Images in Clinical Medicine

NEJM books sold exclusively through Marcel Dekker, Inc. This unique collection displays hundreds of visual images that appeared in the highly rewarding Images in Clinical Medicine section of the The New England Journal of Medicine between 1992-1997. It shows a wide variety of images-including photographs, MRIs, CT scans, electrocardiograms, histologic specimens, coronary arterograms, graphs of fever curves, cell images, and more. Serves as a powerful teaching tool for both common conditions and types of images as well as those rarely seen by the practicing clinician or researcher! Presents more than 200 images covering a multitude of disciplines and conditions such as: allergy/rheumatology/collective tissue diseases - psoriasis, gout, sarcoidosis cardiology - acute myocardial infarction, septal defects, pulsus alternans dermatology - toxic epidermal necrolysis, malignant melanoma, heparin-induced skin necrosis endocrinology/metabolism/nutrition - necrobiosis lipoidica diabeticorum, scurvy, cutaneous xanthomas gastroenterology - esophageal varices, gallstone ileus, diverticulitis hematology/oncology - spur cells, sickle cells, superior vena cava syndrome infectious diseases - the tick of lyme disease, Kawasaki's disease, Candida albicans nephrology - polycystic kidney disease, membranous nephropathy, nephrocalcinosis neurology - Alzheimer's disease, osmotic myelinolysis, carotid-artery dissection parasites and insects - Trichinella spiralis, hydatid disease, pinworms pulmonary diseases - histoplasmosis, paradoxica embolus, a ferruginous body surgery - breast reconstruction, abdominal aortic aneurysm, renovascular disease wounds and injuries - lightning strike, boxer's ear, fractured femur Educational...surprising...enlightening...and rewarding, Images in Clinical Medicine evokes all these reactions from physicians who review this assortment of acute and chronic conditions and diseases, injuries, surgical procedures, and congenital problems displayed in this one-of-a-kind resource.