Aligner Techniques in Orthodontics

The tropical rain forests have become an important focus in the search for new drugs from natural sources, especially from plants. This volume aims to promote a better understanding between scientists and institutions located in the developed and developing countries, in their efforts to search for new medicinal agents from the plants of these forests. The papers have been contributed by scientists and researchers from both developed and developing countries worldwide, and cover issues relevant to biodiversity prospecting activities. Such issues include rules and regulations on the collection ...

Los textos de Ejercer la medicina: enfoque práctico. Sobrevivir al año rural proponen conductas médicas sustentadas en la evidencia y la experiencia para abordar patologías de alta prevalencia en el contexto de las áreas rurales o de escasos recursos en Colombia. Incluyen además de las recomendaciones prácticas para el diagnóstico y tratamiento inicial de diversas situaciones clínicas, aspectos como la identificación oportuna de factores de riesgo que exigen remisión del paciente a centros de mayor complejidad, o apoyo especializado, o la previsión de eventuales deficiencias de...

En este texto se sigue la orientación de dar mayor relieve a la Fisiología y Fisiopatología de la paciente grávida y su feto a expensas de una descripción pormenorizada de la mecánica del proceso del parto, detalles estos que pueden aprenderse mejor en la sala de partos.

Endometriosis - a condition in which the lining of the uterus grows in other abdominal locations - is one of the most common causes of severe period pain, pelvic pain, and abnormal bleeding in women. Untreated, it may result in long-term complications such as pelvic adhesions, ovarian cysts and infertility. At times, bowel, bladder, and ureters may also be damaged. Although medical options are available for some women, laparoscopy is always needed to confirm the diagnosis and often surgical intervention -- by removing the endometriotic implants, ovarian cysts and repairing tubal damage --...