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As a learning tool, Pediatric Heart Sounds offers a unique interactive overview of cardiac auscultation.

A disorder which affects 4 percent of children and 1-2 percent of the general population, epilepsy is one of the most common neurological disorders.

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Medical problems in pregnancy are common.

First part of the book presents a unique and coherent study of natural amputations due to congenital absence, disease, frostbite, toxins, domestic and wild animal trauma, and non-medical reasons related to punitive, ritual and legal decisions.

The 2nd edition of "e;Pelvic Floor Re-education"e; provides a comprehensive overview of the subject, along with other aspects of the clinical assessment and management of pelvic floor disorders.

PET/CT in Clinical Practice provides guidelines for appropriate use of PET/CT in lung, lymphoma, esophageal, colorectal, head/neck and melanoma, with reference also made to tumors of the male and female reproductive system.

One of the rewards of medical teaching is to see the next generation advance the art and science of medicine beyond their forebears.

In the network of cardiologists within the European Society of Cardiology Working Group on Cardiac Rehabilitation and Exercise Physiology there is a strong view that the time indeed is right to publish definitively on the methods involved in cardiovascular prevention and rehabilitation.

I am honored to provide a foreword to this important text.

Overactive Bladder in Clinical Practice provides a timely and comprehensive update on the overactive bladder (OAB) syndrome.

"e;Essentials of Autopsy Practice: New Advances, Trends and Developments"e; provides an update on the advances and developments in autopsy practice.

"e;Electrical Diseases of the Heart: Genetics, Mechanisms, Treatment, Prevention"e; provides a unique contemporary and succinct distillation of the current status of recently delineated electrical diseases of the heart, emphasizing their common and diverse clinical features.

Equal accessibility to public places and services is now required by law in many countries.

Acute coronary syndrome (ACS) affects millions of patients annually and requires immediate diagnosis and therapy.

Risk management is a relatively new process that can sometimes evoke feelings of suspicion among clinicians.

Congenital heart disease is gaining importance as a condition that effects not only the pediatric population but also the adult population, as many congenital cardiac conditions remain silent for years until accidentally discovered on routine check up.

Many children admitted to the pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) are admitted with serious infections.

The applications of image-based measurement are many and various: image-guided surgery, mobile-robot navigation, component alignment and photogrammetry, among others.

Increased recognition of the overlap between critical care and renal medicine, and recent advances in the understanding of acute renal failure and the application of renal replacement therapies, have brought increased attention to the nephrologist's role in the intensive care unit (ICU).

The treatment of pediatric patients with congenital or acquired cardiac disease remains an important challenge for physicians in charge of these often p- carious patients.

Psychoprosthetics brings together, into one easily accessible volume, the most recent and exciting research and knowledge in this new field.

"e;Atlas of Staging in Gynecological Cancer"e; is designed to be used in conjunction with diagnostic procedures between the surgeon and the radiologist.

As this book was going to press, the Editor-in-Chief of the British Journal of Urology International introduced an interesting and timely phrase "e;?

Pediatric Rheumatology in Clinical Practice is authored by a trio of experts from the UK, US and Canada.

"e;Sexual Health and Genital Medicine in Clinical Practice"e; covers the range of conditions seen in sexually transmitted infection clinics and genito-urinary clinics making it a useful and practical guide to all health practitioners in this area.

Rapid and unprecedented population ageing poses a serious social and economic challenge across the developed world.

Imagine the plight of a young woman, some time during the thousands of years before th the mid-18 century, who, soon after a dif?

A goldmine of theoretical insights and practical suggestions, "e;Achieving Excellence in Medical Education"e; explores the essential question facing medical educators and learners today: What is our vision of educational excellence, and what can we do to enhance our performance?

A valuable resource for the health care practitioner treating patients with incontinence and prolapse, Pessaries in Clinical Practice provides a comprehensive review of the evidence concerning pessaries and the practicalities of using them.

Constipation may simply be a symptom that signi?

"e;Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Pelvic Surgery"e; is a high level text covering recent advances in the field.

Lower urinary tract dysfunction produces a huge burden on sufferers in particular and on society in general.

The specialty of urology has evolved into a less surgical and more cognitive discipline.

A practical manual covering the full spectrum of PET and PET/CT imaging, now in common clinical practice, this book includes images of normal variants, artifacts, and pathologic conditions.

Sarcoidosis is a complex multisystem disease.

Post Mortem Technique Handbook 2nd edition is a comprehensive practical guide to performing the modern post mortem.

After headache, vertigo and dizziness is the second most common complaint of patients.

Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome draws together the experiences of the leading experts in the field.

Each year, at the annual meeting of the Society of Nuclear Medicine, Henry Wagner summarizes his view of principal advances in the ?

Ballistic Trauma: A Practical Guide provides a concise guide to the clinical and operational issues surrounding the management of the ballistic casualty.

A large cross-section of the world's great and good in colorectal surgery have been enticed, inveigled, I suspect at times brow-beaten, to produce this tour de force.

This book provides coverage of a broad range of topics in the ?

Tendon ailments are a significant cause of morbidity among athletes of all levels and are increasing in prevalence.

The appendages at the end of our forelimbs tend to attract the evolutionary and clinical limelight, but our feet are as important as our hands for our survival and success as a species.

"e;Essentials of Autopsy Practice: Current Methods and Modern Trends"e; provides an update on the advances and developments in autopsy practice.

Nuclear medicine plays a crucial role in patient care, and this book is an essential guide for all practitioners to the many techniques that inform clinical management.