New Releases by Mayo Clinic

Explores the diagnoses, indications for surgery, choice of operation, operative techniques, and surgical outcomes for every major gastrointestinal condition - from the esophagus to the anal cancer; features more than 845 intraoperative photographs, line drawings, diagnostic images, pathology slides, tables, and graphs that make every technique easy to follow; covers all of the latest minimal-access techniques - including Nissen fundoplication, Heller myotomy, splenectomy, and colectomy - as well as the transplantation, and proctolectomy; outlines approaches for managing challenging conditions such as morbid obesity, pelvic trauma, GERD, esophageal hiatal hernia, Crohn''s disease and colon cancer; and provides evidence from the literature to support each therapeutic recommendations.

Written by Mayo Clinic faculty and clinicians, this new edition of the Mayo Clinic Internal Medicine Board Review is a study guide for American Board of Internal Medicine certification or recertification. Candidates will learn exactly what to expect on the exam, including format, types of questions and hints on what and how to study. The book contains more than 500 multiple-choice questions that follow the exam format. Answers and explanatory notes follow the questions, and a detailed index aids readers in locating material quickly. This edition features over 100 new questions and extensive revisions in chapters on HIV and infectious diseases.

Features 140 recipes using a wide variety of foods that offer maximum nutrients and flavor without excessive calories, fat, or sodium; each with a color photograph and nutritional information.

This manual provides a detailed guide to the performance of nuclear medicine procedures. Focuses on the performance of over 80 clinical nuclear medicine procedures Gathers all the information required into one source Contents follow the format of the nuclear medicine requisition card Includes uncommon proceduresfor rare cases Special emphasis on GI procedures

A wide range of medical, nursing, paramedical personnel involved in nutrition, and dietitians find the Mayo Clinic Diet Manual an invaluable reference in their day-to-day work.

Understanding the concept of being pregnant