Tag: Diagnosis

Simplifying Strabismus A Practical Approach to Diagnosis and Management


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English | April 10, 2024 | ISBN: 3031469968 | 208 pages | MOBI | 28 Mb
This book provides a clear, concise and easy to understand guide to the diagnosis and management of strabismus. Throughout the text, a practical approach to examining, diagnosing and treating patients with strabismus is utilised, supported with case studies in the form of patient photographs and ocular motility videos. Flowcharts and tables are included, together with evidence based management plans and suggestions for further reading.

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Clinical Diagnosis


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English | ISBN: 1444335162 | 2011 | 216 pages | PDF | 2 MB
The role and function of the nurse is rapidly changing. Some nurses are now required to undertake clinical diagnosis of the patient, a responsibility traditionally undertaken by a doctor. Clinical Diagnosis helps prepare nurses to fulfill this role, providing them with the skills and underpinning knowledge to make clinical diagnoses of patients effectively. Each chapter follows the same layout for each symptom or sign, exploring the definition, causes, history, precipitating factors, associated signs and symptoms, important considerations, relevant clinical examination, and investigations and tests.

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Tonsillar Disorders Etiology, Diagnosis and Treatment


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English | ISBN: 1612092756 | 2011 | 109 pages | PDF | 5 MB
This book discusses the causes of various tonsillar diseases and conditions along with their treatments, including adenoids and related diseases in childhood; markers of lymphoid follicle function in chronic tonsillitis; oral ribosomal immunotherapy in recurrent pharyngotonsillitis; post-tonsillectomy hemorrhage; peritonsillar abscess and tumour necrosis factor producing cells in chronic tonsillitis.

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Pneumonia Symptoms, Diagnosis and Treatment


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English | ISBN: 1612096859 | 2012 | 157 pages | PDF | 5 MB
Pneumonia, an inflammatory condition of the lung, is one of the most common serious infections, causing two million deaths annually among young and old alike. This book studies the symptoms, diagnoses and treatment of pneumonia. Topics discussed include the modes of supportive treatment in patients with pneumonia; pneumocystis jirovecii in AIDS patients; nosocomial pneumonia surveillance and prevention in PICU and NICU; ventilator-associated pneumonia; community acquired staphylococcal pneumonia associated with influenza and radiological patterns of pulmonary infections.

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Meningitis Causes, Diagnosis and Treatment


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English | ISBN: 1621008339 | 2011 | 288 pages | PDF | 10 MB
Meningitis is an inflammation of the three thin membranes covering the brain and the spinal cord which are collectively called the meninges. It is a serious and sometimes fatal infection affecting the central nervous system and is caused by different bacterial and viral etiologic agents. In this book, the authors present topical research in the study of the causes, diagnosis and treatment of meningitis. Topics include the molecular diagnosis and epidemiological typing of bacterial meningitis; novel dissemination and invasion routes of bacterial meningitis; contemporary management of nosocomial bacterial meningitis in neurosurgical practice; meningitis associated with auto-immune diseases and Mollaret’s meningitis syndrome.

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Macular Degeneration Causes, Diagnosis and Treatment


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English | ISBN: 1612093450 | 2011 | 151 pages | PDF | 3 MB
Topics covered include: correlation of phenotype and genotype in age-related macular degeneration; role of anti-VEGF therapies in neovascular AMD; the biochemical and genetic studies that support the treatment of the pathogenic retina and ocular blood flow in degenerative myopia.

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Liver Cancer Causes, Diagnosis and Treatment


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English | ISBN: 1612091156 | 2011 | 255 pages | PDF | 7 MB
Primary liver cancer, mainly hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), is the third leading cause of cancer-related deaths world-wide. The incidence is increasing world-wide and the overall survival of patients with HCC is grim because most patients are diagnosed late, when curative treatment is not possible. This book presents topical research in the study of liver cancer, including plant polyphenols for the prevention of HCC and therapy of liver cancer; cytotoxic effects of reservatrol against liver cancer; the molecular mechanisms of HCC and the identification of prognostic markers and health-related quality of life for patients with liver cancer.

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Alzheimer’s Diagnosis


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English | ISBN: 1612098460 | 2011 | 264 pages | PDF | 7 MB
The demographics of ageing suggest a great need for an early diagnosis of dementia and for the development of preventive strategies. Neurodegeneration in Alzheimer’s disease is estimated to start 20-30 years before clinical onset, and the identification of biological markers for pre-clinical and early diagnosis is the principal aim of research studies in the field. In this book, the authors present topical research on Alzheimer’s diagnosis including cerebrospinal fluid biomarker Amyloid-B 1-42 identification; visual impairment in Alzheimer’s disease; cerebral glucose metabolism through F-fluoro-deoxy-glucose positron emission tomography and neuroimaging.

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Diagnosis and Management of Neck and Back Pain in Primary Care


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English | ISBN: 1496362748 | 2017 | 156 pages | EPUB | 32 MB
Neck and back pain is one of the most common presenting complaints in primary care practice, but can be very challenging to diagnose and manage. Diagnosis and Management of Neck and Back Pain inPrimary Care helps you systematically approach this problem and give your patients the relief they so desperately need. Preeminent physician R. Douglas Collins, MD, FACP gives you the benefit of his decades of experience, offering a wealth of diagnostic pearls as well as holistic guidance on management – much of which is unavailable in any other single reference source.

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