Published February, 2012
By Nancy Misri Khardori, Nancy Khardori and Nancy M. Khardori
Publisher: Elsevier (W B Saunders Co Ltd)
Series: The Clinics: Internal Medicine
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Biologic response modifiers (BRMs) are substances that stimulate the body's response to infection and disease. The body naturally produces small amounts of these substances. This title reviews the use of BRMs to treat infectious diseases as well as the infectious complications of BRMs used to treat non-infectious diseases.

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Published February, 2012
By Daniel DeAngelo and Moshe Talpaz
Publisher: Elsevier (W B Saunders Co Ltd)
Series: The Clinics: Internal Medicine
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Assembles top experts to write reviews on the management of chronic myelogenous leukemia. This title includes articles: Selection of Therapy: Rational Decisions Based on Molecular Events; Is There a Potential Cure for CML in Current Therapies? Hurdles Toward a Cure for CML: The CML Stem Cell; and, Management of Ph+ ALL and CML Blast Crisis.

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Published February, 2012
By Caroline Astbury
Publisher: Elsevier (W B Saunders Co Ltd)
Series: The Clinics: Internal Medicine
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Focuses on Cytogenetics, with topics including: Chronic lymphocytic leukemia; Acute lymphocytic leukemia; Acute myelogenous leukemia; Chronic myelogenous leukemia; Plasma cell myeloma; Lymphomas; Solid tumors; Myelodysplastic syndromes; SNP arrays in clinical practice; Prenatal arrays; and, FISH (including Paraffin-embedded (PET) FISH).

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Published February, 2012
By Andrea Natale and Ranjan K. Thakur
Publisher: Elsevier (W B Saunders Co Ltd)
Series: The Clinics: Internal Medicine
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Cardiac electrophysiologists face many challenging situations in which there is no clear-cut answer about the best way to handle a particular clinical problem. This title brings together articles on many such situations, presents arguments on both sides, and lets the reader conclude which is the best way to manage a particular patient.

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Published February, 2012
By Mary S. Richardson
Publisher: Elsevier (W B Saunders Co Ltd)
Series: The Clinics: Internal Medicine
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Covers such topics as: Non-neoplastic Lesions of the Oral Cavity; Odontogenic Lesions; Nasal Cavity, Paranasal Sinuses, and Nasopharynx; Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Oral Cavity and Oropharynx; Larynx and Hypopharynx; Salivary Glands; and, Bone Lesions.

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Published February, 2012
By Rachel Pessah- Pollack and Lois Jovanovic
Publisher: Elsevier (W B Saunders Co Ltd)
Series: The Clinics: Internal Medicine
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Offers information on a range of common endocrine disorders that are of special concern during pregnancy, as well as endocrine problems that can arise due to pregnancy. This title covers a variety of thyroid, pituitary, adrenal, and hypertensive disorders, as well as calcium and bone metabolism disorders during pregnancy and lactation.

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Published February, 2012
By Joy Browne, Robert White and Dr. Robert L. White
Publisher: Elsevier (W B Saunders Co Ltd)
Series: The Clinics: Internal Medicine
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Examines prematurity for the perinatologist by supplying advanced reviews on this topic. This title includes articles such as: the integrated development of sensory organization; the normal sequence of sensory development in the fetus and newborn; and the role of the limbic system in early development.

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Published February, 2012
By John Elefteriades, John A. Elefteriades and Donald M. Botta
Publisher: Elsevier (W B Saunders Co Ltd)
Series: The Clinics: Internal Medicine
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A left ventricular assist device (LVAD) is a surgically implanted pump that helps the left ventricle pump blood to the rest of the body. This title lets cardiologists know about the devices, their complications, and the clinical situations in which they are most beneficial.

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Published February, 2012
By Eammon M.M. Quigley and Eamonn M. M. Quigley
Publisher: Elsevier (W B Saunders Co Ltd)
Series: The Clinics: Internal Medicine
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Published February, 2012
By Thomas A. Wadden, G Terence Wilson, Albert J. Stunkard and Robert I. Berkowitz
Publisher: Elsevier (W B Saunders Co Ltd)
Series: The Clinics: Internal Medicine
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Obesity and psychiatric concerns are closely linked. This title examines obesity and psychiatric status, and includes articles on binge eating disorder and night eating syndrome. It provides guidance on the medical evaluation of the obese individual, behavioral assessment, dietary management, and behavioral treatment.

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