Phoniatrics III
This book series, in three volumes, draws on the specialized insights and extensive clinical experience of phoniatric experts to offer a basis for the development of concerted European training standards, with the goal of guaranteeing a high quality of phoniatric care for all European patients. Communication disorders in all age groups are covered, and the interdisciplinary character of phoniatrics is mirrored in the inclusion of contributions from a range of other medical and non-medical disciplines. This third volume is devoted to acquired motor speech and language disorders (dysarthria, dyspraxia, and aphasia), swallowing disorders, and phoniatric aspects in treatment of COVID-19 infections. Basic aspects, including etiology and pathogenesis, are fully addressed, and guidance provided on diagnostic methods, differential diagnosis, prevention, treatment/rehabilitation, and prognosis. The reader will benefit from numerous color photos, tables as well as supplementary electronic material, including audio and video examples. This book is intended for residents and practitioners in phoniatrics and also for ENT physicians, medical students, logopedists, and speech and language pathologists and therapists.
The Regenerative Heart
What if all our teachings so far about diseases affecting the heart have been but half-cooked, omitting to discard the innate power of the body to radically heal itself? What if your heart is not a mechanical pump, doomed to inevitable decline, but an adaptive intelligent organ with a great capacity for renewal and regeneration? The Regenerative Heart breaks the conventional model of cardiovascular health to reveal a deeper, more integrated understanding of the heart, not just as an isolated organ but rather as an engaged and dynamic system responding to changes in metabolism, stress, trauma, and even psychological health. The book spreads open the wide range of fasting effects, metabolic adaptation, and the connection of the mind-heart with scientific logical reasoning layered upon the guiding trajectories of cardiovascular health. Through groundbreaking research, The Regenerative Heart investigates the intricate biological workings of heart disease, tearing down its real care and exposing the sinister players in it, chronic inflammation, oxidative stress, insulin resistance, and nervous system imperfection. That's not all: It equally gives us in return an authoritative `New World' for defeating chronic heart diseases with the science of autophagy, mitochondrial biogenesis, and nervous system optimization. It reveals how psychological stress reconditions the heart, how trauma marks its presence at the cellular level, and how the body's own healing processes can be reinstated once again to revive. This is not just another philosophical textbook about caring for the heart; it's a manual for revitalization at the cellular level. It's a manual for fighting disease in the heart, for optimization of longevity, and for maintaining optimal physical and mental function. It is your opening into retrieving the regenerative power within, the one that allows you to start a healing process from the genesis, lured away from existence into real-thriving vitality. Your heart is not broken. It is only waiting for you to trickle out its capabilities. The only question is this: Will you answer the call?
Sensing Sound
The book describes the molecular and genetic development of the auditory system in the ear that connects fibers to the brainstem, midbrain, and cortex. Age related hearing loss is reviewed.
Space, Place and Dramatherapy
Space, Place and Dramatherapy: International Perspectives provides radical, critical and practical insights into the relevance and significance of space and place in dramatherapy practice.
Current Trends in the Diagnosis and Management of Metabolic Disorders
An overview of the biochemical basis of metabolic diseases and molecular basis of chemical pathologies. It highlights recent advances in diabetes mellitus (biochemical and nutritional aspects), lipids and lipoprotein metabolism disorders and dyslipidemias, biochemical aspects in mitochondrial disorders, dietary antioxidants and metabolic diseases.
Nanobiomaterials
Nanobiomaterials: Research Trends and Applications - Biomaterials are derived from natural resources such as plants, animals and marine sources. These biomaterials have advanced applications, across a range of key industries due to their low cost, being easy to process, being biocompatible and so on.
Neurosurgery Rounds: Questions and Answers
An essential companion for neurosurgical rounds and exam preparationNeurosurgery Rounds: Questions and Answers, Third Edition by Mark Shaya, Cristian Gragnaniello, and Remi Nader reflects major advances in neurosurgery and neurological diseases since the publication of the prior edition. The reader-friendly book features contributions from renowned experts and covers major neurosurgical areas pertinent to neurosurgical residents, such as surgical anatomy, pathophysiology, and surgical techniques.This book is specifically designed to help prepare for both the written and oral board examinations. The oral board examination involves interaction with examiners; therefore, passing the exam is heavily dependent on the ability to communicate succinctly and precisely what to do in specific clinical situations. Organized in nine sections, this case-based book provides diverse coverage of multiple disciplines involved in the knowledge, care, and treatment of neurosurgical patients, including new topics, such as COVID-19.Key HighlightsEncompasses innovative technologies, such as robotics, spinal navigation, gene therapy, endoscopy, and brain-computer interfacesMore than 1,600 questions and answers, including brief case studies, test readers and provide a quick reference for neurosurgical roundsHigh-quality illustrations and radiographs enhance understanding of underlying pathologies and anatomyThe book provides an excellent study prep for the written and oral neurosurgical boards. And for early-career neurosurgeons, this reference reinforces prevention of neurosurgical pitfalls and complications, while enhancing problem solving in difficult cases.This print book includes complimentary access to a digital copy on https: //medone.thieme.com.Publisher's Note: Products purchased from Third Party sellers are not guaranteed by the publisher for quality, authenticity, or access to any online entitlements included with the product.
Nutritional Psychology
Nutritional Psychology: Understanding the Relationship Between Food and Mental Health provides a broad look at the intersection between food and mental health, and offers a comprehensive approach to effectively prioritize nutrition as a powerful component to maintaining overall wellbeing.
Interdisciplinary Rheumatology
Certain diseases may involve organ systems that cross the boundaries of specialties. For instance, a patient with scleroderma can develop interstitial lung disease, or a patient with relapsing polychondritis can have the clinical manifestation of subglottic stenosis. This book represents a collaboration between specialties, helping clinicians recognize the implications of disease both within their own specialty and in the overlapping specialty. Here, leading experts from the fields of rheumatology and pulmonology provide a masterclass in the care of patients with systemic illnesses that involve the immune system and the lungs.Key Features: Provides an evidence-based clinical approach to the patient with pulmonary manifestations of rheumatic disease Details cutting-edge research with input from the world's leading experts Discusses possible future directions for research and advancement
A System of Midwifery
Discover the Timeless Wisdom of ""A System of Midwifery"" by Edward Rigby Step into the fascinating world of 19th-century obstetrics with Edward Rigby's ""A System of Midwifery,"" a masterpiece that has guided generations of midwives and medical professionals. Out of print for decades, this essential work has been lovingly republished by Alpha Editions, offering both current and future generations the opportunity to explore its invaluable insights. Rigby's comprehensive guide delves into the art and science of childbirth, blending meticulous medical knowledge with compassionate care. Whether you're a medical professional, a history enthusiast, or a collector of rare books, this edition is a treasure trove of wisdom and a testament to the enduring legacy of midwifery. This collector's edition is more than just a book; it's a piece of history, a beacon of knowledge, and a celebration of the timeless bond between caregiver and mother. Don't miss your chance to own a piece of medical history that continues to inspire and educate. Secure your copy today and join the ranks of those who have been enlightened by Rigby's profound expertise.
Navigating Melanoma Treatment Challenges
This book offers a foundational understanding, along with advancements in diagnostics and treatments for melanoma. It underscores the importance of integrating multi-omics approaches for a holistic understanding and explores combination therapies for improving treatment.
Slow Psychiatry
Slow Psychiatry analyses the way in which the industrial model of mental health is currently organized and suggests a counterculture to allow for deeper psychiatry.
Hour of the Heart
A deeply moving and revealing chronicle of the challenges and breakthroughs that come from a wholly new practice of one-hour, one-time-only sessions, from one of the most prominent psychotherapists of our timeFacing memory loss at age ninety-three as well as the fallout from a global pandemic that moved much of daily life online, legendary psychotherapist and bestselling author Irvin D. Yalom was forced to vastly reconsider the shape of his sessions with patients. Rather than throw in the towel in the face of change, Dr. Yalom considered head-on the limitations imposed by these new realities and revolutionized his practice. Turning his focus to what might be achieved in a one-hour, one-time-only meeting between patient and practitioner, Dr. Yalom employed an even more concerted use of his "here and now" approach.In Hour of the Heart, Yalom recounts some of these intense, life-changing sessions, exploring an array of human predicaments and his own late-career development as a therapist. In recounting these consultations, he shows how a therapist's willingness to be open helps patients let down their own guards, leading to a deeper and more immediate connection--one necessary to achieving profound realizations in just sixty minutes. This vulnerability led Yalom to disclose details about his personal life that he might previously have kept hidden from patients, including his traumatic childhood in Washington, DC, the evolution of his thinking about philosophy and psychotherapy, and the recent death of his wife. Throughout, he pushes the boundaries of self-revelation as a therapeutic tool.Life is precious and our time together short. Written in collaboration with his son, Hour of the Heart shows us how to relate to each other better in the moment, with more honesty and vulnerability. That hour of connection, occurring during a time of isolation and grief for so many, helped to sustain both patient and therapist, and enriched Yalom's vision of what psychotherapy can do.
The Handbook of Complex Trauma and Dissociation in Children
The Handbook of Complex Trauma and Dissociation in Children is a comprehensive and truly vital text for both experienced professionals and novice clinicians alike.
A Whole School Approach to Mental Health and Well-Being
Targeted strategies for developing a whole school approach to mental health provision, emphasising the importance of creating a whole school culture which promotes a positive attitude towards mental health. Now completely revised to be relevant for a post-pandemic world.
Dilemmas and Decision Making in Dementia Care
A series of case studies, inspired by the author's real-life experience, exploring ethical and practical dilemmas occurring in health and social care practice with people living with dementia in a variety of settings from care homes to intermediate healthcare settings.
Physician Burnout
Physician Burnout: How to Rise Above a Broken Healthcare System as a Practicing Clinician is a comprehensive self-help guide that provides practical strategies based on groundbreaking research to help physicians overcome burnout.
Neurocritical Care
Neurocritical Care is a primer for physicians seeing patients in the neurointensive care unit, with a specific focus on interventions in acute neurologic disorders. Neurocritical care in daily practice involves management of deteriorating patients, treatment of complications, along with end-of-life care assisting families with problematic decisions. A great number of pertinent topics can be found in this case-based book. Written with a conversational tone and using a case-based approach, the emphasis is on how to oversee comparatively common clinical problems emergently. The goal is to provide readily implementable solutions and to challenge the reader with making acute decisions in common patient examples. The brief discussions boil down to the essentials and bare necessities of neurocritical care. This third edition has over twenty new cases with new coverage on contemporary issues. Expansion of previously discussed topics include additional complications in traumatic brain injury and subarachnoid hemorrhage, complications after craniotomy, elusive rapid progressive brain disease, "wake-up stroke" immune checkpoint inhibitor and CAR-T cell therapy complications, complications of LVAD, and early prognostication and communication conundrums. An easy read for new physicians, residents, and medical students, it provides practical advice from the authors' seasoned experiences.
The Neuroicu Board Review, 2e
Great for Neurosurgery, Emergency Medicine, Neurology, and Medicaland Surgical Critical Care Board Review!The NeuroICU Board Review, Second Edition provides complete coverage of every topic found on the neurocritical care board exam. This high-yield resource delivers a thorough overview of neurological disease states, neurosurgical management, critical care medicine, as well as ethics and professionalism. More than 700 questions with detailed answer explanations strengthen your understanding of critical care topics and prepare you for practice in the NeuroICU.This second edition has been enhanced with valuable Clinical Pearls that follow each chapter and provide concise, practical insights for patient care. Essential for passing the neurocritical care boards, this is also an ideal resource for reviewing neurocritical care topics found on board exams in neurosurgery, emergency medicine, neurology, and medical and surgical critical care.
Dysphagia and Nutrition
The book offers a comprehensive overview of deglutition disorders and of dysphagia treatment, presenting a review of the main instruments for evaluating and treating dysphagia. Swallowing difficulties are a growing concern in the general population, particularly in older patients. Deglutology, an emerging discipline that studies the physiopathological, diagnostic, and rehabilitative aspects of swallowing, is rapidly expanding in response to the increasing demand for clinical and rehabilitative interventions in this field. This book provides an updated presentation of the available diagnostic tools and rehabilitative treatments for dysphagia, offering a broad overview of the meanings that eating and meals hold in individual life. Based on the close relationship between food and quality of life, the concept of palliative nutrition is introduced, aiming to ensure the pleasure of eating and, along with it, attention to the non-nutritional aspects that food provides to individuals. This book will be of interest to professionals and academics specializing in deglutology, dysphagia treatment, and related disciplines, i.e. speech-language pathologists, physicians, nurses, researchers, and other healthcare professionals who are involved in the assessment and treatment of swallowing disorders. The translation was done with the help of artificial intelligence. A subsequent human revision was done primarily in terms of content.
Tosquelles
A landmark anthology of Francesc Tosquelles's intellectual, clinical, and political writings, many available in English translation for the first time. Often consigned to legend, the life of Francesc Tosquelles reads as an adventure story of clinical, political, and collective experimentation around healing institutions. Joining the Saint-Alban-sur-Limagnole psychiatric hospital in Nazi-occupied France, Tosquelles invented what would become "institutional psychotherapy" with poets, film critics, photographers, and psychiatrists including Jean Oury, Agn癡s Masson, Frantz Fanon, Tristan Tzara, and Paul ?luard. This first anthology of Tosquelles's writings shines a light on his forgotten history, from his engagement as a psychiatrist during the Spanish Civil War alongside anti-Franquist and anti-Stalinist communists, to his progressive return to Catalonia following his role in the "cultural revolution" of "institutional psychotherapy" in France. Through translations of texts never before available in English, Tosquelles's powerful voice reminds us how important politicized relations to institutions are in our times of sick institutions, scapegoating of strangers, and globalized war.
Sex Steroid Hormones - Impact on Reproductive Physiology
Pancreatic Disease, an Issue of Gastroenterology Clinics of North America
In this issue of Gastroenterology Clinics, guest editor Dr. Guru Trikudanathan brings his considerable expertise to the topic of Pancreatic Disease. Top multidisciplinary experts provide state-of-the-art information on the advances in the diagnosis and management of acute pancreatitis, autoimmune pancreatitis, pancreatic cysts, surgical and endoscopic step-up approaches to necrotizing pancreatitis, and much more.Contains 14 relevant, practice-oriented topics, including organ failure and prediction of severity in acute pancreatitis; clinical and investigative approach to recurrent acute pancreatitis; management of pancreatic duct leak, strictures, and disconnected pancreatic duct syndrome; pathophysiology, assessment, and management of pain associated with chronic pancreatitis; early detection and screening for pancreatic cancer; and moreProvides in-depth clinical reviews on pancreatic disease, offering actionable insights for clinical practicePresents the latest information on this timely, focused topic under the leadership of experienced editors in the field. Authors synthesize and distill the latest research and practice guidelines to create clinically significant, topic-based reviews
Care of Older People with Diabetes
A concise and accessible overview to the treatment of diabetes in older patients Care of older people is rapidly becoming one of the most important components of the healthcare profession. An aging population provides new challenges for the healthcare industry and drives new demand for healthcare professionals with dedicated elder care experience and training. Few aspects of care for older patients are more important than diabetes, a condition characterized by its unique challenges and clinical heterogeneity. Care of Older People with Diabetes offers a concise and readable introduction to the essentials of this vital clinical practice. Building on the knowledge contained within the successful Diabetes in Old Age textbook series, this book brings to bear the work of global experts in the field to provide a working reference for students and early career healthcare professionals alike. Anyone with an interest in caring for older patients with diabetes should find this a lucid and invaluable resource. Care of Older People with Diabetes readers will also find: One to two clinical case questions per chapter with model answers Clear and easy-to-follow division into Background, Key Facts, and Key Management aspects A minimum of 10 key references per chapter Care of Older People with Diabetes is ideal for medical and nursing students, early career doctors, senior nurses, and all other members of the healthcare team.
Making Sense of the ECG
Interpreting an ECG correctly and working out what to do next can seem like a daunting task to the non-specialist, yet it is a skill that will be invaluable to any doctor, nurse or paramedic when evaluating the condition of a patient.Making Sense of the ECG has been written specifically with this in mind and, across multiple editions, has helped students and more experienced healthcare practitioners to identify and answer crucial questions, including: Are these abnormalities significant?How do I distinguish between VT and SVT?Does this patient have an acute coronary syndrome?How do I measure the QT interval?Should I refer this patient to a cardiologist?This popular, easy-to-read and easy-to-remember guide to the ECG as a tool for diagnosis and management has been fully updated in its sixth edition to reflect the latest guidelines, with new chapters added: 'Reading an ECG Recording' and 'Ten ECGs Not to Miss'.Key features: Real ECGs - with annotation throughout to highlight key features and new examples included Strong clinical emphasis - for rapid reference in the emergency department, ward or outpatient setting with increased focus on urgency of action required Enhanced summaries and improved tip boxes - for speedy access to key info and advice when to act quickly or seek help New to this edition - reading an ECG recording from first principles added, ten ECG abnormalities with the most serious clinical consequences if missed or misdiagnosed flagged, more detail on 'normal' heart rates, cardiac activation and conduction, optimal electrode placement, updated guidance on acute coronary syndromes and cardiopulmonary resuscitation and improved relevance for pre-hospital care Pair with Making Sense of the ECG: Cases for Self Assessment, Third Edition, for the complete ECG learning and revision package!
Making Sense of the ECG
Reading an ECG correctly and working out what to do next is an invaluable skill for any doctor, nurse or paramedic when evaluating the condition of a patient.Making Sense of the ECG: Cases for Self Assessment helps students and more experienced healthcare practitioners to consolidate their knowledge of ECG interpretation through real-life scenarios. The patients' history, examination and initial investigations are presented along with questions on the ECG interpretation, allowing readers to assess their ability to interpret ECGs accurately, perform differential diagnosis and decide upon the most appropriate clinical management in each situation. Detailed explanatory answers respond to the questions posed, as well as providing practical clinical guidance and essential revision support.Key features: Convenient format - ideal for both rapid reference and the presentation of full 12-lead ECG traces throughout Strong clinical emphasis - encourages you to put principles into practice Detailed explanations - aid in-depth learning Learn, revise and test yourself - use regularly to refresh your knowledge and ideal during exam preparation Used alongside the popular textbook Making Sense of the ECG: A Hands-on Guide 6E, or independently, as a vital tool to consolidate knowledge and prepare for clinical practice, this latest edition has been fully updated in line with the latest management guidelines and features a new appendix listing the key diagnosis in each ECG, making it easier to locate topics for revision.
Prescription Poker
Two-thirds of Americans take prescription drugs, and drug spending tops $600 billion per year. But how many patients actually benefit from the drugs they take?Prescription Poker: Playing the Odds with Medications unpacks this question through a detailed analysis of commonly prescribed heart (and other) medications and their often-low success rates.Through a deep dive into pharmaceutical-sponsored trials, R.L. Aplin, MD, demonstrates how numerous patients will receive little to no benefit for every one patient who reaps the medication's intended result. This number needed to treat, or NNT, is the "absolute" reduction in risk--and a well-kept secret thanks in part to big pharma's influence in health care. Prescription Poker reveals the likelihood of medication success and brings to life the way doctors and other providers are influenced to write the next "lifesaving" prescription. With that in mind, this book is a consumer-advocate must-read for patients and their families, many of whom struggle to afford their medications, and for those who wonder if the side effects of the drugs they're on are worth enduring.This book is volume one ("The Heart") in the Number Needed to Treat series.
