ophthalmic plastic, lacrimal and orbital surgery.

The book covers a range of unique, challenging, and complicated respiratory and critical illness cases (pneumonia, cancer, asthma), and other internal medicine conditions.

This book presents the most up-to-date information on the effects of nutrition and food on cancer prevention and management.

Although rhinoplasty is nowadays a frequently performed intervention, it is still a most complex procedure in facial plastic surgery, due to the crucial issue of careful nasal septum management and related nasal obstructions.

Gestational trophoblastic disease (GTD) is a distinct category of human disorders of placental trophoblast, resulting in significant morbidities in women.