Peripheral Arterial Disease
Author: Jay D. Coffman
Publisher: Humana Press
Published: 2014-03-06
Total Pages: 356
ISBN-13: 9781468497502
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Vascular Disease: Diagnostic and Therapeutic Approaches
Author: Michael R. Jaff, DO
Publisher: Cardiotext Publishing
Published: 2011-04-01
Total Pages: 602
ISBN-13: 1935395610
DOWNLOAD EBOOKPatients with vascular disease offer great challenges to physicians of multiple backgrounds. The rapid improvement in multimodal imaging and the growth of endovascular strategies for treatment of peripheral vascular disease have resulted in an explosion in interest in these patients. But patients and physicians often misdiagnose vascular disease as normal signs of aging, resulting in presentation to specialists at the end stage of the disease process. This textbook, edited by two recognized experts in the field, is designed to offer unique and comprehensive information on the diagnostic approach to and state-of-the-art treatment of arterial and venous diseases. This multispecialty textbook will be a critical addition to the practicing clinician's library. "This is a well-conceived and well-executed text dealing with the full gamut of peripheral vascular diseases, their diagnosis, and treatment... While other texts are similar with respect to content and intended audience, Vascular Disease is unique at least in its organization of the subject matter. By uniting pathophysiology, risk factors, diagnosis, and medical and surgical treatment of each anatomic distribution in one chapter of section, the editors have provided a facile reference. A particular chapter will inform the physician's or nurse's care of an individual patient, without that medical profession having to skip around - using the index - to garner or refresh their expertise in, say, the 'contemporary management of superior vena cava syndrome.'" - Benjamin M. Jackson, MD (Ann Thorac Surg 2011;92:1555)
Cardiovascular Disability
Author: Institute of Medicine
Publisher: National Academies Press
Published: 2010-12-04
Total Pages: 304
ISBN-13: 030915698X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Social Security Administration (SSA) uses a screening tool called the Listing of Impairments to identify claimants who are so severely impaired that they cannot work at all and thus immediately qualify for benefits. In this report, the IOM makes several recommendations for improving SSA's capacity to determine disability benefits more quickly and efficiently using the Listings.
Improving Diagnosis in Health Care
Author: National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
Publisher: National Academies Press
Published: 2015-12-29
Total Pages: 473
ISBN-13: 0309377722
DOWNLOAD EBOOKGetting the right diagnosis is a key aspect of health care - it provides an explanation of a patient's health problem and informs subsequent health care decisions. The diagnostic process is a complex, collaborative activity that involves clinical reasoning and information gathering to determine a patient's health problem. According to Improving Diagnosis in Health Care, diagnostic errors-inaccurate or delayed diagnoses-persist throughout all settings of care and continue to harm an unacceptable number of patients. It is likely that most people will experience at least one diagnostic error in their lifetime, sometimes with devastating consequences. Diagnostic errors may cause harm to patients by preventing or delaying appropriate treatment, providing unnecessary or harmful treatment, or resulting in psychological or financial repercussions. The committee concluded that improving the diagnostic process is not only possible, but also represents a moral, professional, and public health imperative. Improving Diagnosis in Health Care, a continuation of the landmark Institute of Medicine reports To Err Is Human (2000) and Crossing the Quality Chasm (2001), finds that diagnosis-and, in particular, the occurrence of diagnostic errorsâ€"has been largely unappreciated in efforts to improve the quality and safety of health care. Without a dedicated focus on improving diagnosis, diagnostic errors will likely worsen as the delivery of health care and the diagnostic process continue to increase in complexity. Just as the diagnostic process is a collaborative activity, improving diagnosis will require collaboration and a widespread commitment to change among health care professionals, health care organizations, patients and their families, researchers, and policy makers. The recommendations of Improving Diagnosis in Health Care contribute to the growing momentum for change in this crucial area of health care quality and safety.
Diseases of the Chest, Breast, Heart and Vessels 2019-2022
Author: Juerg Hodler
Publisher: Springer
Published: 2019-02-19
Total Pages: 237
ISBN-13: 3030111490
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis open access book focuses on diagnostic and interventional imaging of the chest, breast, heart, and vessels. It consists of a remarkable collection of contributions authored by internationally respected experts, featuring the most recent diagnostic developments and technological advances with a highly didactical approach. The chapters are disease-oriented and cover all the relevant imaging modalities, including standard radiography, CT, nuclear medicine with PET, ultrasound and magnetic resonance imaging, as well as imaging-guided interventions. As such, it presents a comprehensive review of current knowledge on imaging of the heart and chest, as well as thoracic interventions and a selection of "hot topics". The book is intended for radiologists, however, it is also of interest to clinicians in oncology, cardiology, and pulmonology.
Comprehensive Review in Vascular and Endovascular Medicine
Author: David Paul Slovut
Publisher: Cardiotext Publishing
Published: 2012-10
Total Pages: 596
ISBN-13: 1935395734
DOWNLOAD EBOOKComprehensive Review in Vascular and Endovascular Medicine provides a primer for clinicians care for patients with vascular disease and incorporates the latest information on medical, endovascular, and surgical therapies.
Disease Control Priorities, Third Edition (Volume 5)
Author: Dorairaj Prabhakaran
Publisher: World Bank Publications
Published: 2017-11-17
Total Pages: 948
ISBN-13: 1464805202
DOWNLOAD EBOOKCardiovascular, respiratory, and related conditions cause more than 40 percent of all deaths globally, and their substantial burden is rising, particularly in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Their burden extends well beyond health effects to include significant economic and societal consequences. Most of these conditions are related, share risk factors, and have common control measures at the clinical, population, and policy levels. Lives can be extended and improved when these diseases are prevented, detected, and managed. This volume summarizes current knowledge and presents evidence-based interventions that are effective, cost-effective, and scalable in LMICs.
Oxford Textbook of Geriatric Medicine
Author: Jean-Pierre Michel
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2018
Total Pages: 1393
ISBN-13: 0198701594
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe third edition of the definitive international reference book on all aspects of the medical care of older persons will provide every physician involved in the care of older patients with a comprehensive resource on all the clinical problems they are likely to encounter, as well as on related psychological, philosophical, and social issues.
Cerebral Small Vessel Disease
Author: Leonardo Pantoni
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2014-05
Total Pages: 375
ISBN-13: 1107031664
DOWNLOAD EBOOKUp-to-date discussion of the etiology, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of this common cause of stroke and cognitive impairment.
ABC of Arterial and Venous Disease
Author: Richard Donnelly
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Published: 2009-04-08
Total Pages: 117
ISBN-13: 1444312405
DOWNLOAD EBOOKStructural and functional abnormalities of arteries and veinsmanifest clinically in a broad spectrum of disorders, includinganeurysmal disease, atherosclerosis, vasculitis, venousinsufficiency, microvascular complications, thrombo-embolism andlower limb ulceration. Many of these are common and/orchronic conditions which present for initial assessment by primaryhealth care workers. This new edition is a practical guide to the most commonlypresenting disorders, and provides a structured approach toclinical assessment, investigations and management. The lastfew years have seen major changes in the use of non-invasive orminimally-invasive techniques, e.g wider use of CT and MRangiography, and increasing use of percutaneous interventions forcarotid, lower limb and reno-vascular disease. The ABC of Arterial and Venous Disease (Second Edition)explains the underlying technology and the applications of newminimally-invasive methods, especially CT and MRI, and provides anup-dated, evidence-based guide to the modern day management ofpatients with common, life-threatening diseases involving differentparts of the circulation. This authoritative, full-colour, illustrated ABC is anideal reference for the primary care, non-specialist practitionerto base effective management and prevention programmes.
