Medical : Diagnosis

Diagnosis and Treatment of Human Mycoses brings together globally-recognized mycoses experts to guide readers in the use of current knowledge in the field of medical mycology to manage those who suffer from fungal infections (mycoses). Often, diagnostic strategies and tests, including basic and directed culturing techniques, histopathology with standard and special stains, serological methods, and radiological studies all need to be considered and commonly combined to make the diagnosis of fungal infection. This volume first introduces and reviews these tools separately and then as they pertain to specific infections or groups of diseases. The volume consists of four parts. Parts I-III provide an overview of diagnostic and therapeutic tools, and part IV presents the human mycoses. Diagnosis and Treatment of Human Mycoses is meant to be a concise text that will provide the busy infectious disease, hematology???oncology, pulmonology, or critical care specialist a practical tool to diagnose and manage fungal infections. In addition, the depth of the material in the text will provide these and other medical specialists and trainees an excellent reference and learning resource. more...

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A compendium of the diagnostic criteria for a diverse group of neurological conditions. The criteria in this work cover a wide spectrum of neurological conditions whose diagnosis does not depend solely on histopathology, including cerebrovascular diseases, dementias and behavioral disorders, and disorders of consciousness and brain death. more...

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There is a natural path for healing the most common low back pain so that surgery can be avoided. Almost all humans are afflicted with low back pain (LBP) and sciatica. Recurrent bouts of LBP are a sign of aging of the spine and, inevitably, compel the individuals to see their physicians and doctors or surgeons. A herniated disc is often conveniently and falsely accused of being the common cause of severe and disabling LBP. Disc Herniation shows that a disc impinging on a nerve is neither the most common nor the only cause of LBP. more...

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Focuses on the essential information needed by pathologists in order to be able to interpret breast lesions (tumors) appropriately. This book talks about the diagnostic criteria with systematic analysis of differential diagnoses. It also demonstrates value and limitations of immunohistochemistry as a diagnostic adjunct. more...

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Assisting clinicians in the differential diagnosis of the wide range of disorders responsible for fever of unknown origin (FUO), this source stands as the only recent and comprehensive differential diagnosis of these conditions. This guide providing a clear overview of diagnostic approaches and offers expert recommendations that are invaluable to anyone caring for patients with prolonged undiagnosed fever. more...

Price: $229.95