Kategoria BISAC: Medical >> Internal Medicine

This book will provide both an evidence base and practical recommendations for the treatment of patients with congenital heart disease. It will be a resource to all health care providers who care for patients with congenital heart disease, including pediatric cardiologists, pediatric intensivists, pediatric heart surgeons, fetal specialists, maternal fetal medicine specialists, neonatologists, nurses, advanced practice nurses, in addition to trainees in the field (students, residents and fellows).

This book will summarize the world knowledge on the topic of heart failure in...

Drei erfahrene Experten formulieren hier ein klar verstandliches Gesamt-Konzept fur das Unternehmen Arztpraxis. Dabei betonen sie die Wechselwirkungen und das sinnvolle Zusammenspiel aller Aspekte, die einen langfristigen Erfolg ermoglichen und begrunden: Betriebswirtschaft, Kooperationsformen, Steuer-, Vertragsarzt-, Arbeits- und Haftungsrecht, Marketing, Mitarbeiterfuhrung, Praxisorganisation und Altersvorsorge. So ist zum Beispiel die enge Verbindung von Praxis- und Privatbereich von existenzieller Bedeutung fur niedergelassene Arzte. Einsteiger wie Arzte, die bereits in eigener Praxis...

La "cultura geriatrica" - intesa come conoscenza e dominio dei processi di invecchiamento - non ha avuto ancora piena affermazione in campo medico-sanitario. Questo comporta che il piu delle volte non si sappia distinguere a pieno il limite tra il fisiologico e il patologico che distinge l'anziano sano con gli inevitabili "acciacchi" dovuti all'invecchiamento da quello abbisognevole di supporti sanitari e/o assistenziali. Finora si e spesso trattato l'anziano con la cultura dell'adulto, molto diversa da quella geriatrica, con il risultato di considerare malato anche chi ha solo il torto di...

Testo maneggevole, conciso, agile, e da considerarsi una guida pratica, indispensabile alla gestione e conduzione delle urgenze addominali.

Scritto e coordinato da un maestro della chirurgia mondiale con grande esperienza nel campo della chirurgia addominale d'urgenza, questo volume e da ritenersi uno strumento essenziale e "salvavita" per il chirurgo di guardia, da avere sempre pronto ed a portata di mano.

Come comportarsi di fronte ad una urgenza addominale (senza perdere tempo e brancolare nel buio)? Quali accertamenti sono necessari? Quali invece si possono evitare? Che...

The aim of this book is to provide a systematic approach to echocardiographic diagnosis based upon a comprehensive understanding of cardiac anatomy. We shall provide abundant anatomic correlates of echocardiographic findings throughout the book. However, this will be more than just an echocardiographic atlas illustrating normal and pathologic conditions, as we also aim to provide a systematic approach to echocardiographic diagnosis by integrating an in-depth understanding of cardiac anatomy with a logical analysis of physiologic information provided by the present day echocardiographic...

This book adopts a multidisciplinary approach to examine in detail a range of interesting new concepts in the diagnosis and therapy of pancreatic adenocarcinoma. It is divided into three parts. The first part provides an epidemiological and clinical overview of the disease, followed by an update on pathological findings, including new discoveries in the area of molecular biology. The second part, on diagnosis, offers detailed and comprehensive information on the advantages and disadvantages of different imaging techniques, including nuclear medicine and endoscopic ultrasound. The...

Building upon the success of Dr. Williams's widely influential book Eliminating Healthcare Disparities in America: Beyond the IOM Report, this new volume takes a fresh and timely look at the state of healthcare reform and the progress and problems we face in the pursuit of healthcare equality. This book focuses on how the elimination of disparities can be accomplished through targeted efforts made within the context of reform.

Comprising the combined efforts of the nation's best health policy analysts, researchers, key opinion leaders and clinicians, this book addresses both...