Julius Metts,Lesley Carmichael,Winfred Kokor et al.
Julius Metts et al.
The decision about when and how to manage hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is based mainly on viral genotype, degree of liver fibrosis, and the relative benefits of using current treatments or waiting for new and more effective treatments ...
Julius Metts,Lesley Carmichael,Winfred Kokor et al.
Julius Metts et al.
Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection affects 185 million individuals worldwide and nearly 4 million Americans. In the United States, it causes more deaths each year than HIV. Mortality rates from HCV are expected to increase as the baby boomer...
Hepatitis C: foreword [0.03%]
丙型肝炎：序言
Barry D Weiss
Barry D Weiss
Tam Nguyen
Tam Nguyen
Laser therapy is a new approach to treating cosmetic and medical skin conditions. Different laser units emit light at different wavelengths, and each wavelength acts on a different chromophore in tissue that is sensitive to the wavelength. ...
Tam Nguyen
Tam Nguyen
The procedures used most often for office-based skin biopsies are two types of shave biopsies, punch biopsy, and elliptical biopsy performed with a scalpel. Tangential shave biopsy is superficial and best suited to small, raised, benign les...
Tam Nguyen
Tam Nguyen
Microdermabrasion and chemical peels are exfoliation procedures used to treat various cosmetic and medical skin conditions. Microdermabrasion involves mechanical abrasion of the skin with a handheld motorized device. Chemical peels involve ...
Tam Nguyen
Tam Nguyen
A dermatoscope is a handheld device with 10-fold magnification that uses polarized and nonpolarized light in visualizing the detailed structure of skin lesions. Dermatoscopy is used clinically to aid in diagnosis of skin lesions that cannot...
Barry D Weiss
Barry D Weiss
Jennifer M Vesely,Laure G DeMattia
Jennifer M Vesely
For many patients, bariatric surgery results in enduring weight loss and comorbidity resolution, but it is not without risk of complications. Complications necessitating possible surgical intervention include small bowel obstruction, intern...
Obesity: surgical management [0.03%]
肥胖症的手术治疗
Jennifer M Vesely,Laure G DeMattia
Jennifer M Vesely
Bariatric surgery is a treatment approach for patients for whom multiple attempts at weight loss through lifestyle interventions and/or pharmacotherapy have not been successful. Surgery for obesity management produces greater weight loss th...