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Record Nr.

UNINA9910480713403321

Autore

Slater Kellee

Titolo

How to do a liver transplant [[electronic resource] ] : stories from a surgical life / / Kellee Slater

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Sydney, : NewSouth, 2013

ISBN

1-74224-643-5

1-74224-148-4

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (300 p.)

Disciplina

617.092

Soggetti

Liver - Transplantation - Government policy - Australia

Liver - Transplantation - Australia

Surgeons - Australia

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Front Cover ; About the Author ; Copyright ; Contents; Prologue; I was born to be a general surgeon; You might get into medical school, you know; What body part is that?; Girls shouldn't do surgery; I heart gallbladders; It seems that I'm a doctor now; I can't believe they are going to let me operate on people; The life of a surgical registrar; In the poo; The call of the bile; Rocky Mountain High; You want me to start at what time?; Kellee, there is a donor; How a donor is done; We have found a new liver for you; How to do a liver transplant; Born in the USA

Do you think I could have a piece of your liver?Love you Lynn; Transplant Mom; A fully fledged surgeon at last; Give me the gun, this liver's coming out; We will not let your daughter die; Buy a bra, save a child; Transplanting babies; You have three months to live; How do you do it all?; Acknowledgments; References

Sommario/riassunto

<P style=""MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"" class=MsoNormal>As a female surgeon, Dr. Kellee Slater works in one of the most demanding areas of medical operations, liver transplantation. In this inspiring, heartbreaking, and darkly humorous memoir, she opens up the fast-paced world of donor surgery. She takes readers with her as she flies across the Rocky Mountains in winter to collect transplant organs,



rushes out of a department store change room to save the life of a toddler who is choking to death, and, horrifyingly, tells the wrong father in a hospital waiting room that there is no hope for his daugh

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Record Nr.

UNINA9910462871403321

Titolo

Fundamentals of magnesium alloy metallurgy / / edited by Mihriban O. Pekguleryuz, Karl U. Kainer and A. Arslan Kaya

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Philadelphia, PA : , : Woodhead Pub., , 2013

ISBN

0-85709-729-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (381 p.)

Collana

Woodhead Publishing Series in Metals and Surface Engineering

Altri autori (Persone)

PekguleryuzMihriban O

KainerK. U

KayaA. Arslan

Disciplina

669.723

Soggetti

Magnesium alloys - Metallurgy

Magnesium - Metallurgy

Materials science

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Fundamentals of magnesium alloy metallurgy; Copyright; Contents; Contributor contact details; 1 Primary production of magnesium; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 Raw materials and production methods; 1.3 Chemistry of extraction of magnesium from raw material; 1.4 Fused salt electrolysis; 1.5 Impurity removal chemistry in thermal processing; 1.6 Process equipment; 1.7 Melting, refining and casting magnesium; 1.8 Magnesium alloy powder; 1.9 Future trends; 1.10 Conclusion; 1.11 References; 2 Physical metallurgy of magnesium; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Crystal structure and its consequences

2.3 Plastic deformation behaviour of magnesium and its alloys2.4 Critical resolved shear stress (CRSS), slip and twinning; 2.5 Fatigue behaviour; 2.6 Creep behaviour; 2.7 Recrystallization and grain growth; 2.8 Future trends; 2.9 References; 3 Thermodynamic properties of



magnesium alloys; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Fundamentals of thermodynamics; 3.3 Thermodynamic properties of Mg alloys and compounds; 3.4 First-principles thermodynamics of Mg alloys and compounds; 3.5 Future trends; 3.6 Acknowledgements; 3.7 References; 4 Understanding precipitation processes in magnesium alloys; 4.1 Introduction

4.2 Precipitation from supersaturated solid solution4.3 Precipitation hardening magnesium based alloy systems; 4.4 Role of precipitation hardening in the development of high strength magnesium alloys; 4.5 Conclusions and future trends; 4.6 Sources of further information and advice; 4.7 References; 5 Alloying behavior of magnesium and alloy design; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Alloy design: solid solution alloying of magnesium; 5.3 Alloy design: compound formation in magnesium alloys; 5.4 The effects of second phases on the mechanical behavior of magnesium; 5.5 Alloying with surface-active elements

5.6 Alloying elements and their effects5.7 Summary: magnesium alloy design to enhance properties; 5.8 References; 6 Forming of magnesium and its alloys; 6.1 Introduction; 6.2 Testing for formability; 6.3 Deformation mechanisms and formability; 6.4 Yield characteristics and drawability; 6.5 Work hardening and stretching; 6.6 Failure strain behaviour, compression, rolling and bending; 6.7 Superplastic deformation and hot forming; 6.8 Hot cracking and extrusion; 6.9 Conclusions: key issues affecting the formability of magnesium; 6.10 Future trends; 6.11 References

7 Corrosion and surface finishing of magnesium and its alloys7. 1 Introduction; 7. 2 Magnesium corrosion in aqueous media; 7. 3 Surface finishing; 7. 4 Implications for improving corrosion resistance and future trends; 7. 5 Conclusions; 7. 6 References; 8 Applications: aerospace, automotive and other structural applications of magnesium; 8.1 Introduction; 8.2 Material properties; 8.3 Alloy development; 8.4 Manufacturing process development; 8.5 Aerospace applications; 8.6 Automotive applications; 8.7 Other applications; 8.8 Future trends; 8.9 Acknowledgements; 8.10 References

9 Applications: magnesium-based metal matrix composites (MMCs)

Sommario/riassunto

Magnesium and magnesium alloys offer a wealth of valuable properties, making them of great interest for use across a wide range of fields. This has led to extensive research focused on understanding the properties of magnesium and how these can be controlled during processing. Fundamentals of magnesium alloy metallurgy presents an authoritative overview of all aspects of magnesium alloy metallurgy, including physical metallurgy, deformation, corrosion and applications.Beginning with an introduction to the primary production of magnesium, the book goes on to discuss physical metallurgy