Download Ebook "Chronic Pain Management: Guidelines for Multidisciplinary Program Development"

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This reference is the most comprehensive textbook to date on the multidisciplinary approach to chronic pain management.  Written by an illustrious group of contributors, this source serves as a must-have armamentarium of guidelines for the development of a successful multidisciplinary chronic pain management program within the context of current medical and insurance reimbursement climates.  The only source to offer these strategies, this reference will help readers understand the benefits of multidisciplinary chronic pain management and help them apply these techniques to their clinics for effective, consistent, and financially viable patient care

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Download Ebook "Bringing Pain Relief To Children - Treatment Approach"

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A panel of prominent clinician-scientists comprehensively reviews the latest developments in pediatric pain management, with special emphasis on the setting in which pain is detected and managed. The authors explore the cutting-edge of children''s pain care in inpatient, outpatient, palliative care, school, and residential settings, and describe alternate approaches, including complementary and alternative medicine, pain management via the internet and information technology, and pain care in developing countries.

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Download Ebook "Differential Diagnosis in Conventional Radiology"

Differential Diagnosis in Conventional Radiology (PDF)
English | 2007-11-07 | ISBN: 1588902757 | 879 pages | PDF | 74.87 Mb Download

The third updated and revised edition of Differential Diagnosis in Conventional Radiology provides essential information to make conventional x-ray an effective tool in diagnosing disorders affecting the bones and joints and the thoracic and abdominal body segments.
The book is organized according to classifications of radiologic findings rather than disease, enabling the reader to approach diagnosis in a way that reflects the actual clinical situation. Concise and comprehensive tables outline key information on diagnosis and differential diagnosis.


Highlights:
- The unique organization of chapters based on radiologic findings mirrors the situations encountered in daily clinical practice 
- Easy-to-reference tables classifying findings, diagnosis, and differential diagnosis and providing important clinical data are perfect for an at-a-glance review 
- More than 2000 radiographs and schematic diagrams help to guide the reader toward the most likely diagnoses

The third edition of Differential Diagnosis in Conventional Radiology contains an updated and revised section on radiology of the abdomen combined with the complete text from the recently published books Bone and Joint Disorders and The Chest X-Ray by the same authors.

An exceptional reference work to have on hand, Differential Diagnosis in Conventional Radiology will benefit radiologists and specialists seeking to improve their skills in diagnostic imaging and will also be of great interest to residents preparing for their specialist examinations.

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Posted in: Radiology

Download Ebook Practical Gynaecological Ultrasound

Practical Gynaecological Ultrasound
English | 2 edition | June 19, 2006 | ISBN-10: 0521674506 | 176 pages | PDF | 46.35 Mb
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This user-friendly second edition provides a fully up-dated and practical introduction to gynaecological ultrasound. It describes and explains background anatomy and physiology, instrumentation and how to make the best use of equipment. Emphasis is placed on how to maximise image quality, and how to recognise normal and pathological features. The volume also assesses other relevant diagnostic techniques and various management strategies, and evaluates the role of ultrasound as part of patient management.

It includes chapters on pathology of the uterus, ovaries and adnexae, paediatric and trauma cases, together with management of infertility and other gynaecological perspectives of patient management. Illustrated throughout with numerous high-quality ultrasound images and line drawings, many of them new for this latest edition, this is essential reading for practitioners in training, including radiologists, gynaecologists and sonographers.

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Download Ebooks "Current Medical Diagnosis & Treatment 2013" ed. by Maxine A. Papadakis, Stephen J. McPhee, Michael W. Rabow

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Current Medical Diagnosis & Treatment 2013 (52 edition)
by Maxine Papadakis, Stephen J. McPhee and Michael W. Rabow (editors)
McGraw-Hill Medical | Augus 2012 | ISBN-10: 007178182X | 1968 pages | PDF | 26.5 mb
http://www.amazon.com/CURRENT-Medical-Diagnosis-Treatment-2013/dp/007178182X

The #1 bestselling annual guide to internal medicine—now completely updated!

Learn from the experts – and accelerate your clinical decision making

Internationally acclaimed for its scholarship, conciseness, full-color presentation, and encyclopedic scope, CMDT puts the latest research where it belongs . . . into your practice. The new edition of this streamlined clinical companion delivers at-a-glance summaries of the signs, symptoms, epidemiology, etiology, and treatment options for more than 1,000 diseases and disorders. Practitioners in both the hospital and ambulatory settings rely on CMDT to keep up with new medical advances, prevention strategies, and cost-effective therapies.

Here’s why CMDT is essential to clinical practice:

- Covers the fundamentals of clinical diagnosis and patient management in all fields of internal medicine
- A-to-Z survey of all primary care topics, including gynecology and obstetrics, dermatology, neurology, ophthalmology, otolaryngology, psychiatry, neurology, toxicology, urology, geriatrics, orthopedics, and palliative care
- The only text with an annual update on the treatment of HIV infection and AIDS
- Easy-to-navigate design with numerous figures and tables
- Drug treatment tables, with indexed trade names and updated costs in each section
- Current references—with PubMed and PMID numbers
- “Essentials of Diagnosis” callouts for most diseases/disorders
- ICD-9 codes listed on inside covers

NEW TO THIS EDITION:

- New chapter on Women’s Health Issues
- Extensively revised chapters: “Viral & Rickettsial Infections,” “Disorders Related to Environmental Factors,” and “Blood Disorders”
- Coverage of critical developments in anticoagulation and antiplatelet therapy, antihypertensive therapy, hematology, neurology, infectious disease, and cardiovascular medicine
- Important updates in oncology, including breast cancer treatment options, new lung cancer screening protocols, and cervical screening recommendations
- New risk assessment model for deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and DVT preventive therapies following hip or knee replacement
- Recent CDC guidelines on adult and adolescent immunizations and the treatment of sexually transmitted infections
- Overview of new medications, including ivacaftor, eltrombopag, romiplostim, and eculizumab
- Extensive revision of the section on rhabdomyolysis
- New section on peripheral artery aneurysms

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