Published July, 2009
By Mahboob Rahman
Publisher: Elsevier (W B Saunders Co Ltd)
Series: The Clinics: Internal Medicine
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Examines Hypertension, an important and common concern in the elderly population. This title covers such subjects as arterial compliance in the elderly, polypharmacy in the elderly, and hypertension and cognitive function in the elderly. It is suitable for all clinicians dealing with the geriatric population.

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Published July, 2009
By Francis K.L. Chan and Francis K. L. Chan
Publisher: Elsevier (W B Saunders Co Ltd)
Series: The Clinics: Internal Medicine
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An ulcer is an open sore in the lining of the stomach or intestine. Peptic ulcers are eventually caused by acid and pepsin, a digestive stomach enzyme. This book presents an overview of the causes, diagnosis, and treatments of peptic ulcers, including conditions like Zollinger-Ellison syndrome.

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Published July, 2009
By Grace Elta and Kenneth K. Wang
Publisher: Elsevier (W B Saunders Co Ltd)
Series: The Clinics: Internal Medicine
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Endoscopic imaging has become an important clinical tool for the diagnosis and treatment of gastrointestinal diseases. This book contains articles that are devoted to chromoendoscopy, autofluorescence endoscopy, reflectance spectroscopy, optical coherence tomography, laser confocal microscopy, and targeted endoscopic imaging.

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Published July, 2009
By Mark Siegel and John McArdle
Publisher: Elsevier (W B Saunders Co Ltd)
Series: The Clinics: Internal Medicine
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Covers common conditions that a pulmonologist sees in the ICU. This book contains topics that include intraabdominal hypertension, liver failure, intracranial catastrophes, critical issues in nephrology, heart failure, adrenal insufficiency and septic shock, obstetrical emergencies in critical care, and hematologic issues in the ICU.

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Published July, 2009
By Luis R Espinoza
Publisher: Elsevier (W B Saunders Co Ltd)
Series: The Clinics: Internal Medicine
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Deals with the assessment and treatment of infections in rheumatic diseases. This title covers topics such as: molecular biology of infectious agents ion chronic arthritis; gonococcal and non-gonococcal arthritis; clinical and medical management of reactive arthritis; lyme arthritis; and, the role of parvovirus B19 in chronic arthritis.

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Published July, 2009
By Laura Weiss Roberts, Jinger G. Hoop, Laura Roberts and Jinger Hoop
Publisher: Elsevier (W B Saunders Co Ltd)
Series: The Clinics: Internal Medicine
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Discusses the role of ethics in psychiatry. This book covers such topics as ethics in research, ethics in clinical treatment, ethics in education, genetics, and the military. It contains separate articles on children, adults, and older patients, with special attention paid to women's mental health, forensics, and addiction psychiatry.

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Published June, 2009
By Lucky Jain, David P. Carlton and David Carlton
Publisher: Elsevier (W B Saunders Co Ltd)
Series: The Clinics: Internal Medicine
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Describes advances in neonatology. This book reviews topics such as trends in birthing, gestational age, birth weight and mortality in newborns; Late Prematurity; Advances in newborn resuscitation; Approaches to infants with congenital anomalies; Advances in neonatal surgery; and, Respiratory failure in the term and near term infant.

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Published June, 2009
By Kenneth P. Wright, Jr. and Kenneth P. Wright
Publisher: Elsevier (W B Saunders Co Ltd)
Series: The Clinics: Internal Medicine
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Circadian rhythm sleep disorders are caused by a mismatch between the sleep - wake pattern and circadian phase. Sleep at the circadian high is impaired, while alertness is reduced during wakefulness. This book discusses consequences of circadian disruption in animal models, and influence of circadian system on disease severity.

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Published June, 2009
By Randolph W. Evans
Publisher: Elsevier (W B Saunders Co Ltd)
Series: The Clinics: Internal Medicine
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Reviews migraine and other primary headaches. This book covers such topics as the epidemiology, burden and co morbidities of migraine; pathophysiology of migraine; transient neurologic dysfunction in migraine; and, diagnostic testing for migraine and other primary headaches. It is suitable for neurologists and primary care physicians.

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Published June, 2009
By Raul Artal
Publisher: Elsevier (W B Saunders Co Ltd)
Series: The Clinics: Internal Medicine
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Examines women and obesity. This title offers reviews on topics including: The Epidemiology of Obesity and Health Economics, Early Life Origins of Obesity, Regulation of Fat Metabolism in Obesity - Gender Differences, Physiological Aspects of Obesity, Pregnancy and Obesity, and Post-partum Weight Retention and Rise for Obesity.

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