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  • Neuroscience, An Issue of Critical Care Nursing Clinics

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 21-4
    • January 5, 2010
    • Anne Alexandrov
    • English
    This Neuroscience nursing issue, Guest Edited by Anne W. Alexandrov, focuses on: use of acute care Nurse Practitioners in neuroscience critical care; Post-graduate advances practice neurovascular fellowship education and training; NET SMART; management of Traumatic Brain Injury; management of Subarachnoid Hemorrhage; management of Hyperacute Ischemic Stroke; Telestroke Systems; Antiplatelet Therapy’ Migraine and Intracardiac Right to Left Shunt; Weight agreement in Ischemic Stroke Treatment; Inflammatory biomarkers for Ischemic Stroke; and glycemic control in neurovascular disease.

  • Health Issues in Indigenous Children: An Evidence Based Approach for the General Pediatrician, An Issue of Pediatric Clinics

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 56-6
    • January 5, 2010
    • Anne B. Chang + 1 more
    • English
    Health Issues in Indigenous Children is reviewed in this issue of Pediatric Clinics, guest edited by Drs. Anne B. Chang and Rosalyn Singleton. Authorities from around the world have come together to pen articles on Infant care, Immunization, Growth and nutrition (include anemia), Pneumonia and lower respiratory tract infections, Chronic respiratory disorders: asthma and bronchitis, Acute and chronic diarrhea, Glomerulonephritis (GN) and managing the risks of chronic renal disease, Acute and chronic ear disease, Acute rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease (RHD), Skin disorders including scabies and tinea infections, Diabetes and other endocrine disorders, Behavioral and mental health problems, Dental issues affecting health, Developmental delay, Injuries including child neglect and abuse, and Health policy and service delivery.

  • Evaluation and Management of Obstructive Sleep Apnea, An Issue of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Clinics

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 21-4
    • January 5, 2010
    • Scott B. Boyd
    • English
    An important review on obstructive sleep apnea for the oral and maxillofacial surgeon! Topics include epidemiology, pathophysiology and clinical features of obstructive sleep apnea; systematic evaluation of the OSA patient; upper airway imaging in the evaluation and surgical management of OSA; management of OSA by continuous positive airway pressure; oral appliances in the treatment of OSA; algorithms for surgical management of obstructive sleep apnea; surgery of the palate, tonsils and tongue; treatment of OSA by distraction osteogenesis; surgical management of OSA in the pediatric patient; anesthetic and postoperative management of the OSA patient, and much more!

  • Pain, Analgesia and Anesthesia, An Issue of Perioperative Nursing Clinics

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 4-4
    • December 29, 2009
    • Valerie Girard-Powell
    • English
    This issue of Perioperative Nursing Clinics, titled Pain, Analgesia and Anesthesia, which was Guest Edited by Valerie Girard-Powell, RN, will include the following topics: Behavioral Approaches to Pain Management; The Diagnostic Workup of Patients with Neuropathic Pain; Interventional Approaches to Pain Management; Myofascial Pain Trigger Points; Nonopioid Analgesics; Topical Analgesics; Documentation and Potential Tools in Long Term Opioid Therapy for Pain; Critical Monitoring Issues for Surgery Performed in a Non-hospital Setting; Anesthesia for Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Procedures; Anesthesiology and Gastroenterology; Interventional Radiology and Anesthesia; and Fee for Service Payments: Affect on Patient Care, Operating Room Procedures and Anesthesia Services.

  • Challenging Issues in Women's Health Care, An Issue of Obstetrics and Gynecology Clinics

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 36-4
    • December 24, 2009
    • Kathleen Kennedy
    • English
    This issue of Obstetrics and Gynecology Clinics, guest edited by Drs. William Rayburn and Kathleen Kennedy, addresses some of the most challenging issues Obstetrician-Gynecol... face in their practice. It includes articles on psychological and behavioral issues influencing women’s health including depression, sexual function, intimate partner violence, and substance dependence.

  • Neurology of the Newborn Infant, An Issue of Clinics in Perinatology

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 36-4
    • December 24, 2009
    • Adre J du Plessis
    • English
    Guest Editor Adre du Plessis addresses Neonatal Neurology in this issue of Clinics in Perinatology, a companion to his September 2009 issue on Fetal Neurology. Mechanisms and management of acute brain injury is reviewed, including articles on Systemic and cerebral transitional hemodynamics in premature infants, Hypoxic-ischemic brain injury in the term infant, Neuroprotection in the newborn infant, Intracranial hemorrhage in the premature and term newborn, Infection-inflammato... mechanisms of brain injury in the newborn, Neonatal stroke, and Neonatal seizures. Next, Neurodiagnostic advances for the newborn infant is explored, with articles covering, Advanced brain MRI techniques, Advances in Near Infrared Spectroscopy, and Bedside electrocortical monitoring. The issue closes with a section devoted to Longterm neurologic outcome: Mechanisms of dysfunction and recovery, with articles on Longterm outcome in premature infants, Mechanisms of Cerebral Plasticity, The longterm effects of neonatal seizures, Constraint-induced therapy: Plasticity in practice, and Neonatal brain injury and autistic spectrum disorders in survivors.

  • Orofacial Trauma and Emergency Care, An Issue of Dental Clinics

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 53-4
    • December 24, 2009
    • Sami M. Chogle + 1 more
    • English
    An important review on trauma and emergency care for the general dentist! Topics will include medical and oro-facial evaluation, epidemiology of trauma to oro-facial structures, minor traumatic injuries to the primary and permanent dentition, major trauma to the oral and maxillofacial structures, developing and maintaining a “dental trauma kit”, management of trauma to supporting dental structures, psychological aspects of dental injuries, preventive strategies for traumatic injuries, medico-legal issues in traumatic injuries, and more!

  • Neurology and Systemic Disease, An Issue of Neurologic Clinics

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 28-1
    • December 24, 2009
    • Alireza Minagar
    • English
    This issue of Neurologic Clinics features 17 articles that address the neurologic implications of systemic illnesses. Articles include neurologic presentations of infective endocardititis; neurologic presentations of acid-base imbalance, electrolyte abnormalities, and endocrine emergencies; neurologic presentation of renal disease; neurologic manifestations of systemic lupus erythematosus in children and adults; neurologic complications of respiratory disease; neurologic presentations of nutritional deficiencies; neurologic presentations of gastrointestinal disease; neurotoxicity of radiation therapy; neurologic presentation of lyme disease and syphilis; neurologic aspects of drug abuse; neurologic manifestations of transplant complications; neurologic presentations of sarcoidosis; neurologic presentations of fungal infections; neurologic presentations of cardiac disease; neurologic presentation of AIDS; neurologic presentation of systemic vasculitis; and neurologic presentations of hepatic disease.

  • Tuberculosis, An Issue of Clinics in Chest Medicine

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 30-4
    • December 24, 2009
    • Alimuddin Zumla + 1 more
    • English
    This issue, guest edited by Alimuddin Zumla and H. Simon Schaaf, focuses on the topic of Tuberculosis. Articles include: Global Burden and Epidemiology of Tuberculosis; Multidrug-Resistant and Extensively Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis in the West. Europe and the United States: Epidemiology, Surveillance, and Control; Multidrug- and Extensively Drug-resistant Tuberculosis in Africa and South America: Epidemiology, Diagnosis and Management in Adults and Children; Antiretroviral Therapy for Control of the HIV-associated Tuberculosis Epidemic in Resource-Limited Settings; Novel and Improved Technologies for Tuberculosis Diagnosis: Progress and Challenges; Advances in Imaging Chest Tuberculosis: Blurring of Differences Between Children and Adults; Update on Tuberculosis of the Central Nervous System: Pathogenesis, Diagnosis, and Treatment; Advances in Immunotherapy for Tuberculosis Treatment, and more!

  • Chronic Immune Thrombocytopenia, An Issue of Hematology/Oncology Clinics of North America

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 23-6
    • December 24, 2009
    • Howard A. Liebman
    • English
    Chronic immune thrombocytopenia is a disease in which the immune system destroys platelets (blood cells involved in the clotting process). Patients with ITP have abnormal bruising and bleeding,and severe disease can be life threatening. For many patients, standard drug treatments are not effective, and many of the drugs used may have significant side effects with long-term use. Among the articles in this issue, some focus on the traditional and newer treatments for the disease. Other articles focus on diagnosis and treatment of the disease in pregnancy, lymphoproliferative disorders, in thyroid disease, in rheumatologic disorders, and in children. Also discussed are infectious causes.

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