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Daniel T. Thibodeau

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The Clinics: Internal Medicine

This issue of Physician Assistant Clinics, guest edited by Daniel Thibodeau MHP, PA-C, DFAAPA, is devoted to Cardiology. Articles in this issue include: Hypertension: Evaluation, Management and Keeping Patients in the Safe Zone; Cardiovascular Risk and Assessment: Impact of Comorbidities to the Cardiovascular System; Arrhythmia Detection and Management; Anticoagulation: The Successes and Pitfalls of Long-term Management; Dyslipidemia: Long-term Management and Other Uses of Statins for Card...

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Daniel Thibodeau, Scott H. Plantz

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Pearls of Wisdom

MAXIMIZE YOUR PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT CERTIFICATION EXAM SCORE!This powerful, results-oriented study guide delivers everything you need to improve knowledge, confidence, and recall. Featuring a rigorous quick-hit Q&A format consisting of short clinical questions with brief answers, this is truly your most effective weapon when preparing for the physician assistant certification and recertification exam.The format of Physician Assistant Exam Review eliminates the gues...

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George A. Bray, MD

Practice-based text and illustrations make this handbook an invaluable reference guide for primary care physicians who are treating patients who are obese or who are approaching obesity. A detailed discussion covering the complexities of the metabolic syndrome is also included in this handbook.

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Romeo Vecht, Michael A. Gatzoulis, Nicholas Peters

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Medicine (R0)

Over the last century the ECG has been used by clinicians to make major clinical decisions with regard to electric pacing, the use of thrombolytic drugs in acute myocardial infarction and the timing of surgery. In conjunction with a chest X-ray and the echocardiogram it is a fundamental part of the initial investigation of a patient with suspected heart disease. These electrical squiggles have always been difficult for students to understand. In part the problem has been that the formattin...

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Medicine (R0)

This book provides a much-needed, internationally oriented text, focusing on specific aspects of heart disease in women. Despite the large amount of information available, there is still considerable confusion regarding female patients. As such, the book highlights the health events that occur during aging in women and that may influence the future CVD risk. For instance, pregnancy-related disorders are important predictors for CVD risk in women, and inflammatory diseases like rheumatic, t...

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Medicine (R0)

"Principles of Diabetes Mellitus, Second Edition" is an important update to the comprehensive textbook first published in 2002 and reissued in 2004. It is written for physicians of all specialties who, on a daily basis, deal with an illness which has reached epidemic proportions. The book is also intended for medical students and investigators of all aspects of diabetes.The last five years have witnessed major developments in our understanding of diabetes and in therapeutic approac...

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Elijah Saunders, MD, Wallace R. Johnson, MD

Studies have shown that hypertension appears to be more prevalent in African Americans and that this population group may have different outcomes from conventional treatments. Thus, hypertension in African Americans demands unique treatment considerations. This handy, pocket-sized reference reviews the intricacies of diagnosis and treatment of hypertension in the African-American population, with extra attention given to risk factors.

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Christopher P. Cannon, MD

Cardiovascular disease is a leading cause of death in the United States. Acute coronary syndromes are a group of conditions and disorders that are associated with myocardial infarction. This handbook explores the many disorders that constitute acute coronary syndromes, including angina, myocardial ischemia, myocardial infarction, and heart disease, and features current information of symptoms, complications, and treatment options.

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G. Strube

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Medicine (R0)

Cardiology embraces a number of different conditions and disease processes. Cardiovascular disease is now responsible for most of the deaths of adults, especially premature deaths, in the developed world. The development of effective preventive measures, new drugs and surgical techniques makes it increasingly important to recognise those at risk, to diagnose accurately those suffering from disease and to prescribe, monitor and refer appropriately. This book is intended to focus attention o...

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Barry A. Franklin, PhD, Neil F. Gordon, MD, PhD, MPH

Physical inactivity is a major modifiable risk factor for coronary artery disease (CAD), but the importance of exercise in maintaining patient health is commonly overlooked in medical school criteria. This handbook offers physicians a concise resource on the critical role of exercise as a preventive measure and as a complementary therapy for patients receiving drug treatment for CAD.

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Medicine (R0)

A Second Edition of this handbook of drugs used in pediatric cardiac care will satisfy the need for a quick up-to-date reference source of common drug therapy. There are no major texts available in the field of pediatric cardiology that exclusively provide therapeutic drug information. Several sources are available that present drug information for cardiology, but these place no emphasis on pediatric care and are written for general cardiac specialists.

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Medicine (R0)

Erectile dysfunction can affect all age groups. Numerous physical and emotional risk factors may contribute to the problem. These risk factors can range from chronic diseases and medications to psychological factors. In the U.S. alone, it has been estimated that 18 to 30 million men suffer from erectile dysfunction. This number has increased significantly as awareness of the disorder has heightened. Researchers and health care professionals now have a better understanding of what causes er...