General practice / Family medicine

Energy Metabolism and Obesity: Research and Clinical Applications is a compilation of highly informative reviews written by undisputed leaders in the field.

It has been 5 years since publication of the first edition of Dr.

Although infectious disease mortality is decreasing, the disease burden remains substantial as many new infections have been identified and some well-established infectious diseases have reemerged.

As the global epidemic of diabetes continues to expand, the prevalence of type 2 diabetes is predicted to double in the next 20 years.

As the leading cause of adult disability, stroke poses substantial economic and psychological burdens to populations around the world.

In 1964, at the beginning of my PhD studies at Southern Illinois University, I was first introduced to the theory and practice of proprioceptive neuro- muscular facilitation (PNF).

While there are Pediatric Urology texts for Pediatric Urologists and for General Urologists, there are none for Primary Care Physicians.

Gender differences impact the pathophysiology and clinical burden of diabetes in women.

Childhood obesity and its co-morbidities -- including type 2 diabetes, hypertension, dyslipidemia, sleep apnea, and fatty liver disease -- have seen striking increases in recent years.

Groundbreaking and long overdue, Essential Dance Medicine is a unique text designed to help medical professionals learn the presentations, differential diagnoses and available treatment options for common dance injuries.

Since the creation of the American Board of Clinical Lipidology, many clinicians have wanted an up-to-date, comprehensive reference on lipidology.

This book is for postgraduate fellows, internists, and students interested in rheu- tology.

In Eliminating Healthcare Disparities in America, Dr.

Advances over the past two decades have enabled physicians to revolutionize the manner in which they can assess and manage children's pain.

During the past several years, there has been an extensive reappraisal of the physiologic changes of pregnancy and their associated disorders, along with a refinement of diagnostic procedures and evaluation of the therapeutic approaches that are of primary concern to the physician.

Clinically, pregnancy acts as a stress test that unmasks maternal disease and may have long-term implications for maternal and fetal health.

Stroke Essentials for Primary Care: A Practical Guide is a must-have resource, offering the essential, practical knowledge required to evaluate and treat stroke patients.

Primary Care in Sleep Medicine: A Practical Guide, edited by James F.

Every medical student, resident, fellow and attending physician who deals with sports medicine injuries needs a high yield, comprehensive and practical resource to refer to time and time again.

Cardiovascular heart disease mortality in African Americans is the highest of all major racial/ethnic subpopulations in the United States.

The electrocardiogram (ECG) is the ?

In this updated third edition of the critically-acclaimed volume, expert physicians assemble user-friendly, clinically-oriented guides to aid in the day-to-day management of the allergic patient.

Allergic diseases affect nearly one-fourth of the population and cause or contribute to significant chronic illness.

Practical CPT Coding: A Four-Step Guide for Physicians explains the Evaluation and Management (E/M) coding process used by physicians and regulated by the American Medical Association.

Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom and with all thy getting get understanding.

Cardiac Drug Therapy, 7th ed.

In the mid 1990s, Drs.

Over the past 2 decades, there has been a steady increase in knowledge associated with the clinical manifestations of cholestatic liver disease.

A concise summary of the most important medical and scientific topics concerning cardiovascular medicine in the primary care environment.

A concise review of the epidemiology, pathogenesis, and management of common respiratory conditions seen in a primary care setting.

A fully updated edition of a widely respected classic on the diagnosis and management of asthma in a variety of patient subpopulations.

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.

Anxiety Disorders: A Pocket Guide for Primary Care is designed to help the primary care practitioner recognize, diagnose, and manage anxiety disorders in a busy clinical practice.

The second edition of Dr.

The Nutrition and Health series of books have, as an overriding mission, to provide health professionals with texts that are considered essential because each includes: 1) a synthesis of the state of the science, 2) timely, in-depth reviews by the leading researchers in their respective fields, 3) extensive, up-to-date fully annotated reference lists, 4) a detailed index, 5) relevant tables and figures, 6) identification of paradigm shifts and the consequences, 7) virtually no overlap of information between chapters, but targeted, inter-chapter referrals, 8) suggestions of areas for future research and 9) balanced, da- driven answers to patient/health professionals questions which are based upon the totality of evidence rather than the findings of any single study.

Type 2 Diabetes, Pre-Diabetes, and the Metabolic Syndrome: The Primary Care Guide to Diagnosis and Management is an important addition to the literature for primary care phy- cians.

Patients with chronic pain present a unique set of challenges to the primary care clinician.

An up-to-date and concise guide to the clinical management of pediatric endocrine disorders.

An authoritative and comprehensive collection of cutting-edge reviews by leading authorities detailing the scientific evidence for the health effects of vitamins, minerals, functional foods, and other classes of foods.

The classic work on women's health and how the medical establishment helped to justify sexism, by the authors of Witches, Midwives, and Nurses.

Dit boek is geschreven voor jonge ouders, vooral diegenen die nog niet ervaren zijn in de kunst van het moederschap om de angsten te verminderen die volgen op de geboorte en verzorging van een pasgeboren baby tot ze een jaar oud zijn.

This book presents case-based descriptions of models for the inclusive, multispecialty and multidisciplinary clinical care of complex cases.

The second edition of this definitive guide for clinical care of adolescents builds upon the practical knowledge and guidance of the first edition, and expands into new subjects of adolescent care.

Dieses Buch ist für junge Eltern geschrieben, besonders für diejenigen, die noch keine Erfahrung  in der Kunst der Mutterschaft haben, um die Ängste zu lindern, die der Geburt und Pflege eines neugeborenen Babys bis zu einem Jahr folgen.

Este libro está pensado para ayudar a las madres, sobre todo primerizas.

Investigating Patient Safety opens with a summary on the main theories representative of human error, such as: "e;Bad Apples Theory"e;, "e;Normal Accident Theories"e; and "e;High Reliability Organizations Theory.

Fourteen Days to Amazing Health is written to educate, inspire, and empower readers to take charge of their health and prevent and reverse chronic diseases using lifestyle modifications.

Ce livre est écrit pour les jeunes parents, en particulier ceux qui ne sont pas encore expérimentés dans l'art de la maternité pour aider à atténuer les angoisses qui suivent la naissance et le soin d'un nouveau-né jusqu'à l'âge de un an.