Curbside Consultation in Retina (eBook)

49 Clinical Questions, Second Edition

Sharon Fekrat (Herausgeber)

eBook Download: PDF

2018
296 Seiten
SLACK Incorporated (Verlag)
978-1-63091-452-3 (ISBN)

Infos

Curbside Consultation in Retina: 49 Clinical Questions, Second Edition contains new questions and brief, practical, and evidence-based answers to the most frequently asked questions that are posed during a "e;curbside consultation"e; between surgical colleagues. Dr. Sharon Fekrat, along with associate editors Drs. Akshay Thomas and Dilraj Grewal, have designed this unique reference that offers expert advice, preferences, and opinions on a variety of clinical questions commonly associated with the retina. The unique Q&A format provides quick access to current information related to the retina with the simplicity of a conversation between two colleagues. Images and references are included to enhance the text and to illustrate clinical diagnoses. Some of the questions that are answered inside the Second Edition include: Anything coming down the pike yet for dry age-related macular degeneration? How long are we going to have to keep doing frequent intravitreal injections -- Any other options anytime soon? What are we waiting for? What is hemorrhagic occlusive retinal vasculitis and why do I need to know about it? Are we ever going to use stem cells? For what? What's the scoop? I just can't keep up with all of the clinical trial acronyms. Can you tell me what study each refers to? What systemic medications require periodic fundus evaluation, what am I looking for, and what tests do I do? Explain all of these new anticoagulants to me. Should I consider stopping them preoperatively?Curbside Consultation in Retina: 49 Clinical Questions, Second Edition provides information basic enough for residents while also incorporating expert pearls that even high-volume ophthalmologists and specialists will appreciate. Optometrists, ophthalmologists, ophthalmologists-in-training, and even retina specialists will benefit from the user-friendly and casual format as well as the expert advice contained within.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 15.9.2018
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Augenheilkunde
• ISBN-10: 1-63091-452-5 / 1630914525
• ISBN-13: 978-1-63091-452-3 / 9781630914523