Beste Medisin og helsefag september 2026

Diet plays a crucial role in shaping the composition of the gut microbiome. Recent research is rapidly strengthening the appreciation that associated microorganisms make essential contributions to human health and well-being. A low diversity of microorganisms is associated with a plethora of diseases and disorders.

At all stages of life, humans are associated with microorganisms and their products. Diet plays a crucial role in shaping the composition of the gut microbiome. Different dietary patterns, such as vegan, vegetarian, and omnivorous diets, result in distinct microbiome profiles. Recent research is rapidly strengthening the appreciation that associated microorganisms make essential contributions to human health and well-being. A low diversity of microorganisms is associated with a plethora of diseases including allergy, diabetes, obesity, arthritis, inflammatory bowel diseases and even neuropsychiatric disorders. Thus, an interaction of microorganisms with the host immune system is required for a healthy body. The microbiome in humans is also not constant during lifespan, but rather changes with age. Culture and location also have a profound impact on the microbiome. Diet is a particularly important factor in determining the microbiota composition of the gut. Thus, vegans, vegetarians and omnivores have distinct microbiomes.

This is a new edition of a classic text that presents all of the information that a dental student needs to know in order to safely capture high-quality clinical images and accurately interpret their findings. Written in an accessible manner which avoids unnecessary detail, each page spread has been carefully designed to ensure clarity of understanding by the reader to ensure both exam success and confidence and safety in the clinical situation. Topics address the whole curriculum and range from the physics of imaging to radiation protection and image interpretation. Normal and abnormal findings are discussed and are accompanied by a range of self-assessment exercises which are found in the book and online. Suitable for undergraduate students and post-graduates alike, this book has become essential reading for all readers who intend to practice clinical dentistry.Provides a comprehensive account of the radiology and radiography topics examined at undergraduate levelClear and accessible approach to the subject makes learning especially easyMore than 1100 illustrations - many of them brand new to this edition - present clinical, diagnostic and practical information in an accessible mannerWritten by world authorities on the subject areaNow presented in full colour to aid navigation and visual understanding of the subject areaContains new sections on normal anatomy to enable students to identify early stages of disease processNew end-of chapter self-assessment helps readers track their progressHelpful online clinical cases enable students to prepare for examsAn enhanced eBook version is included with purchase. The eBook allows you to access all the text, figures and references, with the ability to search, customise your content, make notes and highlights, and have content read aloud

This is a new edition of a classic text that presents all of the information that a dental student needs to know in order to safely capture high-quality clinical images and accurately interpret their findings. Written in an accessible manner which avoids unnecessary detail, each page spread has been carefully designed to ensure clarity of understanding by the reader to ensure both exam success and confidence and safety in the clinical situation. Topics address the whole curriculum and range from the physics of imaging to radiation protection and image interpretation. Normal and abnormal findings are discussed and are accompanied by a range of self-assessment exercises which are found in the book and online. Suitable for undergraduate students and post-graduates alike, this book has become essential reading for all readers who intend to practice clinical dentistry.<ul><li>Provides a comprehensive account of the radiology and radiography topics examined at undergraduate level</li><li>Clear and accessible approach to the subject makes learning especially easy</li><li>More than 1100 illustrations - many of them brand new to this edition - present clinical, diagnostic and practical information in an accessible manner</li><li>Written by world authorities on the subject area</li><li>Now presented in full colour to aid navigation and visual understanding of the subject area</li><li>Contains new sections on normal anatomy to enable students to identify early stages of disease process</li><li>New end-of chapter self-assessment helps readers track their progress</li><li>Helpful online clinical cases enable students to prepare for exams</li></ul><ul><li>An enhanced eBook version is included with purchase. The eBook allows you to access all the text, figures and references, with the ability to search, customise your content, make notes and highlights, and have content read aloud</li></ul>

As part of the trusted Emergencies in series, the new edition of Respiratory Medicine provides a practical, up-to-date guide to the full spectrum of respiratory emergencies; from life-threatening conditions to more routine, yet equally challenging, situations encountered daily by the multidisciplinary teams caring for respiratory patients. Presented in a concise, point-by-point format, it also serves as a companion to the Oxford Handbook of Respiratory Medicine.Respiratory disease remains the leading cause of emergency hospital admissions, making a sound understanding of respiratory emergencies essential for all healthcare professionals assessing undifferentiated patients. This handbook adopts both a symptom-based and disease-specific approach. Symptom-focused sections explore common presentations, detailing initial assessment, investigations, and key differential diagnoses. These are followed by in-depth disease-based chapters. The final sections address important practical considerations, including test interpretation, frequently performed procedures, and essential investigations.Respiratory patients are increasingly cared for by a highly skilled multi-disciplinary team. This handbook will serve as an indispensable resource for all members of this group and will also prove invaluable to all staff involved in emergency and acute medicine, anaesthetics, critical care medicine, and primary care.

The Emergencies in Respiratory Medicine 2nd edition is a compact, practical guide designed for quick reference in urgent respiratory situations. It covers the diagnosis and management of acute breathing problems, such as asthma attacks, pneumonia, and respiratory failure.

The Science of Ice Hockey offers in-depth presentations of several methods and results of contemporary scientific research on ice hockey. Bringing together internationally renowned researchers, the book offers technical analyses based on biomechanics, physiology, and cognition.

The Science of Ice Hockey offers in-depth presentations of several methods and results of contemporary scientific research on ice hockey. Bringing together internationally renowned researchers, the book offers technical analyses based on biomechanics, physiology, and cognition. It provides essential information for understanding data analytics, as well as explanations of topics such as effective training, talent identification, and injuries. In addition to suggesting avenues for future research, most chapters highlight the practical applications of the research findings. This book is of interest to researchers in ice hockey and sports science in general, as well as competitive hockey coaches at all levels, worldwide.

The Science of Ice Hockey offers in-depth presentations of several methods and results of contemporary scientific research on ice hockey. Bringing together internationally renowned researchers, the book offers technical analyses based on biomechanics, physiology, and cognition.

The Science of Ice Hockey offers in-depth presentations of several methods and results of contemporary scientific research on ice hockey. Bringing together internationally renowned researchers, the book offers technical analyses based on biomechanics, physiology, and cognition. It provides essential information for understanding data analytics, as well as explanations of topics such as effective training, talent identification, and injuries. In addition to suggesting avenues for future research, most chapters highlight the practical applications of the research findings. This book is of interest to researchers in ice hockey and sports science in general, as well as competitive hockey coaches at all levels, worldwide.

Concise, reliable, and useful handbook for understanding the practical application of hemodynamics in clinical medicine Cardiovascular Hemodynamics for the Clinician is a concise, straightforward handbook to help practicing clinicians and physicians in training better understand and interpret hemodynamic data. This book contains useful and practical information that will be helpful in making specific diagnoses, determining prognosis, and guiding therapy. The text provides a basic overview of cardiac and circulatory physiology followed by detailed discussion of pathophysiological changes in various disease states. Topics covered include the basics of hemodynamics, nuts and bolts of right heart catheterization, coronary artery disease, cardiomyopathies, cardiogenic shock, valvular heart disease, arrhythmias, mechanical circulatory support devices, and pericardial disease. Numerous pressure tracings and comprehensive information on the other hemodynamic data including cardiac output, intracardiac shunts, and coronary hemodynamics are included throughout the book. The book has a large number of case examples which reinforce the text by demonstrating what is seen in daily practice. New content for the third edition includes expanded discussion of transcatheter valves, ventricular assist devices, ECMO, assessment of coronary microvasculature, use of resting coronary indices to determine hemodynamic significance of atherosclerotic coronary artery disease, acute right heart strain in pulmonary embolus and interventions for tricuspid and mitral valve disease. Written by a group of highly qualified authors with significant academic and practitioner experience, Cardiovascular Hemodynamics for the Clinician includes information on specific sample topics includin Basics of hemodynamics Nuts and bolts of right heart catheterization and PA catheter placement, the atrial waveform, cardiac output, and detection, localization, and quantification of intracardiac shunts Hemodynamics of valvular disease including aortic and mitral stenosis and regurgitation, pulmonary valve disease and tricuspid valve disease Hypertrophic and restrictive cardiomyopathy Acute and chronic heart failure Pericardial disease including constrictive pericarditis, effusive-constrictive pericarditis and cardiac tamponade Cardiogenic shock Hemodynamics of mechanical circulatory support devices including ECHO, Impella, Tandem Heart and intra-aortic balloon counterpulsation Coronary hemodynamics, fractional flow reserve, and coronary microvascular dysfunction Hemodynamics of right ventricular myocardial infarction Pulmonary hypertension Hemodynamics of arrhythmias and pacemakers Cardiovascular Hemodynamics for the Clinician is an essential reference for cardiologists, intensivists, anesthesiologists, cardiovascular surgeons, advanced practice providers working in the ICU, Cath Lab or CV surgery service, medical and surgical residents, cardiology fellows, intensive care unit nurses and cath lab nurses and techs.

Concise, reliable, and useful handbook for understanding the practical application of hemodynamics in clinical medicine Cardiovascular Hemodynamics for the Clinician, Third Edition is a concise, straightforward handbook to help practicing clinicians and physicians in training better understand and interpret hemodynamic data. This book contains useful and practical information that will be helpful in making specific diagnoses, determining prognosis, and guiding therapy. The text provides a basic overview of cardiac and circulatory physiology followed by detailed discussion of pathophysiological changes in various disease states. Topics covered include the basics of hemodynamics, nuts and bolts of right heart catheterization, coronary artery disease, cardiomyopathies, cardiogenic shock, valvular heart disease, arrhythmias, mechanical circulatory support devices, and pericardial disease. Numerous pressure tracings and comprehensive information on other hemodynamic data including cardiac output, intracardiac shunts, and coronary hemodynamics are included throughout the book. The book has a large number of case examples which reinforce the text by demonstrating what is seen in daily practice. New content for the third edition includes expanded discussion of transcatheter valves, ventricular assist devices, ECMO, assessment of coronary microvasculature, use of resting coronary indices to determine hemodynamic significance of atherosclerotic coronary artery disease, acute right heart strain in pulmonary embolus, and interventions for tricuspid and mitral valve disease. Written by a group of highly qualified authors with significant academic and practitioner experience, Cardiovascular Hemodynamics for the Clinician, Third Edition includes information on specific sample topics includin Basics of hemodynamicsNuts and bolts of right heart catheterization and PA catheter placement, the atrial waveform, cardiac output, and detection, localization, and quantification of intracardiac shuntsHemodynamics of valvular disease including aortic and mitral stenosis and regurgitation, pulmonary valve disease, and tricuspid valve diseaseHypertrophic and restrictive cardiomyopathyAcute and chronic heart failure Pericardial disease including constrictive pericarditis, effusive-constrictive pericarditis, and cardiac tamponadeCardiogenic shockHemodynamics of mechanical circulatory support devices including ECHO, Impella, Tandem Heart, and intra-aortic balloon counterpulsationCoronary hemodynamics, fractional flow reserve, and coronary microvascular dysfunctionHemodynamics of right ventricular myocardial infarctionPulmonary hypertensionHemodynamics of arrhythmias and pacemakers Cardiovascular Hemodynamics for the Clinician, Third Edition is an essential reference for cardiologists, intensivists, anesthesiologists, cardiovascular surgeons, advanced practice providers working in the ICU, Cath Lab or CV surgery service, medical and surgical residents, cardiology fellows, intensive care unit nurses, and cath lab nurses and techs.

This quick-reference guide is the first book written specifically for the many third- and fourth-year medical students rotating on the plastic surgery service. The book focuses on the diagnosis and management of the most common pathologic entities. Each chapter covers history, physical examination, imaging, and common diagnoses. For each diagnosis, the book sets out the typical presentation, options for non-operative and operative management, and expected outcomes. Chapters include key illustrations, quick-reference charts, tables, diagrams, and bulleted lists. Students can read the text from cover to cover to gain a general foundation of knowledge that can be built upon when they begin their rotation, then use specific chapters to review a sub-specialty before starting a new rotation or seeing a patient with a sub-specialty attending. Topics covered include burns, wound healing, microsurgery, flaps and grafts, reconstructive and aesthetic surgery, deformity correction, and much more. Practical and user-friendly, Plastic Surgery Clerkship is the ideal, on-the-spot resource for medical students and practitioners seeking fast facts on diagnosis and management. Its bullet-pointed outline format makes it a perfect quick reference, and its content breadth covers the most commonly encountered problems in clinical practice.

This quick-reference guide is the first book written specifically for the many third- and fourth-year medical students rotating on the plastic surgery service. The book focuses on the diagnosis and management of the most common pathologic entities. Each chapter covers history, physical examination, imaging, and common diagnoses. For each diagnosis, the book sets out the typical presentation, options for non-operative and operative management, and expected outcomes. Chapters include key illustrations, quick-reference charts, tables, diagrams, and bulleted lists. Students can read the text from cover to cover to gain a general foundation of knowledge that can be built upon when they begin their rotation, then use specific chapters to review a sub-specialty before starting a new rotation or seeing a patient with a sub-specialty attending. Topics covered include burns, wound healing, microsurgery, flaps and grafts, reconstructive and aesthetic surgery, deformity correction, and much more. Practical and user-friendly, Plastic Surgery Clerkship is the ideal, on-the-spot resource for medical students and practitioners seeking fast facts on diagnosis and management. Its bullet-pointed outline format makes it a perfect quick reference, and its content breadth covers the most commonly encountered problems in clinical practice.