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  • Epidemiology of Sleep Disorders: Clinical Implications, An Issue of Sleep Medicine Clinics

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 4-1
    • Edward Bixler
    • English
    In Sleep medicine, as in most disciplines, understanding of epidemiology plays a crucial role in clinical treatment of sleep disorders. This issue discusses several recent, large epidemiologic studies with a specific focus on the clinical implications of the findings. Studies discussed include the Penn State Child Cohort, the Tucson Children's Assessment of Sleep Apnea Study, the Wisconsin Sleep Cohort Study, the Sleep Heart Health Study, the Bay Area Sleep Cohort, an ongoing study in Iceland, and the CARDIA Sleep Study.

  • Dermatologic Epidemiology and Public Health, An Issue of Dermatologic Clinics

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 27-2
    • Robert P. Dellavalle
    • English
    This issue of Dermatologic Clinics examines Dermatologic Epidemiology and Public Health. Guest Editor Robert Dellavalle has assembled a panel of world-class experts who offer reviews on topics including The Neglected Epidemiology and Public Health Problem of Dermatologic Disease, Health Disparities in Dermatology, Survey Research in Dermatology, Guidelines Development in Dermatology, Behavioral Research in Dermatology, Dermatologic Comorbidities, Registry Research in Dermatology, Teledermatology, Occupational Dermatology, Contact Dermatitis, Melanoma, and Interdisciplinary Dermatologic Public Health and Epidemiology Research.

  • Imaging of Airway Diseases, An Issue of Radiologic Clinics of North America

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 47-2
    • Philippe A. Grenier
    • English
    Starting with the mouth and nose, airways are the part of the respiratory system in which air is transported to the lungs. If any of these airways become compromised, then respiration can become more difficult. Most common among the causes of these types of illnesses is asthma. Also prominent is chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, which is a significant cause of death worldwide. In addition to reviews of diseases affecting the airways, this issue also covers airway anatomy and variants, congenital anomalies of airways, and CT-bronchoscopic correlations.

  • Fetal Echocardiography

    • 2nd Edition
    • Julia A. Drose
    • English
    Perfect for both the novice learning to perform fetal echocardiography, as well as the expert needing more details of various anomalies, this comprehensive text/atlas covers everything you need to know. It incorporates a practical, multidisciplinary approach to diagnosis and management with contributors from various medical specialties. You’ll find complete information on physiology, detailed guidelines on how to perform a fetal echocardiogram, and highly illustrated coverage of various congenital heart abnormalities. Full-color images, coverage of the latest technologies, and a new companion CD keep you up to date with the latest in this fast-changing field.

  • Child and Adolescent Psychiatry for the General Psychiatrist, An Issue of Psychiatric Clinics

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 32-1
    • Robert L. Hendren + 1 more
    • English
    As more and more general psychiatrists are being asked to see pediatric patients, this issue will provide a valuable update on some of the most important areas of child psychiatry. Articles discuss such topics as Neurodevelopmental formulation, Cultural issues, Prodromal interventions in psychotic disorders, Autism, Early onset bipolar disorder, ADHD, Anxiety disorders and PTSD, Genetic Syndrome, Consultation to schools, forensics and PCPs, Psychopharmacology, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and Future directions. Experts in child psychiatry write each article specifically for the generalist who does not primarily see children and adolescents, but occasionally or even often does.

  • Clinical Update on Adult and Pediatric Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor, An Issue of Hematology/Oncology Clinics

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 23-1
    • Jonathan C. Trent + 1 more
    • English
    Most doctors believe gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs) start in special cells found in the wall of the GI tract, called the interstitial cells of Cajal (ICCs), or in very early cells that can develop into ICCs. ICCs are part of the autonomic nervous system, which sends signals to the GI tract. Some have called these cells the "pacemakers" of the GI tract because the nerve signals they send cause muscles of the digestive organs to contract, which helps to move food and liquid through the GI tract. This issue is an important one because GISTs are rare and are quite different in their outlook for survival and their treatment than other gastrointestinal tumors. For these reasons, oncologists need to figure out whether a patient has a GIST, an adenoma, an adenocarcinoma, a neuroendocrine cancer, some other type of tumor, or a non-cancerous condition. By presenting state-of-the-art information on the diagnosis, treatment, and management of GISTs, this issue serves as an important guide to oncologists as they work with patients to make make informed decisions about treatment options.

  • Hemodynamic Monitoring in the Diagnosis and Management of Heart Failure, An Issue of Heart Failure Clinics

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 5-2
    • William T. Abraham + 1 more
    • English
    Heart failure incidence increases with age and because the oldest segment of the population in Western countries is the fastest growing, the prevalence of heart failure is expected to increase. Understanding the signs and symptoms of heart failure is therefore of increasing necessity for physicians. Hemodynamic monitoring provides data on blood flow and pressure to assist physicians in determining the status of the patient's heart and in managing heart failure. This issue provides a detailed picture of the various options for assessing hemodynamics, including clinical assessment, echocardiography, transthoracic impedance cardiography, pulmonary artery catheters, B-type natriuretic peptide levels, and implantable devices.

  • Evidence-Based Practice, An Issue of Hand Clinics

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 25-1
    • Robert M. Szabo + 1 more
    • English
    This volume of Hand Clinics will be devoted to the increasingly important and relevant topic of Evidence Based Medicine or the more inclusive term Evidence-based Practice (EBP). EBP is the integration of individual clinical expertise with the best available external clinical evidence from systematic research and the integration of patients’ values and expectations. It is now recognized worldwide as a foundation of quality care and all surgeons and therapists must embrace the concepts and learn the methods. In order to help you become an evidence-based practitioner, this issue will help you develop new skills in find and appraise the best evidence embedded within the volumes of good and bad information available. The issue will focus on how to apply these methods to hand surgery and rehabilitation. The Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services (CMS), health insurers, and certification boards will provide the impetus for all of us to put into action evidence-based practice. This approach to practice will lead to changes in our behavior. CMS introduced a pay-for-performance (P4P) initiative to promote high quality medical care based on evidence-based medicine by reimbursing top performing hospitals at a higher level than poor performing hospitals. The primary objectives of this program include increasing clinical quality and saving lives. A secondary objective is to improve the cost-effectiveness of health care delivery. Governmental programs like these along with practice guidelines will lead to new expectations on your practice. Whoever controls these initiatives and guidelines, controls medicine and ultimately the flow of money. You don’t want to be left behind. This issue will provide you with the basics to get started on your way to practicing evidence-based medicine.

  • Mandibular Trauma, An Issue of Atlas of the Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Clinics

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 17-1
    • Vincent B. Ziccardi
    • English
    Guest Editor Vincent Ziccardi has assembled a comprehensive review of mandibular trauma and possible treatments. Articles will include condylar fractures, pediatric mandible fractures, intraoral locking plate, closed reductions, monocortical intraoral plating, bicortical extraoral plating, external pin fixation, edentulous/atrophic fractures, teeth in the line of fracture, and complications of mandibular fractures.

  • The High-Risk Neonate: Part I, An Issue of Critical Care Nursing Clinics

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 21-1
    • M. Terese Verklan
    • English
    A leader in neonatal critical care nursing, Terese Verklan devotes two back-to-back issues on the topic. In this first issue, readers can expect articles from top experts on global infant mortality/morbidity, the care of extremely low birth-weight infants, Hyperbilirubinemia, genetics, cardiac and respiratory care, pharmacology, and more.

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