General practice / Family medicine

 This concise and practical resource brings together recent advances in identifying and managing anemia of chronic disease (inflammation), genetically related anemia and anemia related to chronic end organ damage.

The field of geriatric urology continues to evolve and expand since the publication of the first edition of this book.

This unique title is designed to illustrate and foster how a closer working relationship between pediatricians and subspecialists can make childhood medicine work more seamlessly.

This book covers issues of men's health, including screening, diagnosis and management of common disorders and opportunities for prevention and health maintenance.

With hundreds of question and answer items and bite-sized chunks of information that can be read and processed easily, reviewing for the pediatric board exams - or just brushing up in your spare time - has never been easier.

This engaging and highly practical title is designed to support healthcare professionals in providing the best possible care for their patients with migraine.

Since publication of the first edition in 1994, the second edition in 1999, and the third edition in 2009, many new advances in sleep medicine have been made and warrant a fourth edition.

Due to the fact that Restless Legs Syndrome/Willis-Ekbom Disease is usually a chronic condition, this book aims to provide physicians with the necessary tools for the long-term management of patients with RLS.

As there is a high incidence of disease recurrence after liver transplantation, this volume is designed around the need for a reference text dealing exclusively with this problem.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) has a growing evidence base that supports its efficacy in treating a wide range of psychiatric disorders and has been adapted for use with more complicated patient populations and for different stages of psychiatric illness.

This indispensable volume is designed to facilitate the best possible physician-patient discussion on Graves' disease by providing the most up-to-date evidence-based information in a clinically useful and patient-centric manner.

This comprehensive book covers the knowledge needed to diagnosis and treat patients with acute and chronic pain.

This concise text delivers a basic introduction to neurology and is designed for use by medical students during their rotation in neurology and related disciplines.

This title will provide an up-to-date review of the emerging practice of neurology telemedicine.

This volume provides a comprehensive overview of quality metrics and methods used to improve quality for all major modalities of CRC screening.

Presenting detailed information on treatment of the obese patient, this handy, concise title is designed not only to educate practitioners about obesity but, most importantly, to provide practical strategies in the comprehensive approach to treating this disease.

This comprehensive volume provides a balanced and easily readable account of the rise of modern sleep medicine, its history and developmental milestones.

Patient Preparation for Bariatric Surgery provides a comprehensive and state of the art review of all aspects of the patient preparation process, The text reviews current literature and controversies involving sources of referrals and the difficulties encountered by primary care physicians in managing patients with extreme obesity.

Treatment of Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia: Modern Techniques is an up-to-date review of modern techniques used to treat benign prostatic hyperplasia.

This volume covers the myriad of functional and motility gastrointestinal disorders in a comprehensive manner.

Often, information in review books can raise as many questions as it answers.

Increasingly, we hear of more and more elders falling victim to financial exploitation.

Women with chronic medical problems are at higher risk for complications during pregnancy and therefore, they are especially in need of appropriate preconception and contraception care.

This is a timely and informative updated edition for all health care providers challenged with helping patients manage weight.

Primary Care Sleep Medicine - A Practical Guide was among the first books to address sleep medicine for a primary care audience.

A substantial body of literature exists on functional gastrointestinal disorders in children and on the bio-psycho-social model of clinical practice.

Acute Care for Elders (ACE) is a model of care designed to improve functional outcomes and to improve the processes for the care of older patients.

Since the publication of the first edition, there have been advances in both the diagnosis and the management of many of the cholestatic liver diseases.

A Visual Guide to Scleroderma and Approach to Treatment offers a focused analysis of the diagnosis and management of scleroderma.

Over the past 20 years, diagnostic tests for pediatric pulmonologists have revolutionized care of children afflicted with respiratory disorders.

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With hundreds of question and answer items and bite-sized chunks of information that can be read and processed easily, reviewing for the pediatric board exams - or just brushing up in your spare time - has never been easier.

This book is written for any clinician who encounters substance abuse in a patient and wonders what to do.

In A Case-Based Guide to Clinical Endocrinology, Second Edition, a renowned group of distinguished clinicians once again provides stimulating instruction and insights into a wide variety of endocrine topics, teaching readers modern management of the conditions described and offering targeted entry into the literature.

This book provides the reader with an understanding of human nutritional and metabolic physiology and how it goes wrong in illness.

Often, information in review books can raise as many questions as it answers.

Integrative Weight Management: A Guide for Clinicians intends to educate physicians and nutritionists about the wide ranges of approaches to weight control from non-traditional sources.

As the values of integrative medicine continues to grow, alternative points of view and treatments are increasing in acceptance and prevalence.

The research on children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) is extensive and growing.

Often, information in review books can raise as many questions as it answers.

With the increased prevalence of kidney transplantation, transplant recipients are being treated in a variety of clinical settings - often beyond the transplant center.

Meeting the Needs of Older Adults with Serious Illness: Challenges and Opportunities in the Age of Health Care Reform provides an introduction to the principles of palliative care; describes current models of delivering palliative care across care settings, and examines opportunities in the setting of healthcare policy reform for palliative care to improve outcomes for patients, families and healthcare institutions.

Constipation: A Practical Approach to Diagnosis and Treatment serves as an unmet resource for physicians and other health care providers, including trainees and students, who see patients with constipation.

Refugees arrive in the United States from different parts of the world and their numbers increase every year.

Diseases of the Sinuses: A Comprehensive Textbook of Diagnosis and Treatment, 2nd Edition, offers the definitive source of information about the basic science of the sinuses and the clinical approach to sinusitis.

Clinical Problems in Dentistry 50 OSCEs and SCRs.

Many children with medical conditions fail to improve despite physicians' best efforts.

The adult patient diagnosed with or at risk for a neurogenetic disease has many questions and concerns for the genetic counselor, the neurologist, and other practitioners.