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Diagnosis and Surgical Management of Renal Tumors

Springer, 2018

Renal cell carcinoma (RCC) is the most common primary malignancy of the kidney, with an estimated 64,000 new cases diagnosed each year in the United States. Worldwide, this figure approaches 270,000 annual incident cases. At the time of initial presentation, 80% of patients with RCC will be diagnosed with a tumor localized the kidney. The...

Mechanisms of Angiogenesis (Experientia Supplementum)

Birkhauser, 2005

Is it advisable to go back from bedside to the bench? During the last decade, few topics encountered such a broad interest in bio- gy and medicine as angiogenesis. The amazing ability of the body to restore blood flow by induction of blood vessel growth as part of an adaptive process has alarmed physicians dealing with diseases in which...

The Essential Patient Handbook: Getting the Health Care You Need - From Doctors Who Know

Demos Medical Publishing, 2004

The Essential Patient Handbook was written for the millions of Americans who are dissatisfied with their medical care, and are looking for a practical no-nonsense way to get the help they need from their doctors. It contains lessons learned by two doctors (husband and wife) who endured immense challenges on the patient side of the...

Breathing: An Inspired History

Reaktion Books, 2021

Our knowledge of breathing has shaped our social history and philosophical beliefs since prehistory. Breathing occupied a spiritual status for the ancients, while today it is central to the practice of many forms of meditation, like Yoga. Over time physicians, scientists, and engineers have pieced together the intricate biological mechanisms of...

Pattern Recognition in Medical Imaging

Academic Press, 2003

Medical Imaging has become one of the most important visualization and interpretation methods in biology and medecine over the past decade. This time has witnessed a tremendous development of new, powerful instruments for detecting, storing, transmitting, analyzing, and displaying medical images. This has led to a huge growth in the application of...

Solving the PowerPoint Predicament: Using Digital Media for Effective Communication

Que, 2006

Everyone uses PowerPoint, but how effective is your presentation at meeting the goals you've outlined? A great presentation is more than just a slideshowit's about using PowerPoint to its maximum potential to get your message across to your audience. That's the PowerPoint Predicament. Tom Bunzel reveals how to conceive, plan,...

The ASMBS Textbook of Bariatric Surgery

Springer, 2019

?The fully updated 2nd edition of this textbook continues to serve as a comprehensive guide for information dealing with the ever-evolving field of bariatric surgery. The chapters are written by experts in the field and include the most up-to-date information, including new sections on quality in bariatric surgery, endoscopic...

Respiratory Emergencies (European Respiratory Monograph)

Europa Publications Ltd, 2006

Access to free airways is the first consideration in emergency situations, such as at the

scene of an accident, and respiratory emergencies represent an important part of acute medicine in general. Respiratory problems also play a crucial part in critical care medicine and constitute an important share of the numerous...

ECG Diagnosis: A Self-Assessment Workbook

John Wiley & Sons, 2000

ECG Diagnosis: A Self-Assessment Workbook provides an educational self-assessment guideline for the interpretation of various electrocardiographic abnormalities. In this book, 250 common and clinically pertinent ECG abnormalities are included. Thus, any ECG tracings showing extremely unusual and rare ECG abnormalities or complex...

Medicine by Design: The Practice and Promise of Biomedical Engineering

The Johns Hopkins University, 2006

A heart that once beat erratically has regained its natural rhythm. A woman paralyzed by an automobile accident is now able to resume her favorite hobby. Physicians using a robotic surgeon named da Vinci perform lifesaving operations. These are some of the feats of biomedical engineering, one of the fastest-moving areas in medicine. In this...

Neonatal Bioethics: The Moral Challenges of Medical Innovation

The Johns Hopkins University, 2006

Neonatal intensive care has been one of the most morally controversial areas of medicine during the past thirty years. This study examines the interconnected development of four key aspects of neonatal intensive care: medical advances, ethical analysis, legal scrutiny, and econometric evaluation.

The authors assert that a dramatic...

Clinical Investigation of Portal Hypertension

Springer, 2019

This book thoroughly covers various diseases induced by portal hypertension, and introduces novel information for the treatment of patients. Individual chapters address the pathophysiology, diagnosis and treatment options available for the complications induced by portal hypertension. The book fosters practical understanding and...

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