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"The Gift of Life" is about the remarkable world of organ transplant coordinators, profiles of the men and women who locate and arrange for the donation of organs from those who are dying and wish to live on in others' bodies through this selfless gift. Traci Graf tells the riveting story of this unique and demanding branch of medicine.Transplant coordinators review the medical files and charts on all patients whose condition is so severe that they...
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"Many feminists are concerned about the way transgender ideology naturalizes patriarchal views of sex stereotypes, and encourages transition as a way of attempting to escape misogyny. In this brave and thoughtful book, Max Robinson goes beyond the 'before' and 'after' of the transition she underwent and takes us through the processes that hed her, first, to transition in an attempt to get relief from her distress, and then to detransition, as she...
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In this collection of nineteen unforgettable essays, Dr. Selzer describes unsparingly the surgeon's art. Both moving and perversely funny, Mortal Lessons is an established classic that considers not only the workings and misworkings of the human body but also the meaning of life and death. With a Preface written by the Author especially for this edition.
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Basic surgical skills are essential not only for surgical trainees but also for every healthcare professional as most of them are expected to perform simple suturing at some point or the other in their career. There are plenty of books and courses which provide guidance trainees to understand and practice these skills. However, most of them are targeted at trainees with some experience in these areas. The FSS course is designed at providing a cost...
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El libro Cirugía Plástica es para el estudiante de medicina y otras áreas de la salud, ampliamente disponible, en lenguaje claro, que pueda ser accesible económicamente a la mayoría, es la idea de este trabajo. Se ilustra con fotografías cada aspecto básico, de tal manera que se pueda navegar por los capítulos leyendo los pies de foto y las conclusiones para tener una buena idea del contenido. Fundamentos de Cirugía Plástica va dedicado...
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Surgery is fun specialty in the entire medical filed. Books and literature are the main sources of knowledge. However, getting the knowledge from large textbooks or going through large numbers of papers is time consuming and exhausting. It is about time to change the way we get our information. The author digested tones of books, handbooks and papers and then he mixed them with his experience to produce this up-to-date and concise but thorough book....
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El vértigo de la tecnología ha llevado en la actualidad a consolidar la laparoscopia como una práctica definitiva en la conducta quirúrgica, pues la robótica aplicada hoy en día a este campo abre nuevos y promisorios determinantes: la precisión y la abolición subjetiva del temblor. El uso de robots en la práctica quirúrgica ha llevado a zonas antes no conocidas por el ojo humano, y esto permite tomar las decisiones adecuadas no solo en la...
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He appeared to be an ordinary middle-aged man sitting in the first examination room of my plastic surgery clinic. The baseball cap was the only thing that seemed somehow out of place. I said, "Hello, Mr. Brown, I am Dr. Cronin; what can I do for you?" Without saying a word, he grabbed the bill of his cap and, with a little flair, removed it to expose the reason for his visit. "Can you help me, Dr. Cronin?" he said. My eyes open a little wider, and...
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As you read Sports Hernia, Doctor David and Michael Albin, the Hernia Specialists, will put your mind at ease with the latest information and a rundown of the most cutting-edge surgical techniques available to help you decide what is best for you. Drs. David and Michael Albin have performed over 20,000 hernia surgeries. This book will help inform you when hernia surgery is absolutely necessary, when you can wait, and when you may not need surgery...
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The author was driven to write this book for several reasons. It is his belief, based on personal experience, that the subject matter, a common phenomenon, is largely ignored at worst or badly taught at best with predictably bad or uncertain outcomes. While this book is aimed mainly at General Surgeons who do not regularly treat or operate on these cases it may also be of interest to others such as colorectal surgeons, trainee surgeons or even medical...
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The idea for the Surgical Oncology Manual was generated by the general surgical oncology fellows at the University of Toronto. The Surgical Oncology Manual reflects the current approach to the management of surgical oncology in General Surgery at the University of Toronto. The manual provides consensus of opinion on how to treat patients with particular malignancies. The manual outlines the essential elements of diagnosis, staging, and clinical management...
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This book can be studied by undergraduate students preparing for their MBBS exams in surgery, and by postgraduate surgeons in training preparing for the MD exam in general surgery and the MRCS exams. The aim of this book is to make the assessment of medical students fair, structured, and objective. It can also be used as a training and review book by the students to improve their skills in history taking, clinical examination, and communication. It...
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Ulster has produced an impressive number of surgeons who have gained world-wide renown. None has been more celebrated, or more deserving of a biography than Sir Ian Fraser whose life spanned almost the whole of the 20th century. Following a brilliant university career, Fraser's training occupied most of the inter-war years. As with most innovatory surgeons, his career really flourished in war-time conditions. During the Second World War, he was at...
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Surgery is the crude art of cutting people open, yet it is also a symphony of delicate manipulation and subtle chords. So says Jonathan Kaplan in his stunning book Contact Wounds, an electrifying account of a doctor's education in the classroom, in life, and on the battlefield. Inspired by his father, a military surgeon in World War II and Israel's nascent fight for statehood, Kaplan became a doctor and was appointed to a post at a woefully understaffed...
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Discover the miraculous power of mindset and motivation. This is the incredible true story of my lifelong battle against sickle cell disease and how against all the odds, I was able to beat it. Starting from my unconventional and at times, tragic childhood experiences, I describe how the condition adversely affected so much of my life, yet also helped make me become the strong, positive person I am today. In the book, I also describe my life-saving...
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A sequel to Volume 2 of the ISHLT Monograph series, this book is not a textbook; rather each chapter tries to focus on specific topics within the field that pediatric cardiac practitioners currently face, often on a daily basis. Many of these topics have only evolved in recent years, which makes the content more timely and of interest to the reader.
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Learning the techniques of surgical knot tying can be difficult at the beginning. This book covers the most common one and two handed tying techniques and instrument ties needed by a general surgical resident or medical student.
It expands on traditional knots to include advanced intracorporeal and extracorporeal knots useful in laparoscopic and arthroscopic surgery. Step-by-step instructions are given for tying these complex knots and for ending...
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THE NEUROSURGERY BOARD FAVORITES: CROSSWORD PUZZLES is the FIRST PUZZLE BOOK in the medical specialties dedicated to bring out the "lighter" aspect of studying neurosurgery.
■ 50 NEUROSURGERY-ORIENTED CROSSWORD PUZZLES with a total of 524-QUESTIONS included. The puzzles arranged by topic and difficulty as "basic" and "advanced".
■ Coverage includes general essential areas in neurosurgery, with a special focus on hard-to-retain facts.
■ COGNITIVE...
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"La historia del hígado está llena de anécdotas que se remontan al origen de la humanidad. Los antiguos lo consideraban el principal órgano del cuerpo, donde se alojaban el alma y las emociones humanas, y por ello también ha sido sede de temperamentos, incluyendo el biliar. Para algunos, el hígado está vinculado con el placer: se cree que las palabras hepático y hedonista comparten la misma raíz. En el periodo de Isabel I, reina de Inglaterra,...
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