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  • Technical Advances in Mediastinal Surgery, An Issue of Thoracic Surgery Clinics

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 20-2
    • Tommaso C. Mineo
    • English
    This issue of the Thoracic Surgery Clinics will cover the following topics: cervical videomediastinoscopy... parasternal mediastinotomy, awake videothoracoscopic surgery in anterior mediastinal masses, extended transcervical thymectomy, extended transsternal thymectomy, extended videothoracoscopic thymectomy, ppen approaches to posterior mediastinal tumors in adults, videothoracoscopic approach to posterior mediastinal tumors, videothoracoscopic approach to the spine, surgical approaches for invasive tumors of the anterior mediastinum, videothoracoscopic sympathectomy, videothoracoscopic mediastinal lymphadenectomies, transcervical extended mediastinal lymphadenectomy, and robotic surgery of the mediastinum.

  • Image-Guided Spine Interventions, An Issue of Neuroimaging Clinics

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 20-2
    • John M. Mathis
    • English
    This edition of Neuroimaging Clinics focuses on these minimally invasive, image-guided therapies. It includes guidelines for patient assessment and selection, choices of pharmaceuticals and materials commonly used, as well as, advice from noted experts about complication avoidance. Common procedures such as biopsy, epidural steroid injection and vertebroplasty (or balloon assisted vertebroplasty) are discussed. Newer procedures, such as sacroplasty, synovial cyst rupture, spinal cord stimulators, neurolysis, percutaneous discectomy, and minimally invasive treatment of spinal stenosis, are introduced.

  • CT Colonography, An Issue of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Clinics

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 20-2
    • Jacques VanDam + 1 more
    • English
    As the debate continues about who should perform CT Colonography, radiologists or endoscopists, this issue marks the first time that the debate is addressed in great detail by BOTH endoscopists AND radiologists. As a result, this issue will be of great interest to both groups. Both offer their point of view on this screening method in great detail. Articles include: Only Radiologists Should Read CT Colonography; Gastroenterologists Should Read CT Colonography; Small and Medium Sized Polyps Noted at CT Colonography Need Not Be Reported; Small and Medium Sized Polyps Noted at CT Colonography Should Be Reported; Role of CTC in a Colorectal Cancer Screening Program; and Establishing a CT Colonography Service, to name a few.

  • Epidermolysis Bullosa: Part II - Diagnosis and Management, An Issue of Dermatologic Clinics

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 28-2
    • Dédée F. Murrell
    • English
    This issue of Dermatologic Clinics is the first of a two-part series examining Epidermolysis Bullosa. Guest Editor Dedee Murrell has assembled a panel of experts to pen articles on topics covering pathogenesis, clinical features, diagnosis, treatment, and international perspectives on EB.

  • Controversies in Diseases of the Aorta, An Issue of Cardiology Clinics

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 28-2
    • John A. Elefteriades
    • English
    This issue is organized on a debate format, with experts in the field arguing the pros and cons of active controversies that challenge modern management of aortic disease. Among the controversies discussed are genetic testing, use of biomarkers, optimal methods of brain protection in aortic arch surgery, and pre-enrollment echocardiogram to exclude aortic disease for all young adults engaging in vigorous athletic or strength training.

  • Sleep Medicine, An Issue of Medical Clinics of North America

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 94-3
    • Christian Guilleminault
    • English
    This issue of Medical Clinics of North America is guest edited by Dr. Christian Guilleminault, one of the world’s leading experts in the field of sleep medicine. He is attributor of the Christian Guilleminault Award for Research in Sleep Medicine bestowed by the World Association of Sleep Medicine. He has put together an outstanding issue that provides the most essential information for the internist on diagnosis and treatment. Topics such as insomnia, excessive sleepiness, REM behavior disorder, restless legs syndrome, obstructive sleep apnea, narcolepsy, pediatric sleep disorders, cognitive behavior therapy, pharmacologic therapy, sleep as it relates to various major medical disorders, and more.

  • Collaborative Care of the Facial Injury Patient, An Issue of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Clinics

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 22-2
    • Vivek Shetty + 1 more
    • English
    Articles include: The Problem of Orofacial Injury, Acute and Chronic Psychological Reactions to Orofacial Injury, Technological Advances to Foster Collaborative Care, Screening for Psychological Problems in the Trauma Setting, Barriers to Collaborative Care: Patient and Provider Perceptions, Substance Use Problems and Correlates of Facial Injury, Facial Injury as a Marker of Domestic Violence, Social Support and Resource Needs as Mediators of Recovery After Facial Injury, and Integrated Care in General Trauma.

  • Anesthesia for Patients Too Sick for Anesthesia, An Issue of Anesthesiology Clinics

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 28-1
    • Benjamin A. Kohl + 1 more
    • English
    One of the anesthesiologist’s greatest challenges is managing high-risk patients with acute or severe conditions. This issue brings the anesthesiologist up to date on the most important and latest approaches to management of the sickest of patients. Topics covered include managing the patient with sepsis or septic shock; anesthetic considerations for patients in respiratory failure; anesthetic concerns in patients presenting with renal failure; perioperative management of patients with liver failure; management of acute coronary syndrome in the OR; intraoperative concerns in patients presenting with sever aortic stenosis, aortic insufficiency, mitral regurgitation, or mitral stenosis; intraoperative management of patients with cardiac tamponade; anesthetic concerns in trauma victims requiring operative intervention; patients presenting with acute toxin indigestion; anesthetic concerns in patients with known neurologic insufficiency; management of endocrine insufficiency in the OR; and management of patients with mediastinal mass or tracheal stenosis.

  • HIV in the Emergency Department, An Issue of Emergency Medicine Clinics

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 28-2
    • Mercedes Torres + 1 more
    • English
    Drs. Mercedes Torres and Rachel Chin guest edit this issue on HIV in the Emergency Department. Topics include: Emergent Dermatologic Issues in HIV Patients HEENT Emergencies in HIV-Infected Patients Diarrhea in HIV-Infected Patients Emergent Hematologic and Oncologic Problems in HIV-Infected Patients Acute HIV and Immune Reconstitution Syndrome Orthopedic Problems in HIV-Infected Patients Pulmonary: HIV-Associated Respiratory Emergency

  • Neuro-Oncology

    Blue Books of Neurology Series
    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 36
    • Jeremy Rees + 1 more
    • English
    Neuro-Oncology—a new title in the Blue Books of Practical Neurology series—is a concise and clinically applicable guide to this dynamic subspecialty. Jeremy Rees, PhD, MRCP and Patrick Y. Wen, MD present the most current information on the treatment and management of primary CNS tumors, secondary brain tumors, and the neurological complications of other cancers and their therapies in a format and scope appealing to both the general neurologist and the subspecialist.

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