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Non-invasive vascular ultrasound is rapidly becoming an important diagnostic technique. In this book a group of contributors provide an account of the technical, diagnostic and clinical implications of the latest in ultrasound techniques.

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Although there are many books on the clinical aspects of intensive care units, very little is available on other issues such as standards of safety, management, planning, staff provision and training. This book sets out to fill this gap.

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Transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) has gained wide acceptance as a new diagnostic technique in adult acquired heart disease because of its relatively non-invasive nature and its high image quality compared with transthoracic echocardiography. ...

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This book deals with the issues of grammatical analysis and communicative purpose that are central to contemporary English language teaching. It is activity-based and designed to enable the reader to gain insights into the structure and system of ...

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Contains an analysis of current debates in nurse education, including the move towards higher education at both pre- and post-registration levels, and the increasingly popular idea of reflective practice. Examples of teaching strategies developed ...

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Provides a guide to diagnostic imaging relevant to anaesthesia and intensive care. The book covers the diagnostic aspects of many conditions encountered in practice, and has a question-and-answer format similar to the structured clinical component...

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Until recently, the main treatment of vascular problems was surgery. Other therapies have now become available which are administered by a new generation of vascular physicians and angiologists. This book presents a comprehensive overview of this ...

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Objectively assesses the value of various types of treatment in current use, while bearing in mind the necessity of fitting the treatment to the needs of the individual patient. The need for joint consultation between clinicians from a variety of ...

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This volume provides strategies for optimum management of chemotherapy patients, covering all aspects of supportive therapy. They are often very ill during the first few weeks of treatment and need careful management if the harmful effects of the ...

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Bernard Porter's lively and astringent new history of the period traces the origins of most of the problems that confront Britain today back precisely to that 'golden age' of the 1850s. The recently fashionable view that attributes decline to the ...

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Confusional states in elderly people are common yet relatively under-researched. This new book provides an overview of the key aspects including definition, epidemiology, diagnosis and investigation, and places particular emphasis on the syndromes...

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An examination of the changing relationship between geography and politics, which covers a range of topics including the formation and restructuring of modern states, imperialism and post-colonialism, international relations and the aftermath of t...

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This comprehensive new book provides a state-of-the art review of recent developments in the field of drugs that suppress the body's immune system in response to a transplanted organ, thus preventing rejection. With the current intense interest in...

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Written for medical students, this text highlights relevant clinical information in review tables and boxes. By stressing understanding rather than knowledge, the editors have reduced the amount of factual information in line with the current curr...

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In the UK all four Royal Colleges include in MCQs to such an extent that the first part on the FRCS is based exclusively upon them. New curricula have been introduced and the first examination papers have now appeared. This book is based on the ne...

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Practical Pulmonary Pathology is designed as a bench reference for those pathologists who have to deal with the day-to-day problems of pulmonary disease. The first part of the book covers bronchial and transbronchial biopsy, and pulmonary cytology...

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This text covers in some detail the injuries caused in both penetrative and non-penetrative trauma to the heart itself and the major arteries and veins which lead from it.

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An interpretation of the social and political structure of Victorian Britain. It examines the issues and events of the period by looking at three separate elites in British society: the aristocracy; the London-based commercial, financial and profe...

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For the surgical trainee, this comprehensive volume covers the principles, enabling a sound knowledge base essential for care of the child undergoing hospitalisation for treatment. Due to increased specialisation with paediatrics, the text emphasi...

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An illustrated guide to the interpretation of nerve biopsies, structured according to the underlying pathology. There are 250 to 300 colour light micrographs and black-and-white electron micrographs illustrating the full range of peripheral nerve ...

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Climatic change is increasingly being seen as the most important global environmental issue. Written specifically for students taking foundation courses in geography and environmental studies, this text offers a study of the ways in which climatic...

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The study of television is central to media, communication and cultural courses. This new textbook by the author of 'More Than Meets the Eye' introduces students to three main approaches to television study: culturalist, postmodernist and gender p...

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