1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910696118003321

Titolo

Retirement decisions [[electronic resource] ] : federal policies offer mixed signals about when to retire : report to congressional committees

Pubbl/distr/stampa

[Washington, D.C.] : , : U.S. Govt. Accountability Office, , [2007]

Descrizione fisica

iii, 73 pages : digital, PDF file

Soggetti

Retirement age - United States

Retirement - United States - Planning

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Title from title screen (viewed on Sept. 12, 2007).

"July 2007."

Paper version available from: U.S. Govt. Accountability Office, 441 G St., NW, Rm. LM, Washington, D.C. 20548.

"GAO-07-753."

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910765542503321

Autore

Mavroudis Ioannis

Titolo

Concussion : state-of-the-art / / Ioannis Mavroudis

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London : , : IntechOpen, , 2023

ISBN

1-83768-560-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource : illustrations

Disciplina

617.1027

Soggetti

Sports injuries

Sports injuries - Treatment

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

1. Introductory Chapter: Understanding Concussion - From Immediate Impact to Long-Term Sequelae -- 2. Value of Quantitative Electroencephalography in Diagnosis and Management of Mild to Moderate Traumatic Brain Injury: Case Series of 150 Football Players with Multiple Concussions -- 3. Novel Techniques in the Assessment of Sports-Related Traumatic Brain Injury -- 4. The Neuropathology of Concussion -- 5. Concussion Rehabilitation -- 6. The Impact of Traumatic Brain Injury on the Receipt of Services Following Release from Prison.

Sommario/riassunto

Concussion - State-of-the-Art is a comprehensive guide that delves into the intricate world of concussion. Concussion, or mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI), is a complex condition that demands a multidisciplinary approach for its understanding and management. This book provides a holistic view of concussion, from its pathophysiology and neuropathology to the physiological and blood biomarkers that aid in its diagnosis and monitoring.



3.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910830344903321

Titolo

Thyroid surgery : preventing and managing complications / / edited by Paolo Miccoli [and three others]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Chichester, West Sussex ; ; Hoboken, N.J., : John Wiley & Sons, 2013

Chichester, West Sussex : , : Wiley-Blackwell, , 2013

ISBN

1-118-44483-3

1-299-15875-7

1-118-44471-X

1-118-44469-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xv, 319 pages) : illustrations (chiefly color)

Collana

Gale eBooks

Disciplina

617.539

Soggetti

Thyroid gland - Surgery

Thyroid gland - Diseases - Treatment

Thyroid gland - Diseases - Prevention

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

pt. I. Epidemiology and acceptable rates of complications following thyroid and parathyroid surgery -- pt. II. Best practices in thyroid surgery -- pt. III. Intraoperative complications : the 'classic' issues -- pt. IV. Intraoperative complications : the rare ones -- pt. V. Postoperative complications requiring urgent treatment -- pt. VI. Postoperative complications -- pt. VII. New issues : complications following minimally invasive and robotic techniques -- pt. VIII. Iatrogenic hypothyroidism, metabolic effects of post-thyroidectomy thyroid hormone replacement, and quality of life after thyroid sugery.

Sommario/riassunto

This highly practical, full color teaching tool is focused on best surgical practice in thyroid surgery, including the key issue of prevention and management of surgical complications. An accompanying website contains twenty step-by-step surgical videos of thyroid surgery in action. Several chapters are included on brand new surgical techniques, such as robotic and image-localized surgery.