This comprehensive volume provides balanced and easily readable chapters on contemporary topics around discourse production in patients with neurogenic disorders. Discourse broadly refers to a unit of language longer than a single sentence, typically used in a spoken or written format to express ideas, feelings, and opinions or to interact with others. As the field […]
This book aims to serve as a playbook and a guide for the creation of a safer healthcare system in the contemporary healthcare ecosystem. It meets this goal through examinations of clinical case studies that illustrate core principles of patient safety, coverage of a broad range of medical errors including medication errors, and solutions to reducing […]
Treatment of pediatric obesity, to date, has largely focused on lifestyle therapy. While lifestyle therapy is essential for obesity management, it is often insufficient, particularly for youth who have severe forms of the disease. Underlying the limitations of lifestyle therapy is the recognition that obesity is a biological disorder of the energy regulatory system and […]
This is a practical guide to pediatric vascular access. It covers how to use ultrasound appropriately, how to prevent and manage early and late complications, and how to correctly place the catheter tip using ECG or radiology. It includes all the most modern approaches and devices. In particular, the best approach for some specific populations is covered, including […]
This book comprehensively covers the techniques available for robot- assisted prostatectomy. Chapters feature detailed descriptions of how to successfully perform a variety of relevant techniques including the reconstruction of continence mechanisms and the use of the transperitoneal RALP anterior approach. Potential complications, preoperative and postoperative management strategies are also discussed, enabling the reader to develop a […]
The sixth edition of Clinical Methods and Practicum in Speech-Language Pathology remains a vital resource for students in speech-language pathology who are about to begin their clinical practicum. The book is divided into two major sections: clinical practicum and clinical methods in speech language pathology. These sections provide coverage of the structural and functional aspects […]
Κάθε χρόνο 1 εκατομμύριο ασθενείς περίπου εμφανίζουν υπεζωκοτική συλλογή. Οι υπεζωκοτικές συλλογές μπορεί να συνοδεύουν διάφορες λοιμώξεις ή να εμφανίζονται σαν επιπλοκή μιας πνευμονικής νόσου. Επιπρόσθετα, οι υπεζωκοτικές συλλογές συχνά επιπλέκουν κακοήθειες, καρδιοπάθειες, ηπατική νόσο, γαστρεντερικές νόσους, νεφρική νόσο και κολλαγονοπάθειες. Δεν υπάρχουν ακόμα πρόσφατα βιβλία σχετικά με υπεζωκοτικές συλλογές που να κατευθύνουν τον κλινικό ιατρό […]