• 1. Burden, cost, and epidemiology of acute rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease
• 2. Pathogenesis of acute rheumatic fever
• 3. Clinical evaluation and diagnosis of acute rheumatic fever
• 4. Management of acute rheumatic fever
• 5. Clinical evaluation and diagnosis of rheumatic heart disease
• 6. Medical management of rheumatic heart disease
• 7. Catheter-based investigation and treatment of rheumatic heart disease
• 8. Surgical management of rheumatic heart disease
• 9. Rheumatic heart disease in pregnancy
• 10. Primordial and primary prevention prevention of ARF and RHD
• 11. Secondary prevention of ARF and RHD
• 12. Control programmes, registries, and access to care
• 13. Rheumatic heart disease screening
• 14. Group A streptococcal vaccine
• 15. Advocacy and education
• 16. Acute complications and Emergencies of ARF and RHD.
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Acute Rheumatic Fever and Rheumatic Heart Disease is a concise, yet comprehensive, clinical resource highlighting must-know information on rheumatic heart disease and acute rheumatic fever from a global perspective. Covering the major issues dominating the field, this practical resource presents sufficient detail for a deep and thorough understanding of the latest treatment options, potential complications, and disease management strategies to improve patient outcomes. Divided into four distinct sections for ease of navigation: Acute Rheumatic Fever, Rheumatic Heart Disease, Population-Based Strategies for Disease Control, and Acute and Emergency Presentations. International editors and chapter authors ensure a truly global perspective. Covers all clinical aspects, including epidemiology, pathophysiology, clinical features, diagnosis, management, and treatment. Includes key topics on population-based measures for disease control for effective primary, secondary, and tertiary prevention. Consolidates today's available information and guidance into a single, convenient resource.
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• Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Brief Contents; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; About the Author;
• Chapter 1 The Microbial World: An Introduction; Good Morning Microbes!; 1.1 Microbiology and Society: A Connected World; 1.2 Why Microbes Matter: Protecting the Planet; The Ocean Microbiome; The Soil Microbiome; The Microbiome of the Atmosphere; The Microbiome in Earth's Crust; 1.3 Why Microbes Matter: Helping Maintain Human Health; 1.4 Why Microbes Matter: Causing Infections and Disease; 1.5 Why Microbes Matter: Benefiting Society; With Most Meals; In the Environment

• A CLOSER LOOK 1.1: Microbes to the Rescue!In the Pharmaceutical/Biotechnology Industries; 1.6 Microbiology Today: Challenges Remain; Air Travel; Urbanization and Poverty; Drug-Resistant Pathogens; Climate Change; A Final Thought; Chapter Discussion Questions;
• Chapter 2 Microbes in Perspective: The Pioneers, Classifiers, and Observers; What Shall We Call This One?; 2.1 The Roots of Microbiology: The Pioneers; Robert Hooke (1635-1703); Antony van Leeuwenhoek (1632-1723); Louis Pasteur (1822-1895); A CLOSER LOOK 2.1: Experimentation and Scientific Inquiry; Robert Koch (1843-1910)

• The Golden Age of Microbiology (1857-1917)2.2 Naming Microbes: What's in a Name?; Binomial Nomenclature; 2.3 The Microbial World: The Observers; Microbial Measurements and Cell Size; A CLOSER LOOK 2.2: "What's in a Name?"; The Light Microscope; The Electron Microscope; 2.4 Microbial Groups: Eukaryotes, Prokaryotes, and Viruses; Eukaryotic Microorganisms; Prokaryotic Organisms; The Viruses; 2.5 Taxonomy: Cataloging Life; Cataloging and Organizing Life; The Tree of Life; The Tree of Life and Society; A Final Thought; Chapter Discussion Questions

• Chapter 3 Molecules of the Cell: The Building Blocks of LifeThe Spark; 3.1 Chemistry Basics: Atoms, Bonds, and Molecules; Atoms and Bonding; Water; A CLOSER LOOK 3.1: Water and Life; The Molecules of Microbes; 3.2 Carbohydrates: Simple Sugars and Polysaccharides; Simple Sugars; Oligosaccharides and Polysaccharides; A CLOSER LOOK 3.2: How Sweet It Is; 3.3 Lipids: Fats, Phospholipids, and Sterols; Fats and Oils; Phospholipids; Sterols; 3.4 Proteins: Amino Acids and Polypeptides; Amino Acids; Polypeptides and Protein Shape; 3.5 Nucleic Acids: DNA and RNA; A Final Thought

• Chapter Discussion Questions
• Chapter 4 Exploring the Prokaryotic World: The Bacteria and Archaea Domains; Hail Caesar!; A CLOSER LOOK 4.1: Bacteria in Eight Easy Lessons1; 4.1 Cell Structure: Shapes and Arrangements; Prokaryotic Cell Shape and Arrangement; Staining Techniques; 4.2 Cell Structure: Anatomy of a Cell; Surface Structures; Surface Projections; A CLOSER LOOK 4.2: Diarrhea Doozies; Cytoplasmic Structures; 4.3 Prokaryotic Reproduction and Survival: Binary Fission and Endospores; Prokaryotic Reproduction; Measuring Prokaryotic Growth; Endospores

"Applied Statistics I: Basic Bivariate Techniques has been created from the first half of Rebecca M. Warner's popular Applied Statistics: From Bivariate Through Multivariate Techniques. The author's contemporary approach differs from some of the well-worn texts in the market, and reflects current thinking in the field. It spends less time on statistical significance testing, and moves in the direction of the "new statistics" by focusing more on confidence intervals and effect size. Instructors of upper undergraduate or beginning graduate level courses will find that the greater focus on basic concepts such as partition of variance and effect size is more useful to students, particularly as preparation for more advanced courses. Spending less time on statistical significance testing allows for more time to be devoted to more interesting and useful statistics that students will see in journal articles (such as correlation and regression). This introductory statistics text includes examples in SPSS, together with datasets on an accompanying website. A companion study guide reproducing the exercises and examples in R will also be available"-- Provided by publisher.

"Rebecca M. Warner's bestselling Applied Statistics: From Bivariate Through Multivariate Techniques has been split into two volumes for ease of use over a two-course sequence. This new multivariate statistics text, Applied Statistics II: Multivariable and Multivariate Techniques, Third Edition is based on chapters from the second half of original book, but with much additional material. This text now provides a distinctive bridge between earlier courses and advanced topics through extensive discussion of statistical control (adding a third variable), a new chapter on the "new statistics", a new chapter on outliers and missing values, and a final chapter that provides an introduction to structural equation modeling. This text provides a solid introduction to concepts such as statistical control, mediation, moderation, and path modeling necessary to students taking intermediate and advanced statistics courses across the social sciences. Examples are provided in SPSS with datasets available on an accompanying website. A companion study guide reproducing the exercises and examples in R will also be available"-- Provided by publisher.

This updated Fifth Edition of BIOLOGY: THE DYNAMIC SCIENCE is a readable and understandable foundation for introductory biology students. Clarity of presentation, thoughtful organization, a logical and seamless flow of topics within chapters, and carefully designed illustrations are hallmarks of this text. The accompanying MindTap for Biology includes multimedia instruction, assessments, videos, personalized study tools and more. With this easy-to-read, engaging text, you'll leave your introductory biology course armed with intellectual skills that will enable you to evaluate future knowledge with a critical eye.

Botany: An Introduction to Plant Biology, Seventh Edition continues to set the standard for the fundamentals of plant science. No botany text better connects structure to function and does so with higher quality art and imagery. Combining strong scientific grounding with an approachable writing style, Botany teaches and engages. The essentials to a foundational understanding of plant science are all there, including structure, genetics and evolution, physiology and development, and ecology. Now in an updated seventh edition, the text continues to lead with the latest material on molecular biology, plant biotechnology, and the most recent coverage of taxonomy and phylogeny of plants to keep students on the forefront of cutting-edge botanical research. Botany: An Introduction to Plant Biology, Seventh Edition is the clear choice for students digging into this exciting science.
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"Continuing in a great tradition of publishers, editors, and authors, we proudly present to you, our readers, the twelfth edition of the "Bible of Urology"-- Campbell-Walsh-Wein Urology . Started in 1954 as Campbell's Urology and retitled Campbell-Walsh Urology in 2012, the present editors felt it was appropriate to honor Alan J. Wein, MD, PhD (Hon) for his many years of dedication to this text by adding his name to the previous chief editors. During his time as chief editor, Dr. Wein was responsible for keeping the textbook in pace with a rapidly growing field in medicine--for this diligence and dedication we are grateful. As with previous editions, the twelfth edition presents many exciting advances in our use and understanding of technology, physiology, pharmacology, epidemiology, and pathophysiology while maintaining our basic classical urological knowledge"--Preface.

• -- Frequency
• Abnormality
• Diagnosis
• Risk: Basic Principles
• Risk: Exposure to Disease
• Risk: From Disease to Exposure
• Prognosis
• Treatment
• Prevention
• Chance
• Cause
• Summarizing the Evidence
• Knowledge Management

"This book is for clinicians-physicians, nurses, physicians' assistants, psychologists, veterinarians, and others who care for patients-who want to understand for themselves the strength of the information base for their clinical decisions"-- Provided by publisher.

• Part I: Introduction
• 1 Basic Principles of Pharmacology
• 2 Principles for Maximizing the Safety of Dermatologic Drug Therapy
• 3 Polymorphisms: Why Individual Drug Responses Vary
• 4 Adherence to Drug Therapy
• 5 Medical Decision Making Part II: Important Drug Regulatory Issues
• 6 The FDA Drug Approval Process
• 7 Pharmacovigilance: Verifying that Drugs Remain Safe
• 8 Drugs Taken Off the Market: Important Lessons Learned Part III: Systemic Drugs for Infectious Diseases
• 9 Systemic Antibacterial Agents
• 10 Systemic Antifungal Agents
• 11 Systemic Antiviral Agents
• 12 Systemic Antiparasitic Agents Part IV: Systemic Immunomodulatory Drugs
• 13 Systemic Corticosteroids
• 14 Methotrexate
• 15 Azathioprine
• 16 Mycophenolates
• 17 Cyclosporine
• 18 Phosphodiesterase-4 and Janus Kinase Inhibitors
• 19 Cytotoxic Agents
• 20 Dapsone
• 21 Antimalarial Agents
• 22 Systemic Retinoids Part V: Drugs Used in Conjunction with UV or Visible Light
• 23 Psoralen Plus Ultraviolet A Photochemotherapy and Other Phototherapy Modalities
• 24 Extracorporeal Photochemotherapy (Photopheresis)
• 25 Photodynamic Therapy Part VI: Biologic Therapeutics
• 26 Tumor Necrosis Factor Inhibitors
• 27 Interleukin 12/23 Inhibitors
• 28 Interleukin 17 Inhibitors
• 29 Interleukin 23 Inhibitors
• 30 Rituximab
• 31 Additional Biologic Therapeutics: Dupilumab, Omalizumab, Others Part VII: Miscellaneous Systemic Drugs
• 32 Antihistamines
• 33 Vasoactive and Antiplatelet Agents
• 34 Antiandrogens and Androgen Inhibitors
• 35 Psychotropic Agents
• 36 Intravenous Immunoglobulin Therapy
• 37 Systemic Anticancer Agents: Dermatologic Indications and Adverse Events
• 38 Hedgehog Pathway Inhibitors
• 39 Drugs for the Skinternist
• 40 Miscellaneous Systemic Drugs Part VIII: Topical Drugs for Infectious Diseases
• 41 Topical Antibacterial Agents
• 42 Topical Antifungal Agents
• 43 Topical and Intralesional Antiviral Agents
• 44 Topical Antiparasitic Agents Part IX: Topical Immunomodulatory Drugs
• 45 Topical Corticosteroids
• 46 Topical Retinoids
• 47 Topical and Intralesional Chemotherapeutic Agents
• 48 Topical Calcineurin Inhibitors
• 49 Topical Vitamin D3 Part X: Miscellaneous Topical Drugs
• 50 Sunscreens
• 51 Therapeutic Shampoos
• 52 ?-Hydroxy Acids
• 53 Chemical Peels
• 54 Products for the Care of Chronic Wounds
• 55 Agents Used for Treatment of Hyperkeratosis
• 56 Irritants and Allergens: When to Suspect Topical Therapeutic Agents
• 57 Miscellaneous Topical Agents Part XI: Injectable and Mucosal Routes of Drug Administration
• 58 Local Anesthetics
• 59 Injectable Dermal and Subcutaneous Fillers
• 60 Botulinum Toxin Injections
• 61 Oral Mucosal Therapeutics Part XII: Major Adverse Effects From Systemic Drugs
• 62 Hepatotoxicity of Dermatologic Drug Therapy
• 63 Hematologic Toxicity of Drug Therapy
• 64 Drug-induced Malignancy
• 65 Dermatologic Drugs During Pregnancy and Lactation
• 66 Drug Interactions
• 67 Cutaneous Drug Reactions With Systemic Features Part XIII: Special Pharmacology and Therapeutics Topics
• 68 Informed Consent and Risk Management
• 69 Compounding in Dermatology
• 70 Dermatologic Drug Therapy in Children
• Appendix I Core Questions for Understanding Systemic Dermatologic Drugs
• Appendix II The Most Potentially Serious Drug Interactions.
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Designed with practical usability in mind, Comprehensive Dermatologic Drug Therapy, 4th Edition, helps you safely and effectively treat the skin disorders you're likely to see in your practice. Dr. Stephen E. Wolverton and new associate editor Dr. Jashin J. Wu lead a team of global experts to bring you concise, complete guidance on today's full spectrum of topical, intralesional, and systemic drugs. You'll prescribe with confidence thanks to expert coverage of which drugs to use, when to use them, and adverse effects to monitor. Includes new drug interaction tables, drug risk profiles, and FDA guidelines, as well as two new appendices that summarize chapter questions and summarize highest-risk drug interactions. Covers the best uses for new biologic therapeutics. Contains new chapters covering medical decision-making principles, PDE-4 and JAK inhibitors, interleukin 17 inhibitors, interleukin 23 inhibitors, additional biologic therapeutics, and hedgehog pathway inhibitors. Contains quick-access summaries of indications/contraindications, dosage guidelines, drug interactions, drug monitoring guidelines, adverse effects, and treatment protocols. Features a highly detailed, disease-specific index, as well as purchase information for major drugs. Helps you assess your knowledge and prepare for certification or recertification with about 800 review questions and answers throughout the book. Enhanced eBook version included with purchase. Your enhanced eBook allows you to access all of the text, figures, and references from the book on a variety of devices.
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• pt. I. Introduction
• pt. II. Important drug regulatory issues
• pt. III. Systemic drugs for infectious diseases
• pt. IV. Systemic immunomodulatory drugs
• pt. V. Drugs used in conjunction with UV or visible light
• pt. VI. Biological therapeutics
• pt. VII. Miscellaneous systemic drugs
• pt. VIII. Topical drugs for infectious diseases
• pt. IX. Topical immunomodulatory drugs
• pt. X. Miscellaneous topical drugs
• pt. XI. Injectable and mucosal routes of drug administration
• pt. XII. Major adverse effects from systemic drugs
• pt. XIII. Special pharmacology and therapeutic topics.

"Designed with practical usability in mind, Comprehensive Dermatologic Drug Therapy, 4th Edition, helps you safely and effectively treat the skin disorders you're likely to see in your practice. Dr. Stephen E. Wolverton and new associate editor Dr. Jashin J. Wu lead a team of global experts to bring you concise, complete guidance on today's full spectrum of topical, intralesional, and systemic drugs. You'll prescribe with confidence thanks to expert coverage of which drugs to use, when to use them, and adverse effects to monitor"--Publisher's description.

• Cervical and vaginal cytology
• Respiratory tract
• Urine and bladder washings
• Pleural, pericardial, and peritoneal fluids
• Peritoneal washings
• Cerebrospinal fluid
• Gastrointestinal tract
• Fine-needle aspiration: technique and specimen handling
• Breast
• Thyroid
• Salivary gland
• Lymph nodes
• Liver
• Pancreas and biliary tree
• Kidney and adrenal gland
• Ovary
• Soft tissue
• Bone
• Laboratory management.

"Concise yet comprehensive, Cytology: Diagnostic Principles and Clinical Correlates is a practical guide to the diagnostic interpretation of virtually any cytological specimen you may encounter. This highly useful bench manual covers all organ systems and situations in which cytology is used, including gynecologic, non-gynecologic, and FNA samples, with an in-depth differential diagnosis discussion for all major entities. As with previous editions, the revised 5th Edition focuses on practical issues in diagnosis and the use of cytology in clinical care, making it ideal for both trainee and practicing pathologists"--Publisher's description.

• Intro
• Contents
• Foreword
• Preface to the Third Edition
• Acknowledgments
• About the Authors
• PART I. Earth, Our Home
• 1. Humility: We Are a Part of Something Greater Than Ourselves
• 2. Curiosity and Connection: Seeing the World with New Eyes
• 3. Intimacy: Belonging to Earth
• PART II. Assessing the Health of Earth
• 4. Listening: Gauging the Health of Earth
• 5. Courage: Facing Up to the Unraveling of the Biosphere
• 6. Living the Questions: Discovering the Causes of Earth Breakdown
• PART III. Healing Ourselves, Healing Earth

• 7. The Old Story: Economism and Separation
• 8. Birthing a New Story: The Great Turning
• Epilogue
• Notes
• Index

Developing Ecological Consciousness is a unique environmental studies textbook. Rather than working through a list of environmental problems like many textbooks on the subject, the book aims to help students awake to the awe and wonder of our planet, begin to understand some of the challenges facing it, and explore possibilities for action and change. As the reviews show, the book is adopted across disciplines, including environmental studies, biology, sociology, political science, and more.
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