This superbly illustrated, practical textbook explains how to plan a position for the jaws and teeth to optimize the facial profile for each patient. Written by an internationally-respected author team, this authoritative resource also provides coverage of a new approach to facial planning that could soon become the standard method for orthodontists and oral surgeons.

Thoroughly revised, the 3rd Edition of this popular resource makes it remarkably convenient to educate patients on over 200 major topics in this specialtyeverything from sexually transmitted diseases and triple screen prenatal diagnostic testing...to pregnancy and related issues and hormone replacement therapy. The loose-leaf-page format makes it easy to photocopy the pages to give to patients to reinforce oral instructions, assist in health education and disease prevention, and foster informed consent. A CD-ROM included with the text offers the book's entire contents in convenient electronic form. Allows practitioners to personalize and print out pages with additional instructions. Makes key points simple to remember by providing useful aids such as mnemonics. Uses tables and priority-based algorithms to summarize essential data. Features over 200 topics in a 3-hole punched, perforated format. Allows easy photocopying of printed teaching materials. Promotes patient compli

Updated and expanded to be even more comprehensive, this text explains how to manage various arthritic conditions. The information included in this book spans a wide range, assisting a reader in any kind of clinical or academic setting. The content is divided into seventeen well-organized chapters, and the author provides thorough evidence-based documentation and references when available.

St.James's Univ。Hospital，Leeds，UK。Well-illustrated guide to all aspects of pediatric medicine。Two-page format includes diagrams，summary of differential diagnoses，and details of the relevant history and examination findings。For medical students and those preparing for examinations。 Softcover。 DNLM: Pediatrics——Handbooks。

This popular resource uses a unique, oversized format to clearly and thoroughly demonstrate the anatomy of the head and neck. Outstanding dissections and illustrations, osteology, radiography, and surface anatomy photographs capture the full range of anatomical structures. Brief textual explanations accompany every figure, facilitating understanding and study. This 3rd Edition features many new and improved images as well as updates to reflect the latest terminology.

Designed for easy reference， this thoroughly illustrated， portable handbook is a practical guide to performing and interpreting imaging studies of the adult chest。 The first section reviews the fundamentals of plain film radiography and high-resolution CT and presents chest CT protocols。The second section presents succinct， bulleted “key facts” about all commonly encountered pathologic entities， along with representative images and explanatory captions。 The authors focus primarily on differential diagnoses and offer a combination of approaches to image interpretation--they use a basic pattern approach， an anatomic site of disease approach， or a disease process approach depending on what's best suited to a particular case。 A list of suggested readings is provided for each topic。

This book assembles recent achievements in both basic research and clinical management in the field of hepatology, virology, and immunology. It provides up-to-date information for clinicians who can apply the relevant knowledge to their daily clinical practice and for researchers who are interested in clinically orientated studies. The updated and detailed technology and state-of-the-art treatment strategies provided in this book serve as references for clinicians and resident physicians in the daily management of ACLF. The rationality and strategies for basic research as well as patient management in this book can also be a valuable reference for other fatal and end-stage liver diseases than HBV-induced ACLF. This Volume 1 has six chapters and focuses on the definition, research technology, virology, genetics, and immunology. 本书汇集了在肝病、病毒学和免疫学领域的基础研究和临床领域的新成果。它为临床医师提供了新的信息，临床医师可以将相关知识应

Established for over ten years as "the gold standard in its discipline"(JAMA), this edition features 11 new contributing authors, and several new chapters on such topics as diet and drugs in surgery,AIDS manifestations,& enterostomal therapy.

Clinically oriented and richly illustrated, this single-volume reference provides complete guidance on the surgical management of sports related injuries of both the upper and lower extremities. Readers will find step-by-step, illustrated how-to's for each of the more than 70 surgical procedures. Discusses indications, techniques, post-operative management, rehabilitation, complications, and outcomes for each procedure. Illustrates all of the latest surgical techniques for more than 70 surgical proceduresopen as well as arthroscopic procedures, including arthroscopic synovectomy · posterolateral corner · ankle, shoulder, and elbow arthroscopy · superior labral anterior/posterior injury · and arthroscopy/triangular fibrocartilage complex (TFCC) injuries. Features over 600 illustrations, including drawings of techniques, arthroscopic views, x-rays, and MRIs. Uses an anatomic organization for easy access to information.

Visual Mnemonics for Pharmacology offers cartoon drawings plus high yield review content - just the book you need! "Concept diagramming" links basic science ideas with memorable visual aids. Each drawing captures a great deal of information. Formatted with plenty of space for notes and reminders, the illustrations can be colored to further enhance memory. Laurie Marbas, a third year medical student at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center created this series to learn the concepts. Many of her classmates also used these drawings and reported improved test scores. Perfect for medical students -- physician assistants, nurse practitioners and related health professionals will also find Visual Mnemonics valuable.

This book recognises the growing importance of the nurse's role in the management of patients' drugs. It provides an alphabetical reference source of drugs used in practice with particular regard to presentation, action, dosage and "nurse monitoring". Notes have also been provided dealing with specific issues of interest to nurses and students - IV drugs, AIDS and safe handling of drugs. Information is presented clearly, using the minimum of abbreviations, to provide a handy reference sourc useful for both clinical and educational settings.

Fundamentals of Operating Department Practice seeks to embrace the knowledge needed for the generic theatre worker, be they nurse or anaesthetic assistant, as envisaged in the Bevan Report. It clarifies the underlying principles needed for an understanding of anaesthetic and surgical practice. It both defines the level of knowledge required for the ODP Level III qualification and covers the practical aspects of operating department practice, wherever relevant. The book also serves as a comprehensive reference to the principles and practice of modern operating department practice and is essential reading for anyone involved in care of the patient in the operating department environment, both in training and in practice.

The cornea is the ecosystem that connects the internal with the external eye. Defects and disorders in this delicate layer of tissue are frequent, painful and potentially damaging to the internal functioning of the eye. Conversely, disorders of the conjunctiva, eyelids, and tear mechanisms can affect the cornea. This concise, practical text discusses this interrelationship, giving a comprehensive overview of the cornea and its common disorders, with the emphasis on diagnosis and treatment. Outstanding colour illustrations provide added diagnostic information. Contents include: ·Ｆoundations of keratology ·The comea and in flammation ·crneal ulceration ·superfical keratopathy ·corneal complications of contact lens wear ·interstitial keratitis ·proliferaive lesions ·corneal ectasia ·herpes simplex virus keratitis ·corneal trauma ·corneal dystrophies ·corneal transplantation ·medical therapy for corneal disease ·procedures ·the

The fully revised and updated 2nd Edition of this unique text is a must-have for anyone who performs musculoskeletal examinations. For each body region, it presents well-illustrated, step-by-step guidance on assessing alignment, range of motion, muscle strength, and sensation...as well as clear explanations of what abnormal physical findings might mean. The book also features differ ential diagnosis tables based on common patient complaints, and provides detailed line drawings that illustrate com plex anatomical structures. "Take-Home Points" at the end of every chapter facilitate review.

Ideal for exam preparation or review, MASTER MEDICINE" PHYSIOLOGY, 2ND EDITION presents "must-know" information in a well-ordered style familiar to medical students. The MASTER MEDICINE series reflects the current trend toward a core curriculum and self-directed learning. Diagrams that support the text are presented so that the reader can remember and reproduce them in examinations. Each chapter ends with a selection of self-assessment material and full explanatory answers that summarize and expand upon the chapter contents. 作者简介： J. G. McGeown, Senior Lecturer in Physiology, Dept. of Physiology, Queen's University, Belfast, UK

COVERS ALL ORTHOPAEDIC REHABILITATION NEEDS IN ONE BOOK This textbook offers a breadth and quality of coverage not previously available to therapists。 Orthopaedic Examination，Evaluation，and Intervention provides students and practitioners with a valuable resource。 A Unique Combination of Assets *Examination，evaluation，and intervention in one book *Differential diagnosis，an in-depth chapter essential for evaluating direct-access patients *Evidence-based focus — examination techniques and interventions clearly supported by published clinical studies *Integration of APTA Guide to Physical Therapist Practice *Variety of treatment strategies reflecting the leading philosophies and the latest research *In-depth coverage of therapeutic exercise， manual techniques， and functional training *Intervention implications of the various stages of healing， plus postsurgical rehabilitation *Concepts and assessment of function—full ch

devoted to both medical and surgical management of glaucoma with coverage of basic aspects, clinical forms, and medical/surgical issues....a stand-alone, vital volume and the perfect companion to the Textbook of Glaucoma.

Human Reproduction at a Glance is designed to be a concise, readily accessible guide and revision aid for undergraduate medical students. Following the now familiar, easy-to-use format, each topic is presented as a double-page spread with key facts accompanied by clear, but informative line diagrams illustrating the essential points. Human Reproduction at a Glance explores the breadth of human reproductive biology and pathophysiology in 42 separate sections, giving the student the basic science required to understand the disorders they will encounter during a clinical ObGyn rotation. Divided into 2 parts: Normal Human Reproduction and Human Reproductive Disorders, the book takes an integrated approach throughout, emphasizing the relationship between normal and abnormal reproductive function and disease. Designed to be versatile, Human Reproduction At A Glance fits the reading time and budget of all medical students and can be used either for primary or supplementary reading in support of a lecture course or a

Center for Prenatal Diagnostics, Berlin, Germany. Text is a translation of the German edition titled Sonographische Fehlbildungsdiagnostik. Lehratlas der fetalen Ultraschalluntersuchungen, c2002. Atlas provides a comprehensive overview of fetal ultrasound technology and features diagnosis guidelines for fetal anomalies and diseases. Includes 500 sonograms and images.

Krause's Food, Nutrition, & Diet Therapy is a classic textbook in the field of nutrition and diet therapy, providing a wealth of information on nutrition basics, nutrition throughout the life cycle, nutrition care, nutrition for health and fitness, and medical nutrition therapy. Always up-to-date with the most current information available, this outstanding resource recognizes the increasing importance of nutrition in achieving and maintaining optimal health and fitness and as a component of complete and effective healthcare. It is universally recognized as an essential text for nutrition and diet therapy students and practicing registered dietitians. It features extensive appendixes, tables, illustrations, figures, and clinical insight boxes that provide practical hands-on information and clinical tools for use throughout a student's education and career.

A major part of the FRCA examination are multiple choice questions. QBase Anaesthesia 4 is much more than just a book giving five sets examination papers, in groups of sixty questions, mirroring the format of the new Primary Examination. It also comes with a free CD-ROM (see QBase Anaesthesia 1, 2 or 3 for details).

Following on in the footsteps of its acclaimed and popular predecessor, this new edition builds on the successful features that engaged readers of the first edition: it explains the principles and practice of epidemiology and serves as a handbook for those who wish to do epidemiology; it uses relevant exercises and examples, taken from real life, to illustrate how to set up a study; it aims to help produce valid results that will satisfy grant bodies, ethical committees, and journal editors; ultimately it bridges the gap between theory and practice. This edition includes numerous improvements and several new chapters which will further enhance its appeal.

Pharmaceutical Perspectives of Nucleic Acid-Based Therapy presents a comprehensive account of gene therapy, from development in the laboratory to clinical applications, with an emphasis on cancer and cardiovascular and autoimmune diseases. Internationally acclaimed scientists discuss the potential use of lipids, peptides and polymers for the in vivo delivery of nucleic acids, the genesis of structure-synthesis-function interrelationships and the evolutionary approaches of these gene carriers. The book also addresses the influence of a viable gene expression system on disease by controlling gene regulation, tran*ion, translation and replication. Univ. of Tennessee, Memphis. Presents a comprehensive account of design and modulation of gene expression and nucleic acid delivery systems. Includes the possible use of lipids, structure-synthesis-function relationship, and the use of DNA and devices for gene delivery. Contains color plates and halftone illustrations. For research scientists.