Libri di Silverman

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This comprehensive account of the biological basis and clinical management of childhood asthma and other wheezing disorders brings together all the aspects necessary for full understanding by the trainee or practising respiratory physician, paediatrician, or specialist nurse of therapist. The text reviews the nature of childhood asthma, its developmental and biological origins and its impact both for the individual and for society. In each section the scientific background is brought together with comprehensive clinical information, reviewed where possible with an evidence base in mind, providing the reader with informed guidance to best practice. Thoroughly revised and updated throughout, this second edition reflects the significant developments that have occurred in the field during recent years. Advances in medical genetics are discussed, new techniques for investigation of inflammatory processes and for the evaluation of the impact of childhood asthma are described fully, additional information on the aetiology of this condition is provided and the pharmacology section includes a description of the leukotriene receptor agonists, the first novel drug therapy to emerge for 20 years. An entirely new section devoted to 'asthma around the world' including personal perspectives from clinicians from Japan, Africa, Latin America, and elsewhere has also been added. The book continues to place childhood asthma in a wider social context, with sections on teachning and training for health professionals outside the hospital setting and the delivery of care in the community. It remains essential reading for all paediatricians and respiratory physicians in training and in practice, and will also provide invaluable reference material for other health care professionals caring for babies, children and adolescents with asthma and wheezing disorders.

Non il solito manuale di yoga, ma un libro innovativo e originale, con illustrazioni che fanno comprendere in modo semplice e

Here's the multidisciplinary guidance you need for optimal imaging of malignancies. Radiologists, surgeons, medical oncologists, and radiation oncologists offer state-of-the-art guidelines for diagnosis, staging, and surveillance, equipping all members of the cancer team to make the best possible use of today's noninvasive diagnostic tools.

Silverman offre una panoramica organica di alcuni dei temi essenziali della ricerca qualitativa

Transesophageal Echocardiography for Congenital Heart Disease represents a unique contribution as the only contemporary reference to focus exclusively on the clinical applications of transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) in congenital heart disease (CHD). Written by numerous prominent specialists and renowned leaders in the field, it presents a comprehensive, modern, and integrated review of the subject in light of the cumulative experience and most recent advances in the technology. Topics related to CHD include: (1) physics and instrumentation of TEE, particularly as they apply to the structural evaluation; (2) specialized aspects of the examination, with emphases on technical considerations pertinent to both pediatric and adult patients with congenital cardiovascular pathology; (3) segmental approach to diagnosis and functional assessment; (4) extensive discussion of the TEE evaluation of the many anomalies encompassing the CHD spectrum; (5) use of the imaging modality in the perioperative and interventional settings; and (6) important aspects of 3D TEE evaluation. Richly illustrated by more than 700 figures/illustrations and 400 videos, this textbook will serve as an indispensable resource for all who use TEE in the care of both children and adults with CHD, from the novice to the expert.

This is a highly illustrated guide to the diagnosis and management of nail conditions in children. With new material on genetics and on developments such as dermoscopy, it will be invaluable as a reliable clinical reference for both dermatologists and pediatricians, as well as those in family practice.

Il presente volume riguarda una scienza relativamente giovane, lo studio del movimento umano. Il volume comprende 22 capitoli che si devono considerare essenziali per la comprensione del metodo scientifico: come si prepara una ricerca; l'analisi preliminare delle conoscenze attuali; la condotta etica e l'integrità scientifica; la definizione del metodo appropriato allo specifico quesito; l'acquisizione e l'analisi dei dati. Il libro si occupa anche dei differenti tipi di ricerca: ricerca storica, filosofica, meta-analisi, inchiesta, ricerca descrittiva, sperimentale e quasi-sperimentale, ancora ricerca qualitativa e metodi misti di ricerca. Il libro si conclude con tutti i suggerimenti ed i consigli su come stendere un rapporto di ricerca, per presentare i risultati in maniera chiara e concisa. Tutto questo si trova nella sesta edizione americana; tuttavia, i lettori della presente versione italiana, edita da Calzetti & Mariucci, editore estremamente convinto del valore dell'opera e dell'importanza di metterla a disposizione di tutti i lettori italiani, potranno beneficiare delle informazioni aggiunte da Bellotti e Rainoldi, nel tentativo di sottolinearne l'importanza per gli studenti del movimento umano in Italia.

Anxiety disorders are among the most prevalent mental health problems in childhood and adolescence. This fully revised new edition is an authoritative guide to the understanding and assessment of anxiety disorders in the young. The first section covers historical and conceptual issues, including cognitive and developmental processes, clinical and theoretical models, phenomenology and classification, and evidence-based assessment. Subsequent sections cover the biology of child and adolescent anxiety, and environmental influences including traumatic events, parenting and the impact of the peer group. The final section addresses prevention and treatment of anxiety. All chapters incorporate new advances in the field, explicitly differentiate between children and adolescents, and incorporate a developmental perspective. Written and edited by an international team of leading experts in the field, this is a key text for researchers, practitioners, students and clinical trainees with interests in child and adolescent anxiety.

Le composizioni floreali magistralmente create dal celebre fiorai designer di New York Grayson Handy colgono l'essenza delle culture del mondo. "Fiori per la casa" presenta oltre cento composizioni floreali semplici ed eleganti per ogni occasione, nate dai numerosi viaggi di Grayson Handy in tutto il mondo. Creazioni ispirate a culture e tradizioni di luoghi remoti quali Cina, Giappone, Messico, Marocco, India, ma anche la rigogliosa foresta pluviale tropicale o l'incantevole campagna inglese e francese fino ad arrivare all'affascinante atmosfera del Sud degli Stati Uniti. L'autore illustra i principi compositivi suggeriti da ogni luogo, dall'accostamento dei colori all'uso dei materiali locali. Egli ci fornisce istruzioni dettagliate e consigli per riprodurre vivaci composizioni, come un centrotavola stile fiesta messicana con un barattolo dipinto pieno di arruffati garofani rosa o una composizione di delicate tazze di porcellana colme di rose in miniatura, perfette per un tè all'inglese. Le fotografie che completano il libro facilitano la creazione di incantevoli bouquet per i familiari e gli amici.

Knowledge of the practical procedures that are commonly used in diagnosis, evaluation and management is vital to the health professional. Despite this, however, the time allocated to gaining and practising important clinical skills during training in shrinking. This book aims to complement, and supplement, the traditional apprenticeship system. It will provide trainee paediatricians and respiratory physicians, and children's nurses in training, with invaluable advice and support when tackling the clinical problems that they are presented with in everyday practice. With a highly structured approach, numerous illustrative diagrams and clinical photographs, case studies and information boxes, the book will be referred to frequently as a practical tool in the clinical setting and will provide useful guidance and pointers during exam revision.

This monograph is intended as a quick reference to the etiologic factors, clinical description, currently accepted therapeutic management, and patient education of the more common oral conditions. The topics include: chapped lips, cheilitis, taste disorders, shingles, dry mouth, and recurrent orofacial herpes simplex.

Here is a truly functional text that provides information on all aspects of clinical cytopathology, including both aspiration and exfoliative cytology, to offer a well-rounded view of the morphologic side of cytology. Prominent specialists cover the detection of a neoplastic diseases as well as a wide range of infectious and inflammatory conditions. Disease and organ-system based, this text provides true histological correlations, and incorporates relevant ancillary tests.

Written by well-known leaders in ophthalmic ultrasonography, this volume is a complete guide to the use of ultrasound as a primary diagnostic tool in ophthalmology. This thoroughly revised Second Edition reflects the latest developments in three-dimensional ultrasound and other advanced technologies and the expanding clinical role of ultrasound, including its use in refractive surgery, post-LASIK evaluation, and neuro-ophthalmology. Coverage includes detailed chapters on ocular diagnosis, orbital diagnosis, and very high-frequency digital ultrasound scanning in LASIK and phakic intraocular lenses. More than 200 full-color, two-color, and black-and-white illustrations complement the text. A bound-in DVD contains video clips of patient ultrasound examinations.