The Ophthalmic Surgical Assistant

The Ophthalmic Surgical Assistant
Author: Regina Boess-Lott
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 124
Release: 2024-06-01
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 1040135927

The Basic Bookshelf for Eyecare Professionals is a series that provides fundamental and advanced material with a clinical approach to clinicians and students. A special effort was made to include information needed for the certification exams in ophthalmic and optometric assisting, as well as for surgical assistants, opticians, plus low vision, and contact lens examiners. This book contains basic guidelines and typical scenarios that the ophthalmic surgical assistant needs to know. The text begins with the operative patient, including preoperative testing and consents, and travels through the operating room experience. Topics include gowning and gloving, preparing trays and tables, and sterilization techniques. Detailed descriptions of common operative procedures such as plastics, cataract, corneal, and retinal procedures are also included. Operative notes are written on a minute-by-minute basis so the reader can become familiar with the instruments and other implements, and the order in which they are used. This text will help prepare the ophthalmic assistant for any setting, whether it be hospital or office based.

Medical Neuroanatomy for the Boards and the Clinic

Medical Neuroanatomy for the Boards and the Clinic
Author: Jonathan Leo
Publisher: Springer Nature
Total Pages: 156
Release: 2022-01-01
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 3030888355

This book provides medical students with the information to build skills that will aid them in studying for any level of their board exams. It also prepares students with the ability to look at a patient’s neurological signs and symptoms, logically think through the various tracts, and determine where a lesion is located. Unique and comprehensive, this textbook specifically fills a gap in the literature for medical students studying for their board exams and those about to go on a neuro-related rotation. Written by a renowned professor with over 25 years of teaching experience specific to board exam preparation, chapters are crafted with the goal of aiding students in understanding concepts by explaining the reasoning behind signs and symptoms, rather than pure memorization. Medical Neuroanatomy for the Boards and the Clinic is the go-to book for students seeking a practical yet nuanced reference for board exam preparation.​

Uveitis Update

Uveitis Update
Author: David Benezra
Publisher: Karger Medical and Scientific Publishers
Total Pages: 225
Release: 1999-01-01
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 3805568916

In this publication, worldwide renowned experts elucidate the ocular phenomenon of uveitis (intraocular inflammation) from different points of view. Summaries of the present knowledge along with detailed outlooks regarding the possibilities of future developments in clinical and basic sciences make 'Uveitis Update' an outstanding compendium of the state of the art in uveitis. The practicing ophthalmologist as well as the internist will find this book a practical guide on the latest treatment methods for uveitis together with a realistic look at future avenues. For the ophthalmic scientist and the ophthalmologist specialized in ocular immunology and inflammation, chapters like 'Newer Methodologies in Immunohistochemistry and Diagnosis', 'Ultrasound as a Diagnostic Tool in Uveitis: UBM and B-Scan', `The Role of Cytokines in Uveitis' or `Management of Ocular Manifestations in AIDS patients' will be of utmost importance.

Pediatric Oculoplastic Surgery

Pediatric Oculoplastic Surgery
Author: James A. Katowitz
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 692
Release: 2013-06-05
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 0387216308

This is a definitive text on ocular disorders which looks specifically at the case of children. Topics include: genetic considerations, embryology and anatomy, anesthesia, dermatologic considerations, abenign and malignant tumours, fetal wound healing, establishing proper diagnosis, and many others. The book features many colour photographs and custom illustrations that present comprehensive and easy-to-use information on the identification and treatment of a wide range of ocular disorders. The volume is an essential addition to the library of every pediatric ophthalmologist and reconstructive surgeon.

Clinical Topics in Old Age Psychiatry

Clinical Topics in Old Age Psychiatry
Author: Julian C. Hughes
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 365
Release: 2020-09-17
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 1108706142

An overview of important current subjects in old age psychiatry, demonstrating the depth and breadth of the speciality.

Current Topics in Medical Mycology

Current Topics in Medical Mycology
Author: Michael R. McGinnis
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 368
Release: 2012-12-06
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 146139547X

Current Topics in Medical Mycology, which is a new annual series published by Springer-Verlag, is intended to summarize current topics in medical mycology for medical mycologists and other scientists who are work- ing in microbiology and immunology. Topics to be in- cluded in each year's volume will serve as contemporary reviews, summaries of current advancements and future directions, and mechanisms to enhance the interdiscipli- nary use of medically important fungi in the areas of pathogenesis, epidemiology, mycotoxins, taxonomy, and other areas where basic, applied, and clinical science are used. Michael R. McGinnis Contents ix Contributors 1 Pathology of the Mycoses in Patients with the Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) FRANCIS W. CHANDLER 1 Composition and Structure of Yeast Cell 2 Walls 24 GRAHAM H. FLEET 3 Animal Models for Candidiasis M. NEAL GUENTZEL, GARRY T. COLE, and 57 LEODOCIA M. POPE 4 Dermatophyte Antigens and Cell-Mediated Immunity in Dermatophytosis 117 TAAVIKAAMAN 5 Natural Cell-Mediated Resistance Against Cryptococcus neoformans: A Possible Role for Natural Killer (NK) Cells J UNEANN W. M URPHY 135 6 Biotyping of Medically Important Fungi FRANK C.ODDS 155 7 Characterization of Protein and Mannan Polysaccharide Antigens of Yeasts, Moulds, and Actinomycetes ERROL REISS, MILTON HUPPERT, and ROBERT CHERNIAK 172 Contents viii The Changing Epidemiology and Emerging 8 Patterns of Dermatophyte Species 208 JOHN WILLARD RIPPON 9 Paracoccidioides brasiliensis: Cell Wall Glucans, Pathogenicity, and Dimorphism GIOCONDA SAN-BLAS 235 10 The Role of Zinc in Candida Dimorphism 258 DAvID R. SOLL 11 Killer Yeasts REED B.

Selected Topics in Clinical Oncology

Selected Topics in Clinical Oncology
Author: J.M. Debois
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 603
Release: 2012-12-06
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 9401141002

By Prof.Dr.A.T.Van Oosterom Head of the Department of Oncology at the Catholic University of Leuven, Belgium The word cancer defines over 180 different diseases. Some occurring quite often and are well known, others are very rare and sometimes so unknown that the diagnosis is not even suspected at operation. In this book, Dr.Debois, a retired radiation oncologist, describes a selected group of cancer types, some of which are difficult to find in the standard textbooks, in a logical format starting with their bibliography, history, incidence, anatomy, clinical presentation, diagnosis and staging, treatment and follow-up. For the general oncologist in the community it gives the appropriate data to understand the described diseases and to familiarize him with the peculiar patient he has identified. The many tables and figures in every chapter contain an enormous amount of data difficult to collect without extensive searches. The mix of historical and new (genetic) data makes reading attractive. In my opinion this book will find his place in the library of every oncologist who wants to know more about the rarer tumors he or she encounters. We know a lot about the common tumors but too little about the diseases described here.