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Advances in Imaging and Electron Physics merges two long-running serials--Advances in Electronics and Electron Physics and Advances in Optical and Electron Microscopy. This series features extended articles on the physics of electron devices (especially semiconductor devices), particle optics at high and low energies, microlithography, image science and digital image processing, electromagnetic wave propagation, electron microscopy, and the computing methods used in all these domains.

An exploration of the newfound connections between mental illness and trauma For decades, the idea that serious mental illnesses (SMIs) are almost exclusively biologically-based and must be treated pharmacologically has been commonplace in psychology literature. As a result, many mental health professionals have stopped listening to their clients, categorizing their symptoms as manifestations of neurologically-based disturbed thinking. Trauma and Serious Mental Illness is the groundbreaking seri...

Real-life cases for success on the neurology clerkship and shelf-exam Case Files (R): Neurology presents 50+ real-life cases that illustrate essential concepts in neurology. Each case includes a complete discussion, clinical pearls, references, high-yield presentation of key diagnostic and treatment information, USMLE-style review questions. With this system, students learn in the context of real patients, rather than merely memorize facts. This fourth edition has been thoroughly updated with t...

First Aid™ remains the most trusted name in USMLE® review—just ask any medical student!   First Aid Clinical Algorithms for the USMLE Step 2 CK was designed to help you develop and refine your clinical thinking skills—preparing you for success in your clerkship and on the Step 2 CK exam. This new addition to the First Aid™ series uses an algorithmic approach that allows you to methodically walk through the diagnostic decision making process. The content is organized by symptom to reflect how in...

For introductory courses in phlebotomy. An easy-to-follow introduction to basic phlebotomy practice Phlebotomy Simplified is a step-by-step, practice-oriented approach to blood collection procedures for the beginning health care student. It can also serve as a practical reference guide for health care professionals responsible for blood and specimen collection in diverse settings, including hospitals, ambulatory clinics, home health care, and pediatric clinics. The 3rd edition has been reconfig...

High quality instruction in an authentic clinical environment is a must for all healthcare programs. Packed with strategies to help clinical instructors develop as educators and strengthen their teaching practice, this text is a key resource for those new to educating in a clinical setting. The first part of this practical book explores becoming a clinical instructor. It looks at the responsibilities of the role as well as the traits of effective clinical instructors. Introducing the concept of...

`New Trends and Advanced Techniques in Clinical Neurophysiology' is a compilation of expertly written articles by outstanding authors providing up-to-date reviews on the latest techniques in clinical neurophysiology and their diagnostic applications. The book contains much new and unpublished data, laid out in clearly defined chapters, covering exhaustively topics most actively debated during the past two years in the clinical neurophysiology literature. Topics include: new methods of signal pro...

The eighth volume of Evidence-based Clinical Chinese Medicine aims to provide a multi-faceted 'whole evidence' analysis of the management of Alzheimer's disease in Chinese and integrative medicine.Beginning with overviews of how Alzheimer's disease is conceptualised and managed in both conventional medicine and contemporary Chinese medicine, the authors then provide detailed analyses of how dementia and memory disorders were treated with herbal medicine and acupuncture in past eras.In the subseq...

Women’s physiology evolved to aid reproduction, not to reduce disease. Any trait—however detrimental to post-reproductive health—is preserved in the next generation if it increases the chances of having offspring who will survive and reproduce. For this reason, the author argues, many common diseases are especially difficult for women to prevent.