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  • Advances in Laminitis, Part I, An Issue of Veterinary Clinics: Equine Practice

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 26-1
    • Christopher C. Pollitt
    • English
    Articles include: The Anatomy and Physiology of the Lamellar; Dermal-Epidermal Interface; Carbohydrate Alimentary Overload Laminitis; Events in the Hindgut; Therapeutic Hypothermia (cryotherapy) to Prevent and Treat Acute Laminitis; Acute Laminits: Supportive Medical Therapy; First Aid for the Foot: Therapeutic and Mechanical Support; Serial Venography after Carbohydrate-Induced Laminitis; Venography and Its Clinical Application in North America; Chronic Laminitis: Strategic Hoof Wall Resection; The Laminar Wedge of Chronic Laminitis; Lysis of the Distal Phalanx in Chronic Laminitis; Chronic Laminitis Foot Support: Clogs, Homecare for the Chronic Laminitis Case; The Pharmacological Basis for the Treatment of Developmental and Acute Laminitis; and Black Walnut Extract Laminitis: An Inflammatory Model.

  • Dreaming and Nightmares, An Issue of Sleep Medicine Clinics

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 5-2
    • J. F. Pagel
    • English
    This issue reviews the current status of scientific dream study and offers the most up-to-date reviews on topics such as dream recall (including variables affecting dream recall, and the psychopathology of altered dream recall), dream content (including the assessment of dream content and variables affecting dream content), dreaming and cognitive functions (dreaming and emotional processing, personality and psychopathology, and learning and memory), disordered dreaming (such as nightmares in patients with post-traumatic stress disorder, dreaming epiphenomena of narcolepsy, and parasomnias), medications altering dreaming, and the role of dreams in psychotherapy. Because sleep and dreams are inextricably linked, it is important for every sleep specialist to have an understanding of the current scientific understanding of normal and disordered dreaming.

  • Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage, An Issue of Neurosurgery Clinics

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 21-2
    • Paul A. Nyquist + 2 more
    • English
    Guest Edited by experts Paul Nyquist, Neeraj Naval, and Rafael Tamargo of Johns Hopkins, this issue covers a wide range of topics related to Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage, including epidemiology, surgical management, endovascular treatment, non-invasive imaging techniques, risk factors and medical management of vasospasm, cerebral salt wasting, outcomes and costs, medical complications, and more.

  • Women's Mental Health, An Issue of Psychiatric Clinics

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 33-2
    • Susan G. Kornstein + 1 more
    • English
    This issue reviews psychiatric concerns that are specific to women. Comprehensive and up-to-the-minute articles discuss topics such as PMS/PMDD, Perinatal Disorders, Menopause, Infertility, Female Sexual Dysfunction, Substance Abuse in Women, Gender Differences in ADHD, Fibromyalgia, Migraines in Women, Breast Cancer, Obesity in Women, Complementary and Alternative Medicine for Psychiatric Disorders in Women, Trauma and Violence Issues for Women in the Military, and Caring for the Elderly Female Psychiatric Patient.

  • Endoscopy and Endosurgery, An Issue of Veterinary Clinics: Exotic Animal Practice

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 13-2
    • Stephen J. Divers
    • English
    Articles include: General Introduction and Equipment Overview; Overview of Avian Endoscopy; Overview of Reptile Endoscopy; Endoscopic Gender Determination in Chelonians; Reptile Ovariectomy; Overview of Exotic Mammal Endoscopy; Overview of Fish Endoscopy; Endoscopic Intubation of Exotic Companion Mammals; Shark and Ray Endoscopy; and Endoscope-Assisted Ovariectomy in Chelonia.

  • Evidence Based Medicine in Orthopedic Surgery, An Issue of Orthopedic Clinics

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 41-2
    • Safdar N. Khan + 2 more
    • English
    Articles inlcude: Definition and Principles, Evidence-Based Orthopaedics: Is it possible? Conflict of Interest and Orthopaedic Publications, SPRINT Trial, Clavicle fractures, Intracapsular femur neck fractures, SPORT trial: Spinal stenosis, Cervical spondylotic myelopathy – anterior vs posterior approaches, Total disc replacement vs Fusion, Flexible constructs for spinal fusion, DVT prophylaxis in adult reconstruction, Hip resurfacing – what is the evidence, Graft selection/type in ACL surgery, LEAP Trial, BESTT Trial, SPORT trial: Lumbar disc herniations, SPORT trial: Degenerative spondylolisthesis.

  • Quality Improvement in Neonatal and Perinatal Medicine, An Issue of Clinics in Perinatology

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 37-1
    • Alan R. Spitzer + 1 more
    • English
    This issue of Clinics in Perinatology, guest edited by Drs. Alan Spitzer and Dan Ellsbury, examines Quality Improvement in Neonatal and Perinatal Medicine. The first part of the issue addresses Tools of Quality Improvement and includes articles on The Quality Chasm in Neonatal and Perinatal Medicine; Evaluating the Medical Evidence; The Vermont Oxford Network Database; The Pediatrix Clinical Data Warehouse; Role of Regional Collaboratives: The California Perinatal Quality Care Collaborative Model; A Primer on Quality Improvement Methodology; Using Statistical Process Control Methodology; Human Factors in Quality Improvement, Random Safety Audits, Root Cause Analysis, and Failure Mode and Effects Analysis; Collaboration Between Obstetricians and Neonatologists: Perinatal Safety Programs and Improved Clinical Outcomes; and Pay for Performance: A Business Strategy for Quality Improvement in Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine. The second part of this issue addresses Specific Applications of Documented Quality Improvement Methodology in Neonatal and Perinatal Medicine and includes articles on Delivery Room Intervention-Improvi... the Outcome, Reducing Retinopathy of Prematurity, Improving Breast Milk Use During and After the NICU Stay, Decreasing Catheter Related Bloodstream Infection, and Decreasing Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia.

  • Pediatric Ultrasound, Part 2, An Issue of Ultrasound Clinics

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 5-1
    • Brian D. Coley
    • English
    In this second part of a two-part issue on Pediatric US, imaging of the body with ultrasound is reviewed. Genitourinary system is covered by articles on urinary tract infections, renal cystic disease, and scrotal ultrasound. Articles on ultrasound of the gastrointestinal tract in the young infant, the vomiting young infant, the acute abdomen, and liver masses make up the abdominal topics. Lastly a review of new techniques for pediatric ultrasound is provided.

  • Myelodysplastic Syndromes, An Issue of Hematology/Oncology Clinics of North America

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 24-2
    • Benjamin L. Ebert
    • English
    Major strides have been made in the treatment and understanding of Myelodysplasia. The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved three new drugs for the treatment of MDS; new disease genes have been discovered; major insights have been made into the biology of the disorder; and animal models of MDS have been developed. The articles in this issue illustrate the rapid progress in MDS research, from molecular pathophysiology to improved therapies. Insights into the biology of MDS, the development of model systems to study MDS, and the application of new technologies with unprecedented power to interrogate the cancer genome promise to increase the rate of discovery, transforming our understanding of MDS and leading to improvements in the treatment this disease.

  • Genetics of Cardiomyopathy and Heart Failure, An Issue of Heart Failure Clinics

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 6-2
    • Calum MacRae
    • English
    This issue explores the genetic basis of specific cardiomyopathies and phenotypic components of heart failure with an eye to the clinical implications of this genetic knowledge. An understanding of the genetic causes of disease can aid in development of effective prevention and management strategies.

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