Drug Metabolism in Psychiatry
Drug Metabolism in Psychiatry: A Clinical Guide bridges the gap between the complexities of drug pharmacokinetics and everyday clinical practice. In straightforward language, Dr. Carlat teaches the basics of drug metabolism, providing clinicians more insight into how psychiatric drugs behave (or misbehave!) once their patients take them. The book also includes a series of unusually practical drug interactions charts that prescribers will find invaluable as they make medication decisions.
Our Stroke of Luck
Most people think that stroke victims end up looking like Frankenstein with a horrible facial expression and erratic movements. But, that is not the way it has to be. Today, it is possible for some stroke victims to make a full recovery. Gerry Purdy knows this because his wife, Alicia - a healthy, beautiful and smart person - suffered a stroke on August 23, 2011 and was able to return to her vivacious self. Our Stroke of Luck portrays the life they had together. Gerry and Alicia had dated in high school and got back together for their 45th high school reunion. Life was good. And then - Bam! - without warning Alicia suffered a stroke. Find out how Alicia's neurosurgeon was able to remove the clot from her brain that caused the stroke. Experience the tense ups and downs of that night-one moment seeming as though she might be paralyzed on her left side for the rest of her life and then the next seeing a flash of hope. Gerry and Alicia were lucky that the radiologist was able to identify the clot in her brain and lucky to get her transferred to the Marcus Stroke Center at Grady Hospital in Atlanta. They were lucky that Dr. Nogueira was able to extract the clot from Alicia's brain. And, finally, they were lucky that she was able to make a full recovery. Truly, this was their stroke of luck.
Surgeons’ Knife Head and Neck Incisions
This book is a practical guide to incisions of the head and neck for practising and trainee surgeons. Beginning with the basic principles of incisions and reconstruction, the following chapters describe surgical approaches for different conditions from third molar impaction, tumours and maxillofacial fractures, to cleft lip and palate, and temporomandibular joint. The final sections cover aesthetic surgery and flaps for reconstruction of defects created by the initial surgery. Neurovascular anatomy of the skin and underlying muscles, patient physique and Langer's lines are discussed in depth, and the book also considers the need for future surgery such as neck dissection after open biopsy of a neck node. Key Points * Practical guide to incisions of the head and neck for practising and trainee surgeons * Covers surgical approaches for different conditions highlighting pros and cons * Includes discussion on aesthetic and reconstructive surgery * Text enhanced by clinical images and diagrams
Serotonin
How a vital neurotransmitter helps with addiction, obesity, insomnia, depression and more.
Antenatal Disorders for the MRCOG and Beyond
During pregnancy, most women remain well and require little formal medical input, while a much smaller group develop complications with significant morbidity and mortality for their baby and, occasionally, for themselves. Providers of antenatal care must be able to distinguish between these two groups of women and arrange with them an appropriate and personalised plan of care. This book covers all aspects of identifying and caring for women who develop disorders during their pregnancies. This second edition has been comprehensively updated to reflect changes in clinical practice and new research since publication of the previous edition. The contents take into account that care of such women is provided by multidisciplinary teams of physicians, obstetricians, general practitioners and midwives.
Urological Men's Health
Chapter 1 Evidence Based and Age Appropriate Preventative Health Evaluations in Men Raul J. Seballos Chapter 2 Clinical Testing Of Endothelial Function In Erectile Dysfunction Titte R. Srinivas Mark S Segal Chapter 3 Controversies and Opportunities for PSA ScreeningBenjamin Cohen Eric A. Klein, MD Chapter 4 A Phenotypic Approach to the Evaluation and Treatment of Men with Chronic Pelvic Pain Syndrome Kiranpreet Khurana MD Daniel A Shoskes Chapter 5 Recurrent Urinary Tract Infection in Men Stacey C. Carter Mya E. Levy Scott I. Zeitlin, MD Chapter 6 Evaluation and Medical Management of BPH and LUTS in Men Bilal Chughtai MD Richard Lee MD Matthew Hall MD Alexis Te Chapter 7 The Surgical Treatment of Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH) James C. Ulchaker Chapter 8 Rational Herbal and Complementary Interventions for Prevention and Treatment of Urological Disorders in Men Mark A Moyad Chapter 9 Androgen Decline in the Aging Male: Making Sense of the "Male Menopause" Daniel A Shoskes Chapter 10 Evaluation and Treatment of Peyronie's Disease Lawrence S. Hakim Chapter 11 Primary Care Evaluation and Treatment of Erectile Dysfunction Martin MinerJacob Rajfer Chapter 12 Surgical Treatment for Erectile Dysfunction Drogo K Montague Chapter 13 Managing Overactive Bladder and Urinary Incontinence in the Male Humphrey Atiemo J.Quentin Clemens Chapter 14 Treatment of Localized Prostate Cancer Andrew J Stephenson Chapter 15 Management of Urethral Strictures in Men Richard A Santucci Mang L Chen Chapter 16 Medical and Surgical Interventions in Male Fertility Kevin Chandler Edmund Sabanegh Chapter 17 Evaluation and Therapy of Chronic Scrotal Content Pan and Epididymitis Jonas S. Benson Laurence A Levine Chapter 18 Psychosocial Factors in Painful Urogenital Conditions in Men Dean A. Tripp Jessica Ginting
Managing Obstetric Emergencies and Trauma
Obstetric emergencies are unplanned and often unanticipated. Management requires a clear understanding of the life-saving and damage-limiting treatments that can be implemented.
Violence in Psychiatry
The association between violence and mental illness is well studied, yet remains highly controversial. Currently, there does appear to be a trend of increasing violence in hospital settings, including both civilly and forensically committed populations. In fact, physical aggression is the primary reason for admission to many hospitals. Given that violence is now often both a reason for admission and a barrier to discharge, there is a pressing need for violence to be re-conceptualized as a primary medical condition, not as the by-product of one. Furthermore, treatment settings need to be enhanced to address the new types of violence exhibited in inpatient environments and this modification needs to be geared toward balancing safety with treatment. This book focuses on violence from assessment, through underlying neurobiology, to treatment and other recommendations for practice. This will be of interest to forensic psychiatrists, general adult psychiatrists, psychiatric residents, psychologists, psychiatric social workers and rehabilitation therapists.
Genetically Encoded Functional Indicators
1. In Vivo Functional Brain Imaging Using a Genetically Encoded Ca2+-Sensitive Bioluminescence Reporter, GFP-Aequorin Jean-Ren矇 Martin 2. Ca2+ Imaging in Brain Slices Using Bioluminescent Reporters Ludovic Tricoire, Estelle Drobac, and Bertrand Lambolez 3. Calcium Imaging of Neural Activity in the Olfactory System of Drosophila Antonia Strutz, Thomas V繹ller, Thomas Riemensperger, Andr矇 Fiala, and Silke Sachse 4. Functional Imaging of Antennal Lobe Neurons in Drosophila with Synapto-pHluorin Dinghui Yu and Ronald L. Davis 5. Performing Electrophysiology and Two-Photon Calcium Imaging in the Adult Drosophila Central Brain During Walking Behavior M. Eugenia Chiappe and Vivek Jayaraman 6. In Vivo Optical Recording of Brain Interneuron Activities from a Drosophila Male on a Treadmill Soh Kohatsu, Masayuki Koganezawa, and Daisuke Yamamoto 7. Two-Photon Imaging of Population Activity with Genetically Encoded Calcium Indicators in Living Flies Robert A.A. Campbell, Kyle S. Honegger, Eyal Gruntman, and Glenn C. Turner 8. Engineering and Application of Genetically Encoded Calcium Indicators Jasper Akerboom, Lin Tian, Jonathan S. Marvin, and Loren L. Looger 9. Imaging cAMP Dynamics in the Drosophila Brain with the Genetically Encoded Sensor Epac1-Camps Katherine R. Lelito and Orie T. Shafer 3. Calcium Imaging of Neural Activity in the Olfactory System of Drosophila Antonia Strutz, Thomas V繹ller, Thomas Riemensperger, Andr矇 Fiala, and Silke Sachse 4. Functional Imaging of Antennal Lobe Neurons in Drosophila with Synapto-pHluorin Dinghui Yu and Ronald L. Davis 5. Performing Electrophysiology and Two-Photon Calcium Imaging in the Adult Drosophila Central Brain During Walking Behavior M. Eugenia Chiappe and Vivek Jayaraman 6. In Vivo Optical Recording of Brain Interneuron Activities from a Drosophila Male on a Treadmill Soh Kohatsu, Masayuki Koganezawa, and Daisuke Yamamoto 7. Two-Photon Imaging of Population Activity with Genetically Encoded Calcium Indicators in Living Flies Robert A.A. Campbell, Kyle S. Honegger, Eyal Gruntman, and Glenn C. Turner 8. Engineering and Application of Genetically Encoded Calcium Indicators Jasper Akerboom, Lin Tian, Jonathan S. Marvin, and Loren L. Looger 9. Imaging cAMP Dynamics in the Drosophila Brain with the Genetically Encoded Sensor Epac1-Camps Katherine R. Lelito and Orie T. Shafer
Diabetes and Peripheral Vascular Disease
Chapter 1: General Considerations in the Diabetic Patient with Peripheral Vascular Disease Rishi KundiAndrew J. MeltzerDanielle BajakianChapter 2: The Pathogenesis of Diabetic AtherosclerosisJeffrey J. SiracuseElliot L. ChaikofChapter 3: Diabetes Mellitus and Peripheral Vascular DiseaseMatthew J. FreebyChapter 4: Diabetic Neuropathy for the Peripheral Vascular Disease: Diagnosis and ManagementFrancesco Tecilazich, Thanh L. Dinh, Aristidis VevesChapter 5: Microvascular Changes in the Diabetic FootThomas S. MonahanChapter 6: Diabetic Foot Ulceration and ManagementPeter A. BlumeAkhilesh K. JainBauer SumpioChapter 7: Diabetic Foot Infections: Microbiology and Antibiotic Therapy Brian ScullyChapter 8: Arterial ImagingRodney P. BensleyMarc L. SchermerhornChapter 9: The Role of Endovascular Therapy in Peripheral Arterial DiseaseAndrew J. MeltzerJames F. McKinseyChapter 10: Surgical Treatment of Infrainguinal Occlusive Disease in DiabetesShant M. VartanianMichael S. ConteChapter 11: Managing Complications of Vascular Surgery and Endovascular TherapySalvatore T. ScaliTimothy C. FlynnChapter 12: Diabetes and Lower Extremity AmputationRoman NowygrodNii-kabu KabuteyChapter 13: Diabetic Considerations in Cerebrovascular DiseaseChristine ChungSharif EllozyMichael L. MarinPeter L. FariesChapter 14: Diabetic Considerations in Aortoiliac DiseaseIn-Kyong KimRajeev DayalChapter 15: Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms in Patients with DiabetesWilliam F. JohnstonGilbert R. Upchurch, Jr.Chapter 16: Evolving Technology in the Treatment of Peripheral Vascular DiseaseFrancesco A. AielloNicholas J. Morrissey
Podrid’s Real-world Ecgs
Full-page detailed landscape tracings with discussions on fundamental electrophysiologic and electrocardiographic principles and clinical concepts. Particularly useful for quickly building an ECG library, or studying for certification and recertification cardiology examinations.
Translational Oncology
The first comprehensive primer of its kind for translational cancer research, this book features robust discussion of the latest in human cancer biology, and the heterogeneity of cancers at a molecular level, including highly sophisticated characterization of human cancers, bioinformatics, and systems biology. Written by renowned authors all based at the world-famous M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, this book is specifically designed for physicians, clinical fellows, medical students, graduate students, and those eager to speed the progress in clinical cancer care by enhancing the bidirectional interaction between laboratory and clinic.
Psychiatric and Behavioral Disorders in Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
Fully revised, this new edition reviews the most up-to-date and clinically relevant information on the mental health and behavioral problems of people with intellectual, developmental and learning disabilities, also previously known as mental retardation. Providing the latest evidence base from the literature and embracing clinical experience, it covers the essential facts and concepts relating to coexisting medical and psychiatric disorders; with new and updated chapters on mental health and epilepsy, schizophrenia spectrum disorders, personality disorders, and mental health problems in people with autism and related disorders. The disorder-based chapters are complemented by chapters on carer and family perspectives, possible future developments and contributions highlighting the principles of assessment, management and services from global and historical perspectives. This is essential hands-on practical advice for psychiatrists, psychologists and all other mental health professionals including, nurses, therapists, social workers, managers, service providers and commissioners.
The Inner Physician
In this final volume of his best-selling 'Inner' trilogy, Roger Neighbour explores the relationship between a doctor's professional and private selves. He suggests the mind of every doctor retains an untrained 'ordinary human being' part - their Inner Physician - which makes an important, though often neglected, contribution to medical practice.
Stahl's Essential Psychopharmacology
Following the success of the first collection of Stahl's Case Studies, published in 2011, we are pleased to present this completely new selection of clinical stories. Designed with the distinctive user-friendly presentation readers have become accustomed to and making use of icons, questions/answers and tips, these cases address complex issues in an understandable way and with direct relevance to the everyday experience of clinicians. Covering a wide-ranging and representative selection of clinical scenarios, each case is followed through the complete clinical encounter, from start to resolution, acknowledging all the complications, issues, decisions, twists and turns along the way. The book is about living through the treatments that work, the treatments that fail, and the mistakes made along the journey. This is psychiatry in real life - these are the patients from your waiting room - this book will reassure, inform and guide better clinical decision making. Optional posttests with CME credit are available for a fee (waived for NEI members). For more information, contact the Neuroscience Education Institute.
Comprehensive Women's Mental Health
This is a comprehensive, up-to-date and evidence-based review of women's mental health. It starts by considering the social and cultural contexts of women's lives today before addressing how developmental aspects pertain to mental health, exploring biological, evolutionary and psychosocial parameters. The heart of the book contains a series of chapters with a clinical emphasis. These aim to elucidate causal mechanisms for gender differences in mental disorder considering hormonal and environmental influences. The therapeutic implications of gender are then addressed in some detail, with a focus on inter-partner and other forms of violence, substance misuse, personality disorder and post-traumatic stress disorder. The book concludes with a detailed section considering psychosis and its sequelae in women and their families. The book's scope is intended to be broad, and it is aimed at a clinical audience including psychiatrists and general physicians, as well as mental health nurses, psychologists, social workers and occupational therapists.
Practical Clinical Oncology
Practical Clinical Oncology, 2nd edition, provides a practical and comprehensive review of the current management of common types of cancer. Introductory chapters give background information on the main treatment modalities and other key issues such as acute oncology, palliative care and clinical research, with new chapters on pathology and advanced external beam radiotherapy. Subsequent chapters describe the diagnosis and treatment of malignancies, based on tumour site or type. Finally, multiple choice questions allow the reader to test their knowledge. This edition has been fully updated to reflect the most current developments in radiotherapy, tumour biology and drug therapy. With an emphasis on practical aspects of cancer care that will be relevant to day-to-day decision making, this book is an invaluable resource on contemporary clinical management of the cancer patient for all trainees and practitioners involved in clinical oncology, medical oncology and palliative care, as well as for specialist nurses and radiographers.
Physical Exercise Interventions for Mental Health
Exercise is well known to be beneficial to physical health; however, increasing research indicates that physical exercise is also beneficial to brain health and may alleviate symptoms of mental disorders. This book, written by international experts, describes and explores the theory and practice of exercise intervention for different mental disorders across the life span. Drawing on evidence from basic neuroscience research, and enriched with findings from the latest clinical trials, the work provides clear descriptions of current practice and highlights ways to translate this knowledge into pragmatic advice for use in daily practice. The chapters cover a broad range of conditions including neurodevelopmental disorders, depression, anxiety, psychosis and late life neurocognitive disorders. This book is for mental health clinicians including psychiatrists, psychologists, social workers, nurses, as well as internists, paediatricians and geriatricians seeking a comprehensive and individualized approach to treatment.
Obstetrics
Clinical research has produced a continuous stream of evidence-based guidelines to guide practice in obstetrics. The guidelines are often widely scattered: this book brings together the essential guidelines in one comprehensive resource. The primarily focus is on Royal College of Obstetricians & Gynaecologists and other UK national guidelines; however, many chapters contain a 'Guideline Comparator' box carrying information from important international guidelines. Where there are no UK guidelines, information based on international guidelines is provided; where any guidelines do not exist, available evidence and accepted norms of practice based on expert opinion are detailed. Several chapters also contain a 'what not to do' box, which should act as a source of rich debate! To assist those studying for postgraduate examinations - such as MRCOG - the information is presented in schematic flowcharts, representing a step-by-step method of approaching clinical problems and providing an easy-to-use learning resource.
Biofilm-Based Nosocomial Infections
The well-known persistence in the nosocomial environment of multidrug resistant bacterial and fungal species, today responsible for a wide variety of healthcare-associated infections, is believed to be greatly promoted by the ability of most of them to adhere and to grow in sessile mode on mucosal and soft tissues of hospitalized patients, as well as on the inner and outer surfaces of indwelling medical devices, including intravenous catheters, orthopaedic, cardiac valves, intrauterine devices, and contact lenses. In this regard, a large number of these microorganisms, such as Acinetobacter baumannii, Candida albicans, Escherichia coli, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and Staphylococcus aureus, give rise to highly organized, sessile community defined biofilms, in which microbes grow encased in a hydrated matrix of extracellular polymeric substances produced by themselves and are well protected from the attack of antimicrobial molecules and from the host immune response, by resisting phagocytosis and other body's defense systems. The great influence of the sessile growth on the effectiveness of the antibiotic therapies is due to both the structure and function of these microbial communities, making these also 1000 times more tolerant to antibiotics and disinfectants. Thus, alternative approaches to the common antibiotic treatments are emerging for preventing and treating both the mono-species and the most frequent multi-species biofilms, including enzymes able to disrupt mature biofilms and new biomaterials for the coating of medical devices to counteract microbial adhesion and biofilm formation. The aim of this Special Issue is to report on the state-of-art of the basic and applied research in the field of biofilm-based nosocomial infections that can be acquired by patients in both general hospitals and long-term care settings. Particularly, the involvement of microbial biofilms in medical device-related infections and other healthcare-associated infections, so far underestimated and/or scarcely investigated, has been considered, reviewed, and discussed.
Essential Neuropharmacology
Essential Neuropharmacology: The Prescriber's Guide reviews the full range of medications used by neurologists in clinical practice. Expert knowledge is given about the best use of medications in patient care. Each drug listing contains the full range of indications, their advantages and disadvantages, and tips for dosing and avoiding adverse effects. Evidence is taken from recent clinical trials, which helps the reader relate the drug descriptions to everyday clinical practice. Where appropriate, off-label uses are also described. The detailed descriptions of each medication enable the user to make quick and informed decisions with the confidence they need to serve the clinical needs of their patients effectively. The new edition is fully updated throughout. Major new additions include neuro-oncology drugs, new multiple sclerosis agents, sleep medications and new formulations. This book is an essential, user-friendly reference suitable for neurologists at all stages of their careers.
What's Stressing Your Face?
Dermatologist an cosmetic surgeon Dr. Glynis Ablon provides a comprehensive list of reasons a person may develop a problem that appears symptomatically in the face. This four part book provides clear explanations of facial maladies and treatments as well as case histories to illustrate the conditions and procedures.
Autonomic Disorders
Clinical case studies have long been recognized as a useful adjunct to problem-based learning and continuing professional development. They emphasize the need for clinical reasoning, integrative thinking, problem-solving, communication, teamwork and self-directed learning - all desirable generic skills for health care professionals. This book is based on the unique autonomic program at the Mayo Clinic, comprising an autonomic laboratory that studies over 4000 patients annually. The authors teach using actual patient material and laboratory recordings to clarify complex autonomic syndromes. Important and common disorders like neurogenic orthostatic hypotension and distal small fiber neuropathy are described in some detail. There are also fascinating uncommon autonomic syndromes described succinctly and clearly. Emphasis is given to clarifying what is real and highlighting those changes that mimic autonomic dysfunction. Providing a broad breadth of coverage with many clinical examples, the book will be of interest to residents and non-specialist practitioners in Neurology and Cardiology.
Proactive Support of Labor
The right for every woman to have a "natural" birth has been recognized for many years, yet surgical interventions continue to rise and, paradoxically, complaints and the degree of litigation for disappointing labor outcomes escalate. Proactive Support of Labor enhances professional skills by providing the expertise for preventing long labors - the root-cause of traumatic birth experiences and the cesarean pandemic. Step-by-step, evidence-based guidance on expert care and support during labor is given. Emphasis is placed on pre-labor education, personal attention, and well-defined birth planning - including strict diagnoses and timely corrective measures in abnormal labor - and constant audit of all procedures and outcomes. Striking a new balance between natural birth and intervention, and invariably enhancing women's satisfaction with the childbirth experience, the fully updated revision of this groundbreaking work will be essential reading for obstetricians, midwives, nurses, and trainees. For peer and reader reviews of the first edition see: www.proactivesupportoflabor.com
Troubleshooting and Problem-solving in the Ivf Laboratory
Maintaining consistent and reliably high success rates is a daily challenge for every IVF laboratory. This step-by-step guide is an essential aid in navigating the complex maze of physical, chemical, biological, and logistic parameters that underpin successful gamete and embryo culture: temperature, pH, osmolality, gas supplies, air quality, light exposure, infections, managing supplies, personnel, as well as overall quality control. Numerous real-life troubleshooting case reports are presented, identifying all aspects necessary for troubleshooting. Process maps and flow charts accompanying each chapter offer a logical and systematic approach to problem solving in the laboratory. This is an essential resource for scientists in assisted reproductive technology and specialists in reproductive biology and medicine, helping IVF clinics to achieve the dream of every infertile couple: the birth of a healthy child.
Parental Psychiatric Disorder
Parental Psychiatric Disorder presents an innovative approach to thinking about and working with families where a parent has a mental illness. With 30 new chapters from an internationally renowned author team, this new edition presents the current state of knowledge in this critically important field. Issues around prevalence, stigma and systems theory provide a foundation for the book, which offers new paradigms for understanding mental illness in families. The impact of various parental psychiatric disorders on children and family relationships are summarized, including coverage of schizophrenia, depression, anxiety, substance abuse disorders, eating disorders, personality disorders and trauma. Multiple innovative interventions are outlined, targeting children, parents and families, as well as strategies that foster workforce and organisational development. Incorporating different theoretical frameworks, the book enhances understanding of the dimensions of psychiatric disorders from a multigenerational perspective, making this an invaluable text for students, researchers and clinicians from many mental health disciplines.
A Clinician Brief Guide to the Mental Capacity Act
This easy-to-read book explains the nuts and bolts of the Mental Capacity Act 2005 that clinicians need to understand and use in their daily practice. This Act now gives all clinicians the authority to provide medical care and treatment for people over 16 years of age who lack the capacity to consent for themselves. It covers: how to assess whether a person lacks capacity and how to clarify the threshold of decision-making incapacity; the range, scope and limitations of the various authorities to treat (including 'best interests' decisions, advance decisions and lasting powers of attorney); the range of safeguards in place (such as the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLs), the Court of Protection and Independent Mental Health Advocates); and relevant aspects of the Human Rights Act 1998, the Mental Health Act (including all recent amendments) and illustrative case law. There have been numerous developments in case law in the two years since the first edition. The second edition expands on clinically relevant issues from the courts, and assists in bridging the gap between court judgments and the frontline clinician.
Medication-Induced Movement Disorders
Medications that may produce movement disorders are widely used. The resulting disorders are often highly disconcerting for the patient and their relatives, especially when the connection between medication and disorder is not recognized. However, ascribing an adverse drug effect to medication exposure is often difficult, especially when the side effect is rare. Covering various drugs - including the major classes of medications working primarily on the brain, specifically antipsychotics and antidepressants - this all-encompassing review of medication-induced movement disorders aids early recognition and improved treatment. The problem of what to do when the offending medication cannot be reduced is also reviewed. It discusses the best options for evaluation and treatment, including medical imaging and deep brain stimulation, and guides the clinician in managing the disorder, making this a vital reference for medical specialists and consultants in neurology and neuropharmacology and any clinician seeing patients on medications crossing the blood brain barrier.
Handbook of Gastrointestinal Motility and Functional Disorders
Handbook of Gastrointestinal Motility and Functional Disorders is a user-friendly handbook that reviews the latest and most up-to-date information on the evaluation of symptoms and diagnostic tests of GI motility and functional GI disorders and a practical approach on how to treat these disorders.
The Thirteenth Step
The past thirty years have witnessed a revolution in the science of addiction, yet we still rely on outdated methods of treatment. Expensive new programs for managing addiction are also flourishing, but since they are not based in science, they offer little benefit to people who cannot afford to lose money or faith in their recovery.Clarifying the cutting-edge science of addiction for both practitioners and general readers, The Thirteenth Step pairs stories of real patients with explanations of key concepts relating to their illness. A police chief who disappears on the job illustrates the process through which a drug can trigger the brain circuits mediating relapse. One person's effort to find a burrito shack in a foreign city illuminates the reward prediction error signaled by the brain chemical dopamine. With these examples and more, this volume paints a vivid, readable portrait of drug seeking, escalation, and other aspects of addiction and suggests science-based treatments that promise to improve troubling relapse rates. Merging science and human experience, The Thirteenth Step offers compassionate, valuable answers to anyone who hopes for a better handle on a confounding disease.
Thriver Soup
Cancer patients seeking to integrate meaningful spirituality with practical healing solutions can now feast on a comprehensive blend of self-care options. This book provides a variety of holistic strategies for cushioning chemotherapy and softening surgery while empowering readers to grow in consciousness. Each of more than 250 topics begins with an inspirational quote from one of the world's wisdom traditions, offers a story to foster self-care and personal transformation, and concludes with a useful tip. With passion, authenticity, and a dash of humor, this book courageously addresses medical topics such as "Finding Chemo," "Hair Pieces: Turbanator," and "Recovery: Master the Possibilities." Holistic care entries include "Nutrient Density: Thriver Soup," "Shadow Work: Dark Night Rises," and "Field of Dreams." Explore these restorative ingredients to enhance your nutritional choices, stimulate your creative juices, foster your personal powers to transform mentally and emotionally, and deepen your connection with others and the Divine. In 2009, specialists predicted Heidi Bright, MDiv, would die within months from an aggressive end-stage cancer. Heidi discovered powerful ways to manage conventional treatment, love her body, embrace her emotions, play with imagery, deepen her spiritual consciousness, and accept support. After two grueling years, another tumor swelled next to her heart. Heidi knew she had to make a shattering decision, permanently altering her life. After another surgery, she was told to prepare for Hospice. Her next scan was clean. Now she combines her journalism and theological background with fresh insights each Thursday on her blog, www.heidibright.com/blog.
Podrid Real-world Ecgs
Podrid's Real-World ECGs combines traditional case-based workbooks with a versatile Web-based program to offer students, health care professionals, and physicians an indispensable resource for developing and honing the technical skills and systematic approach needed to interpret ECGs with confidence. ECGs from real patient cases offer a complete and in-depth learning experience by focusing on fundamental electrophysiologic properties and clinical concepts as well as detailed discussion of important diagnostic findings and relevant management decisions. Six comprehensive volumes encompass more than 600 individual case studies-plus an online repository of hundreds more interactive case studies (www.realworldECGs.com)-that include feedback and discussion about the important waveforms and clinical decision-making involved. From an introductory volume that outlines the approaches and tools utilized in the analysis of all ECGs to subsequent volumes covering particular disease entities for which the ECG is useful, readers will take away the in-depth knowledge needed to successfully interpret the spectrum of routine to challenging ECGs they will encounter in their own clinical practice.
Sleep and Its Disorders in Children and Adolescents With a Neurodevelopmental Disorder
Sleep disorders are common in children and adolescents with neurodevelopmental disorders, exacerbating behavioural problems and hindering overall care. Based on a review of published evidence and a wealth of clinical experience, this book provides paediatricians, paediatric neurologists, specialists in intellectual disability, psychiatrists, psychologists, and primary care staff with practical guidance for the investigation and management of these disorders. The book outlines sleep and its disorders in children and adolescents, before discussing special considerations in children with a neurodevelopmental disorder. The next section reviews co-morbid conditions that contribute to sleep disturbances, including intellectual disability, epilepsy, sleep-related breathing disorders, sensory deficits, psychiatric disorders, and parenting difficulties. The remainder of the book gives accounts of the sleep disturbance aspects of various neurodevelopmental disorders. Each disorder is considered separately, focussing on the need for a comprehensive, co-ordinated multidisciplinary approach to assessment and treatment. Emphasis throughout is placed on aspects of practical clinical importance.
Emqs for the Mrcog
The EMQ element constitutes 60% of the new MRCOG Part 2 examination. Candidates therefore need to be well-versed in approaching this type of question and extensive practice in answering questions is recommended. This new book contains 150 sample EMQs, together with answers that have full detailed explanations and references for further reading - including RCOG resources such as Green Top Guidelines - to enhance knowledge and understanding. The book also contains a section of handy hints and tips on passing the examination to improve candidates' chances of success. Essential EMQs for MRCOG Part 2 is an invaluable study aid to help pass the EMQ component of the MRCOG Part 2.
Women’s Cancers
Experienced oncology nurses address all the issues surrounding women's cancers. This edition offers new data on the long-term effects of cancer and its treatment, as well as updates on genetic influences, environmental factors, and analysis of complementary and alternative therapies. 70 black-and-white illustrations are included.
Let's Do Audit!
This book is aimed at everyone who wants to improve the quality of the medical care they provide: nurses, doctors, managers, healthcare assistants, students, laboratory clinicians and so on. The book demonstrates how to examine the quality of the care you provide using simple steps: decide what you should be doing in any circumstance, examine whether or not you are doing it and then look for ways of improving your care until you are doing it correctly. The book contains six lessons, each designed to take around one hour, with exercises to complete. The lessons can be used by individuals or in a group setting. The book will be of interest to anyone working in healthcare practice who is keen to find a better way of working.
Current Management of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is the most common endocrine disturbance, affecting 10-15% of women in the UK. The definition of PCOS has been much debated, while its pathophysiology appears to be multifactorial and is still being actively researched. There is no doubt that PCOS has a significant effect on quality of life and psychological morbidity and, as many specialists are involved in its management, a multidisciplinary approach is required. The 59th RCOG Study Group brought together a range of experts who treat women with PCOS. This book presents the findings of the Study Group, including: - A definition of PCOS - The accuracy of diagnostic interventions - The particular challenges of adolescent diagnosis and management - The correlation to ethnicity - Current approaches to therapy - The potential individualisation of therapy - The role of the alternative therapies used to manage some aspects of PCOS.
The I-Can’t-Chew Cookbook
When a medical condition forced his wife to eat only soft foods, the author developed 200 recipes that were soft, nutritious, and delicious. Containing recipes for soups, main dishes, vegetables, and desserts, this unique cookbook will help non-chewers fully enjoy their meals.
Women’s Cancers
Experienced oncology nurses address all the issues surrounding women's cancers. This edition offers new data on the long-term effects of cancer and its treatment, as well as updates on genetic influences, environmental factors, and analysis of complementary and alternative therapies. 70 black-and-white illustrations are included.
Common Pitfalls in the Evaluation and Management of Headache
Although headache is one of the most common complaints that patients bring to their clinicians, few physicians feel confident about its clinical evaluation and management. Is it a problem in its own right, or the presenting symptom of a serious medical condition? Loder, Rizzoli and Burch bring a practical case-based approach to this complex ailment, highlighting specific areas of diagnostic uncertainty in headache evaluation and treatment. Each case is taken from real-world clinical practice and reviews the diagnostic and treatment process in a systematic manner, identifying common challenges and pitfalls and describing newly issued treatment guidelines. Written in a question and answer format, this concise and useful guide in the Common Pitfalls series provides a step-by-step guide for everyday clinical practice, invaluable to anyone dealing with headache on a front-line basis.
Recovering from Traumatic Brain Injuries
This collection of 101 stories provides support, advice, and inspiration to help you and your loved ones on your road to recovery from Traumatic Brain Injuries. These are inspiring and motivating stories of hope, healing, and hard work for patients and their loved ones who are recovering from TBI. You'll read chapters on: But You Look So Normal--What it's like living with TBI Self-Discovery--Embracing and accepting the new normal Never Giving Up--The power of persistence and hard work Healing Power of Mother Nature--Get outside and heal! Acceptance--Rebuilding your life with your new reality A Family Affair--Giving and accepting help from those you love Attitude Is Everything--Staying positive and seeing the good Coping Strategies that Work--Great advice from other survivors Opportunity Knocks--New chances, new careers, new purpose Making a Difference--The healing power of helping others
Sbas for the Part 1 Mrcog
This book provides advice, guidance and sample questions for the new question format introduced for the March 2012 Part 1 MRCOG examination: single best answer questions (SBAs). Essential reading for all Part 1 MRCOG candidates, the book offers key insights into the new style of paper, including: - an introduction to SBAs and why they have been introduced - a guide to how to approach and answer SBAs - over 300 sample questions covering all domains and modules of the Part 1 curriculum - two sample SBA examination papers.
Stahl's Illustrated Violence
Stahl's Illustrated Violence is a concise and highly illustrated guide to the underlying neurobiology, genetic predisposition and management of aggressive behaviours in patients with psychiatric disorders. All of the titles in the Stahl's Illustrated series are designed to be fun. Concepts are illustrated by full-color images that will be familiar to readers of Stahl's Essential Psychopharmacology, 4th edition, and The Prescriber's Guide. The visual learner will find that these books make psychopharmacology concepts easy to master, while the non-visual learner will enjoy a shortened text version of complex psychopharmacology concepts. Each chapter builds on previous ones, synthesizing information from basic biology and diagnostics to building treatment plans and dealing with complications and comorbidities. Novices may want to begin by looking through all the graphics and gaining a feel for the visual vocabulary. Readers more familiar with these topics should find that going back and forth between images and text provides an interaction with which to vividly conceptualize complex pharmacologies. Each book ends with a Suggested Reading section to help guide more in-depth learning about particular concepts.
The Sickening Mind
'A masterpiece of popularization' Times Literary Supplement 'A fascinating account, based on objective scientific research, of the ways in which mental states affect the individual's liability to disease... Martin is a highly civilised scientist, who seasons his text with witty parentheses. He also provides many examples from literature, ranging widely from Shakespeare, Goethe and Hardy to Tolstoy, Dostoevsky and Kafka... Interesting, informative and a pleasure to read.' ANTHONY STORR, Sunday Times 'Excellent' JON TURNEY, Financial Times 'This most accessible account of a difficult subject blows away some prejudices and pleasingly justifies others... Martin is a biologist whose style is considerate of the layman...and it is a tribute to his own benignly infectious enthusiasm for his subject that his closing thoughts are encouraging... Remarkable.' ALAN JUDD, Daily Telegraph 'Compelling... Balanced and impressively up to date... The tone of voice, the open-minded but critical intelligence should uplift the quality of the debate... Martin's lucid account of possible mechanisms of the connections between mental states and personality traits and illnesses is a notable triumph of his book... Excellent.' RAYMOND TALLIS, Times Literary Supplement
Practical Psychiatry of Old Age
Multi-disciplinary in its approach, this book details key psychiatric conditions, their assessment and management in line with modern developments, including the latest developments in healthcare policy. It has been thoroughly revised to incorporate the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) Guidance. Case studies are used throughout to aid comprehension and illustrate the realities of working in this area. Now in its Fifth Edition, Practical Psychiatry of Old Age is ideal as a clinical primer for those in training, or as a day-to-day reference for healthcare professionals working with older people.
Essential Concepts of Electrophysiology and Pacing Through Case Studies
Edited by world-renowned cardiologist Kenneth A. Ellenbogen, MD, and collaboratively written by five expert physicians and allied health professionals, Essential Concepts of Electrophysiology and Pacing Through Case Studies guides the reader in developing and refining the key skill of analyzing tracings - one of the most essential proficiencies in electrophysiology. With 60 cases comprising more than 140 tracings, figures, and tables and accompanied by multiple-choice questions, this scholarly yet eminently practical text delineates the core concepts and brings the reader directly into each case, offering EP physicians and fellows, device representatives and engineers, and other allied health professionals a fundamental understanding of the most important concepts on which the practice of EP is based. Appropriate for professionals with different levels of proficiency, Essential Concepts of Electrophysiology and Pacing includes a wide array of basic to advanced tracings that range from surface ECGs to pacemaker and ICD recordings to complex intracardiac tracings that will prove vital in strengthening and sharpening practical skills. Relevant references included with each case allow the reader to delve even deeper into the principles presented and will be invaluable in helping to prepare for the IBHRE, ABIM, and other EP certification exams.
Op-ed on Cancer
The traditional approach to cancer is that the patient must view cancer as the enemy and engage in a war to vanquish that enemy. Ann Wax, RN, argues that this approach is incorrect and invariably leads to pain, self doubt, and depression. Instead, she argues that one must find calm and inner-peace first, in order to promote healing.
