Comprehensive Gynecology


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With its trademark clear, concise writing style and evidence-based focus, Comprehensive Gynecology, 8th Edition, remains your #1 choice for practical, in-depth coverage of any women's health issue you're likely to encounter. It covers all key issues in gynecology, now fully updated to include new information on topics such as laparoscopy and innovations in robotic surgery, reversible contraception, and advancements in treating endometriosis. For residents, specialists, primary care doctors, and other healthcare providers, Comprehensive Gynecology is an easy-to-access source of trusted information for everyday practice. - Includes helpful features such as key references and terms, key points at the end of each chapter, summary boxes for quick reference, and new bolded text to highlight the most important concepts. - Features newly improved artwork; a more cohesive, easy-to-navigate design throughout; and more clinical algorithms. - Contains hundreds of illustrations and tables, anatomical figures, radiographs, and photographs, as well as 20 videos that address topics such as Pap smear techniques, hysteroscopic metroplasty, and endometriosis of the bladder. - Brings you up to date with the latest applications in diagnostic and interventional ultrasound, issues in infertility, the latest research in menopause, and other essential aspects of today's practice.




National Library of Medicine AVLINE Catalog


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Listing of audiovisual materials catalogued by NLM. Items listed were reviewed under the auspices of the American Association of Dental Schools and the Association of American Medical Colleges, and are considered suitable for instruction. Entries arranged under MeSH subject headings. Entry gives full descriptive information and source. Also includes Procurement source section that gives addresses and telephone numbers of all sources.




Nursing World


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Large Scale Projects in EHealth


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The efficient and effective delivery of healthcare requires accurate and relevant methodologies; eHealth projects contribute to the success and sustainability of tomorrow's health care systems. EFMI Special Topic Conferences (STC) provide a forum for discussing achievements and experiences on specific topics in medical informatics. This book presents the proceedings of the EFMI STC 2012, held in Moscow, Russia, in April 2012. The theme of this STC is the implementation experience of large scale eHealth projects. These large scale projects can be described by size, effects, complexity, duration etc. and are generally accompanied by small and dedicated initiatives and solutions. The conference highlights large-scale projects supporting the use of information and communication technology at national, regional, and especially at international level, and aims to identify requirements for national and regional solutions in medical informatics and health information management. This book provides insight into the use of information and communication technology in different countries and is designed to have a high relevance in practice and further research.




The Brain of the Critically Ill Pregnant Woman


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The Brain of the Critically Ill Pregnant Woman is a volume in the Critical Care in Obstetrics series. This novel reference educates physicians, nurses, and all allied healthcare personnel on updates for caring for pregnant women with neurological compromise. The book's authors have gathered the best evidence-based material that is explicitly focused on severe neurological complications in pregnant patients and postpartum. Among the chapters, the book covers medical-surgical complications that any patient can present, such as head trauma and complications specific to pregnancy. - Includes obstetric concepts with updated knowledge of pathophysiology - Offers best practice approaches and interventions regarding the fetus - Explores the use and effects of drugs in the pregnant patient and during nursing - Written by authors with extensive clinical experience in neurocritical care and critical obstetric care




Journal


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Some vols. have appendices consisting of reports of various state offices.