Laparoscopic Hernia Surgery: An Operative Guide - Karl A. LeBlanc

Laparoscopic Hernia Surgery
An Operative Guide

Laparoscopic Hernia Surgery: An Operative Guide (Arnold Publication) [Hardcover] - Karl A. LeBlanc (Editor). Repair of simple and complex abdominal hernias by the laparoscopic technique is now the method of choice in many centers. Laparoscopic repair offers equivalent outcomes to open repair, with the additional benefits of greater patient satisfaction and reduced hospitalization. For some hernias, notably incisional and hiatal, the outcome appears to be superior using the minimally invasive technique. This book, authored by an international team of leading surgeons in the field of hernia repair, gives a definite guide to appropriate patient selection and operative technique. The introductory section delivers a useful, illustrated account of instrumentation, biomaterials and mesh fixation. Subsequent sections provide detailed information about inguinal, incisional and hiatal herniorraphy, including four chapters devoted to the use of laparoscopy in the pediatric patient. Robotics and the socio-economic aspects of hernia surgery are also discussed.  Louisiana State Univ., New Orleans. Provides the principles and techniques for appropriate patient selection for abdominal hernias. Delivers a useful illustrated account of instrumentation, biomaterials, and mesh fixation. Discusses the use of laparoscopy in adult and pediatric patients. Also reviews relevant anatomy, and features numerous color illustrations.

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Learning Diagnostic Imaging: 100 Essential Cases

Learning Diagnostic Imaging

Learning Diagnostic Imaging: 100 Essential Cases (Learning Imaging) [Paperback] - Ramón Ribes (Author), Antonio Luna (Author), Pablo R. Ros (Author). This book is an introduction to diagnostic radiology (including nuclear medicine). Written in a user-friendly format, it takes into account that radiology is divided into many subspecialties that constitute a universe of their own. The book is subdivided into ten sections, such as musculoskeletal, thoracic, gastrointestinal, cardiovascular and breast imaging. Each chapter is presented with an introduction of the subspecialty and ten case studies with illustrations and comments from anatomical, physiopathological and radiological standpoints and with bibliographic recommendations. This book is aimed at radiologists, radiology residents, medical students, nurses, technicians, and anybody else beginning to work in the radiological. This book is an introduction to diagnostic radiology (including nuclear medicine). Written in a user-friendly format, it takes into account that radiology is divided into many subspecialties that constitute a universe of their own. The book is subdivided into ten sections, such as musculoskeletal, thoracic, gastrointestinal, cardiovascular and breast imaging. 

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Cancer Medicine 8th Edition - Holland-Frei

Cancer Medicine

Holland-Frei Cancer Medicine, 8/e (CANCER MEDICINE (HOLLAND)) [Hardcover] - Waun Ki Hong (Author), Robert C. Bast Jr. (Author), William N. Hait (Author), Donald W. Kufe (Author), Raphael E. Pollock (Author), Ralph R. Weichselbaum (Author), James F. Holland (Author), Emil Frei III (Author).  The consummate reference source for medical oncologists, radiation oncologists, internists, surgical oncologists, and others who treat cancer patients, Cancer Medicine 8 covers the ever-widening sphere of current cancer knowledge and clinical practice. In this new 8th edition an outstanding editorial team from world-renowned medical centers continues to hone the leading edge forged in previous editions, with timely information on biology, immunology, etiology, epidemiology, prevention, screening, pathology, imaging, and therapy. The book is a testament to the editorial panel s creed--that innovative, comprehensive, multidisciplinary treatment of cancer patients must be grounded in a fundamental understanding of cancer biology. Cancer Medicine 8 does a superb job of bringing scientific principles into clinical practice. This text is the ultimate resource of new information providing the basis for better informed cancer therapy choices. 

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Diagnostic Ultrasound: Imaging and Blood Flow Measurements - K. Kirk Shung

Diagnostic Ultrasound: Imaging
and Blood Flow Measurements

Diagnostic Ultrasound: Imaging and Blood Flow Measurements [Kindle Edition] - K. Kirk Shung (Author). Ultrasound imaging is one of the most important and widely used diagnostic tools in modern medicine, second only to the conventional x-ray. Although considered a mature field, research continues for improving the capabilities and finding new uses for ultrasound technology while driving down the cost of newer, more complicated procedures such as intravascular ultrasound. Diagnostic Ultrasound: Imaging and Blood Flow Measurements presents new developments, fundamental physics, instrumentation, system architecture, biological effects of ultrasound, and clinical applications that reflect this initiative. Keeping mathematical derivations to a minimum, this book begins with an overview of the field, the strengths and weaknesses of the technology, and its role relative to other imaging modalities. The book proceeds to describe the fundamental physics involved, a detailed examination of the transducer, conventional imaging approaches, and Doppler measurements. The following chapters explore new developments such as flow, displacement, contrast, harmonic, intracavity, and 4-D imaging. The author concludes by reviewing current status and standards on bioeffects along with a unique chapter on measuring ultrasonic properties of tissues that can be found nowhere else.

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Diseases of the abdomen and Pelvis: Diagnostic Imaging and Interventional Techniques

Diseases of the Abdomen and Pelvis

Diseases of the abdomen and Pelvis: Diagnostic Imaging and Interventional Techniques [Kindle Edition] J. Hodler (Editor), G.K. von Schulthess (Editor), C.L. Zollikofer (Editor). This book deals with imaging of the abdomen and pelvis.During the last few years, there have been considerable advances in this subject, driven by clinical as well as technological developments. The authors,internationally renowned experts in their field,have contributed chapters that are disease-oriented and cover all relevant imaging modalities, including magnetic resonance imaging, computed tomography, and positron emission tomography, as well as image-guided interventions. As a result, this book offers a comprehensive review of the stateof- the art in imaging of the abdomen and pelvis. It is particularly relevant for general radiologists, radiology residents, interventional radiologists, and other clinicians wishing to update their knowledge in this discipline. Papers presented by the Foundation for the Advancement of Education in Medical Radiology, Zurich, Switzerland at the 31st International Diagnostic Course in Davos (IDKD), on March 20-26, 1999. Halftone illustrations. For clinicians. Softcover.

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Genetic Predisposition to Cancer 2nd Edition

Genetic Predisposition to Cancer

Genetic Predisposition to Cancer (Hodder Arnold Publication) [Hardcover] Rosalind A. Eeles (Author), Douglas F. Easton (Author), Bruce A. J. Ponder (Author), Charis Eng (Author). This is the second textbook in recent years to provide a comprehensive assessment of the evolving field of pediatric neuro-oncology. Before the publication of this book and Tumors of the Pediatric Central Nervous System (R.F. Keating, et al. Stuttgart, Germany: Thieme, 2001), there had not been an inclusive review of this topic since the early 1990s. In contrast to Tumors of the Pediatric Central Nervous System, whose editors reside in the United States (along with most of the authors), Brain and Spinal Tumors of Childhood is edited and largely authored by experts from outside the United States. For this reason, it offers a more international perspective on the field. The book is divided into six major sections. In addition to the anticipated chapters on the major neuro-oncologic diagnoses of childhood, there are sections on epidemiology, diagnosis and treatment planning, treatment techniques, late sequelae, and supportive care. Chapter 2, which gives a brief time line and pictorial presentation highlighting the historical basis of neuro-oncology, is unusual. 

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Frozen Section Library Genitourinary Tract

Frozen Section Library
Genitourinary Tract 

Frozen Section Library: Genitourinary Tract [Paperback] - Luan D. Truong (Author), Steven S. Shen (Author), Jae Y. Ro (Author). Frozen sections are performed for the purpose of rapid diagnosis while a patient is undergoing surgery, usually under general anesthesia, as a basis for making immediate treatment decisions. Therefore, frozen section diagnosis is often a highly demanding situation for the pathologist who must render a diagnosis quickly and a crucial determination for the patient and surgeon. In addition to the need for rapid recall of differential diagnoses, there are many pitfalls and artifacts that add to the risk of frozen section diagnosis that are not present with permanent sections of fully processed tissues that can be examined in a more leisurely fashion. Most standard pathology textbooks, both general and subspecialty, largely ignore the topic of frozen section. Few textbooks have ever focused exclusively on frozen section diagnosis and those textbooks that have done so are now out-of-date and have limited numbers of black and white figures. None has emphasized the education of the surgeon in terms of frozen section benefits, limitations or proper utilization. This series will be highly valuable to practicing surgical pathologists, both community and academic, and to pathology residents and fellows. The perspectives provided will also be valuable to surgeons and especially to surgery residents and fellows who must answer questions about pathology and frozen section on their board examinations.

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Fundamental Neuroscience, Third Edition

Fundamental Neurosciencie

Fundamental Neuroscience, Third Edition (Squire, Fundamental Neuroscience) [Hardcover] Larry R. Squire (Editor), Darwin Berg (Editor), Floyd Bloom (Editor), Sascha du Lac (Editor), Anirvan Ghosh (Editor). Fundamental Neuroscience, 3rd Edition introduces graduate and upper-level undergraduate students to the full range of contemporary neuroscience. Addressing instructor and student feedback on the previous edition, all of the chapters are rewritten to make this book more concise and student-friendly than ever before. Each chapter is once again heavily illustrated and provides clinical boxes describing experiments, disorders, and methodological approaches and concepts. A companion web site contains test questions, and an imagebank of the figures for ready use in presentations, slides, and handouts. Capturing the promise and excitement of this fast-moving field, Fundamental Neuroscience, 3rd Edition is the text that students will be able to reference throughout their neuroscience careers! Audience: Graduate students in neuroscience, neuroanatomy and neurophysiology, and neurobiology. The secondary market for this book is researchers in neuroscience primarily, but also in the related fields of psychology, cell biology, molecular biology, genetics and any other areas of science with cross over into neuroscience research.

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Fundamentals of Digital Imaging in Medicine

Fundamentals of Digital
Imaging in Medicine

Fundamentals of Digital Imaging in Medicine [Paperback] Roger Bourne (Author). In general, image processing texts are intended for students of engineering and computer science, and there is little written at all on the specific requirements of medical image processing. Students of medical radiation science (Diagnostic radiography, Nuclear medicine, Radiation therapy) usually have minimal mathematical and computer science training and find the available texts incomprehensible. A text that explains the principles of image processing in minimally-mathematical language is needed for these students. Contrary to the claims of some textbook authors, the vast majority of technologists that process images do not need to understand the mathematics involved, but would nevertheless benefit from a thorough understanding of the general process. Fundamentals of Digital Imaging in Medicine is a primer for students of medical radiology, designed to demystify the mathematics that imaging theory resides in. The focus on medical imaging accompanied by an approach that forgoes complex mathematics for intuitive explanation makes this book accessible and relevant to the medical radiology student without advanced training in mathematics.

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Diagnostic Lymph Node Pathology

Diagnostic Lymph Node Pathology 

Diagnostic Lymph Node Pathology (Hodder Arnold Publication) [Hardcover] Dennis H. Wright (Author), Bruce J. Addis (Author), Anthony S.-Y. Leong (Author). "Diagnostic Lymph Node Pathology" is a comprehensive and generously illustrated guide, making it the ideal practical reference book. The international team of highly regarded haematopathologists write in an authoritative and accessible style with an emphasis on morphological evaluation as well as immunohistochemistry. The book clearly and logically presents the criteria for differential diagnosis with illustrations of both classical and less well-known features of each disease process. This will prove to be an essential guide for all surgical pathologists and haematopathologists involved in interpreting lymph node biopsies and will be an invaluable learning text for histopathologists in training. This book is a basic introductory book for beginning residents and maybe useful for some general pathologists. It lacks a lot of detail needed if you regularly interpret lymph node biopsies. It is definitely not a replacement for Ioachim's book. The picture quality is mediocre. It does provide good summaries of all of the most common major reactive and malignant conditions involving lymph nodes.

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Dynamic Coordination in the Brain - From Neurons to Mind

Dynamic Coordination in the Brain

Dynamic Coordination in the Brain: From Neurons to Mind (Strüngmann Forum Reports) [Hardcover] Christoph von der Malsburg (Editor), William A. Phillips (Editor), Wolf Singer (Editor). A fundamental shift is occurring in neuroscience and related disciplines. In the past, researchers focused on functional specialization of the brain, discovering complex processing strategies based on convergence and divergence in slowly adapting anatomical architectures. Yet for the brain to cope with ever-changing and unpredictable circumstances, it needs strategies with richer interactive short-term dynamics. Recent research has revealed ways in which the brain effectively coordinates widely distributed and specialized activities to meet the needs of the moment. This book explores these findings, examining the functions, mechanisms, and manifestations of distributed dynamical coordination in the brain and mind across different species and levels of organization.  It considers the role of dynamic coordination in temporally structured activity and explores these issues at different levels, from synaptic and local circuit mechanisms to macroscopic system dynamics, emphasizing their importance for cognition, behavior, and psychopathology.

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Chemical Principles: The Quest for Insight, by Atkins, 4th AP Edition

Chemical Principles
The Quest for Insight

Chemical Principles Study Guide/Solutions Manual - Chemical Principles. The Quest for Insight [Paperback] - John Krenos (Author). The Study Guide to help students avoid common mistakes and understand the material. Solutions manual includes detailed answers/explanations to the text’s odd-numbered exercises. Written for calculus-inclusive general chemistry courses, Chemical Principles helps students develop chemical insight by showing the connections between fundamental chemical ideas and their applications. Unlike other texts, it begins with a detailed picture of the atom then builds toward chemistry’s frontier, continually demonstrating how to solve problems, think about nature and matter, and visualize chemical concepts as working chemists do. Flexibility in level is crucial, and is largely established through clearly labeling (separating in boxes) the calculus coverage in the text: Instructors have the option of whether to incorporate calculus in the coverage of topics. The multimedia integration of Chemical Principles is more deeply established than any other text for this course. Through the unique eBook, the comprehensive Chemistry Portal, Living Graph icons that connect the text to the Web, and a complete set of animations, students can take full advantage of the wealth of resources available to them to help them learn and gain a deeper understanding.

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Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics: Evidence and Practice

Developmental-Behavioral
Pediatrics

Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics: Evidence and Practice: Text with CD-ROM [Hardcover] Mark Lee Wolraich MD (Author), Paul Howard Dworkin (Author), Dennis D. Drotar (Author), Ellen C. Perrin MA MD (Author). Based on the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual for Primary Care: Child and Adolescent Version (DSM-PC), this state-of-the-art reference expertly guides you through normal and abnormal development and behavior for all pediatric age groups. See how neurobiological, environmental, and human relationship factors all contribute to developmental and behavioral disorders and know how to best diagnose and treat each patient you see. Effectively diagnose and manage developmental and behavioral problems in your pediatric patients. Accurately identify developmental and behavioral problems using the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual for Primary Care criteria, and evidence-based guidelines. Gain a clear understanding of the "normal" boundaries and variations within specific disorders. Make informed therapeutic decisions with the integration of basic science and practical information and recommendations from the Society of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics and the American Academy of Pediatrics. Avoid legal and ethical implications by consulting the Law, Policy, and Ethics chapter. Download the DSM PC criteria from the included CD, as well as tables and illustrations for use in electronic presentations.

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Cancer Risk Assessment: Chemical Carcinogenesis, Hazard Evaluation, and Risk Quantification

Cancer Risk Assessment 

Cancer Risk Assessment: Chemical Carcinogenesis, Hazard Evaluation, and Risk Quantification [Hardcover] - Ching-Hung Hsu (Editor), Todd Stedeford (Editor). With a weight-of-the-evidence approach, cancer risk assessment indentifies hazards, determines dose-response relationships, and assesses exposure to characterize the true risk. This book focuses on the quantitative methods for conducting chemical cancer risk assessments for solvents, metals, mixtures, and nanoparticles. It links these to the basic toxicology and biology of cancer, along with the impacts on regulatory guidelines and standards. By providing insightful perspective, Cancer Risk Assessment helps researchers develop a discriminate eye when it comes to interpreting data accurately and separating relevant information from erroneous. The book begins with an overview of cancer risk assessment, science policy, and the regulatory framework for industrial chemicals and biocides. Next, all the core concepts, skills, and methods needed to perform cancer risk assessments are covered in detail. Each chapter of this contributed work has been written by one or more leading international experts. Their contributions integrate a comprehensive review of the scientific literature with their own personal hands-on experience as well as their knowledge of current regulations and testing guidelines.

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Classic Papers in Rheumatology - Paul Dieppe (Author), Frank A. Wollheim (Author), H. Ralph Schumacher (Author)

Classic Papers Rheumatology

Classic Papers in Rheumatology [Hardcover] Paul Dieppe (Author), Frank A. Wollheim (Author), H. Ralph Schumacher (Author).  Experts on the diagnosis and management of various conditions have chosen key papers and described and evaluated its strengths, weaknesses, and its contribution to the field. All papers have been previously published in journals. New ideas are vital to any science, but the importance of new discoveries cannot be appreciated without a strong sense of a discipline's framework, and the ideas that helped shape it. The editors of this book have therefore created a canon of texts that formed the basis of rheumatology. Experts have chosen what they believe are the key papers in their respective domains. Every paper is evaluated by its strengths, weaknesses, and contribution to the field. These papers defined new diseases or treatments, changed conventional thinking, or simply stood the test of time. Structured abstracts of information on newly published books, computer programs, selected Web sites, and other material are provided in this portion of Medical Writings. Not all items submitted by publishers are abstracted, but a listing of almost all material received can be found in the advertising pages of each issue. “Order phone” numbers can be used to place orders directly with publishers.

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Cellular and Molecular Neurophysiology, Third Edition

Cellular and Molecular
Neurophysiolgy

Cellular and Molecular Neurophysiology, Third Edition (Hammond, Cellular and Molecular Neurophysiology) [Hardcover] - Constance Hammond (Author). This third edition is the new, thoroughly revised edition of the only current, established and authoritative text focusing on the cellular and molecular physiology of nerve cells. Previously titled Cellular and Molecular Neurobiology, the new title better reflects this focus. The book is hypothesis driven rather than just presenting the facts, and the content is firmly based on numerous experiments performed by the top experts in the field. While the book does cover the important facts, it also presents the background for how researchers arrived at this knowledge to provide a context for the field. It teaches not only how excitable cells work in detail, but also how to construct and conduct intelligent research experiments. This book promotes a real understanding of the function of nerve cells that is useful for practicing neurophysiologists and students in a graduate-level course on the topic alike. "In its third internationally acclaimed edition, this textbook provides an unrivaled account of the basic foundations of molecular and cellular neurophysiology.

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Current Medical Diagnosis and Treatment 2009

Current Medical Diagnosis and
Treatment 2009

CURRENT Medical Diagnosis and Treatment 2009 (LANGE CURRENT Series) [Paperback] Stephen J. McPhee (Author), Maxine Papadakis (Author). The #1 annually updated text in internal medicine -- trusted, authoritative, and essential to daily practice. A Doody's Core Title ESSENTIAL PURCHASE! 5 STAR DOODY'S REVIEW. "This book has the benefit of being updated yearly and thus has stood the test of time for recognizing what is helpful and what works. It is well worth the price and a great addition to a primary care practitioner's library."--Doody's Review Service. CMDT delivers the most current insights into signs, symptoms, epidemiology, etiology, and treatment for over 1,000 diseases and disorders. Turn to any topic, and you'll find on-the-spot, evidence-based answers that reflect the most recent developments in diagnosis and treatment. This concise, authoritative reference gets you up to speed--fast--on the latest medical advances, prevention strategies, cost-effective treatments, and more. Putting you and the experts on the same page: Comprehensive coverage of inpatient and outpatient care, focusing on the diagnostic tools relevant to your day-to-day practice. Full review of all primary care topics, including gynecology, obstetrics, dermatology, ophthalmology, otolaryngology, psychiatry, neurology, toxicology, and urology. 

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Clinical Immunology and Serology 3rd Edition - A Laboratory Perspective

Clinical Immunology Serology

Clinical Immunology and Serology: A Laboratory Perspective (Clinical Immunology and Serology (Stevens)) [Paperback] Christine Dorresteyn Stevens (Author). This title is completely updated to include new information about the immune system and new treatments for immunological diseases! This practical introduction to clinical immunology covers all of the essential theoretical principles and the serology techniques most commonly used in the laboratory. Structured into easy-to-read, student-friendly sections, the 3rd edition focuses on the direct application of theory to clinical laboratory practice. The pedagogical structure for each chapter includes: chapter outlines; key terms; objectives; multiple-choice review questions with answer keys case studies; and, chapter summaries. Case studies make topics more relevant and help to explain the 'big picture'. Each chapter is a complete learning module that contains theoretic principles, illustrations, definitions of relevant terminology, procedures for simulated clinical testing, and questions and case studies that help to evaluate learning. Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, North Carolina. Introduction to clinical immunology, for second & fourthyear level clinical laboratory science students. 

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Clinician's Guide to Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Clinicians Guide to COPD

Clinician's Guide to Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease [Paperback] Timothy Q Howes (Author), David Bellamy (Author). Clinicians' Guide to COPD considers epidemiology, diagnosis and management, concentrating on how patients really present to the clinician. Aspects of disease prevention, including lifestyle change, particularly smoking cessation, will be discussed in detail. Acute exacerbation of COPD, currently a major cause of mortality and morbidity in these patients, will also be examined. Illustrative 'real-life' case histories will be included throughout, and the book will also incorporate 'interesting asides', for example the impact of COPD on a patient awaiting surgery. As with other volumes in the Clinicians' Guide series, the practical focus will be maintained throughout. With a balanced, readable style and clear explanatory color illustrations, the book will provide invaluable advice for both the primary care and specialist clinician looking after patients with COPD. Appropriate for the clinician managing COPD in either the primary or secondary care setting, Clinicians' Guide to COPD considers epidemiology, diagnosis and management, concentrating on how patients really present to the clinician. 

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Clinical Drug Therapy Rationales for Nursing Practice

Clinical Drug Therapy:
Rationales for Nursing Practice

Clinical Drug Therapy: Rationales for Nursing Practice (Field Guide) [Paperback] Anne Collins Abrams (Author), Sandra Smith Pennington (Author), Carol Barnett Lammon (Author). This popular core nursing pharmacology textbook provides unique coverage of nursing interventions for drug therapy with related rationales. Highly praised for its organized and readable presentation, the text explains the "why" behind each nursing action and emphasizes how drugs work differently in different patients. New Research Briefs summarize current research and its nursing implications. A new chapter covers drugs for obesity, and all nutrition products have been consolidated into one chapter. New NCLEX®-style questions appear at the end of each drug chapter. This popular core nursing pharmacology textbook provides unique coverage of nursing interventions for drug therapy with related rationales. Highly praised for its organized and readable presentation, the text explains the "why" behind each nursing action and emphasizes how drugs work differently in different patients. New to the Ninth Edition is an Evidence-Based Nursing feature that builds on the previous edition's Research Briefs and highlights the nursing implications of current research. Chapter openers now include key terms with definitions. 

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