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Multi-disciplinary patient care is essential in the management of patients with rheumatic diseases, which are often chronic, potentially disabling, and multi-system conditions. Written by a general practitioner and a consultant, this book focuses on the management of the various rheumatic conditions with an emphasis on the 'shared care' approach,...

The New Concept of Gasless LaparoscopyPhysiologically, gasless laparoscopy is less invasive than pneuomoperitoneum insufflation, allowing the surgeon to perform laparoscopic surgery in high-risk patients with conditions such as heart insufficiency, lung obstruction, and pregnancy. Exploring the benefits of lift-laparoscopy and its...

This is the first book to bring together the developments in this area. With full colour throughout, each chapter focuses on clinical differentiation and pathophysiology and provides key laboratory and clinical observations. In addition, there is a brief summary of current treatment options....

A Clinician's GuideThe outcome of recent clinical trials in osteoporosis was the impetus for this volume. In these studies of two bisphosphonates, an interaction between bone mineral density (BMD) and the treatment effect was seen, such that these agents appeared to lose their effect as BMD increased. To practitioners this is counter-intuitive. Why...

Optimizing Effects in the AirwaysINTRODUCTONDrug Development of Inhaled Steroids: A Pharmacologist's View Based on Experiences from the Budesonide ProjectRalph BrattsandPart Two USE OF INHALED STEROIDSHow Inhaled Corticosteroids Changed Asthma TherapyWilliam W. BusseSide Effects of Inhaled CorticosteroidsPaul M. O'Byrne and Dilini VethanayagamPart...