2014 Medical Reference Catalogue

INTERNAL MEDICINE

Infections of the Central Nervous System W. M Scheld, MD Bayer-Gerald L. Mandell Professor of Infectious Diseases; Professor, Myles H. Thaler Center for AIDS and Human Retrovirus Research; Professor of Medicine, Clinical Fourth Edition

Handbook of Dialysis Fifth Edition

John T. Daugirdas, MD Clinical Professor of Medicine, University of Illinois at Chicago

Professor of Neurosurgery, Director, Pfizer Initiative in International Health Richard J Whitley, MD Loeb Eminent Scholar Chair in Pediatrics; Professor of Pediatrics, Microbiology, and Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL Christina M Marra, MD Professor of Neurology; Vice Chair (Academic Affairs), Neurology; Adjunct Professor, Medicine (Infectious Diseases), University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA

August 2014 / Paperback Approx. 848 pp.

International Edition: 9781451188714 North American Edition: 9781451144291

Specialty: Nephrology Series: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Handbook Series

May 2014 / Hardcover Approx. 768 pp. / Approx. 382 lllus. / Approx. 50 Tables 9781451173727

DESCRIPTION

Handbook of Dialysis is now completely revised in its Fifth Edition. It continues to provides practical, accessible information on all aspects of dialysis with emphasis on day-to-day patient management. Authored by international experts, chapters provide complete coverage of hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis, special problems in dialysis patients, and problems pertaining to various organ systems. This resource is designed for nephrologists, nephrology/renal nurses, family physicians and dialysis centers.

Specialty: Infectious Diseases

DESCRIPTION

Infections of the Central Nervous System, 4e is a clinical reference on central nervous system infections that has been thoroughly revised from prior editions. Over 70 leading experts provide comprehensive, current information on all infections--both neural-specific and systemic- --that involve the central nervous system. Areas with significant new clinical information include treatment of tuberculosis, non-tubercular mycobacterial infections, brain abscess, and Lyme disease.

NEW FOR THIS EDITION

f f Expanded coverage of vascular access placement and management f f Drugs in end stage renal disorder f f Full discussion on importance of dietary control of sodium and phosphate f f New regulatory issues (CMS, Medical Director responsibilities) f f Update on US reimbursement/financial issues, the effects of bundling

FEATURES

f f Every chapter has been extensively revised and updated, nearly half with new author teams f f NEW chapter on acute encephalitis f f NEW clinical information on treatment of tuberculosis, non- tubercular mycobacterial infections, brain abscess, and Lyme disease f f NEW color design and color images f f Numerous diagrams, figures, tables, illustrations and photographs demonstrate the content f f Evidence-based references

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