Medical Science category: 13998 books
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Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
Medical ethics is a difficult and controversial field and that part of it dealing with reproductive medicine is no exception. Our first conference on philosophical ethics in reproductive medicine (PERM 1) in 1988 discussed many of the controversies in this field. The acclaim it received encouraged...
Comparative Anatomy and Histology
A Mouse, Rat, and Human Atlas
Language: English
Release Date: August 29, 2017
The second edition of Comparative Anatomy and Histology is aimed at the new rodent investigator as well as medical and veterinary pathologists who need to expand their knowledge base into comparative anatomy and histology. It guides the reader through normal mouse and rat anatomy and histology using...
Homocysteine in Protein Structure/Function and Human Disease
Chemical Biology of Homocysteine-containing Proteins
Language: English
Release Date: June 20, 2013
Excess of homocysteine, a product of the metabolism of the essential amino acid methionine, is associated with poor health, is linked to heart and brain diseases in general human populations, and accelerates mortality in heart disease patients. Neurological and cardiovascular abnormalities occur in...
Urodynamics
Hydrodynamics of the Ureter and Renal Pelvis
Language: English
Release Date: June 28, 2014
Urodynamics: Hydrodynamics of the Ureter and Renal Pelvis summarizes the present status of urodynamics in progression. The book presents papers on ureteral morphology as a basis for peristaltic activity; the concept of ureteral peristaltic function; and bioengineering aspects of ureteral function....
Radiological Functional Analysis of the Vascular System
Contrast Media — Methods — Results
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
Scientists and engineers have been involved in medical radiology from the very beginning. At times advances in this field occur at a tremen dously fast pace. Developments in radiological diagnostics have - technologically and medically speaking - focused on morphology. At present, computer-aided...
by Anush S. Pillai, Ronald C. Mackenzie, Eugene C. Toy
Language: English
Release Date: September 22, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: September 22, 2014
LEARN MICROBIOLOGY IN THE CONTEXT OF REAL-LIFE PATIENTS AND PREPARE FOR THE USMLE STEP 1
Experience with clinical cases is key to excelling on the USMLE Step 1 and shelf exams, and ultimately to providing patients with competent clinical care. Case Files: Microbiology provides 54 true-to-life cases...
3D Cell Culture
Fundamentals and Applications in Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine
Language: English
Release Date: May 11, 2018
3D cell culture is yet to be adopted and exploited to its full potential. It promises to upgrade and bring our understanding about human physiology to the highest level with the scope of applying the knowledge for better diagnosis as well as therapeutics. The focus of this book is on the direct impact...
Spinal Cord Stimulation Implantation
Percutaneous Implantation Techniques
Language: English
Release Date: June 3, 2009
Spinal cord stimulators (SCS) are implantable medical devices used to treat chronic pain of neurologic origin, such as sciatica, intractable back pain, and diabetic. The device generates an electric pulse near the spinal cord's dorsal surface, providing a parasthesia sensation that alters the perception...
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Language: English
Release Date: April 28, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: April 28, 2018
This revised and updated fifth edition of the highly acclaimed “gold standard” textbook continues to provide a foundational review of health behavior change theories, research methodologies, and intervention strategies across a range of populations, age groups, and health conditions. It examines...
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Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
The inhibition of angiogenesis is an effective mechanism of slowing down tumor growth and malignancies. The process of induction or pro-angiogenesis is highly desirable for the treatment of cardiovascular diseases, wound healing disorders, etc. Efforts to understand the molecular basis, both for inhibition...
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Language: English
Release Date: October 3, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: October 3, 2018
Semiconductor Radiation Detection Systems addresses the state-of-the-art in the design of semiconductor detectors and integrated circuit design, in the context of medical imaging using ionizing radiation. It addresses exciting new opportunities in X-ray detection, Computer Tomography (CT), bone dosimetry,...
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Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
Due to the ever increasing interest in the use of non-invasive ultrasonic methods in medical diagnostics on the one hand and the specific effects of ultrasound in medical therapy on the other, the questions of safety and optimal applications are topical and of great importance. For this reason the...
by Richard M. Hyde
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
Since 1975, when the University of Oklahoma faculty created their review course for second-year medical students, the Oklahoma Notes have been among the most trusted and widely used reviews for the National Boards.
Each Oklahoma Notes book presents the core information of one segment of the medical...
Bad Pharma
How Drug Companies Mislead Doctors and Harm Patients
Language: English
Release Date: February 5, 2013
We like to imagine that medicine is based on evidence and the results of fair testing and clinical trials. In reality, those tests and trials are often profoundly flawed. We like to imagine that doctors who write prescriptions for everything from antidepressants to cancer drugs to heart medication...