Medical : Surgery

Cardiothoracic nursing has undergone great change over the last decade. With the continuing improvement of surgical techniques, pharmacology and pre- and post-operative care, there have been many new initiatives and innovations in the nature and practice of this specialised sector of nursing. Rehabilitation and patient education are to name but a few of the areas where exciting new challenges and opportunities for cardiothoracic nurses have opened up. This book is a definitive and accessible text for cardiothoracic nurses. Written for nurses from a nursing perspective, it offers practical advice and information on all aspects of cardiothoracic surgical nursing and pays particular attention to the continuing developments cardiothoracic nurses must face. more...

Price: $65.00

Stroke is a major cause of morbidity and mortality, with carotid disease representing an important contributory risk factor. This book is about the pathogenesis and management of carotid disease with specific focus on the role imaging has to play in the early recognition as well as treatment of the developed condition. more...

Price: $168.00

Emphasizing techniques and results, Schneider (vascular therapy, Hawaii Permanente Medical Group), Bohannon (surgery and radiology, Texas Tech U. Health Sciences Center), and Silva (vascular surgery and vascular interventional radiology, Texas Tech U. Health Sciences Center) present 21 chapters that are intended to assist in the process of identify more...

Price: $189.95

Talks about the expression of specific adhesion molecules within human cancer tissues. This book studies the expression signatures from published DNA microarray and immunohistochemistry studies - looking at the concept that the alteration of specific adhesion molecules influence the cancer migration ability and cancer damage responses, and more. more...

Price: $179.00

Brings together a presentation of inflammatory challenge, both in the initial phases of the inflammatory response, as well as in the more prolonged phase of genomic involvement. This book illuminates not only the processes of lung inflammation, but also the potential for developing fresh therapeutic strategies to combat inflammatory lung disease. more...

Price: $135.00