This "mini-textbook" zeroes in on the most practical, need-to-know information in thoracic surgery. Coverage progresses from key basic science knowledge, perioperative care, and general diagnostic and operative procedures...through the surgical treatment of lung cancer and emphysema...to the management of non-pulmonary thoracic diseases such as chest wall disorders, tracheal and diaphragmatic injuries, pleural diseases, and mediastinal masses. A concise, logical, and consistent organization makes the material easy to review.

This new volume in the Surgical Foundations series delivers need-to-know, current information in breast surgery in an exceptionally economical and user-friendly format. Coverage encompasses everything from anatomy and physiology, evaluation of breast symptoms...to discussions of breast cancer risk and management of breast cancer, equipping you to face any challenge with confidence. Whether reviewing key material in preparation for a procedure or studying for the boards, this is an invaluable resource in training and practice. Presents coverage that encompasses anatomy and physiology, evaluation of breast symptoms, breast cancer risk, and management of breast cancer to equip you to face any challenge with confidence. Addresses hot topics including gynecomastia, neoadjuvant therapy, management of ductal carcinoma in situ and Paget’s disease, risk assessment and genetic testing, breast MRI, partial breast irradiation, microarray analysis, and targeted therapies...providing you with a current perspective on this fast changing field. Begins each chapter with a bulleted list of key points, and presents crucial facts in boxes, to help facilitate review. Features abundant illustrations, photographs, and tables that clarify complex concepts. Follows a concise, logical, and consistent organization that makes the material easy to review.

A "mini-textbook" that delivers practical, need-to-know information in surgical oncology in an economical and user-friendly format. Coverage progresses from key basic science knowledge, principles of oncology care and research, to general diagnostic and operative procedures for a variety of cancers. Each chapter begins with key poings, presents crucial facts in boxes, and offers abundant illustrations, photographs, and tables to clarify complex concepts.

This new volume in the Surgical Foundations series delivers need-to-know, current information in breast surgery in an exceptionally economical and user-friendly format. Coverage encompasses everything from anatomy and physiology, evaluation of breast symptoms...to discussions of breast cancer risk and management of breast cancer, equipping you to face any challenge with confidence. Whether reviewing key material in preparation for a procedure or studying for the boards, this is an invaluable resource in training and practice. Presents coverage that encompasses anatomy and physiology, evaluation of breast symptoms, breast cancer risk, and management of breast cancer to equip you to face any challenge with confidence. Addresses hot topics including gynecomastia, neoadjuvant therapy, management of ductal carcinoma in situ and Paget's disease, risk assessment and genetic testing, breast MRI, partial breast irradiation, microarray analysis, and targeted therapies...providing you with a current perspective on this fast changing field. Begins each chapter with a bulleted list of key points, and presents crucial facts in boxes, to help facilitate review. Features abundant illustrations, photographs, and tables that clarify complex concepts. Follows a concise, logical, and consistent organization that makes the material easy to review.

A unique reference manual for academic surgeons, this book discusses every facet of surgical research. From getting grant money to choosing a topic, reviewing the literature, planning and conducting research, and reporting results.

Safely and effectively treat a full range of skin disorders with Comprehensive Dermatologic Drug Therapy, 3rd Edition! This trusted dermatology reference provides concise, complete, up-to-date guidance on today's full spectrum of topical, intralesional, and systemic drugs. Dr. Steven E. Wolverton and a team of leading international experts clearly explain what drugs to use, when to use them, and what to watch out for. Consult this title on your favorite e-reader with intuitive search tools and adjustable font sizes. Elsevier eBooks provide instant portable access to your entire library, no matter what device you’re using or where you’re located. Prescribe with confidence thanks to quick-access summaries of indications/contraindications, dosage guidelines, drug interactions, drug monitoring guidelines, adverse effects, and treatment protocols. Assess your knowledge and prepare for certification or recertification with more than 800 review questions and answers throughout. Contain costs and meet patient expectations with purchase information provided for major drugs. Quickly evaluate drug options for each disease discussed using a highly detailed, disease-specific index. Discover the best uses for new biologic therapeutics such as ustekinumab and rituximab, as well as newly improved TNF inhibitors. Offer your patients the very latest in cosmetic procedures, including chemical peels, intradermal fillers, and botulinum toxin. Use the safest and most effective drugs possible with new chapters on irritants and allergens in topical therapeutic agents, plus a new, separate chapter on mycophenolate mofetil. Review drugs recently taken off the market by the FDA, and use that knowledge to improve your current dermatologic drug therapy.

Safely and effectively prescribe today's full spectrum of topical, intralesional, and systemic drugs for dermatologic disorders! Dr. Steven E. Wolverton and a team of leading international experts explain what drugs to use, when to use them...and what to watch out for. Handheld software - included with the book - provides full-text explanations as well as at-a-glance summaries of key pharmacologic information, instantly accessible wherever and whenever questions about skin pharmaceuticals arise. Provides at-a-glance access to key information including summaries of indications/contraindications, dosage guidelines, drug interactions, drug monitoring guidelines, adverse effects, and treatment protocols. Features a consistent organization throughout to expedite fast reference. Provides purchase information for major drugs, to help you and your patients. Includes a highly detailed, disease-specific index, helping you to evaluate drug options for each disease discussed. .Highlights key controversies and provides expert guidance in a Question and Answer feature. Presents new chapters on TNF Inhibitors, Signal II Cytokine Inhibitors, Pimicrolimus, IV Immunoglobulin, Drug-Induced Malignancies, Polymorphisms, and non-dermatologic drugs related to dermatologic problems. Features updates on new drug findings and new research, especially findings on predicting an individual response to drugs on the basis of ethnicity and gender.

This book provides a unique opportunity to gain a complete overview of how to run surgical training boot camps. The book includes all aspects of boot camp course planning including underlying theory, sample schedules and objectives, an exploration of feasibility issues, and approaches to evaluation. This practical program guide offers key information and course structuring guidance sought by specialists who wish to enhance their training programs for residents across different specialities. Boot Camp Approach to Surgical Training will be a go-to book for both trainers and trainees wishing to successfully plan and implement a surgical training boot camp. Program directors, simulation lab directors, educators and researchers in medical training will find this book to be an essential resource for planning effective surgical training courses.