Anestesia intravenosa / Intravenous anesthesia

Las anomalías congénitas y adquiridas del macizo craneofacial abarcan un am-plio y complejo espectro de patologías con efectos devastadores para la vida de los pacientes. Desde el punto de vista del cirujano plástico, su enfoque y manejo integral demandan de la entera comprensión de los mecanismos fisio-patológicos subyacentes, la obligatoriedad de un manejo interdisciplinario y, desde la perspectiva quirúrgica, un profundo conocimiento de la anatomía y las técnicas quirúrgicas disponibles para su adecuado abordaje. Esta guía explica conceptos anatómicos relevantes del macizo...

Viet Nam may be the only war we ever fought, or perhaps that was ever fought, in which the heroism of the American soldier was accompanied by humanitarianism unmatched in the annals of warfare. And the humanitarianism took place during the heat of the battle. The GI fixed as he fought, he cured and educated and built in the middle of the battle. He truly cared for, and about, those people. What other Army has ever done that? Humanitarianism was America's great victory in Viet Nam. Spearheading the humanitarian efforts were the air ambulance operations, call-sign Dust Off, the most dangerous...

Esta edición representa una redacción nueva de casi la totalidad de los capítulos de la anterior, y se han añadido dos nuevos capítulos: el 2, sobre lisosomas y enfermedades por almacenamiento, y el capítulo 7, sobre las características generales de la anemia. Como en las ediciones anteriores, se han hecho hincapié en la patogenia de las anormalidades hematológicas en relación con el estado clínico general y el diagnóstico de laboratorio.

Exploring how medicine and psychiatry are portrayed in gothic literature, this engaging book illustrates how Stoker's famous work was influenced by nineteenth-century attitudes to disease and medicine and reveals many previously unknown links. Extracts from many sensational stories of the time are presented, and the role of doctors and their appearance and contribution to gothic fiction is investigated. The book covers topics such as asylums, their purpose, practice and patients, deadly diseases echoing the symptoms of vampirism, and the otherworldly allure of the undead. Dracula for Doctors...