'Tense, atmospheric and unsettling, this book will stay with you long after you turn the last page, and long after you turn out the lights.' – Christian WhiteWhen a school group of teenage girls goes missing in the remote wilderness of Tasmania’s Great Western Tiers, the people of Limestone Creek are immediately on alert. Three decades ago, five young girls disappeared in the area of those dangerous bluffs, and the legend of ‘the Hungry Man’ still haunts locals to this day....

Gain a clear understanding of pathology with this concise, clinically relevant resource! Praised for its stunning collection of pathology images, Pathology for the Health Professions, 7th Edition, simplifies complex pathophysiology concepts and provides essential information on the most frequently encountered diseases. Clinically relevant coverage includes both general and systemic pathology. This edition features a streamlined narrative and enhanced review questions to help you master the...

Pathology for the Health Professions, 6th Edition is the best resource for clear, concise, and clinically relevant information on general pathology. Praised for its stunning collection of pathology images, this engaging, easy-to-understand text covers the most frequently encountered diseases that you need to know to succeed in today's healthcare environment. - UNIQUE! Each major disease is presented in a standardized format called DEPPiCT (Disease description, Etiology, Pathogenesis, Patho...

This text is constructed to educate clinicians on the general classification and diagnostic approach to soft tissue tumors, such that they feel more empowered to discuss the relevant features of particular cases with their pathology colleagues. Particular consideration is given to diagnostically and prognostically relevant ancillary studies. The first section addresses the basic foundations of soft tissue pathology, including common morphologic patterns, approach to grading, concepts of im...

Gastrointestinal mucosal biopsies are an active part of the pathologist’s day and have increased in the past few years as endoscopic screening has become more commonplace. This new full-color Second Edition of Biopsy Interpretation of the Gastrointestinal Tract Mucosa has been expanded into two concise, comprehensive volumes to offer more complete coverage of both non-neoplastic and neoplastic entities. Like the other books in the Biopsy Interpretation Series, these volumes are practical refe...

Part of the highly regarded Biopsy Interpretation Series, Biopsy Interpretation of the Breast, 4th Edition, written and edited by Drs. Stuart J. Schnitt and Laura C. Collins, provides practical, highly illustrated information on interpreting the full range of pathologic alterations encountered in breast tissue. Well-organized and highly readable, this fully revised volume offers the information needed to successfully navigate both common and unusual issues that arise in day-to-day practice...

This book is a full colour, highly clinical multi-media atlas focusing on the role diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopy plays in the management of patients with cancer. Conveniently split into sections for each part of the GI tract, each section will follow a consistent structure. With 400 high-quality images and in addition, 21 high-definition videos showing endoscopy from the experts, this book is the perfect consultation and learning tool for all gastroenterologists, endoscopists, GI su...

Produced in association with the American Society of Transplantation, this new edition is full of practical advice for the next generation of transplant professionals.In addition to 5 organ-specific chapters: kidney, pancreas, heart, lung and liver, the book includes essential information on:immunobiologypharmacologydonor managementinfectious complicationspediatric transplantationgeneral principles of patient managemen...

Principles and Practice of Anesthesia for Thoracic Surgery will serve as an updated comprehensive review covering not only the recent advances, but also topics that haven't been covered in previously published texts: extracorporeal ventilatory support, new advances in chest imaging modalities, lung isolation with a difficult airway, pulmonary thrombo-endarterectomy, and chronic post-thoracotomy pain. Additionally, the book features clinical case discussions at the end of each clinical chap...

This text provides a comprehensive, evidence-based review of the most common clinical problems encountered by acute care surgeons. Focusing on the clinical care of the patient, this volume explores the general principles of acute care surgery and the specific disease states that are commonly encountered by acute care surgeons. The work also touches upon the ethical issues and systems development behind acute care surgery, including practical considerations for establishing an acute care su...

Today a number of gastrointestinal disorders that once required open surgical or percutaneous management are being managed with endolumenal therapies. This has led to an evolution of minimally invasive endolumenal approaches to many disorders. This issue reviews the progress made in the application of endolumenal therapies and not only discuss current applications but future efforts and directions for clinical investigation. Articles will focus on the scope of the problem, past management ...