Patolog穩as Mas Frecuentes En Primer Nivel de Atenci籀n
El Primer Nivel de Atenci籀n es la puerta de entrada de los pacientes hacia el Sistema Nacional de Salud, en el cual se atienden y se deben resolver aproximadamente el 80% de las morbilidades que aquejan a los usuarios; la mayor parte de patolog穩as se diagnostican con el cuadro cl穩nico que el paciente aporta al m矇dico lo que hace posible la resoluci籀n de una patolog穩a no complicada por parte del profesional de atenci籀n primaria y con esto se logra no ocupar de forma innecesaria la emergencia de un hospital de Segundo o Tercer Nivel de Atenci籀n que est獺n preparados para resolver situaciones m獺s complejas; de esta manera el objetivo es que el Primer Nivel de Salud conformado por los puestos de salud y los centros de salud logren dar un tratamiento adecuado y as穩 descongestionar el resto de niveles de atenci籀n.
Enfoque Cl穩nico de Patolog穩as Quir繳rgicas
El presente texto est獺 dirigido a estudiantes de ciencias de la salud, m矇dicos y personal del primer nivel de atenci籀n en salud. En el mismo se encontrar獺 una gu穩a de orientaci籀n en casos de patolog穩as quir繳rgicas m獺s comunes dentro de las diferentes especialidades que se pueden abordar en el primer nivel de atenci籀n, asimismo su parte cl穩nica y orientaci籀n diagn籀stica de manera ordenada para as穩 poder esclarecer la metodolog穩a diagn籀stica basando en la epidemiolog穩a prevalente de nuestra poblaci籀n.
Systemic Fungal Infections
- This book is an endeavor to demystify medical mycology and to provide practical information on managing infections.
Die Cholera in Syrien Und Die Choleraprophylaxe in Europa
Keine ausf羹hrliche Beschreibung f羹r "Die Cholera in Syrien und die Choleraprophylaxe in Europa" verf羹gbar.
Care Across Cultures
If working with people from other cultures is often an enigma, and sometimes a heart ache too, this short book will give insights into why things can be difficult, and how you can turn things round so that both you and your patients can find your encounters rewarding, productive and enjoyable.
Die Optimierung der Anpassung bei Cochlea-Implantat-Systemen. Verwertung von Korrelationen
Bachelorarbeit aus dem Jahr 2011 im Fachbereich Medizin - Hals-, Nasen-, Ohrenheilkunde, Otolaryngologie, Note: 2, Jade Hochschule Wilhelmshaven/Oldenburg/Elsfleth, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Das Thema dieser Arbeit ist die Untersuchung von Zusammenh瓣ngen zwischen subjektiven Anpassungsparamtern und objektiven Messungen bei Cochlea-Implantaten. Zus瓣tzlich wurden die Zusammenh瓣nge im zeitlichen Verlauf auf Ver瓣nderungen untersucht Das Geh繹r des Menschen ist ein wichtiges Sinnesorgan, das unter anderem die zwischenmenschliche Kommunikation erm繹glicht und zur Orientierung im Raum ben繹tigt wird. Dabei kommt ersterem eine besondere Rolle zu. Trotzdem geben bei Befragungen die meisten Menschen an, sie w羹rden lieber taub als blind sein, wenn sie sich zwischen diesen Alternativen entscheiden m羹ssten. Es ist den meisten demnach nicht bewusst, welche gro?e Bedeutung das Geh繹r f羹r die Kommunikation und Sozialisierung der Menschen untereinander hat, dass, wie oft von Immanuel Kant zitiert, die Taubheit den Menschen vom Menschen trennt, die Blindheit hingegen von den Dingen. Das Cochlea-Implantat bietet seit 羹ber 20 Jahren eine M繹glichkeit, geh繹rlosen, erlaubten und hochgradig-schwerh繹rigen Menschen eine Teilhabe an der h繹renden und lautsprachlich kommunizierenden Welt zu erschlie?en. Bei der Anpassung der Sprachprozessoren von Cochlea-Implantaten (CI) muss f羹r jeden der Kan瓣le der Minimal- und Maximalwert der elektrischen Reizst瓣rke (Strom oder Ladung) festgelegt werden. Dies geschieht 羹blicherweise, indem der CI-Tr瓣ger nach seinen Empfindungen (T-level: zwischen "unh繹rbar" und "sehr leise"; C-level: zwischen "laut" und "sehr laut") befragt wird. Das Ziel dieser Arbeit ist das Auffinden von Zusammenh瓣ngen im Elektroden-(Kanal)Profil von TECAP-Schwelle, ESRT-Schwelle, T-level und C-level bei CI-Tr瓣gern. Das Nebenthema ist die Untersuchung der Zeitprofile dieser Parameter. Das Ziel ist die Optimierung der praktischen Anpassregeln. F羹r die Untersuchungen wurden die Daten von 25
How To Live With Lupus
If you want to know how to cope-up and live with lupus, then checkout this "How To Live With Lupus" guide. In this step-by-step guide you will understand the disease, the person having such disease and adopt to the situation. - Determine the types of Lupus. - Distinguish its signs and symptoms. - Learn how Lupus can be treated. - Learn how to manage flares - Learn how to prepare for a lifestyle change - Learn how to have a support group to help you cope up with the disease. - Learn some tips for keeping track of your medication. - Learn some tips for keeping your Lupus diary. - Learn tips before travelling and staying informed. - And much more. HowExpert publishes quick 'how to' guides on all topics from A to Z by everyday experts.
General pathology
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Band 1 von Orthop瓣die und Rehatechnik. Werkstofftechnik, Textilschwei?en, Hochfrequenzkleb
Forschungsarbeit aus dem Jahr 2020 im Fachbereich Medizin - Orthop瓣die, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Durch lange Studien-, Forschungs- und Praxist瓣tigkeit sind eine Reihe von Kongressvortr瓣gen, Berichten und Vorlesungen entstanden, die nunmehr zusammenfassend ver繹ffentlicht werden. Es soll dem Nachwuchs und auch den Fachleuten ein ?berblick gegeben werden 羹ber einige technische und wirtschaftliche Sondergebiete, die sonst nur aufwendig zusammenzutragen sind und bei mir immer wieder nachgefragt werden. Meine Zitierungen und Benennungen in Fachliteratur und Schutzrechten sind sehr zahlreich geworden, was die Relevanz und Wichtigkeit der Themen aufzeigt. Die vorliegenden Beitr瓣ge sind nur leicht 羹berarbeitet wiedergegeben und im Satz vereinheitlicht, und sollen bewusst auch die historischen Bez羹ge verdeutlichen zur Abgrenzung zum Stand der Technik.
Music As Medicine particularly in Parkinson’s
Music can play an important part in our lives yet how many of us appreciate the effect it has on our brains, bodies and moods, or understand how we can use music as a medicine? Music has the power to reduce everyday symptoms, such as stress, insomnia, pain, depression, and even snoring, as well as helping challenges found in neurological conditions such as freezing and gait problems, and difficulties with voice and swallowing.With modern advances in technology, scientists are now able to measure the precise effect of music on body and brain. Music as Medicine presents many research studies which have examined the effect of music on various conditions, and offers clear suggestions as to how readers can use music to reduce various symptoms, whether a person thinks themselves musical or not. It covers three aspects of musical involvement: listening to music, moving to music and making music.Daphne Bryan, PhD, takes a special look at the benefits of music for neurological conditions, Parkinson's in particular. Music stimulates many areas of the brain and in the case of damaged brains, it can activate alternative pathways to act in the place of damaged ones. Many of the symptoms discussed are also experienced by people with other diagnoses and by those who are otherwise fit and healthy so this book contains much that is relevant to all.
Neuroprotective vs. Neurostimulating Management Options for Amytrophic Lateral Sclerosis. A Multiple Trial Based Comparison
Doctoral Thesis / Dissertation from the year 2017 in the subject Medicine - Internal Medicine, grade: PG MEDICAL DOCTOR & CEO, University of Buckingham (Ealing Hospital London), course: Doctor Of Clinical Internal Medicine (MD), language: English, abstract: LS, an incurable fatal syndrome (than being just a misnomer of disease), affecting each organ system and life (quality and quantity), through glutamate induced free radical and electrical injuries to nerves. This giant needs to be further dig into, with deeper investigations for newer management options and betterment of previous treatments, aiming a comparison of various strategies, to invent most sustainable and suitable choice for PALS. Broadly ALS can be classified as sporadic and familial, based on aetiology. There are various subtypes in each of them with regard to the genetic, pathological and nucleic acid mutational conflicts. Like in a case of "Diabetes Mellitus", we don't haphazardly enlist all drugs and precautions, instead first classify them into pharmaco-therapeutic or lifestyle changes, similarly for ALS, I've proposed for a new management classification system for clinical purposes after feeling a need of such, near the end of dissertation. Only approved and unavoidable option in present scenario is glutamic acid release inhibitor "Riluzole" and the basic or standard life care for the disease. Broad spectrum antibiotic "Ceftriaxone" has been found to cross the blood brain barrier and increase GLT-1 channel, leading to fall in glutamate levels of nervous system and hence can be an add-on option to benefit more. RPPX: Dexpramipexole; recently developed drug especially for SOD-1 and TDP-43 mutation ALS, showed mitochondrial protection and reciprocated it as improved ALSFRS. Though the medication can be a future option, but for now trials have failed to reflect major benefit on a 12-month follow up. MCI186: Edaravone, by virtue of being antioxidant in character (supposedly); has gained FDA ap
Concepts of General Pharmacology and Clinical Approaches
This book is about general concepts of Pharmacology. This book will enable readers to know and understand scope of Pharmacology, concepts of drugs and medicine, new drug development, routes of drug administration, Pharmacokinetics (absorption, bioavailability, bioequivalence, compartment models, drug distribution, metabolism, elimination of drugs, dose, dosage form, drug interactions and adverse drug effects) and Pharmacodynamics (therapeutic index, neurotransmission, vaccines, prescription pattern and rational dispensing).
How Radiotherapy and Chemotherapy effect the Blood Parameters of Cancer Patients
Master's Thesis from the year 2010 in the subject Medicine - Neoplasms, Oncology, grade: A, University of Sindh (Biochemistry), language: English, abstract: The whole research work was conducted to investigate the effect of radiotherapy and chemotherapy in cancer patients by complete blood picture, anthropometric and physiological measurement. Complete blood picture include RBCs, Hb, MCV, MCHC, MCH, WBCs (Neutrophils, Lymphocytes, Eosinophils, Monocytes, Basophiles) and platelets. Anthropometric measurement include age, height, and weight. Physiological measurement includes systolic and diastolic blood pressure and pulse rate measurement. Comparison between control and cancer patient samples shows that RBCs have no significant difference in their levels but some cancer which treated with radiotherapy and chemotherapy may shows anemia. Hb comparison of control and shows difference in their levels. Hb decreases in cancer patients (due to diminished partial pressure of O2) but could be increases whit use of erythropoietin in cancer patients. An absolute indices (MCV, MCH, MCHC) decrease in cancerous patients. Chemotherapeutic treatment shows decrease in WBCs and platelets, it is also seen in leukemia, lymphoma, or multiple myolema. Neutropenia and thrombocytopenia also observed. Weight and height also decreased in cancer patients. Systolic and diastolic blood pressure is increases in cancer patients, and pulse rate is decreases in cancer patients
Dilemma in Surgical Practice
In those days, general surgeons were doing all surgeries, including Ortho, Neuro, Thoracic and Gynec cases. The surgeons depend on their clinical experiences in making the diagnosis. Surgical technique is never static. It changes for newer techniques to improve the quality of the outcome. Some of the cases where I had a dilemma in diagnosis are discussed. How scabies was eradicated in hostel inmates and how major surgeries were done in the district headquarter hospital without proper blood bank may be interesting for the readers. Sometimes, the surgeon must have some humanitarian considerations in treating the cases, for example, surgery for congenital pyloric stenosis, volvulus sigmoid and a patient who had gastrojejunostomy kept in the ward for more than one month for hospital food. With a full team sprite, 40 cases of injury in a fire accident in a cracker shop were treated. Emergency tracheostomy, Burr hole in head injury, intercostals drain in thoracic injury and even bilateral thoracotomy done in chest injuries by general surgeons are discussed. Appendicular abscess was drained with calculated risks. Duodenal perforation in situs inverses totalis and enteric perforations are discussed. The topics are arranged as per organ pathology for easy reading. Dilemma in Surgical Practice is documentary evidence that surgeons in those days were real general surgeons dealing with all sorts of cases to save the life of the patients. The senior surgeons who read this book will recollect with their experiences.
Manifestations radiologiques des maladies pulmonaires au cours du SIDA
Th癡se de Doctorat de l'ann矇e 2002 dans le domaine M矇decine - Radiologie, M矇decine nucl矇aire, note: 14, Universit矇 de Yaound矇 I (Facult矇 de m矇decine et des sciences biom矇dicales), cours: Imagerie thoracique, langue: Fran癟ais, r矇sum矇 L'objectif g矇n矇ral est de d矇terminer quelles sont les aspects radiologiques qu'on retrouve pour les diff矇rentes 矇tiologies des atteintes pulmonaires chez le sujet VIH-positif. Les objectifs sp矇cifiques sont: D矇terminer la fr矇quence des diff矇rentes atteintes pulmonaires chez le sujet VIH positif. Recenser les diff矇rents aspects radiologiques des atteintes pulmonaires chez le sujet VIH-positif. Etablir l'矇tiologie de ces atteintes en fonction de la clinique, de la radiographie pulmonaire et des autres examens paracliniques.
Asthma Bronchiale. Sport als therapeutisches Hilfsmittel
Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2019 im Fachbereich Medizin - Innere Medizin, Note: 1,0, Albert-Ludwigs-Universit瓣t Freiburg, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: In dieser Hausarbeit geht es um Sporttherapeutische Wirkmechanismen bei Asthma Bronchiale. Auf ihre Wirksamkeit untersucht werden aktuelle Bewegungstherapeutische Konzepte. Zahlreiche Studien zeigen, dass Asthmatiker auf vielf瓣ltige Weise von k繹rperlicher Aktivit瓣t profitieren k繹nnen. Im Folgenden werden einige evidenzbasierte Wirkungsweisen aufgef羹hrt. Es gibt eine Vielzahl von Studien, die belegen, dass k繹rperliche Aktivit瓣t die Lebensqualit瓣t bei Asthmatikern deutlich verbessert. So zeigen Eichenberger et al. (2013) in ihrer Metaanalyse, dass die Lebensqualit瓣t der k繹rperlich aktiven Asthmatiker sich um 17% verbessert hat. Die Sportteilnahme eines Asthmatikers kann stark von psychischen Faktoren wie Angst vor Dyspnoe abh瓣ngen. Diese Angst hat einen Verst瓣rkungseffekt auf die Krankheit.
Looking Within
What would it really be like to have x-ray vision? Beyond diagnosing illness or injury, can images of ourselves tell us more about life?What if you could see that an accident victim will never walk again; that a young mother has breast cancer; or that a teenager is brain-dead and will be removed from life support? Can imaging help us better appreciate the complexity of existence, our strengths and vulnerabilities? Does looking into the body give insight into what it means to be human? Would it allow you, at least indirectly, to glimpse evidence of the human soul?Looking Within by Cullen Ruff, MD, is the first mainstream collection of dramatic non-fiction narratives about discoveries in patients found by medical imaging. Ruff highlights the wonder and mystery of the human body, literally and metaphorically looking inside of others. Each story describes a patient in whom a life-changing discovery is made: tumors, stroke, domestic violence, substance abuse, sterility, unexpected pregnancy, infection, surgical complications, evidence of criminal activity, mental illness, even impending death. Dr. Ruff's words, images, and insights help us see ourselves like never before.
Medikament繹se Thromboseprophylaxe nach prim瓣rer Section Caesarea in der Geburtshilfe
Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2018 im Fachbereich Medizin - Gyn瓣kologie, Andrologie, Note: 1,0, Ruprecht-Karls-Universit瓣t Heidelberg, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Ven繹se, thromboembolische Ereignisse (VTE) geh繹ren zu den h瓣ufigsten schwangerschafts-assoziierten Todesursachen der westlichen Industriel瓣nder. Generell ist das individuelle Risiko thromboembolischer Prozesse der Frauen in der Schwangerschafts- und Wochenbettperiode erh繹ht und variiert nach Risikofaktoren. Die von der Arbeitsgemeinschaft der Medizinischen Fachgesellschaft 2015 aufgestellte S3-Leitlinie zur Thromboembolie-Prophylaxe empfiehlt bei operativen Eingriffen in der Schwangerschafts- und postnatalen Periode die Thromboseprophylaxe. Bei Nichtvorhandensein weiterer Risikofaktoren muss keine medikament繹se Prophylaxe erfolgen. Ein Fallbeispiel wird im thematischen Zusammenhang aufgef羹hrt.
Newborn Screening for Sickle Cell Disease and other Haemoglobinopathies
Newborn Screening for Sickle Cell Disease and other Haemoglobinopathies is a Special Issue of the International Journal of Neonatal Screening. Sickle cell disease is one of the most common inherited blood disorders, with a huge impact on health care systems due to high morbidity and high mortality associated with the undiagnosed disease. Newborn screening helps to make the diagnosis early and to prevent fatal complications and diagnostic odysseys. This book gives an overview of diagnostic standards in newborn screening for sickle cell disease and examples of existing newborn screening programs.
Role of Natural Compounds in Inflammation and Inflammatory-Related Diseases
The papers reported here will contribute to proposing new insights into the mechanisms of several conditions, as well as suggesting new diagnostic alternatives and therapeutic targets in widespread pathologies such inflammation and inflammatory-based diseases. The discovery of the new is, as always, anchored in recourse to the old.
Marine Natural Products and Obesity
Obesity and related co-morbidities are increasing worldwide and pose a serious health problem. Changes in lifestyle and diet would be the best remedies to fight obesity; however, many people will still rely on medical aid. Marine organisms have been prolific in the production of bioactive compounds for many diseases, e.g., cancer, and promise to be an excellent source for natural-derived molecules and novel nutraceuticals. Bioactive compounds with beneficial activities towards obesity have been described from diverse marine organism including marine algae, bacteria, sponges, fungi, crustaceans or fish.This Special Issue will highlight the progress in the following topics: Bioactive compounds for the treatment of obesity and obesity-related co-morbidities (diabetes, fatty liver, hyperlipidemia) from marine organisms; the isolation of novel compounds, the bioactivity screening of marine organisms and the elucidation of molecular mode of action of marine bioactive compounds.
Ultrasound Elastography
The comparison between methods, evaluation of portal hypertension and many other questions are still open issues in liver elastography. New elastographic applications are under evaluation and close to being used in clinical practice. Strain imaging has been incorporated into many disciplines and EFSUMB guidelines are under preparation. More research is necessary for improved evidence for clinical applications in daily practice. The Special Issue published papers on recent advances in development and application of Ultrasound Elastography.
New Approaches for the Discovery of Pharmacologically-Active Natural Compounds
A major source of active compounds, natural products from different sources supply a large variety of molecules that have been approved for clinical use or used as the starting points of optimization programs. This book features nine papers (eight full articles and one review paper) written by more than 45 scientists from around the world. These papers illustrate the development and application of a broad range of computational and experimental techniques applied to natural product research. On behalf of the contributors to the book, our hope is that the research presented here contributes to advancements in the field, and encourages multidisciplinary teams, young scientists, and students to further advance in the discovery of pharmacologically-active natural compounds
The Kansas City Meningitis Epidemic, 1911?913
In The Kansas City Meningitis Epidemic, 1911-1913: Violent and Not Imagined, two physician authors present the dramatic medical history of a monstrous midwestern disease epidemic. The authors bring the events to startling life by skillfully drawing on original texts that evoke the resolute efforts of the Kansas City medical, nursing, and health department communities to care for the horribly stricken while inoculating the still well to prevent spread of the epidemic.
The Kansas City Meningitis Epidemic, 1911?913
In The Kansas City Meningitis Epidemic, 1911-1913: Violent and Not Imagined, two physician authors present the dramatic medical history of a monstrous midwestern disease epidemic. The authors bring the events to startling life by skillfully drawing on original texts that evoke the resolute efforts of the Kansas City medical, nursing, and health department communities to care for the horribly stricken while inoculating the still well to prevent spread of the epidemic.
Hematopathology and Coagulation Board Review
A clear understanding of key areas in hematopathology, hematology and coagulation is essential for all trainees preparing to take their American Board of Pathology exams. This text offers a series of increasingly challenging multiple-choice questions and answers designed to help strengthen your knowledge. Question papers cover all areas of study, from red blood cell count and coagulation disorders to hematopoietic neoplasms. Each answer is accompanied by explanations and overviews of associated topics, enabling you to learn from mistakes and to revise effectively.
Meeting the American Diabetes Association Standards of Care
Improving glycemic, lipid, and blood pressure outcomes is the essence of diabetes care. Maintaining consistently positive results is an ongoing challenge for every healthcare professional. After years of clinical practice, Mayer Davidson, MD, has developed a series of algorithmic techniques that can increase positive results. Based on the American Diabetes Association's Standards of care, this book offers detailed treatment algorithms that have been shown to be clinically effective in improving outcomes in people with diabetes. In this second edition, Davidson has revised and updated the algorithms to match the ever-changing ADA Standards of Care. Sections include: Laying the Groundwork: Background for Evidence-Based ADA Guidelines forStandards of Diabetes Care, Evidence-Based Principles of Dietary Therapy, Glycemia, Dyslipidemia, and Hypertension.
Oxford Handbook of Key Clinical Evidence
This second edition of the Oxford Handbook of Key Clinical Evidence provides an alternative to the growing volumes of trial data for students, trainees and researchers looking for the key evidence affecting medical practice. Written by a team of leading figures across the major specialities, the Oxford Handbook of Key Clinical Evidence carefully selects and brings together key information on some of the most important trials currently impacting clinical practice. With introductory chapters on the history and importance of evidence based medicine complemented by in-depth analysis of the impact of each trial and its practical implications, this text is a definitive quick-reference guide in this increasingly important field. Highlighted boxes identify the study type and evidence-level attained, while analysis of the key message and impacts of the trial firmly place the evidence into a practical setting for the reader. This extensively revised Handbook presents the key data, facts, and evidence informing both medical and surgical specialties. This second edition includes a brand new chapter on paediatrics. It incorporates new landmark trials which are changing clinical practice, and re-reviews previously included trials to ensure consistency with current practice. It is essential reading for everyone with an interest in getting to grasps with the fundamental evidence underpinning modern practice.
Post-Mortem Methods
Originally published in 1915 as part of the Cambridge Public Health Series, this book provides a step-by-step guide to a post-mortem examination. Beattie also includes a chapter on how to examine thoroughly the corpses of people who have died of diseases such as leukaemia or sleeping sickness. An interesting appendix on the preparation and preservation of museum specimens is also supplied. This book will be of interest to anyone with an interest in the history of medicine and the historical performance of the autopsy.
The Practical Pocket Guide to History Taking and Clinical Examination
History taking and examination skills are vitally important in everyday practice. They are examined at all levels of the undergraduate curriculum and are constantly monitored at a postgraduate level. To become proficient in history taking, key questions should be asked to quickly understand the exact nature of the illness.This invaluable guide specifies the questions required for a focused history and details the key components of the ideal examination, resulting in the development of clinical skills that are timely, comprehensive, relevant and succinct.Clearly laid out and easy-to-read, The Practical Pocket Guide to History Taking and Clinical Examination is highly recommended for medical students and junior doctors wanting a practical, quick reference to aid confidence and develop excellent clinical consultation skills. It is also ideal as an aide-m矇moire for exam preparation.
People, Parasites, and Plowshares
Dickson D. Despommier's vivid, visceral account of the biology, behavior, and history of parasites follows the interplay between these fascinating life forms and human society over thousands of years. Despommier focuses on long-term host-parasite associations, which have evolved to avoid or even subvert the human immune system. Some parasites do great damage to their hosts, while others have signed a kind of "peace treaty" in exchange for their long lives within them. Many parasites also practice clever survival strategies that medical scientists hope to mimic as they search for treatments for Crohn's disease, food allergies, type 1 diabetes, organ transplantation, and other medical challenges.Despommier concentrates on particularly remarkable and often highly pathogenic organisms, describing their lifecycles and the mechanisms they use to avoid elimination. He details their attack and survival plans and the nature of the illnesses they cause in general terms, enabling readers of all backgrounds to steal a glimpse into the secret work of such effective invaders. He also points to the cultural contexts in which these parasites thrive and reviews the current treatments available to defeat them. Encouraging scientists to continue to study these organisms even if their threat is largely contained, Despommier shows how closer dissection of the substances parasites produce to alter our response to them could help unravel some of our most complex medical conundrums.
Nitric Oxide in Bone and Joint Disease
Nitric oxide research has emerged as one of the most important new areas in bone and joint diseases. This book is the first to bring together current knowledge on the actions of nitric oxide and its role in such common diseases as arthritis and osteoporosis. The volume introduces the basic biology and biochemistry of nitric oxide, the immune response, and bone biology. While doing so, it reviews in depth the facts we know today and the future promise of this exciting area of research. Throughout the book, the authors emphasize potential new treatments that exploit our understanding of the role of nitric oxide in bone and joint disease. This resource will give scientists and clinicians unique insight into this increasingly important area of research.
Lectures on Haematology
Originally published in 1960, this volume contains the lectures delivered at a Cambridge Postgraduate Medical Course for consultants, senior registrars and medical research workers having haematology as one of their main laboratory or clinical interests. The course was held in December, 1959. The lectures are informative reviews of important topics in haematology, given by workers who themselves contributed to the advance of knowledge in their respective fields.
The Happy Hypochondriac
How does a person stay upbeat in life when she constantly fears death or other health catastrophes? This humorous, absurd, yet relatable story offers a glimpse into the antics of a hypochondriac; from the rapturous to the downright ugly. She endures dance recitals gone wrong, first love amid the glow of mini golf, living the college dream with waffle batter in her hair, the gut-wrenching loss of her parents, forging lasting love while clinging to a mountain, and starting her own family with a rash so bad she was declared a medical marvel; but shows it's possible to function, succeed and even have fun despite the craziness. About the Author: Kat Spitzer writes the blog, "The Happy Hypochondriac" (www.happyhypochondriac.com). She also writes nonfiction for magazines. The Happy Hypochondriac is her first book. She graduated from Vanderbilt University and Vermont Law School. The word "hypochondriac" appears in all of her medical files. She lives in Maryland, surrounded by her very patient and understanding friends and family.
Overdiagnosed
A nationally recognized expert offers a searing expos矇 of Big Pharma and the American healthcare system's zeal for excessive medical testing. More screening doesn't lead to better health--but can turn healthy people into patients. Going against the conventional wisdom reinforced by the medical establishment and Big Pharma that more screening is the best preventative medicine, Dr. Gilbert Welch builds a compelling counterargument that what we need are fewer, not more, diagnoses. Documenting the excesses of American medical practice that labels far too many of us as sick, Welch examines the social, ethical, and economic ramifications of a health-care system that unnecessarily diagnoses and treats patients, most of whom will not benefit from treatment, might be harmed by it, and would arguably be better off without screening. Drawing on 25 years of medical practice and research on the effects of medical testing, Welch explains in a straightforward, jargon-free style how the cutoffs for treating a person with "abnormal" test results have been drastically lowered just when technological advances have allowed us to see more and more "abnormalities," many of which will pose fewer health complications than the procedures that ostensibly cure them. Citing studies that show that 10% of 2,000 healthy people were found to have had silent strokes, and that well over half of men over age sixty have traces of prostate cancer but no impairment, Welch reveals overdiagnosis to be rampant for numerous conditions and diseases, including diabetes, high cholesterol, osteoporosis, gallstones, abdominal aortic aneuryisms, blood clots, as well as skin, prostate, breast, and lung cancers. With genetic and prenatal screening now common, patients are being diagnosed not with disease but with "pre-disease" or for being at "high risk" of developing disease. Revealing the economic and medical forces that contribute to overdiagnosis, Welch makes a reasoned call for change that would save us from countless unneeded surgeries, excessive worry, and exorbitant costs, all while maintaining a balanced view of both the potential benefits and harms of diagnosis. Drawing on data, clinical studies, and anecdotes from his own practice, Welch builds a solid, accessible case against the belief that more screening always improves health care.
Hyperthermic and Hypermetabolic Disorders
This authoritative and comprehensive new publication looks in depth at a range of medical syndromes characterized by serious and unpredicted internal overheating of the body. As a result of heat stress, exceptional physical exertion, or in response to certain drugs, these episodes may arise suddenly and unexpectedly, with life-threatening consequences. This text's contributions focus on the full range of these syndromes, their metabolic and physiological bases, the important predisposing factors that determine those at risk, and the medical management of these conditions. The volume incorporates a wealth of information from the Leeds Malignant Hyperthermia Investigation Unit--the world's leading center of research and investigation in this area.
Travels With Shubh
For over a decade, MetaWorks was a pioneer in both the science and business of Evidence-based Medicine. Travels with Shubh is a co-founder's memoir of the MetaWorks journey, as told through a series of vignettes anchored in the personal mantras of one unusual change agent who was integral to its success. The MetaWorks story vividly illustrates the highs and lows of a healthcare start-up, while at the same time providing a unique glimpse into the ongoing evolution of healthcare analytics and the business of medicine.
Lethal Witness
Sir Bernard Spilsbury was an early-twentieth-century British forensic pathologist who gained fame by testifying in classic murder cases, beginning in 1910 with the Dr. Hawley Harvey Crippen trial. His expert court testimony--he identified Crippen's victim by detailed microscopic study of a scar--convinced the lay jury of Crippen's guilt. Considered the father of modern forensic pathology, Spilsbury became well known after he provided crucial prosecutorial evidence in the Brides in the Bath case (where a nurse nearly drowned in a laboratory experiment designed to prove his theories), the Blazing Car and Brighton Trunk murders, and the Hay-on-Wye arsenic poisoning trial. Knighted in 1923, Spilsbury performed 20,000 postmortem examinations and became the first and only "Honorary Pathologist to the Home Office." Controversial and dramatic, Lethal Witness charts Spilsbury's rise and fall as a media star, revealing how he put spin on the facts, embellished evidence, and played games with the truth. In some notorious cases, his "positive evidence" led to the conviction and execution of men innocent of murder--gross miscarriages of justice that now demand official pardons. Andrew Rose examines Spilsbury's carefully nurtured image, dogmatic manner, and unbending belief in his own infallibility and exposes the fallacies of the man dubbed "the most brilliant scientific detective of all time." True crime fans, students of forensics, and law enforcement professionals will enjoy this biography of Sir Bernard Spilsbury, the man who helped raise forensic science to an art.
Interventional Radiological Treatment of Liver Tumors
Interventional radiological techniques are becoming increasingly important in the treatment of both primary and secondary malignant liver tumours. Surgery for liver tumours can be effective but carries considerable risks and new techniques have recently been developed. This volume provides an account of interventional radiological methods by some of the greatest experts in the field. It includes chapters on cryotherapy, chemoembolization and radiofrequency ablation and an extensive chapter on imaging techniques. The scientific background of these techniques, the pathology of the diseases involved and an analysis of more traditional surgical methods are also described. This text brings together the latest advances in this fast-developing field.
