A Notebook of Dermatopathology


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This is an invaluable collection of information designed to help residents, fellows, and students - as well as any already qualified medical professional interested in revising the essentials of skin conditions – to master the basics of skin pathology. Using the principle of pattern recognition, it simplifies the multitude of dermatopathologic signs by using easy-to-memorize images of what the key features look like - photomnemonics. There are also helpful sections on the technical aspects of dermatopathology and on the key findings at each level of the skin. Organized simply and abundantly illustrated, this text will be an indispensable guide to revision for all its readers.




Pediatric Dermatopathology and Dermatology


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Publisher's Note: Products purchased from 3rd Party sellers are not guaranteed by the Publisher for quality, authenticity, or access to any online entitlements included with the product. Pediatric Dermatopathology and Dermatology is a unique reference highlighting both the histopathology and clinical presentation of common and uncommon pediatric skin disorders. This user-friendly reference is ideal for dermatopathologists and pathologists and of special interest to pediatric dermatologists and general dermatologists. With a global perspective, skin disorders that affect children world-wide are presented. Thousands of full-color histopathology slides and clinical photos accompany concise, templated text for each pediatric skin disorder.




VisualDx: Essential Dermatology in Pigmented Skin


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VisualDx: Essential Dermatology in Pigmented Skin combines a desk reference and a powerful online decision support system to give you point-of-care assistance in diagnosing and managing skin diseases in darkly pigmented skin. The book is written and edited by clinicians with extensive experience caring for patients with pigmented skin, including Hispanics, African-Americans, and diverse patients from many countries. It features over 700 full-color illustrations depicting the distinctive presentations of skin diseases in adults and children with darkly pigmented skin. These illustrations are valuable aids to both diagnosis and patient teaching because they show patients how the disease appears in skin types resembling their own pigmentation. The text is organized by skin lesion morphology to assist the differential diagnostic process. It covers 195 skin disorders, with illustrations and succinct text on visual signs and symptoms, diagnostic pearls, best laboratory tests, differential diagnosis, and treatment. An additional chapter covers dermatologic therapy. The online clinical decision support system can be accessed on a desktop computer, laptop, tablet, or mobile device. It enables you to search by patient findings, such as visual clues, signs and symptoms, medications, medical history, and travel history, to build a custom differential diagnosis. Thousands of images show both typical and variant disease presentations. Patient information sheets are also included.




Practical Dermatopathology


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Quickly and confidently evaluate and diagnose skin biopsies with Practical Dermatopathology. Written from the perspective of both the histopathologist and clinician, this popular medical reference allows you to search by disease or pathologic feature to quickly locate key criteria and a differential diagnosis. Practical and portable, Practical Dermatopathology is your ideal high-yield microscope companion! Consult this title on your favorite e-reader with intuitive search tools and adjustable font sizes. Elsevier eBooks provide instant portable access to your entire library, no matter what device you're using or where you're located. Make accurate, complete reports by fully understanding clinical correlations. Accurately diagnose a wide range of conditions using over 700 full-color illustrations, with leader lines pointing out key pathologic and clinical features as they would be seen in daily practice. Find critical information quickly through extensive cross-referencing of differential diagnosis lists by finding and disease. Clinical lists are based on location, symptoms, duration, arrangement, morphology, and color. Pathologic lists include major categories such as epidermal changes, dermal changes, and cell types. Gauge your mastery of the material with online multiple-choice review questions that provide an ideal study resource for board review or recertification. Stay current with comprehensive updates throughout that include the latest advancements in the diagnosis of lymphoma as well as unique differential diagnosis lists, full-color pathology images, supporting clinical photographs, and multiple choice questions. Access the complete contents online - fully searchable, with downloadable image library, bonus clinical correlation images, review questions, and more, at www.expertconsult.com.




Derm Notes


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Packed with full-color photographs and illustrations, it covers the diagnosis and treatment of more than 100 of most common and serious skins disorders that you are likely to encounter in practice.




Dermatology for the Primary Care Provider E-Book


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Designed for today's busy family physicians, Dermatology for the Primary Care Provider is an easy-to-use reference covering the diagnosis and management of commonly seen dermatologic conditions. It provides practical, everyday guidance for quick reference at the point of care, including management pitfalls, clinical warning signs, specific treatment recommendations, and much more. Packed with need-to-know information, this unique resource is invaluable both when you are confident in your diagnosis and need guidance on next steps, or when you need step-by-step assistance on initial management in the absence of a definitive diagnosis. - Highlights common management pitfalls, how to rule out acutely dangerous entities, and clinical warning signs requiring urgent referral. - Provides specific treatment recommendations including which level of therapy is necessary, clear instructions on how to prescribe, and what to watch for. - Includes numerous treatment algorithms throughout, as well as a differential diagnosis overview list in every chapter with cross-references to the corresponding page. - Contains helpful information on patient education as well as answers to commonly asked patient questions.




Barnhill's Dermatopathology, Fourth Edition


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The definitive survey of diagnostic dermatopathology—and the single-best resource for addressing differential diagnosis at the microscopic level A Doody's Core Title for 2023 & 2024! For virtually every kind of skin lesion, this skill-sharpening resource has everything clinicians need to successfully perform differential diagnosis at the microscopic level. Barnhill's Dermatopathology features a systematic, algorithmic approach that cuts through the complexity of the discipline’s traditional disease-oriented focus, providing a ready-to-use diagnostic tool that puts the entire world of dermatopathology into perspective. This classic has won acclaim as the only dermatology pathology resource that is valuable for both teaching and for clinical practice and differential diagnosis. While other references may be more exhaustive, denser, or larger, none are more clinically useful as Barnhill's Dermatopathology. With 15% of the dermatology board and recertification examination consisting of dermatopathology topics, this is also an outstanding board review tool. Filled with hundreds of color photomicrographs, the book features a clear five-part organization and nearly forty detailed chapters—each reflecting the scientifically rigorous, up-to-date insights of authors who are acknowledged experts in the field. The book’s vast scope encompasses all skin disease processes—inflammatory, non-inflammatory, infections, and proliferations (harmatomas, hyperplasias, and neoplasms, plus disorders of nails and oral mucosa). Includes Online Bonus Content Increased number of full-color images Numerous tables assist clinicians differentiate similar conditions from one another NEW CHAPTERS on laboratory methods and stains, and updated immunohistochemistry content




Tarascon Medical Procedures Pocketbook


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Tarascon Medical Procedures Pocketbook is an evidence-based, point of care reference guide to common ambulatory care and hospital procedures. This pocket reference is the perfect resource for the indications, contraindications, necessary equipment, step-by-step technique, fluid analysis, complications and coding for the 45 most commonly performed medical procedures. Tarascon Medical Procedures Pocketbook is packed with over 200 tables and figures that depict the proper technique used for performing each procedure. Tarascon Medical Procedures Pocketbook is an essential medical reference for clinicians, medical students, residents and midlevel providers who perform medical procedures in outpatient or inpatient settings. Click here to view the corrected image 7-3 Running Stitch.




Hair Pathology with Trichoscopic Correlations


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Hair Pathology with Trichoscopic Correlations Mariya Miteva, MD, Associate Professor, Dr. Phillip Frost Department of Dermatology and Cutaneous Surgery, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida, USA Combining pathology with trichoscopy is a powerful strategy for the optimal management of hair disorders. This highly illustrated text will help clinicians become familiar with how to obtain an optimal specimen and how to understand the pathology report in order to create an individualized approach in management. Pathologists will become familiar with the trichoscopic morphologic correlation of hair disorders, with the diagnostic clues to spot, and the most common pitfalls in hair pathology. CONTENTS: Hair and scalp dermoscopy (trichoscopy): An introduction * Normal scalp and hair on trichoscopy * Practical tips for mastering the scalp biopsy procedure * Introduction to horizontal sections and normal scalp anatomy on horizontal sections * Trichoscopy-guided scalp biopsy * Clues to the pathologic diagnosis of hair disorders * Pitfalls in the pathologic diagnosis of hair disorders * Alopecia areata * Alopecia areata incognita * Telogen effluvium * Androgenetic alopecia * Traumatic alopecia (without traction alopecia) * Lichen planopilaris * Frontal fibrosing alopecia * Fibrosing alopecia in a pattern distribution * Lupus erythematosus of the scalp * Traction alopecia * Central centrifugal cicatricial alopecia (CCCA) * Folliculitis decalvans * Dissecting cellulitis of the scalp * Erosive pustular dermatosis of the scalp * Acne/Folliculitis keloidalis * Scalp psoriasis * Seborrheic dermatitis * Red scalp disease * Scalp involvement in dermatomyositis * Linear morphea en coup de sabre * Hair and scalp infections * Miscellaneous * Trichoscopy in the hair transplant practice: An introduction for hair restoration surgeons and pathologists




Clinical Dermatology Illustrated


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Common skin conditions are easy to diagnose and treat with the new third edition of Clinical Dermatology Illustrated: A Regional Approach. Organized by anatomic region, the authors provide an in-depth discussion of 75 skin conditions and growths. Each monograph contains Clinical and Treatment sections as well as full-color photographs.




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