Severe liver dysfunction results in massive physiologic derangement and high mortality. A concerted multidisciplinary effort is needed to support patients with severe acute liver failure (SALF) and treat them appropriately. This requires mobilization of significant resources. There is a need to put in place clinical teams to provide...

Get ready to roll up those shirtsleeves, pop the hood, and get a little Windows grime under those fingernails! This is a book about tools, nuts and bolts. Through lucid tutorials and examples, Windows XP Under the Hood shows how to use scripting and batch tools to automate repetitive tasks. You'll master the gory details of the...

This book is an authoritative, concise reference on the histological and genetic typing of tumors of the lung, pleura, thymus and heart. Prepared by 200 authors from 25 countries, it contains more than 670 color photographs, numerous MRIs, ultrasound images, CT scans, charts and approximately 2200 references. Diagnostic criteria, pathological...

Microperimetry allows precise functional examination of the retina and optic nerve and is especially valuable for evaluation of the macular area. This fully up-to-date textbook on microperimetry, written by leading experts in the field, will also serve as an atlas and diagnostic reference. It is designed for use by both ophthalmologists and...

Pathology and Genetics of Head and Neck Tumours is the latest volume in the new WHO series, on histological and genetic typing of human tumours. This authoritative, concise reference book, provides an international standard for pathologists and oncologists and will serve as an indispensable, guide for use in the design of studies...

During the last 15 years the research on homocysteine and the vitamins involved in its metabolism has become very dynamic. About 1,500 publications on the subject are now published each year. The research has long mainly focused on the association between homocysteine and cardiovascular disease, but also pregnancy complications/ fetal...