Pocket Companion to Brenner and Rector's The Kidney distills the essential clinical information from the latest edition of the seminal text on kidney diseases and their management. Michael R. Clarkson, Ciara Magee, and Barry M. Brenner detail the key pathophysiologic, diagnostic, and treatment issues in clinical nephrology, including interventional nephrology, endocrine aspects of kidney disease, and plasmapheresis.

The first medical specialty selection guide written by residents for students! Provides an inside look at the issues surrounding medical specialty selection, blending first-hand knowledge with useful facts and statistics, such as salary information, employment data, and match statistics. Focuses on all the major specialties and features firsthand portrayals of each by current residents. Also includes a guide to personality characteristics that are predominate with practitioners of each specialty.

Since the advent of keratorefractive surgery and its rising popularity, irregular astigmatism has become an increasingly important issue for ophthalmologists and optometrists. Despite the success of LASIK and PRK, there are more and more patients experiencing visual quality problems due to the non-physiological modification of the corneal structure. Among these complications, irregular astigmatism is perhaps the most difficult to treat.

The experience of many years in clinical practice coupled with a profound interest in osteopathic research gave Willis Haycock an unique insight into the theory and practice of osteopathy, a gift which he used for the benefit of both his patients and his fellow professionals throughout a long and successful career.

Jocelyn Proby was one the great figures in osteopathy. A man of brilliant intellect....... Those that knew him well, patients and colleagues alike, have many stories of his kindness and compassion. It was not uncommon for him to keep seriously ill patients at his home....... treating and nursing them himself..... Throughout his career he worked quietly and untiringly to help establish osteopathy.

Nearly all of the articles in this book are based on lectures and demonstrations given by him in the late 1950's and 60's. He was an entertaining and knowledgeable speaker, although somewhat prone to straying from the subject. Many of his anecdotes and asides have been included in the articles and they help to give a hint of his unique style of presentation.

The first of a planned series covering all areas of the spine and the upper and lower extremities, this book aims to provide help and guidance for the busy osteopath as well as that essential stimulus for the "thoughtful and reflective practitioner" - food for thought!

What this book does do is to provide an insight into the methods and thought processes of some of the finest osteopathic practitioners when confronted with appendicular problems.

The applied anatomy, physiology and mechanics are revisited in most of the articles and it is hoped that readers will appreciate the attempts of the various authors to illustrate the "why's" as well as the "how's" of treatment approaches.

It is said that the final test of any therapy is at the bedside of the acutely ill patient. The treatment of acute disease in the infant or child adds an element of responsibility and skill over and above that required for the adult. Palpatory and diagnostic skills are often stretched to their limit..... However, all too often in the critical case one must rely, when at the bedside, almost entirely on detecting arrhythmicity and points of soft and hard tissue resistance.

The basic principle of osteopathy has been described in many different ways but may simply be stated as the belief that the functioning and health of the body depend on its structural, mechanical and postural state. If we truly accept this idea, we are no longer concerned with the problem of whether a particular condition or patient should be treated osteopathically as every case can be treated in accordance with this principle.

Despite the occasional public debate and, I think, the wishes of the 'silent majority' the profession as a whole seems to be moving towards the medical model.....As ever, the articles in this Yearbook try to provide a balance between the old and new, the theoretical and practical.

This issue of the Year Book is dedicated to the memory of J. Martin Littlejohn. .....Littlejohn took the basic sciences and made his own interpretation. He observed natural law, and laid down the osteopathic principles. He then proceeded to elaborate a manipulative system that was entirely in accord with body function, and mechanical law.

This issue of the Year Book is dedicated to John Wernham. Of his many talents perhaps it is as a teacher and clinician that his true genius lies. A master of the technique and practice of osteopathy. That which he taught in the classroom he demonstrated in person in the clinic. It is surely here that his greatest contribution to the field of osteopathy lies.

Focusing on the fastest growing segment of our population, this unique resource addresses the diagnosis and treatment of low vision in older adults. The author, Dr. Rosenbloom, is well known for his expertise in low vision and the care of elderly patients in optometric practice. This practical manual discusses all aspects of the aging eye and offers thorough coverage of both optometric primary care and the management of major ocular disease in the elderly. Other topics include the pathologic, pharmacologic, psychologic, and socioeconomic aspects of aging.