This book provides a concise overview over the pathology of retinal angiogenic diseases and explains why anti-angiogenic therapy is effective in so many patients. The reader is guided through the various clinical indications for anti-angiogenic therapy and made aware of its merits as well as current challenges and limitations.
The information in this book has been carefully reviewed for accuracy of dosage and indications. Before prescribing any drug, however, the clinician should consult the manufacturer’s current package labeling for accepted indications, absolute dosage recommendations, and other information pertinent to the safe and effective use of the product described.
2007 - 2008 Basic and Clinical Science Course Section 1: Update on General Medicine
Informs ophthalmologists about the medical conditions most likely to affect their patients, such as infectious, metabolic, and cardiovascular diseases; cancer; and rheumatologic disorders. Includes a discussion of geriatrics and an extensively revised chapter on statistics. Contains numerous updated references as well as helpful tables listing the names, indications, and side effects of antiobiotic, antihypertensive, and anticancer drugs.
"The Consultant Pathology" series is designed to disseminate the knowledge of expert surgical pathology consultants in the analysis and diagnosis of difficult cases to the full community of pathology practitioners. The volumes are based on actual consultations and presented in a format that illustrates the expert's process of evaluating the case, including indications for consultation, the consultant's findings and comment, and discussion of the entity that amplifies the case description.
For some people planning a trip is almost as exciting as doing it; sitting down with books on exotic locations and picking where you want to go is a thrill, but when you first look all the places you can visit, it can be pretty overwhelming. The following journeys aren't intended to be all-singing, all-dancing tours, but simply indications as to what's possible. So at least someone has done them already, but it's best to allow yourself as much time as possible so you can add in your own dream destinations.
