This book presents a collection of recent articles published in peer reviewed journals. The articles provide clinicians and trainees with the latest information in the field of diabetology. Divided into twelve sections the yearbook begins with an overview of basic science and epidemiology, followed by discussion on Type 1 diabetes and gestational diabetes. The next sections cover comorbidities, complications, therapeutics, paramedical care, research, and new technologies and guidelines. For each article, the authors provide background information, key learning points, strengths and limitations of the study, and a ‘take home’ message. Each article is accompanied by detailed references for further reading. Key points Collection of recent articles on diabetes published in peer reviewed journals In depth discussion on Type 1 diabetes and gestational diabetes Authors provide background information and summaries for each article Detailed references for further reading

2015 winner of the Practical Law Book of the Year at the Dublin Solicitors Bar Association Awards This annual Irish publication contains selected cases and materials relevant to Employment Law, specifically the case law and decisions that took place in Ireland throughout 2017. Practitioners need to be up to date and this annual publication provides that service. By being selective, and having that selection carried out by experienced lawyers, practitioners are pointed in the right direction. It will also be of great use to HR professionals and trade union officials who have need to reference this legal area. The title contains analysis and discussions on: - Irish law: decisions of the superior courts, Labour Court, Equality Tribunal, Employment Appeals Tribunal etc; - Irish legislation (including the Workplace Relations Act 2015) and statutory instruments; - English law so far as relevant e.g. common law decisions; - EU law: decisions of the Court of Justice of the European Communities and relevant Directives/Regulations; - Data protection and freedom of information developments - Other material such as Annual Reports of the EAT, the Labour Court, the Health & Safety Authority, the activities of NERA as well as decisions listed in other complementary areas of the law, including taxation and pensions. These have all been selected by experienced lawyers in the relevant fields. This title is part of a series that is released yearly, to reflect each year's particular case laws and decisions.

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This bestselling guide to all areas of publishing and the media is completely revised and updated every year. The Yearbook is packed with advice, inspiration and practical guidance on who to contact and how to get published. New articles in the 2017 edition on: Stronger together: writers united by Maggie Gee Life writing: telling other people's stories by Duncan Barrett (co-author of the Sunday Times bestseller GI Brides) The how-to of writing 'how-to' books by Kate Harrison (author of the 5:2 Diet titles) Self-publishing Dos and Dont's by Alison Baverstock The Path to a bestseller by Clare Mackintosh (author of the 2015 Let Me Go) Getting your lucky break by Claire McGowan Getting your poetry out there by Neil Astley (MD and Editor at Bloodaxe Books) Selling yourself and your work online by Fig Taylor Then and now: becoming a science fiction and fantasy writer - Aliette de Bodard Writing (spy) fiction - Mick Herron Making waves online - Simon Appleby All articles are reviewed and updated every year. Key articles on Copyright Law, Tax, Publishing Agreements, E-publishing, Publishing news and trends are fully updated every year. Plus over 4,000 listings entries on who to contact and how across the media and publishing worlds In short it is 'Full of useful stuff' - J.K. Rowling Foreword to the 2017 edition by Deborah Levy.

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Section 1: Cardiology 1. Evolocumab and Clinical Outcomes in Patients with Cardiovascular Disease 2. System of Care for Patients with ST-segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction in India: The Tamil Nadu-ST-segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction Program 3. Predictors of Death in Contemporary Adult Patients with Eisenmenger Syndrome: A Multicenter Study 4. Midterm Results of Tetralogy of Fallot with Absent Pulmonary Valve 5. Meta-analysis of the Impact of Intervention versus Symptom-driven Management in Asymptomatic Severe Aortic Stenosis 6. Prevalence and Clinical Manifestations of Primary Aldosteronism Encountered in Primary Care Practice 7. Heart Failure with Preserved, Borderline, and Reduced Ejection Fraction--5-year Outcomes 8. Angiotensin-converting Enzyme Inhibitors and Angiotensin Receptor Blockers in High Vascular Risk 9. Trends in Use of High-intensity Statin Therapy after Myocardial Infarction, 2011 to 2014 10. Trend in Prevalence of Coronary Artery Disease and Risk Factors Over Two Decades in Rural Punjab 11. Dual Antithrombotic Therapy with Dabigatran after PCI in Atrial Fibrillation 12. Implant and Midterm Outcomes of the Subcutaneous Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator Registry: The EFFORTLESS Study 13. Maternal and Fetal Outcomes of Anticoagulation in Pregnant Women with Mechanical Heart Valves 14. Diuretic Treatment in Heart Failure 15. Rivaroxaban with or without Aspirin in Stable Cardiovascular Disease 16. Oxygen Therapy in Suspected Myocardial Infarction 17. Optimal Timing of an Invasive Strategy in Patients with Non-ST Elevation Acute Coronary Syndrome: A Meta-analysis of Randomized Trials 18. Fruits, Vegetables, and Legume Intake and Cardiovascular Disease and Deaths in 18 Countries (PURE): A Prospective Cohort Study 19. Global Mortality Variations in Patients with Heart Failure: Results from the International Congestive Heart Failure (INTER-CHF) Prospective Cohort Study 20. 3-Year Clinical Outcomes with Everolimus-eluting Bioresorbable Coronary Scaffolds--The ABSORB III Trial Section 2: Chest and Critical Care 1. The Effects of Atorvastatin on Inflammatory Responses and Mortality in Septic Shock: A Single-center, Randomized Controlled Trial 2. Prevalence and Etiological Profile of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease in Nonsmokers 3. Pulmonary Rehabilitation in Patients with Interstitial Lung Diseases in an Outpatient Setting: A Randomized Controlled Trial 4. Correlation of Cutaneous Sensitivity and Cytokine Response in Children with Asthma 5. Clinical Profile and Treatment Outcome of Drug-resistant Tuberculosis Patients of Western Maharashtra, India 6. Prevalence of Aspergillus Hypersensitivity and Allergic Bronchopulmonary Aspergillosis in Patients with Bronchial Asthma at a Tertiary Care Center in North India 7. The Effect of Diabetes Control Status on Treatment Response in Pulmonary Tuberculosis: A Prospective Study 8. Efficacy and Safety of Glycopyrrolate/Formoterol Metered Dose Inhaler Formulated Using Co-Suspension Delivery Technology in Patients With COPD 9. Use of Mycophenolate Mofetil or Azathioprine for the Management of Chronic Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis 10. Early Computed Tomography Modifications Following Bronchial Thermoplasty in Patients with Severe Asthma 11. Nintedanib in Patients with Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis and Preserved Lung Volume 12. Severe and Difficult-to-treat Asthma in Adults 13. Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome 14. Evaluation of a Rapid Molecular Drug-susceptibility Test for Tuberculosis 15. Effect of Azithromycin on Asthma Exacerbations and Quality of Life in Adults with Persistent Uncontrolled Asthma (AMAZES): A Randomised, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled Trial 16. Mepolizumab for Eosinophilic Chron

- Content Organized in a logical sequence that aids learning and enables the students to build sound knowledge of the subject. - Book covers the entire course curriculum in a narrative manner that helps build concepts and makes it easy to retain and reproduce. - Colored Illustrations, pathological images and slides, and supporting sonographs have been included extensively to enhance understanding of various diseases. - Key points at the end of chapter for quick revision. - Self-assessment questions at the end of each chapter help in preparing for expected/frequently asked questions in the examination. - Updated and revised as per new CBME curriculum. - Vertical and horizontal integration of the topics has been done. - Keeping in view wide variation in practice and opinion in the latest suggestions made by WHO and Govt of India, new guidelines pertaining to Indian perspective have been included in chapter Diagnosis of Female Genital Tuberculosis'. - The book is updated with recent guidelines and staging. - Latest FIGO classification Ca Cervix has been included. - Clinical cases included at the end of most of the chapters to provide the students a detailed workup for commonly encountered conditions.

**American Journal of Nursing (AJN) Book of the Year Awards, 1st Place in Informatics, 2023** **Selected for Doody's Core Titles® 2024 in Informatics** Learn how information technology intersects with today's health care! Health Informatics: An Interprofessional Approach, 3rd Edition, follows the tradition of expert informatics educators Ramona Nelson and Nancy Staggers with new lead author, Lynda R. Hardy, to prepare you for success in today's technology-filled healthcare practice. Concise coverage includes information systems and applications, such as electronic health records, clinical decision support, telehealth, mHealth, ePatients, and social media tools, as well as system implementation. New to this edition are topics that include analytical approaches to health informatics, increased information on FHIR and SMART on FHIR, and the use of health informatics in pandemics. - Chapters written by experts in the field provide the most current and accurate information on continually evolving subjects like evidence-based practice, EHRs, PHRs, mobile health, disaster recovery, and simulation. - Objectives, key terms, and an abstract at the beginning of each chapter provide an overview of what each chapter will cover. - Case studies and discussion questions at the end of each chapter encourage higher-level thinking that can be applied to real world experiences. - Conclusion and Future Directions discussion at the end of each chapter reinforces topics and expands on how the topic will continue to evolve. - Open-ended discussion questions at the end of each chapter enhance students' understanding of the subject covered. - mHealth chapter discusses all relevant aspects of mobile health, including global growth, new opportunities in underserved areas, governmental regulations on issues such as data leaking and mining, implications of patient-generated data, legal aspects of provider monitoring of patient-generated data, and increased responsibility by patients. - Important content, including FDA- and state-based regulations, project management, big data, and governance models, prepares students for one of nursing's key specialty areas. - UPDATED! Chapters reflect the current and evolving practice of health informatics, using real-life healthcare examples to show how informatics applies to a wide range of topics and issues. - NEW! Strategies to promote healthcare equality by freeing algorithms and decision-making from implicit and explicit bias are integrated where applicable. - NEW! The latest AACN domains are incorporated throughout to support BSN, Master's, and DNP programs. - NEW! Greater emphasis on the digital patient and the partnerships involved, including decision-making.

Diabetes mellitus is a group of metabolic diseases in which a person has high blood sugar, either because the body does not produce enough insulin, or because cells do not respond to the insulin that is produced. The fourth edition of Textbook of Diabetes Mellitus has been fully revised to provide clinicians with the latest developments in the field. Divided into 19 sections, the book begins with discussion on the epidemiology, physiology and metabolism of the disease; its diagnosis and classification; and aetiopathogenesis, genetics and hormone action. The following sections cover types of diabetes, including in different segments of the population; clinical features and complications; diabetes with comorbidities; and management of the disease through both pharmacotherapy and non-pharmaceutical methods. Key points Fully revised new edition presenting latest advances in diagnosis and management of diabetes mellitus Covers diabetes in different population groups and with comorbidities Highly illustrated with clinical photographs, diagrams and tables Previous edition (9789351520900) published in 2014