Books published by Wolters Kluwer Health

Part of the best-selling Operative Techniques series, Operative Techniques in Plastic Surgery provides superbly illustrated, authoritative guidance on operative techniques along with a thorough understanding of how to select the best procedure, how to avoid complications and what outcomes to expect. This stand-alone book offers focused, easy-to-follow coverage of lower limb reconstruction and amputation, all taken directly from the larger text. It covers nearly all plastic surgery operations for these specific areas that are in current use, and is ideal for residents and physicians in daily practice. Comprehensively covers anesthesia and emergency procedures; foot, ankle, and lower leg; knee; thigh; amputation and replantation; lymphedema; and burns.Succinct text, bulleted points, and quick-reference tables allow you to review information quickly and understand best practices and potential problems for each procedure.Hundreds of full-color intraoperative photographs and illustrations, as well as numerous high-quality videos, capture procedures step by step and help you immediately apply your knowledge.Each clinical problem is discussed in the same templated format: definition, anatomy, patient history and physical findings, imaging, differential diagnosis, nonoperative management where applicable, surgical management including preoperative planning and approach, step-by-step surgical techniques, pearls and pitfalls, postoperative care, outcomes, complications and references.Perfect for a quick preoperative review of the steps of a procedure.Editors and contributors are globally renowned authorities in their respective subspecialties and are known for their surgical expertise.Enrich Your eBook Reading Experience with Enhanced Video, Audio and Interactive Capabilities!Read directly on your preferred device(s), such as computer, tablet, or smartphoneEasily convert to audiobook, powering your content with natural language text-to-speech

Part of the best-selling Operative Techniques series, Operative Techniques in Plastic Surgery provides superbly illustrated, authoritative guidance on operative techniques along with a thorough understanding of how to select the best procedure, how to avoid complications and what outcomes to expect. This stand-alone book offers focused, easy-to-follow coverage of pediatricplastic and reconstructive surgery, all taken directly from the larger text. It covers nearly all plastic surgery operations for children that are in current use, and is ideal for residents and physicians in daily practice. Comprehensively covers cleft lip and palate repair; secondary cleft rhinoplasty; atypical clefts; burns and wounds; ear and eyelid reconstruction; facial reanimation; breast, thorax, and abdomen; craniofacial prosthetics; conjoined twins; and much more.Succinct text, bulleted points, and quick-reference tables allow you to review information quickly and understand best practices and potential problems for each procedure.Hundreds of full-color intraoperative photographs and illustrations, as well as numerous high-quality videos, capture procedures step by step and help you immediately apply your knowledge.Each clinical problem is discussed in the same templated format: definition, anatomy, patient history and physical findings, imaging, differential diagnosis, nonoperative management where applicable, surgical management including preoperative planning and approach, step-by-step surgical techniques, pearls and pitfalls, postoperative care, outcomes, complications and references.Perfect for a quick preoperative review of the steps of a procedure.Editors and contributors are globally renowned authorities in their respective subspecialties and are known for their surgical expertise.Enrich Your eBook Reading Experience with Enhanced Video, Audio and Interactive Capabilities!Read directly on your preferred device(s), such as computer, tablet, or smartphoneEasily convert to audiobook, powering your content with natural language text-to-speech

Concise, portable, and user-friendly, The Washington Manual™ Infectious Diseases Subspecialty Consult, Third Edition, provides essential information needed to evaluate patients on a subspecialty consult service. This edition offers state-of-the-art content on the diagnosis, investigation, and treatment of a wide variety of infectious diseases, including coverage of new and emerging pathogens, rapid molecular diagnostics for infectious diseases, and new therapeutic and preventive strategies. Ideal for trainees and practicing physicians who need quick access to current scientific and clinical information in this rapidly changing area, the manual is also useful as a first-line resource for internists and other primary care providers. Content has been thoroughly revised from cover to cover, including two new chapters: Antimicrobial Stewardship and Arboviruses and Hemorrhagic Fevers.A highly templated, bulleted format ensures you can find what you need quickly and easily.Comprehensive coverage includes fever of unknown origin, sexually transmitted infections, opportunistic infections associated with HIV, zoonotic and tickborne infections, protozoal infections, infection prevention, and much more.Text has been organized by organ system to facilitate generating a useful differential diagnosis based on a patient’s presentation.Chapter have been written by faculty and fellows from the Infectious Diseases Division of Internal Medicine at the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. Enrich Your eBook Reading ExperienceRead directly on your preferred device(s), such as computer, tablet, or smartphone.Easily convert to audiobook, powering your content with natural language text-to-speech.

Concise, portable, and user-friendly, The Washington Manual® Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology Subspecialty Consult, Third Edition, provides essential information on inpatient and outpatient management of allergy, asthma, and immunologic disorders. This edition offers practical guidance on diagnosis, investigation, and treatment, including state-of-the-art content on biomedical discoveries and novel therapeutics. Ideal for residents, fellows, and practicing physicians who need quick access to current scientific and clinical information in this fast-changing area, the manual is also useful as a first-line resource for internists and other primary care providers.  ?Thoroughly revised content from cover to cover includes a new chapter on Diagnostics in Allergy and Immunology and expanded sections on Immunoglobulin E-Mediated Food Allergic Reactions and Non-Ige-Mediated Food Allergy. ?A highly templated, bulleted format ensures that you can find what you need quickly and easily. ?Covers all aspects of allergy, asthma, and immunology, including anaphylaxis, occupational asthma, hypersensitivity pneumonitis, pulmonary function tests, ocular allergic diseases, allergen immunotherapy, atopic dermatitis, food allergies, eosinophilia, drug allergy, immunodeficiency, and much more.  ?Text is written by fellows and clinical faculty of the distinguished Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine. The Washington Manual® is a registered mark belonging to Washington University in St. Louis to which international legal protection applies. The mark is used in this publication by WoltersKluwer Health under license from Washington University.  Enrich Your eBook Reading Experience ?Read directly on your preferred device(s), such as computer, tablet, or smartphone. ?Easily convert to audiobook, powering your content with natural language text-to-speech.

Written by authors who are hospitalists and clinician-educators, Cases in Hospital Medicine uses practical case studies and current medical evidence to guide you expertly through the types of cases seen most often by practicing hospital-based clinicians. This engaging handbook covers the wide range of both broad and specific knowledge required in the hospital environment, while focusing on highly relevant questions and today's best practices. You'll find real-world guidance on essential topics, including commentary on research studies and clinical guidelines.   * Provides an evidence-based approach to clinical cases most often encountered by hospitalists, including the key questions in these situations, such as: * What sort of diuretic regimen--bolus or continuous infusion--should I use to remove fluid from a 73-year-old man with acute congestive heart failure? * How soon should a 49-year-old woman with gallstone pancreatitis undergo prophylactic cholecystectomy?  * What are the risks and benefits of continuing aspirin therapy perioperatively in patients undergoing noncardiac surgery? * What is the optimal anti-inflammatory agent for a 60-year-old man with acute gouty arthritis? * Maintains a clinical focus throughout, discussing the most practice-relevant questions for hospital-based clinicians and providing answers to specific clinical dilemmas. * Covers a wide variety of frequently-seen situations such as skin and soft tissue infection, pneumonia, alcohol withdrawal, sepsis, COPD exacerbation, syncope, atrial fibrillation, pancreatitis, acute kidney injury, end-of-life care, and much more. Enrich Your eBook Reading Experience * Read directly on your preferred device(s), such as computer, tablet, or smartphone. * Easily convert to audiobook, powering your content with natural language text-to-speech.