Clinical and internal medicine

This new and revised edition of Culture, Society and Sexuality brings together and makes accessible a broad and international selection of readings to provide insights into the social, cultural, political and economic dimensions of sexuality and relationships, and emerging discourses around sexual and reproductive rights.

A comprehensive yet accessible reference guide to the practical management of menopausal symptoms.

Now in its second edition, this bestselling title has been extensively revised and expanded to include new topics on:obesity and breast cancerinduction of anti-hormone and anti-growth factor resistance in breast cancerclinical implications of testosterone and breast cancerinsulin-like growth factorsdiscussions on the biological, genetic, and molecu

Bewegungsförderung von der Frühpädagogik bis zur Gerontologie mit dem Ziel der dauerhaften Gesundheit.

A Thieme classic in a revised and updated second edition!

Of the 8 million individuals living with cancer in the United States, up to 800,000 patients have a form of inherited cancer.

This special issue of the Handbook of Experimental Pharmacology on Heart Failure covers the entire spectrum of the field, from the current understanding and definitions of heart failure, to epidemiology and the importance of co-morbidities, clinical trial design and biomarkers, as well as imaging technologies.

This book seeks to represent the main concepts and theories related to psychoneuroimmunology with the aim of their application in clinical settings and formation of novel theories to further elucidate the mutual connection of the psyche and the physiology of humans' body.

Significant progress in engineering has allowed the production of devices that can optically detect, differentiate and treat surface or near-surface cancers.

First published in 1963, Advances in Parasitology contains comprehensive and up-to-date reviews in all areas of interest in contemporary parasitology.

Written and edited by leading international authorities in the field, this book provides an in-depth review of knowledge of tuberculosis of the central nervous system, with emphasis on clinical, diagnostics, and therapeutic features.

A cardiologist and his patient tell a true story of surviving and thriving, in a book both informational and inspirational.

A huge number of therapeutic studies has been published in rheumatology and clinical immunology.

The essential guide to mastering endoscopic techniques of the upper GI tractWhile technological advances have made endoscopy one of the most common procedures for examining the upper GI tract, learning how to maneuver the instruments and interpret the images can be frustrating for those without experience.

Use this valuable book to make better food/diet/nutrition supplement choices for your clients (and yourself)!

Encyclopedia of Endocrine Diseases, Second Edition, Five Volume Set comprehensively reviews the extensive spectrum of diseases and disorders that can occur within the endocrine system.

This timely, concise title provides an important update on clinical lipid management.

This book provides a practical guide to the clinical decision-making process used in the management of skin cancers with the use of dermoscopy.

In addition to standardized casual blood pressure readings, ambulatory blood pressure monitoring (ABPM) - using automatic noninvasive (= indirect) devices for home readings and fully automated monitors for 24-h profiles - have become a widely used necessary tool in clinical research.

Angioplasty has completely transformed the treatment of coronary artery disease and is widely used, with more than 800,000 procedures performed worldwide per year.

Hypertension is recognized to be one of the major risk factors for the development of peripheral vascular disease.

Recent Progress in Hormone Research, Volume 31 covers the proceedings of the 1974 Laurentian Hormone Conference held in Mount Tremblant, Quebec, Canada, on August 25-30, 1974.

This atlas gathers the most frequent imaging findings concerning alterations that cause infertility in both males and in females.

This book provides an essential update on microvascular decompression (MVD) surgery, which has been widely accepted as an effective remedy for cranial nerve hyperexcitability disorders such as hemifacial spasm, trigeminal neuralgia, glossopharyngeal neuralgia, etc.

The only book on the market to cover the psychophysics, anatomy, physiology, and clinical deficits of the developing visual system in an accessible format and length.

Published since 1953, Advances in Virus Research covers a diverse range of in-depth reviews providing a valuable overview of the current field of virology.

This title includes a number of Open Access chapters.

This book brings together an up-to-date account of instructions in the chemical and biological methods of analysis for antibiotics.

The aim of this book is to provide a comprehensive and practical guide for developing and implementing an Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE) for the medical educators/health sciences educators/tutors/faculty/clinicians/OSCE planners, who are involved in clinical teaching and assessment of students, trainees and residents.

With an invaluable selection of color images, this guide authoritatively covers the identification, assessment, pathophysiology, epidemiology, and treatment of disorders affecting the venous and lymphatic anatomy.

The best dermatopathology book for clinical practice, featuring ample tables and detailed guidance for differential diagnosis

Cellular Endocrinology in Health and Disease describes the underlying basis of endocrine function, providing an important tool to understand the fundamentals of endocrine diseases.

We in ophthalmology are fortunate to be able to measure quantitatively many aspects of ocular morphology and visual function.

Thisvolume details our current understanding of the architecture and signalingcapabilities of the B cell antigen receptor (BCR) in health and disease.

Advances in Cancer Research provides invaluable information on the exciting and fast-moving field of cancer research.

Hyperkinetic movement disorders comprise a range of diseases characterized by unwanted and uncontrollable, or poorly controllable, involuntary movements.

Considerable advances have been made in cardiology during the last few decades.

In this fourth book in the series on quantitative coronary arteriography (QCA) with the earlier three volumes published in 1986, 1988 and 1991, the latest developments in this exciting field are covered.

Dieser Buchtitel ist Teil des Digitalisierungsprojekts Springer Book Archives mit Publikationen, die seit den Anfängen des Verlags von 1842 erschienen sind.

With the growth of combined clinical neurophysiology fellowship training programs and their corresponding "e;pan-physiology"e; board examinations, there has been an increased need for educational materials that span the range of clinical neurophysiology topics.

Helminth infections are common, cause considerable pathology, and alter a host's immune profile.

This book is aimed to bring the reader into the heart of the action of any health professional consulted for a patient with a neurogenic bladder (NB).

This book is both an exam guide to children's sleep medicine and a practical manual for diagnosis and management of sleep disorders in children.

This clinical casebook provides a comprehensive yet concise state-of-the-art review of pancreatic disease.

This book demonstrates how advanced medical imaging techniques can be successfully applied to dental and maxillofacial conditions.

Bladder Pain Syndrome: A Guide for Clinicians provides a comprehensive update in the pathophysiology, epidemiology, terminology, evaluation and treatment of patients with pelvic pain perceived to be related to the urinary bladder.