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Cancer: What the Primary Care Practitioner Needs to Know, Part I, An Issue of Primary Care Clinics in Office Practice

  • 1st Edition
  • Volume 36-3
  • August 13, 2009
  • Richard Wender + 1 more
  • English
  • Hardback
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Cancer is a chronic life-threatening disease that requires a comprehensive approach, including health promotion, prevention, treatment, rehabilitation, and palliation. Because primary care physicians are critically important to the implementation of cancer control strategies, we have devoted two issues of Primary Care to keeping primary care physicians informed about the most recent developments in cancer treatment and prevention. Part I focuses on identifying cancer risk factors and on screening and prevention for specific cancers such as breast, cervical, colon, and prostate cancer.

Circadian Rhythm Sleep Disorders, An Issue of Sleep Medicine Clinics

  • 1st Edition
  • Volume 4-2
  • June 30, 2009
  • Kenneth P. Wright Jr.
  • English
  • Hardback
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Circadian rhythm sleep disorders are caused by a mismatch between the sleep - wake pattern and circadian phase. Sleep at the circadian high is impaired, while alertness is reduced during wakefulness. This issue discusses biological timekeeping, consequences of circadian disruption in animal models, influence of circadian system on disease severity, effect of light on circadian physiology, melatonin, non-24-hour disorder, irregular sleep-wake disorder, advanced sleep phase, delayed sleep phase, jet lag, shift work, circadian disruption and psychiatric disorders, and winter depression.

Obesity Management, An Issue of Primary Care Clinics in Office Practice

  • 1st Edition
  • Volume 36-2
  • June 26, 2009
  • Vanessa Diaz + 1 more
  • English
  • Hardback
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The prevalence of obesity has increased markedly in recent years, and obesity is now considered an epidemic in the US. Obesity and its related metabolic abnormalities contribute significantly to cardiovascular disease, and excess weight is a risk factor for multiple disease outcomes, including cancer. The purpose of this issue is to heighten the awareness of primary care physicians regarding the obesity epidemic and its long-term effects on health and on minorities and children, and to present prevention strategies and interventions.

Peptic Ulcer Disease, An Issue of Gastroenterology Clinics

  • 1st Edition
  • Volume 38-2
  • June 18, 2009
  • Francis K.L. Chan
  • English
  • Hardback
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An ulcer is an open sore in the lining of the stomach or intestine. Peptic ulcers are eventually caused by acid and pepsin, a digestive stomach enzyme. These ulcers can occur in the stomach, where they are called gastric ulcers, or they can occur in the first portion of the intestine. These are called duodenal ulcers. Peptic ulcer is a term used to describe either or both of these two types of ulcers. H. pylori and certain drugs are the two major factors that cause ulcers. This issue provides a comprehensive overview of the causes, diagnosis, and treatments of peptic ulcers, including conditions like Zollinger -Ellison syndrome. Articles are devoted to NSAID ulcers and how to prevent them, stress ulcers, and antiplatelet therapy.

Key Consultations in Hepatology, An Issue of Clinics in Liver Disease

  • 1st Edition
  • Volume 13-2
  • June 17, 2009
  • Paul Martin
  • English
  • Hardback
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Often the hepatologist sees patients in consultation, and this issue focuses on how to deal with diagnosing, treating, and managing patients in the hospital on a consultation basis. The Guest Editor has assembled top experts to present articles on the asymptomatic outpatient with abnormal LFTs, surgery in the patient with liver disease, issues in long-term care of liver transplant recipients, management of autoimmune cholestatic liver disease, and current status of hepatitis vaccination and prophylaxis, to name a few.

Enhanced Endoscopic Imaging, An Issue of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Clinics

  • 1st Edition
  • Volume 19-2
  • June 3, 2009
  • Grace Elta + 1 more
  • English
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Endoscopic imaging has become an important clinical tool for the diagnosis and treatment of gastrointestinal diseases and is poised to advance in a revolutionary fashion in the next few years. The articles in this issue are a result of an ASGE Imaging workshop held in early 2008. The goal of the workshop, and this issue, is to bring together clinical investigators and biophotonics engineers to help develop and clinically apply enhanced imaging technologies for the eventual benefit of patients. Articles in this issue are devoted to chromoendoscopy, autofluorescence endoscopy, reflectance spectroscopy, optical coherence tomography, laser confocal microscopy, and targeted endoscopic imaging to name a few.

Esophageal Cancer, An Issue of Gastroenterology Clinics

  • 1st Edition
  • Volume 38-1
  • April 22, 2009
  • Guy D. Eslick
  • English
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An ulcer is an open sore in the lining of the stomach or intestine. Peptic ulcers are eventually caused by acid and pepsin, a digestive stomach enzyme. These ulcers can occur in the stomach, where they are called gastric ulcers, or they can occur in the first portion of the intestine. These are called duodenal ulcers. Peptic ulcer is a term used to describe either or both of these two types of ulcers. H. pylori and certain drugs are the two major factors that cause ulcers. This issue provides a comprehensive overview of the causes, diagnosis, and treatments of peptic ulcers, including conditions like Zollinger -Ellison syndrome. Articles are devoted to NSAID ulcers and how to prevent them, stress ulcers, and antiplatelet therapy.

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

  • 1st Edition
  • Volume 4-1
  • March 30, 2009
  • Edward Bixler
  • English
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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.

Gastrointestinal Motility and Neurogastroenterology, An Issue of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Clinics

  • 1st Edition
  • Volume 19-1
  • March 17, 2009
  • Richard McCallum
  • English
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This issue aims to bring the busy gastroenterologist/endoscopist up to date with advances and future directions in gastrointestinal motility and functional bowel disorders. Articles include coverage of the esophagus and small bowel and attention is given to Smartpill technology. Gastric emptying and constipation are also covered in detail, with attention to role of surgery and particularly sacral nerve stimulation for fecal incontinence. The Guest Editor believes that the state-of-the-art information in this issue will allow clinicians to be on the cutting edge for the foreseeable future.

Women's Health, An Issue of Primary Care: Clinics in Office Practice

  • 1st Edition
  • Volume 36-1
  • March 17, 2009
  • Joel J. Heidelbaugh + 1 more
  • English
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This issue of Primary Care covers the full gamut of women’s health problems seen in a primary care practice, from amenorrhea and family planning through menopause and osteoporosis. Also included are articles on common breast problems, urinary problems, cervical cancer screening, depression, and domestic violence.

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