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Book SynopsisEnhancement Orthodontics: Theory and Practice provides a concise and compact clinical guide to achieving esthetic results through orthodontics.Trade ReviewThis is a departure from traditional textbooks that tend to focus mainly on clinical diagnosis and treatment procedures. The author adopted a patient-centered paradigm whereby successful outcomes in orthodontic treatment depend on striking a balance between servicing the patient’s needs and exercising sound clinical judgment. The illustrations are excellent and the concept original. Much useful information is included in this slim volume. American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics Any orthodontist or resident who is genuinely interested in providing meaningful treatment to his or her patients while understanding the important dynamics that are woven together in a sensible modern philosophy, free from the nonproductive tyranny of dogma or gadgetry, should read this book. What a refreshing contribution to the science and art of orthodontics. Journal of Clinical OrthodonticsTable of ContentsContents. Foreword. Preface. Acknowledgements. Introduction. 1. Orthodontics Defined. 2. Communication in Orthodontics. 3. Clinical Examination of Dentofacial Traits. 4. Imaging Dentofacial Traits. 5. Classification and Diagnosis of Dentofacial Traits. 6. Beyond Normal: Enhancement of Dentofacial Traits. Afterword

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Book SynopsisCritically examines phantom limb pain and its relationship to prosthetic innovation, tracing the major shifts in knowledge of the causes and characteristics of the phenomenon.Trade ReviewImpressive! Phantom limb has long haunted medicine and vice versa. Crawford tells us why and skillfully reveals the changing trends and biopolitical stakes. Critically engaging discourse on prosthetic transcendence and cyborgian revolution, this book makes sorely needed contributions to science and technology studies, medical sociology, disability studies and emergent neuro-studies. And it is a fascinating read! -- Adele E. Clarke,author of Disciplining ReproductionIn this compelling book, Cassandra Crawford recounts medical ghost stories about the sensations of absent bodies. Cutting through an esoteric literature with verve and empathy, her research reveals the boundary where mind and body meet and social imprinting occurs. -- Stefan Timmermans,author of Postmortem: How Medical Examiners Explain Suspicious DeathsCrawfords captivating and enlightening monograph offers a critical perspective on the phenomena of phantom limbs, prostheses, and the relationship(s) between that so-called ghost and the machine. * Sociology of Health & Illness *[I]f you are interested in thinking about the nature of bodies and how our (supposed) relationship with them has developed, then I think this book is a must. Crawford's aim is to dig under and around the nature and concepts surrounding body parts that hold no corporealityphantom limbs. * Social History of Medicine *[] Crawfords book is a very important contribution to discussions about the construction of a technoscape made murky by the churning of constant discovery and innovation. Her conclusionallows Crawford to consider how knowledge is produced and generates meaning for both researchers and those it describes. * Somatosphere *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments 1. Introduction: Ghost in the Machine 2. Characterizing Phantoms: Features of Phantom Limb Syndrome 3. From Pleasure to Pain: Accounting for the Rise and Fall in Phantom Pain 4. Phantoms in the Mind: The Psychogenic Origins of Ethereal Appendages 5. Phantoms in the Brain: The Holy Grail of Neuroscience 6. Phantom-Prosthetic Relations: The Modernization of Amputation 7. Conclusion: Authenticity and ExtinctionNotes ReferencesIndex About the Author

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Book SynopsisArgues that health is a concept, a norm, and a set of bodily practices whose ideological work is often rendered invisible by the assumption that it is a monolithic, universal goodTrade Review[T]his collection of essays reexamines the definition of & health, particularly as a mechanism for moral judgment... Lots of food for thought- this highly philosophical book... will be of interest to those wanting to stretch their views on health care. * Library Journal *These essays are well-researched and supported, and this volume is suitable for academic studyin sociology, bioethics public health and public policy. It is also remarkably well written and engaging, and makes its sophisticated theoretical premises readily accessible to a wide audience. -- Lisa Bellatoni * Metapsychology Reviews *This book provides a strong antidote to the common notion that health is an unqualified good and often an individual responsibility. -- Peter Conrad * Sociology of Health & Illness *From obesity to mental health to pharmacology, the essays explore the ways in which "public" health translates increasingly as a moral judgement of behavior. * Society Magazine *A powerful group of essays, and the topics addressed in the respective chapters are interesting, insightful, and thought-provoking. -- David Serlin,author of Replaceable You: Engineering the Body in Postwar America[A]n important new book. * Psychology Today *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments 1 Introduction: Why "Against Health"? Jonathan M. MetzlPart I: What Is Health, Anyway? 2 What Is Health and How Do You Get It? Richard Klein 3 Risky Bigness: On Obesity, Eating, and the Ambiguity of "Health" Lauren Berlant 4 Against Global Health? Arbitrating Science, Non-Science, and Nonsense through Health Vincanne Adams Part II: Seeing Health through Morality 5 The Social Immorality of Health in the Gene Age: Race, Disability, and Inequality Dorothy Roberts 6 Fat Panic and the New Morality Kathleen LeBesco 7 Against Breastfeeding (Sometimes) Joan B. WolfPart III: Making Health and Disease 8 Pharmaceutical Propaganda Carl Elliott 9 The Strangely Passive-Aggressive History of Passive-Aggressive Personality Disorder Christopher Lane 10 Obsession: Against Mental Health Lennard J. Davis 11 Atomic Health, or How The Bomb Altered American Notions of Death Joseph MascoPart IV: Pleasure and Pain after Health 12 How Much Sex Is Healthy? The Pleasures of Asexuality Eunjung Kim 13 Be Prepared S. Lochlann Jain 14 In the Name of Pain Tobin Siebers 15 Conclusion: What Next? Anna Kirkland About the Contributors Index

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Book SynopsisThomas Szasz argues that the modern penchant for transforming human problems into ""diseases"" and judicial sanctions into ""treatments"", replacing the rule of law with the rule of medical discretion, leads to a type of government he calls ""pharmacracy"", eroding personal freedom and dignity.Trade ReviewThe idiom, imagery, and technology of medicine have been taken over by politics and society, says longtime dissident psychiatrist Szasz, and that has essentially broadened and weakened the concept of disease. Bureaucrats have supplanted pathologists, and bioethicists have obfuscated the scientific approach. Szasz emphasizes the resultant dangers, especially those stemming from the forceful social influence of psychiatry and the burgeoning domain of mental illness. The current biopsychosocial image of illness is a regression, he says, not an advance. Mental illnesses in general don't have solid physical causes and therefore should not be seen as scientifically diagnosable, researchable, and treatable conditions. But the powerful and often insidious propaganda of drug companies, mental illness proponents, politicians, and recent surgeons general routinely infects legislation, the public press, and even the major medical journals. Szasz's quotable style, thoughtful delving beneath the surface, and often striking analogies should once again stimulate vigorous discussion in several fields. Plenty of health-care professionals and politicians will disagree with Szasz's definition of disease and his condemnation of the modern 'pharmacracy,' but no reader can put down this book without having been disturbed, provoked and challenged to see the American medical profession in a new light.

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Book SynopsisIntroduces readers to many of the jobs in the health care industry and helps them reach their career goals with tips and advice from professionals in the field. This work includes a list of information and trade organizations, as well as a section helping readers to identify important skills or qualities needed to succeed in the health care field.

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"Troubled Bodies draws on philosophical developments that question the reigning paradigms in ethics and, accordingly, will open new avenues as it reimagines the very nature of medical ethics."—Stanley Hauerwas, Duke University"The approach taken by these essays to the problem of the body by way of matters and debates in medical ethics is certainly instructive and productive. Troubled Bodies presents an excellent introduction to the philosophical and cultural settings of a postmodern medical ethics."—Mark Seltzer, Cornell UniversityTable of ContentsIntroduction: postmodern medical ethics? / Paul A. Komesaroff 1 Divide and multiply: culture and politics in the new medical order / Doug White 20 Abortion and embodiment / Catriona Mackenzie 38 From bioethics to microethics: ethical debate and clinical medicine / Paul A. Komesaroff 62 Science, medicine, and illness: rediscovering the patient as a person / Paul Redding 87 The body politic / Peter Murphy 103 Whose body? Feminist views on reproductive technologies / max Charlesworth 125 Making babies, making sense: reproductive technologies, postmodernity, and the ambiguities of feminism / Alison Caddick 142 Bodies and subjects: medical ethics and feminism / Philipa Rothfield 168 The body biomedical ethics forgets / Rosalyn Diprose 202 Female bodies and food: a case of ethics and psychiatry / Denise Russell 222 Glossary 235 index 237

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"Troubled Bodies draws on philosophical developments that question the reigning paradigms in ethics and, accordingly, will open new avenues as it reimagines the very nature of medical ethics."—Stanley Hauerwas, Duke University"The approach taken by these essays to the problem of the body by way of matters and debates in medical ethics is certainly instructive and productive. Troubled Bodies presents an excellent introduction to the philosophical and cultural settings of a postmodern medical ethics."—Mark Seltzer, Cornell UniversityTable of ContentsIntroduction: postmodern medical ethics? / Paul A. Komesaroff 1 Divide and multiply: culture and politics in the new medical order / Doug White 20 Abortion and embodiment / Catriona Mackenzie 38 From bioethics to microethics: ethical debate and clinical medicine / Paul A. Komesaroff 62 Science, medicine, and illness: rediscovering the patient as a person / Paul Redding 87 The body politic / Peter Murphy 103 Whose body? Feminist views on reproductive technologies / max Charlesworth 125 Making babies, making sense: reproductive technologies, postmodernity, and the ambiguities of feminism / Alison Caddick 142 Bodies and subjects: medical ethics and feminism / Philipa Rothfield 168 The body biomedical ethics forgets / Rosalyn Diprose 202 Female bodies and food: a case of ethics and psychiatry / Denise Russell 222 Glossary 235 index 237

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Book SynopsisSurgeons employ craft, cunning, and technology to open, observe, and repair patient bodies. In Bodies in Formation, anthropologist Rachel Prentice enters surgical suites increasingly packed with new medical technologies to explore how surgeons are made in the early twenty-first century. Prentice argues that medical students and residents learn through practice, coming to embody unique ways of perceiving, acting, and being. Drawing on ethnographic observation in anatomy laboratories, operating rooms, and technology design groups, she shows how trainees become physicians through interactions with colleagues and patients, technologies and pathologies, bodies and persons. Bodies in Formation foregrounds the technical, ethical, and affective formation of physicians, demonstrating how, even within a world of North American biomedicine increasingly dominated by technologies for remote interventions and computerized teaching, good care remains the art of human healing.Trade Review"Bodies in Formation is a superb ethnography about learning how to practice anatomy and surgery and the challenge posed by the innovation of simulator training. Rachel Prentice deftly charts how students and residents embody germane perceptions, emotions, control, and ethics, as crucial to their training as is cognitive knowledge. She argues convincingly that technologically mediated training does not, as yet, transcend the art of medicine."—Margaret Lock, author of Twice Dead: Organ Transplants and the Reinvention of Death"In this exceptional work, Rachel Prentice attends to the practices of surgical training and mastery, as well as the ethical problems posed by technological innovation. Given these problems, she suggests that our conceptualizations of the ethical in surgery might be productively rethought. There is no other book like this one; Prentice effectively places bodily practice at the center of questions of reason, innovation, technique, and ethics in science studies."—Lawrence Cohen, author of No Aging in India: Alzheimer's, the Bad Family, and Other Modern Things“Bodies in Formation offers a thoughtful negotiation of the shifting and complex relationships of medicine and technology in a field where the bodies of the patient, student and practitioner are constantly worked upon – and where ways of doing and forms of knowing are perpetually at stake.” -- Talia Gordon * Somatosphere *“Bodies in Formation is an important and unique contribution to literatures on biomedical training, the development of perception, and embodiment. Prentice expertly weaves different aspects of training into subtle but clear arguments about bodily practice and technological innovation as central to the formation of an ethical subject and to care.” -- Carolyn Sufrin * American Anthropologist *“With adept prose that is both thorough and light on its feet, Prentice’s close and careful ethnography of anatomy and surgical education both helpfully engages and innovatively advances the social scientific study of surgery and embodied learning, more broadly.” -- Eric Plemons * Anthropological Quarterly *“One of the greatest strengths of this book is the author’s use of engaging and entertaining real-life characters, along with powerful anecdotes, which help to illustrate and situate her arguments. . . . There are important things in this work for many groups of people, including surgeons and doctors (both trainees and trainers), anthropologists, social scientists, patients, and the list goes on. . . . I myself will certainly be taking lessons from this book forwards into my career and will keep a keen eye on the development of technology in medicine.” -- Chris Howe * Centre for Medical Humanities *“Bodies in Formation would serve to stimulate conversation among presurgical residents as to the experiences they are about to gain. This book would also make for interesting reading by medical school faculty, both those who take timid first year students and teach them to load a scalpel blade for the first time and those who serve as living examples of appropriate behavior, lifelong learners, and humanistic users of technology.” -- Vicki L. Wedel * American Journal of Physical Anthropology *Table of ContentsAcknowledgements ix Introduction 1 1. "A Fascinating Object" 33 2. Cutting Dissection 69 3. Cultivating the Physician's Body 103 4. Techniques and Ethics in the Operating Room 137 5. Swimming in the Joint 171 6. Enterprising Bodies in the Laboratory 199 7.The Anatomy of a Surgical Simulation 227 Conclusion 253 Notes 267 References 277 Index 289

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Book SynopsisIn Bodies in Formation, anthropologist Rachel Prentice enters surgical suites increasingly packed with new medical technologies to explore how surgeons are made in the early twenty-first century.Trade Review"Bodies in Formation is a superb ethnography about learning how to practice anatomy and surgery and the challenge posed by the innovation of simulator training. Rachel Prentice deftly charts how students and residents embody germane perceptions, emotions, control, and ethics, as crucial to their training as is cognitive knowledge. She argues convincingly that technologically mediated training does not, as yet, transcend the art of medicine."—Margaret Lock, author of Twice Dead: Organ Transplants and the Reinvention of Death"In this exceptional work, Rachel Prentice attends to the practices of surgical training and mastery, as well as the ethical problems posed by technological innovation. Given these problems, she suggests that our conceptualizations of the ethical in surgery might be productively rethought. There is no other book like this one; Prentice effectively places bodily practice at the center of questions of reason, innovation, technique, and ethics in science studies."—Lawrence Cohen, author of No Aging in India: Alzheimer's, the Bad Family, and Other Modern Things“Bodies in Formation offers a thoughtful negotiation of the shifting and complex relationships of medicine and technology in a field where the bodies of the patient, student and practitioner are constantly worked upon – and where ways of doing and forms of knowing are perpetually at stake.” -- Talia Gordon * Somatosphere *“Bodies in Formation is an important and unique contribution to literatures on biomedical training, the development of perception, and embodiment. Prentice expertly weaves different aspects of training into subtle but clear arguments about bodily practice and technological innovation as central to the formation of an ethical subject and to care.” -- Carolyn Sufrin * American Anthropologist *“With adept prose that is both thorough and light on its feet, Prentice’s close and careful ethnography of anatomy and surgical education both helpfully engages and innovatively advances the social scientific study of surgery and embodied learning, more broadly.” -- Eric Plemons * Anthropological Quarterly *“One of the greatest strengths of this book is the author’s use of engaging and entertaining real-life characters, along with powerful anecdotes, which help to illustrate and situate her arguments. . . . There are important things in this work for many groups of people, including surgeons and doctors (both trainees and trainers), anthropologists, social scientists, patients, and the list goes on. . . . I myself will certainly be taking lessons from this book forwards into my career and will keep a keen eye on the development of technology in medicine.” -- Chris Howe * Centre for Medical Humanities *“Bodies in Formation would serve to stimulate conversation among presurgical residents as to the experiences they are about to gain. This book would also make for interesting reading by medical school faculty, both those who take timid first year students and teach them to load a scalpel blade for the first time and those who serve as living examples of appropriate behavior, lifelong learners, and humanistic users of technology.” -- Vicki L. Wedel * American Journal of Physical Anthropology *Table of ContentsAcknowledgements ix Introduction 1 1. "A Fascinating Object" 33 2. Cutting Dissection 69 3. Cultivating the Physician's Body 103 4. Techniques and Ethics in the Operating Room 137 5. Swimming in the Joint 171 6. Enterprising Bodies in the Laboratory 199 7.The Anatomy of a Surgical Simulation 227 Conclusion 253 Notes 267 References 277 Index 289

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Book SynopsisThis collection of essays explores the historical and theoretical dimensions of the contemporary neural subject. With a multidisciplinary perspective, the volume focuses attention on the important, but problematic notion of plasticity as a way of rethinking the relationship between human experience and both pathological and normal states of the nervous system.

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Book SynopsisExplores the lived experience of illness and disability through original texts, images, and the dynamic interplay between the two. The essays and autobiographical comics in this collection respond to the medical humanities’ call for different representations of illness and disability than those found in conventional medical discourse.

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Book SynopsisAs medical and surgical skills improve, innovative procedures can bring back patients who have travelled farther on the path to death than at any other time in history. Hagan and the contributors to this volume engage in evidence-based research on near-death experiences and include physicians who themselves have undergone a near-death experience.Trade Review“A subject currently the focus of intense public discussion, this book conveys a lot of important information in a very brief compass.”—Edward F. Kelly, University of Virginia, author of Beyond Physicalism: Toward Reconciliation of Science and Spirituality

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Book SynopsisThis history of one particular place for "madness" covers changing approaches to insanity and treatments over two centuries.The Norfolk Lunatic Asylum opened in 1814 as a pioneer county pauper institution and in 1998 St Andrew's featured among the last of the large psychiatric hospital closures. This history of one particular place for "madness" coverschanging approaches to insanity and treatments over two centuries. It draws extensively upon archival sources to examine the use of buildings and environments; the regimes of long-serving masters, superintendents and medical superintendents; the patients' own experiences; and the rationales, including cultural and gender issues, which informed therapies, relationships and hospital life. However, the contexts of national policies and economic constraints, professional and therapeutic developments, local economy and society, and current research findings are also acknowledged. Chapters dealing with the asylum's transformation as the 1915-19 Norfolk War Hospital and 1940-47 Emergency Hospital have disturbing revelations concerning wartime mental health care: similarly with the loss of local accountability and the experience of resource control under the National Health Service. Interviews with former staff and current personnel recall first-hand experiences of hospital life since the 1920s, the privations of wartime and the early NHS, hopes for new medications and conflicting views surrounding the closure of St Andrew's and thedelivery of community mental health care. STEVEN CHERRY is senior lecturer in history, Wellcome Unit for the History of Medicine, University of East Anglia.Trade ReviewA meticulous analysis of the Norfolk Lunatic Asylum [which] gives a well-balanced, empirically grounded analysis both of the asylum and of what replaced it. [...] An informed, clearly-structured narrative about a complex sequence of institutional development. * ENGLISH HISTORICAL REVIEW *Has proved an invaluable teaching aid for undergraduates studying the politics and practice of modern medicine.... Particularly readable [and] well-organized... [This] excellent study can only encourage further work in the field. * MEDICAL HISTORY *

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Book SynopsisA survey of the changes in medical care for those approaching death in the early modern period.From the sixteenth century onwards, medical strategies adopted by the seriously ill and dying changed radically, decade by decade, from the Elizabethan age of astrological medicine to the emergence of the general practitioner in the early eighteenth century. It is this profound revolution, in both medical and religious terms, as whole communities' hopes for physical survival shifted from God to the doctor, that this book charts. Drawing on more than eighteen thousand probate accounts, it identifies massive increases in the consumption of medicines and medical advice by all social groups and in almost all areas. Most importantly, it examines the role of the towns in providing medical services to rural areas and hinterlands [using the diocese of Canterbury as a particular focus], and demonstrates the extending ranges of physicians', surgeons' and apothecaries' businesses. It also identifies a comparable revolution in community nursing, from its unskilled status in 1600 to a more exclusive one by 1700. IAN MORTIMER is an independent historian and Honorary Research Fellow at the University of Exeter.Trade ReviewAn important book for the social history of medicine. * ENGLISH HISTORICAL REVIEW *Mortimer's description and conclusions must inform our understanding of seventeenth-century medical practice. * JOURNAL OF SOCIAL HISTORY *Contributes to our understanding of the mechanisms, inspirations, and effects of an important paradigmatic shift which continues to shape societies across the globe today. * JOURNAL OF HEALTH AND HISTORY *Chart[s] a remarkable medical revolution taking place throughout seventeenth-century England. Historians of early modern medicine should thank him for that. * JOURNAL OF THE HISTORY OF MEDICINE AND ALLIED SCIENCES *The results of this meticulous and painstaking research are persuasive and have far-reaching implications for the social history of medical care of the dying. * SOCIAL HISTORY OF MEDICINE *Mortimer's book is a feat of statistical organisation. He has deftly and meticulously analysed thousands of probate records, using complex and subtle quantities techniques. [...] It is a valuable contribution to the history of medicine, and succeeds in its aim to draw attention to the hitherto acknowledged rise in the employment of doctors at times of grave illness. * LOCAL POPULATION STUDIES *A work of great clarity and elegance, and provides the bedrock on which social history must be based. * TIMES HIGHER EDUCATION SUPPLEMENT *A must for any studying the history of science or subjects related to the Renaissance and Industrial Revolutions. * MIDWEST BOOK REVIEW *Table of ContentsIntroduction The medicalisation of East Kent The medicalisation of central southern England The availability and nature of medical assistance Medical practices The nature and availability of nursing care Plague and smallpox Conclusion Appendix: Medical indices for East Kent, West Sussex, Berkshire and Wiltshire Bibliography

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Book SynopsisTo meet the demands of practicing radiologic technologist and students in training, Blackwell introduces the latest volume of the Rad Tech''s Guide Series. Rad Tech''s Guide to Equipment Operation and Maintenance promises a clinically-relevant introductory review of radiographic imaging systems. This condensed handbook is both a concise review for board preparation exams, as well as handy reference guide for the busy rad tech. This on the spot reference features: *Content based on material found on the AART Entry to Practice Exam *Easy to read text for quick referencing and smooth navigation *Presents the most current and informative material on the technical aspects of radiographic equipment and total quality management *Pocket size -- take it anywhere!Table of Contents1. X-Ray Imaging Systems for Diagnostic Radiology.Imaging Systems Overview.Main Components of an Imaging System.Quality Management: An Overview.Nature of Quality Control.2. Radiographic Imaging Systems.Major components of a Radiographic Imaging System.Image Receptor: Film-Based Radiography.Film Processing.Radiographic Image Quality.3. X-Ray Generators.Purpose of the X-Ray Generator.X-Ray Generator Circuit.Rectifiers and Rectification.Types of X-Ray Generators.Power Rating of an X-Ray Generator.4. X-Ray Tubes for Diagnostic Radiology.Production of X-Rays.Components of X-Ray Tubes.Metal-Ceramic Tube with Double Bearings.X-Ray Tube Heat Capacity.Preventing X-Ray Tube Failure: Practical Considerations.5. Filtering the X-Ray Beam.What is a Filter?.Types of Filtration.Effects of Filtration on X-Ray Tube Output.Heavy Metal Filters.Compensating Filters.Image Dose Dodging.6. Exposure Timers for Radiographic Systems.Location of the Timer Circuitry.Main Function of the Timer.Types of Exposure Timers.Automatic Exposure Control.Practical Considerations.Advantages of Automatic Exposure Control.Quality Control for Exposure Timers.Exposure Time and Radiation Protection.7. Equipment for Controlling Scattered Radiation.Origin of Scattered Radiation.Factors Affecting the Amount of Scatter Production.Sources of Scattered Radiation.Improving Contrast: Antiscatter Techniques.Antiscatter Grids: Design and Performance.Scanning Slit Assemblies.8. Fluoroscopic Imaging Systems.Elements of a Fluoroscopic Examination.Conventional Fluoroscopy: Equipment Components.X-Ray Image Intensifier Tube.Closed-Circuit X-Ray Television.Automatic Brightness Control.Recording the Fluoroscopic Image: Spot-Filming.Digital Fluoroscopy.9. Mobile Imaging Systems.Radiographic Systems.Accessory Equipment.Fluoroscopic Systems.Mini C-Arm Fluoroscopic Systems.Equipment Maintenance: Continuous Quality Improvement.Definitions.Format of a QC Test.Tools for QC Testing.Parameters for QC Monitoring.Acceptance Criteria-Tolerance Limits.Control Charts.Basic QC Tests for Radiography.Basic QC Tests for Conventional Tomography.Basic QC Tests for Fluoroscopic Systems.QC for X-Ray Film Processors.Repeat Film Analysis.Record Keeping.Benefits of a CQI Program

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Book SynopsisThis book includes 10 lectures in a light, entertaining style, with each lecture building on the previous one -- making it easy for the reader to comprehend the vastly complicated functions of the circulatory system. The length of the text has intentionally been kept short; it is neither exhaustively complete nor over--simplified.Trade Review Look for this other bestseller in the "How it Works" Series How the Immune System Works by Lauren Sompayrac, PhD "Most of us prefer novels over textbooks for the ease of reading and the joy of great storytelling. Dr. Sompayrac combines both traits in this innovative new book on immunology in which he teaches the state of the art by making key concepts easy and fun to understand." – Professor of Medicine, Microbiology and Immunology University of Colorado Health Sciences CenterTable of ContentsHow to Use This Book. 1. An Overview of the Circulatory System. 2. The Heart. 3. The Arteries. 4. The Capillaries. 5. The Veins. 6. The Blood. 7. Special Circulation. 8. Coupling Heart and Vessels. 9. Diseases. 10. Exercise: The Final Kick. Glossary. Index

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Book SynopsisOffers answers to the most common concerns expressed by patients suffering from a sleep disorder. This book provides information about the disorder - what it is and what it does to you - and how best to treat the condition.Trade Review"I highly recommend this welcome addition to the sleep literature amed at the general consumer. It is compact, thorough, fact-filled, and very easy to read. It will be enjoyed by those who are interested in sleep in general, and will be a particularly valuable resource to those who are affected by sleep disorders, either personally or indirectly through friends, family memmbers, or co-workers." --Mark W. Mahowald, MD, Director, Minnesota Regional Sleep Disorders Center, Hennepin County Medical Center; Professor of Neurology, University of Minnesota Medical SchoolTable of Contents1. What is sleep?. 2. Why do we sleep?. 3. What is my sleep requirement?. 4. What happens if I am sleep-deprived?. 5. Can a person either become sick or die after complete sleep deprivation?. 6. Why do some people go to sleep earlier and others go to sleep late?. 7. How does sunrise or sunset control our sleep-wake habits?. 8. Why does pain cause sleeplessness?. 9. Why do we dream?. 10. Can certain medications cause excessive dreams?. 11. Do frequent dreams interfere with sleep?. 12. How common are sleep problems?. 13. Are sleep disorders serious problems?. 14. What are common sleep problems?. 15. Is snoring a nuisance or a problem?. 16. My bed partner snores loudly, driving me crazy. He makes noises like a freight train. He also feels sleepy in the daytime. Should he use a snore guard or see a doctor?. 17. Is snoring related to any physical defect, and can snoring cause any physical illness or memory impairment?. 18. Why does snoring become worse after I drink alcohol?. 19. I am a 60-year old man who falls asleep in the daytime in inappropriate places and under inappropriate circumstances. I have almost been in two car accidents because of this problem. Should I see my primary physician or a sleep specialist?. 20. What is sleep apnea?. 21. Can sleep apnea run in the family?. 22. My friend told me that sleep apnea is a serious condition, which may cause stroke, heart disease, and high blood pressure. Is my friend correct?. 23. I have heard that people with sleep apnea may die suddenly in the middle of the night. Is this true?. 24. My sleep specialist diagnosed sleep apnea for my daytime sleepiness and snoring, and suggested that I use a nasal mask, which will deliver air from the outside at a positive pressure to keep my upper airway passage open. What is this device supposed to do?. 25. What are some problems associated with the use of a mask delivering positive airway pressure continuously?. 26. I am a 40-year-old single woman. I can fall asleep easily but wake up between 3.00 and 4.00 AM and cannot get back to sleep again. What should I do?. 27. I toss and turn in bed and it takes me two to three hours to go to sleep. In the daytime, I feel irritable and tired. What is happening to me?. 28. What causes temporary and long-standing sleeplessness?. 29. Can sleeplessness interfere with memory, intellect, and creativity?. 30. What can I do for my sleeplessness?. 31. Can sleeplessness lead to psychological or psychiatric problems, cause someone to develop a psychopathic personality, or even lead a person to commit murder and practice violent behavior?. 32. Since adolescence, I have been falling asleep at class, at work, and while driving. My primary care physician told me I may have narcolepsy. What is narcolepsy?. 33. I suffer from irresistible sleep attacks. Also, on hearing a joke, I tend to go limp momentarily without loss of consciousness. My doctor told me I may have cataplexy. What is cataplexy?. 34. Can narcolepsy run in the family?. 35. How is narcolepsy diagnosed?. 36. How is narcolepsy?. 37. I am a 65-year-old man. I have terrible feelings in my legs when I am in bed preparing to go to sleep. I must keep moving my legs or get out of bed and walk around to get relief. This condition is driving me crazy and preventing me from getting to sleep. Some doctors told me that is it psychological. Is that true?. 38. My husband tells me that I keep moving my legs during sleep. In the daytime, I feel tired and irritable. I do not seem to have quality sleep at night. Do I have RLS?. 39. Does RLS run in the family?. 40. What is the cause of RLS?. 41. How does a sleep specialist diagnose a sleep problem?. 42. What are some important laboratory tests for evaluating sleep problems?. 43. What is an overnight sleep study? Is it uncomfortable?. 44. What is multiple daytime sleep study?. 45. I have difficulty getting to sleep and many times I wake up in the middle of the night. I am an anxious-type person and periodically go into a phase of depression. Can anxiety and depression cause sleep problems?. 46. I am a 30-year-old woman who has been suffering from depression for a long time. This depression is particularly notable during the winter; during the summer, I feel fine. I have terrible sleep problems during the winter. What can I do?. 47. I am a 20-year-old woman. I wake up in the middle of the night to eat and drink. Is this behavior abnormal?. 48. My cousin has bipolar depression and takes a variety of medications. He is always falling asleep in the daytime. Can these medications cause sleep problems?. 49. My father has angina and heart failure. His sleep at night is very disturbed. Can it be due to heart problems?. 50. I have acid regurgitation, which wakes me up frequently at night, disturbing my sleep. What shall I do?. 51. I have been excessively sleepy in the daytime. I wake up frequently at night. My doctor took a blood test and told me that I had low functioning of the thyroid gland. Can my excessive sleepiness be due to thyroid problems and, if so, can it be treated?. 52. I always feel tired and fatigued. I also suffer from aches and pains all over my body and certain spots are tender to the touch. I have difficulty sleeping. My friend has heard of conditions called fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue syndrome. Is it possible that I have fibromyalgia or chronic fatigue syndrome, and do these conditions cause sleep disturbance?. 53. I suffer from emphysema and chronic bronchitis. I have been experiencing sleep problems lately. Can my sleep problems be due to my lung disease?. 54. I suffer from allergy and bronchial asthma. Can these conditions be responsible for my sleep difficulty?. 55. I have Lyme disease. Can it cause sleep disturbances?. 56. I had paralytic poliomyelitis as a young adult and made a reasonably good recovery from my paralysis. Now at the age of 60, I am again experiencing weakness of my previously paralyzed leg and am also feeling some weakness in other extremities. In addition, I have aches and pains and sleep problems. Am I developing postpolio syndrome?. 57. My friend suffers from Lou Gehrig's disease. He is having lots of sleep and breathing difficulties. Should he see a sleep specialist?. 58. I have been told that stroke may cause sleep disorders and sleep apnea? Is this true?. 59. I am a diabetic and am experiencing tingling and numbness in my legs. My doctor told me that I have nerve disease related to uncontrollable diabetes mellitus. Can this condition be responsible for my disturbed sleep?. 60. I have Parkinson's disease and am taking medications for this condition. Lately I have been experiencing sleep difficulties. Can my sleep problem be due to Parkinson's disease or the medications used to treat Parkinson's disease?. 61. My father, who is 71, suffers from Alzheimer's disease. At night, he is agitated and screams and shouts later at night. Is this problem due to Alzheimer's disease or is he developing another disorder?. 62. My cousin, aged 30, has been suffering from a muscle disorder since the age of 20. Now, he is always sleeping in the daytime. Can muscle disease cause sleep problems?. 63. My husband, aged 65, is a perfect gentleman in the daytime. Lately, however, he has begun to behave in an obnoxious manner in the middle to late part of the night. He will kick me, thrash about in bed, and scream loudly. Is he developing a dreadful psychiatric illness?. 64. My daughter, aged 15, grinds her teeth at night. Is that normal?. 65. My son, aged 10 years, wakes up at approximately 45 to 60 minutes after going to sleep. He looks confused and then attempts to get out of bed, sometimes walking toward the door and going to the living room. Is sleep walking normal for his age?. 66. My 12-year-old daughter falls asleep normally. Approximately 45 to 60 minutes later, she sits up in bed with a vacant and confused appearance. She then stands up in bed and screams loudly. Sometimes, she exhibits thrashing movements of her limbs. Does my daughter suffer from an epileptic seizure or an abnormal sleep disorder?. 67. I am concerned about my son, aged 1, who has head banging and rocking movements of his body during sleep. Is this an abnormal sleep disorder?. 68. I am a 22-year-old man. On some night, especially if I had a stressful day, I get sudden jerking movements of the legs with a sensation of falling as I am about to go to sleep. I am concerned about these symptoms. Am I having a nocturnal seizure or developing a serious neurological illness?. 69. I am having episodes where I cannot move one side of my entire body, arm, or leg at sleep onset or on awakening. These episodes last only a few minutes. I am frightened. Are these events forerunners of a sinister neurological illness?. 70. Can a person remember what happens during sleep talking?. 71. I wake up with terrible leg cramps in the middle of the night. What should I do?. 72. Can one perform complex acts and behave violently or even commit murder during sleep walking episodes?. 73. Is the sleep pattern different in normal elderly people?. 74. What are some sleep problems in old age?. 75. Why do I feel bad for days after flying from New York City to Hong Kong and then back to New York City?. 76. Can anything be done for jet lag symptoms?. 77. All my life, I have experienced difficulty getting to sleep. I go to sleep between 3.00 and 5.00 AM and wake up between 10.00 AM and 1.00 PM. If I have to wake up early, I cannot function adequately. Why is my sleep pattern different from that of the average person?. 78. Should I take over-the-counter sleeping pills for my sleeplessness?. 79. Should I take melatonin for my sleep problem?. 80. Are there any common-sense measures that I can follow for my sleep problem?. 81. I have been taking sleeping pills for months. Although they once helped me, they no longer work. Should I increase my consumption of the pills or should I try something else?. 82. Is it harmful if someone sleeps more than his or her usual requirement of sleep? In other words, does an excessive amount of sleep cause any adverse effects on the human mind and body?. 83. Why do people sleep at night and not in the daytime? Does a person need to sleep at certain times of the day and night?. 84. Are sleep and physical illness related? In other words, do fever and other illnesses alter sleep and, if so, what is the mechanism involved?. 85. Why is it bad to perform physical exercise close to bedtime? Conversely, performing yoga, meditation, or relaxation exercises close to bedtime is conducive to sleep. Why?. 86. Can medications cause excessive sleepiness or sleeplessness?. 87. Do night shift workers suffer from physical illness?. 88. Why do women have sleep disturbances immediately before and after their menstrual cycles?. 89. Why do pregnant women and women who have just given birth suffer from sleep disturbances?. 90. Does menopause interfere with sleep and, if so, how and why?. 91. Is there a relationship between certain foods and drinks and sleep?. 92. How does a warm bath promote a good night's sleep?. 93. Why can't I use sleeping medications for sleeplessness for a long time?. 94. Does a relationship exist among sleep, the bed and pillows, and environmental light, sound, temperature, and humidity?. 95. My friend has been using herbal products for sleeplessness. Should I use alternative medicines such as ginkoba, valerian root, and other herbal products?. 96. As we grow older, cells in different body organs, including the brain, progressively decay. If the brain controls sleep, then why is the sleep requirement not decreased in old age?. 97. Does sleep disturbance affect organs in the body?. 98. I heave heard that people often have heart attacks, stroke, or even die in their sleep during the early hours of the morning. Is this true and, if so, why?. 99. Is sudden infant death syndrome (crib death) a special type of sleep-related breathing disorder?. 100. Where can I find more information about sleep and dreams?

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Book SynopsisDescribes various known common ECG abnormalities and cardiac arrhythmias with a practical and clinical approach. This book explains each abnormality, including definition, diagnostic criteria, and diagnostic pearls. It shows reproduction of a given ECG abnormality. It is useful for interpretation of ECGs.Table of ContentsPreface to the Second Edition. Preface to the First Edition. Abbreviations. Suggested Readings. 1. Introduction. 2. Normal Electrocardiogram and Normal Variants. 3. Chamber Enlargement. 4. Intraventricular Conduction Disturbances. 5. Myocardial Ischemia, Injury, and Infarction. 6. Diagnostic Approach to Cardiac Arrhythmias. 7. Disturbances of Sinus Impulse Formation and Conduction. 8. Atrial Arrhythmias. 9. Atrioventricular Junctional Arrhythmias. 10. Ventricular Arrhythmias. 11. Atrioventricular Block. 12. Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome (Ventricular pre-Excitation Syndrome). 13. Uncommon Arrhythmias and Electrocardiographic Abnormalities. 14. Artificial Pacemaker Rhythms. 15. Congenital Heart Disease. 16. Electrolyte Imbalances. 17. Miscellaneous Electrocardiographic Findings. Index.

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Book SynopsisPractical Immunology is a basic text aimed at immunology students and researchers at all levels who need a comprehensive overview of the methodology of immunology. The rapid and startling innovations in immunology over the past two decades have their root in sound experimental practice and it has always been the aim of this book to educate researchers in the design and performance of complex techniques. It will appeal to students of immunlogy, graduate students embarking on bench science, or specialised immunologists who need to use an immunological technique outside their sphere of expertise. The definitive lab bench book. A one stop resource. Techniques explained from first principles. Basic forms of apparatus described in detail. Totally revised with new user friendly layout to aid use in the lab. Includes useful hints and tips. Trade Review"Practical Immunology is an indispensable book ..." University of Louvain, Brussels "...In summary, anyone who wishes to gain a good knowledge of Immunology can benefit from this book." Biochimica ClinicaTable of ContentsForeword to the first edition. Acknowledgements. Isolation And Structure Of Immunoglobulins Monoclonal. Antibodies: Production, Purification And Enzymatic Fragmentation. Antibody Interactions With Antigens. Antibodies As Probes. Immunoassay Isolation Of Cells Phagocytosies, Complement And Antibody-Dependent Cytotoxicity. Lymphocyte Structure. Lymphocyte Function. The Cytokines. Immunological Manipulations In Vivo. Appendices. Index

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Book SynopsisThis text has been designed as a supplement to "Textbook of Surgery" to assist readers in their preparation for examinations and to test their knowleadge of the principles and practice of surgery. Two types of multiple choice question are featured, Type A and Type X.Table of ContentsSection 1. Type A;. . Multiple Choice Questions;. . Answers. . Section 2. . Type X;. . Multiple Choice Questions;. . Answers;. Section 3. . Short Answer Questions;. . Questions;. . Answers

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Book SynopsisBlackwell is proud to announce Professor Barry Marshall, along with Dr. Robin Warren, have been awarded the Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine. Providing background and the human touch of a discovery process taking almost a century, Helicobacter Pioneers is a collection of accounts from pioneering researchers of Helicobacter pylori, of who had firsthand knowledge of the pioneer. A remarkable work with original accounts that will never date, this book will inspire readers interested in gastroenterology, microbiology, or any facet of medical or scientific history.Table of ContentsForeward Preface List of Contributors Acknowledgements 1 Helicobacters were discovered in Italy in 1892: An episode in the scientific life of an eclectic pathlogist, Giulio BizzozeroNatale Figura and Laura Bianciardi 2 The discovery of Helicobacter pylori in JapanYoshihiro Fukuda, Tadashi Shimoyama, Takahashi Shimoyana and Barry J Marshall 3 An early study of human stomach bacteriaA Stone Freedberg 5 Gastric urease in ulcer patients in the 1940's: The Irish connectionHumphrey J O'Connor and Colm A O'Morian 6 How it was discovered in Belgium and the USA (1955 -1976) that gastric urease was caused by a bacterial infectionCharles S Lieber 7 A personal history of giving birth to the cohort phenomenon of peptic ulcer diseaseAmnon Sonnenberg 8 John Lykoudis: The general practitioner in Greece who in 1958 discovered the etiology and a treatment of peptic ulcer diseaseBasil Rigas and Efstathios D Papavassiliou 9 How I discovered helicobacters in Boston in 1967Susumu Ito 10 How we discovered in China in 1972 that antibiotics cure peptic ulcerShu-Dong Xiao, Yao Shi and Wen-Zheng Liu 11 Helicobacter pylori was discovered in Russia in 1974Igor A Morozov 12 The discovery of Helicobacter pylori in England in the 1970'sHoward W Steer 13 We grew the first Helicobacter and didn't even know it!Adrian Lee, Michael Phillips and Jani O'Rourke 14 The Dallas experience with acute Helicobacter pylori infectionWalter L Peterson, William Harford and Barry J Marshall 15 The discovery of Helicobacter pylori in Perth, Western AustraliaJ Robin Warren 16 The discovery of Helicobacter pylori, a spiral bacterium, caused peptic ulcer diseaseBarry J Marshall 17 Helicobacter pylori treatment in the past and in the 21st CenturyPeter Unge Index

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Book SynopsisExamines the female-dominated practice of herbalism in the seminomadic Muslim communities of Tuareg. This book takes the reader into this world of medicine women through interviews, guided conversations, life histories, illustrative case studies, and the words of the healers and their patients.Trade ReviewHighly recommended... sure to become the authoritative ethnography of a unique and impressive healing tradition. * AMERICAN HISTORICAL REVIEW *Packed with rich and valuable ethnographic material. This is a valuable and provocative ethnography that merits the attention of medical and psychological anthropologists, as well as anthropologists of religion and gender. * Ethos *The author has intimate knowledge of two generations of [medicine] women, the kind of knowledge unavailable to most anthropologists. The book's strength rests in the quality and quantity of its data. * Choice *Table of ContentsTable of Contents Deconstructing and Recasting Female Healing: Preliminary Remarks PART ONE: Departures—Herbal Medicine and Local and Authoritative Systems of Thought 1. The Vexing Problem of Difference and Classifications in Anthropology and the Local Ethnographic Setting 2. Herbalism, Medicine, and Curing—Medicine Women's Concepts of Wellness, Illness, and Healing PART TWO: Touch and Word—Learning and Transmitting Medicine 3. Touch, Body, and Senses 4. Word and Deed—Oral Traditions and the Mythico-History of Herbal Medicine 5. Medicine Women, Gender, and Physical and Social Reproduction over the Life Course 6. Natural Imagery (Arboreal Tropes) in Herbalism—Plant Uses in Nature and Culture PART THREE: Medicine Women and Wider Systems of Power 7. Medicine Women, Sacred Places, and Al Baraka Ritual Benediction 8. Medicine Women and Islam—Relations with Marabouts 9. Medicine Women and Other "Shamans"—Herbalism, the Spirits of the Wild, Divination, and Power 10. Changes in the Wind—Medicine Women's Relations with Established Biomedicine Conclusions—Herbal Healing, Modes of Thought, and Gender Notes Works Cited Index

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Book SynopsisBirth is a sudden, traumatic transition of environments. Once the placental oxygen supply ceases, the foetus has only minutes to establish pulmonary oxygen transport, which requires not only inflation of the lungs, but also sudden and sustained changes in the lung circulation. Not long ago, research in this field was largely restricted to morphology and physiology. Now the powerful new tools of cellular and molecular biology have begun to shed light on the physiological processes in the developing lung and its supporting vasculature. In 22 chapters, three main sections explore lung growth and development, vascular cell growth and differentiation, and the mechanisms of hemodynamic control in the neonate; extensive illustrations give a comprehensive picture of pulmonary circulatory development. Factors controlling vasculogenesis and angiogenesis are described by the scientists who pioneered the field. Similarly, the intracellular signaling cascades that determine proliferation oTrade Review"Four Stars! **** "The Contributors are all top-notch experts in their respective fields...In each section a topic is examined in exceptional detail. "...a unique and valuable text, providing the investigator and clinician with ‘one-stop shopping’ for timely, detailed, and important information about pulmonary vascular development during fetal and newborn life." Doody’s Review Service "...a most excellent work, The Fetal and Neonatal Pulmonary Circulation aims to "inform the basic scientist as well as the clinician and student, and to provide a benchmark in the field as we approach the next millennium." The resulting text serves these ambitions superbly. "The editors have selected an impressive group of experts to contribute chapters which cover a wide range of topics, from the history of fetal and neonatal pulmonary vascular physiology, to vascular-cell growth and differentiation, to the factors and disorders, including congenital diaphragmatic hernia, which affect pulmonary hemodynamics in the newborn. "...In an era in which the distance between the basic scientist and busy clinician seems to be ever wider, I am particularly impressed by the way in which basic science and clinical medicine fuse into a continuum in this excellent book. The Fetal and Neonatal Pulmonary Circulation shows that when we try to work together, we can. It must be the definitive work in the area. More of the same in other areas of medicine please." The LancetTable of ContentsPreface. (E.K. Weir, S.L. Archer, J.T. Reeves). Section I. Lung Growth and Development. 1. The Development of Concepts of the Ontogeny of the Pulmonary Circulation. (A.M. Rudolph). 2. The de Novo Formation of Blood Vessels in the Early Embryo and in the Developing Lung. (C.J. Drake, C.D. Little). 3. Early Development of the Vascular System of the Mouse Lung: Ontogeny of Endothelial Cell Heterogeneity. (R. Auerbach, O. Mierzoeva, K.C. Meyer). 4. Structural Elements of Human Fetal and Neonatal Lung Vascular Development. (D.E. deMello). Section II. Vascular Cell Growth and Differentiation. 5. Contribution of the Adventitial Fibroblast to Pulmonary Vascular Disease. (K.R. Stenmark, M. Das, D. Bouchey, E.C. Dempsey). 6. The Role of Thrombospondins 1 and 2 in Vascular Development. (L.C. Armstrong, T.R. Kyriakides, P. Bornstein). 7. Elastic Fiber Proteins in Pulmonary Vascular Development. (J.M.W. Hausladen, R.P. Mecham). 8. Proteolytic Modulation of the Extracellular Matrix. (M. Rabinovitch). 9. Signal Transduction Kinases in the Regulation of Matrix Metalloproteinase-9 Expression in Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells. (A. Cho, M.A. Reidy). 10. Transcription Factors Controlling Cellular Proliferation During Vascular Repair. (R.C. Smith, T. Mano, K. Walsh). 11. Perlecan Heparan Sulfates in the Control of Vascular Smooth Muscle Cell Proliferation. (M.C.M. Weiser-Evans, K.R. Stenmark). 12. B-Myb Represses Collagen Gene Expression in Bovine Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells. (K.E. Kypreos, D.J. Marhamati, M.A. Nugent, G.E. Sonenshein). 13. Mechanical Forces in Vascular Growth and Development. (B.L. Langille). Section III. Mechanisms of Hemodynamic Control in the Neonate. 14. Lung Arteriolar Endothelial Cell Proliferation at Birth: Possible Roles of Stretch and Hypoxia. (J.T. Reeves). 15. Physiologic Roles of Nitric Oxide in the Perinatal Pulmonary Circulation. (S.H. Abman, J.P. Kinsella, T.A. Parker, L. Storme, T.D. Le Cras). 16. Regulation of Endothelial Nitric Oxide Synthase Expression in the Developing Lung. (P.W. Shaul). 17. The Role of Endothelin in Perinatal Pulmonary Vasoregulation. (D.D. Ivy, S.H. Abman). 18. O2-Sensitive K+ Channel Activity in the Ovine Pulmonary Circulation Shifts with Maturation. (D.N. Cornfield, H.L. Reeve, E.K. Weir). 19. Regulation of Ion Channels in the Ductus Arteriosus. (H.L. Reeve, E.K. Weir). 20. Cytochrome P450 in the Contractile Tone of the Ductus Arteriosus: Regulatory and Effector Mechanisms. (F. Coceani). 21. Maturational Changes in the Human Pulmonary Vascular Resistance. (J.C. Huhta, J. Rasanen). 22. The Pulmonary Vasculature in Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia. (R. Tibboel, S.M.K. Shehata, A.H. Guldemeester). Index.

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Book SynopsisThe first reports of the successful use of mechanical ventilation to treat respiratory disorders in the neonate were published in the 1960s.Trade Review"Four Stars" "This is a complete overview of every aspect of respiratory interventions and assessments. I am very impressed with the chapters and information available of the new state-of-the-art ventilators and the wider ranges of modalities that are extensively covered. This information may help clinicans narrow the options when faced with so many choices and options in ventilaor management. The binding is also convenient and allows the pages to lay flat. The list of abbreviations is complete. Not only is there a detailed table of contents, but index as well. "I have had 17 years of neonatal experience and I find a great need for a current, updated manual to have as a reference in a Level III NICU. I appreciate involvement that respiratory care practitioners had with the physicians in the development of this manual. These contributors are widely respected and experts in the field." Doody’s Review Service "The manual with its large font size, simple line diagrams and easy to read text makes it a very readable book. It is strongly recommended for residents, consultants and nurses providing active neonatal respiratory support." Indian Paediatrics "The extent of coverage, easy readability, and superb organization in conjunction with the plethora of practical pearls make it worthwhile having access to this book in a bed-side library. For a price tag of $89.00, it is simply a great bargain." Journal of Perinatology "This is a complete book that covers what you need when taking care of critical infants with respiratory disease. It enhances the collaboration of the health care team in the NICU and promotes the team’s efficiency in managing these ill infants. By thoroughly understanding and applying the information in this volume, the survival rate in the NICU may be increased and the complication rate will decrease. Journal of Pediatric NursingTable of ContentsForeword. Alan H. Jobe. Preface. Abbreviations Used in This Book. Section I. Lung Development and Normal Pulmonary Physiology. Chapter 1. Development of the Respiratory System. (Vinod K. Bhutani). Chapter 2. Spontaneous Breathing. (Emidio M. Sivieri, Vinod K. Bhutani). Chapter 3. Pulmonary Gas Exchange. (Vinod K. Bhutani). Chapter 4. Pulmonary Mechanics. (Emidio M. Sivieri, Vinod K. Bhutani). Section II. Assessment of Cardiopulmonary Function. Chapter 5. Clinical Examination. (N.R.C. Roberton). Chapter 6. Radiography. (Lawrence R. Kuhns). Chapter 7. Interpretation of Blood Gases. (David J. Durand). Chapter 8. Neonatal Graphic Monitoring. (Joanne J. Nicks). Chapter 9. Continuous Monitoring Techniques. (Christian F. Poets, David P. Southall). Chapter 10. Echocardiography. (Jonathan P. Wyllie). Section III. Neonatal Respiratory Failure. Chapter 11. Indications for Mechanical Ventilation. (Anne Greenough, Anthony D. Milner). Chapter 12. Mechanisms of Respiratory Failure. (Anne Greenough, Anthony D. Milner). Chapter 13. Tissue Hypoxia. (Anne Greenough, Anthony D. Milner). Chapter 14. Neonatal Resuscitation. (Janet M. Rennie). Section IV. Mechanical Ventilation. Chapter 15. Basic Principles of Mechanical Ventilation. (Waldemar A. Carlo, Namasivayam Ambalavanan, Robert L. Chatburn). Chapter 16. Classification of Mechanical Ventilation Devices. (Waldemar A. Carlo, Namasivayam Ambalavanan, Robert L. Chatburn). Chapter 17 Ventilator Parameters. (Waldemar A. Carlo, Namasivayam Ambalavanan, Robert L. Chatburn). Section V. Conventional Ventilation. Chapter 18. Continuous Positive Airway Pressure. (Colin J. Morley). Chapter 19. Intermittent Mandatory Ventilation. (Cheryll K. Hagus). Chapter 20. Assist/Control Ventilation. (Steven M. Donn, Sunil K. Sinha). Chapter 21. Synchronized Intermittent Mandatory Ventilation. (Steven M. Donn, Sunil K. Sinha). Chapter 22. Volume-Controlled Ventilation. (Steven M. Donn, Kenneth P. Bandy). Chapter 23. Pressure Support Ventilation. (Sunil K. Sinha, Steven M. Donn). Chapter 24. Pressure Control and Pressure-Regulated Volume-Controlled Ventilation. (Mary K. Dekeon). Section VI. Neonatal Ventilator. Chapter 25. VIP BIRD® Infant/Pediatric Ventilator. (Michael A. Becker, Steven M. Donn). Chapter 26. Dräger Babylog 8000 Plus® Infant Care Ventilator. (Donald M. Null, Jr.). Chapter 27. SLE 2000® (HFO) Ventilator. (J. Harry Baumer). Chapter 28. Sechrist Model IV-200 SAVI® Ventilator. (S. David Ferguson). Chapter 29. Newport Wave® Ventilator. (Robert L. Chatburn). Chapter 30. Bear Cub 750 PSV® Infant Ventilator. (Cheryll K. Hagus). Chapter 31. Siemens Servo 300® Ventilator. (Mary K. Dekeon). Chapter 32. Infant Star® Ventilator. (Graham Bernstein). Section VII. Neonatal Apnea. Chapter 33. Apnea Syndromes. (Charles A. Pohl, Alan R. Spitzer). Chapter 34. Diagnosis of Apnea. (Charles A. Pohl, Alan R. Spitzer). Chapter 35. Treatment of Apnea. (Charles A. Pohl, Alan R. Spitzer). Section VIII. High-Frequency Ventilation. Chapter 36. General Concepts of High-Frequency Ventilation. (Bert Bunnell). Chapter 37. High-Frequency Jet Ventilation and the Bunnell Life Pulse® High-Frequency Jet Ventilator. (Martin Keszler). Chapter 38. High-Frequency Oscillatory Ventilation. (Reese H. Clark, Dale R. Gerstmann). Chapter 39. SensorMedics 3100A® High-Frequency Oscillatory Ventilator. (Jeanette M. Asselin). Section IX. Management of Specific Respiratory Disorders. Chapter 40. Respiratory Distress Syndrome. (Steven M. Donn, Sunil K. Sinha). Chapter 41. Meconium Aspiration Syndrome. (Thomas E. Wiswell). Chapter 42. Neonatal Pneumonia. (Roger G. Faix). Chapter 43. Persistent Pulmonary Hypertension of the Newborn. (Robert E. Schumacher, Steven M. Donn). Chapter 44. Neonatal Pulmonary Hemorrhage. (Tonse N.K. Raju). Chapter 45. Thoracic Air Leaks. (Kim K. Tekkanat, Steven M. Donn). Chapter 46. Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia. (David Field). Chapter 47. Pulmonary Hypoplasia. (David Field). Chapter 48. Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia. (Jonathan M. Davis). Section X. Complications of Mechanical Ventilation. Chapter 49. Airway and Respiratory Complications of Mechanical Ventilation. (Steven M. Donn, Sunil K. Sinha). Chapter 50. Patent Ductus Arteriosus. (Jonathan P. Wyllie). Chapter 51. Neurologic Complications of Mechanical Ventilation. (Jeffrey M. Perlman). Chapter 52. Retinopathy of Prematurity. (Alistair R. Fielder). Section XI. Sedation and Control of Pain. Chapter 53. Assessment of Pain and Sedation. (Susan Kidd, Neil McIntosh). Chapter 54. Pharmacologic Intervention. (Gopi Menon, Christine A. Walker, Neil McIntosh.). Chapter 55. Effects of Inadequate Analgesia or Sedation. (Jan Reiss, Neil McIntosh). Section XII. Weaning from Mechanical Ventilation. Chapter 56. Essentials of Weaning. (Steven M. Donn, Sunil K. Sinha). Chapter 57. Weaning Strategies. (Steven M. Donn, Sunil K. Sinha). Chapter 58. Adjunctive Treatments for Weaning. (Steven M. Donn, Sunil K. Sinha). Chapter 59. Impediments to Weaning. (Steven M. Donn, Sunil K. Sinha). Chapter 60. Extubation and Postextubation Care. (Steven M. Donn, Sunil K. Sinha). Section XIII. Nursing Care. Chapter 61. Nursing Documentation. (Mary E. Linton). Chapter 62. Chest Physiotherapy/Postural Drainage. (Jill M. Neubert). Chapter 63. Endotracheal Tube Suctioning. (Mary E. Linton). Section XIV Special Procedures. Chapter 64. Laryngoscopy and Endotracheal Intubation. (Sam W. J. Richmond). Chapter 65. Replacing the Endotracheal Tube. (Sunil K. Sinha, Jonathan P. Wyllie, Steven M. Donn). Chapter 66. Transillumination. (Kim K. Tekkanat, Steven M. Donn). Chapter 67. Evacuation of Air Leaks. (Kim K. Tekkanat, Steven M. Donn). Chapter 68. Vascular Access. (Steven M. Donn, Kim K. Tekkanat). Chapter 69. Bronchoscopy. (Neil N. Finer). Chapter 70. Tracheostomy. (Steven M. Donn). Section XV. Pharmacologic Agents Used in Respiratory Care. Chapter 71. Surfactants. (Dharmapuri Vidyasagar). Chapter 72. Adjunctive Pharmacologic Agents. (Sam W.J. Richmond). Section XVI. Transport of Ventilated Babies. Chapter 73. Transport Equipment. (Steven M. Donn, Molly R. Gates). Chapter 74. Stabilization of the Transported Newborn. (Steven M. Donn, Molly R. Gates). Chapter 75. Special Considerations. (Steven M. Donn, Molly R. Gates). Section XVII. Alternative Therapies for Intractable Respiratory Failure. Chapter 76. Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation. (Robert E. Schumacher). Chapter 77. Inhaled Nitric Oxide Therapy. (Martha Nelson). Chapter 78. Liquid Ventilation for Neonatal Respiratory Failure. (David S. Foley, Ronald B. Hirschl). Section XVIII. Outcome of Neonatal Intensive Care. Chapter 79. Discharge Planning of the NICU Graduate. (Win Tin, Unni Wariyar). Chapter 80. Follow-Up of the NICU. (Graduate.Win Tin, Unni Wariyar). Section XIX. Ethical Considerations. Chapter 81. Initiation of Life Support at the Border of Viability. (Daniel G. Batton, Jeffrey Maisels). Chapter 82. Withdrawal of Ventilatory Support. (Malcolm L. Chiswick). Section XX. Ventilatory Case Studies. Chapter 83. Ventilatory Case Studies. (Marie C. McGettigan, Jay P. Goldsmith). Appendix. Index.

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Book SynopsisBecause arrhythmias can present in so many different forms, the only way to be certain of an interpretation is to understand the underlying ECG mechanism of arrhythmia. This is especially important in choosing a management strategy, as similar arrhythmias of differing origin may have vastly different therapies/treatments.Table of ContentsPreface. Introduction. Cellular Basis of the Electrocardiogram. Section 1: Sinoatrial Node. Atrial, Junctional, Ventricular Rhythms and Atrioventricular Blocks. 1. Sinoatrial Rhythms. 2. Atrial Arrhythmias. 3. Atrioventricular Junctional Rhythms. Supraventricular Tachycardias - Differential Diagnoses. 4. Ventricular Rhythms. 5. Atrioventricular Conduction AbnormalitieS. Wide QRS Tachycardias - Differential Diagnoses. Section II: Complex Arrhythmias. Diagnosis and Mechanisms Based Primarily on Deductive Analysis. 6. Concealed Conduction. 7. Aberration. 8. Fusions and Captures. 9. Parasystole. 10. Reentry. 11. Supernormall Conduction and Excitability. 12. Vulnerability. 13. Entrance and Exit Blocks. 14. Electrical Alternans. 15. Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome. 16. Atrioventricular and Ventricular Conduction and Blocks, GAP, and Overdrive Suppression. 17. Dual Artioventricular Conduction. 18. Alternating and Bilateral Bundle Branch Block. Additional Electrocardiograms. Appendix. Index

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Book SynopsisIn this book Dr Edwards shares his vast experience in a discussion of the fundamental anatomy and physiology associated with congenital heart disease. The text provides succinct descriptions of the common and uncommon abnormalities of congenital heart disease and the principles underlying their treatment, while 200 figures clearly demonstrate and guide the user to understand the essential nature of the characteristic defects and abnormalities discussed.Table of ContentsAcknowledgements. Foreword. Guest Preface. Preface. Recollections. Abbreviations. Variations of Bodily Organs. Atrial Anomalies. Ventricular Anomalies. Atrioventricular Cushion Defect. Myocardial Disease. Single Ventricle. Complete Transposition. Corrected Transposition. Double Outlet Right Ventricle. Tetralogy of Fallot. Anomalies of Pulmonary Arteries. Persistent Truncus Arteriosus. Anomalies of Coronary Vessels. Valvular and Related Anomalies. Aortic Atresia. Pulmonary Atresia. Mitral Atresia. Tricuspid Atresia. Aortic Stenosis. Subaortic Stenosis. Pulmonary Stenosis. Mitral Stenosis and Similar Functional Entities. Aortic Regurgitation. Pulmonary Regurgitation. Mitral Regurgitation. Tricuspid Dysplasia and Regurgitation in Ebstein's Malformation. Patent Ductus Arteriosis and AP Window. Aortic Sinus Aneurysm. Aortic Coarctation. Supravalvular Aortic Stenosis. Hypoplasia or Interruption of the Aortic Arch. Vascular Rings and Vascular Slings. Anomalies of Pulmonary Veins. Vena Caval Systems. Asplenia and Polysplenia. References. Index

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Book SynopsisIn the words of Dr. Douglas Zipes, the AV [atrioventricular] node is the ''soul'''' of the heart, and whoever understands its anatomy and electrophysiology will unlock the key to understanding the anatomical and electrical workings of the heart itself. This book reviews what we know and do not know about the AV node, and as such, serves as a good road map in our search for that elusive key. The book is divided into two parts, basic and clinical. The basic chapters discuss the fundamentals of AV nodal anatomy and morphology in the normal and diseased heart, the principles of slow conduction, the functional property of the transmission through the AV node, its cellular electrophysiology, its control by the autonomic nervous system as well as its behavior and participation in arrhythmias such as atrial fibrillation. The clinical chapters are devoted to a wide array of problems, including the clinical pharmacology of the AV nodal conduction, slow and fast pathway ablation in AV nodal rTable of ContentsFrom the Editors. Foreword. Leonard S. Dreifus. Introduction. Douglas P. Zipes. Contributors. Part I. Anatomy and Basic Electrophysiology of the AV Nodal Conduction. Chapter 1. The Atrial Connections of the Specialized Axis Responsible for AV Conduction. Robert H. Anderson and Siew Yen Ho. Chapter 2. Anatomic-Morphologic Relations Between AV Nodal Structure and Function in the Normal and Diseased Heart. Saroja Bharati. Chapter 3. Historical Perspective of Studies on Impulse Formation and Conduction in the AV Node. Yoshio Watanabe and Tadayoshi Hata. Chapter 4. Principles of Slow Conduction in Cardiac Tissue: Mathematical Modeling. Yoram Rudy. Chapter 5. Principles of Slow and Discontinuous Conduction: Experimental Observations. André G. Kléber, Jan P. Kucera, and Stephan Rohr. Chapter 6. Spatial Distribution of Ion Channels, Receptors, and Innervation in the AV Node. Kevin Petrecca and Alvin Shrier. Chapter 7. Distribution and Function of Gap Junction Proteins in Atrial-AV Nodal Conduction. Jeffrey E. Saffitz, Kathryn A. Yamada, and Richard B. Schuessler. Chapter 8. Cellular Pharmacology of AV Nodal Conduction and Automaticity. Tadayoshi Hata and Yoshio Watanabe. Chapter 9. Mechanisms of Vagosympathetic Control of the Atrial-AV Nodal Conduction. Don W. Wallick, Sherry L. Stuesse, and Matthew N. Levy. Chapter 10. Functional Properties of the AV Node: Characterization and Role in Cardiac Rhythms. Jacques Billette and Farid Amellal. Chapter 11. Is the Atrium Involved in AV Nodal Reentry?. Michiel J. Janse, Peter Loh, and Jacques M.T. de Bakker. Chapter 12. What is the Slow AV Nodal Pathway?. Mark A. McGuire. Chapter 13. The AV Conjunction: A Concept Based on Ablation Techniques in the Normal Heart. Benjamin J. Scherlag, Eugene Patterson, William Yamanashi, Warren M. Jackman, and Ralph Lazzara. Chapter 14. The AV Nodal Dual Pathway Electrophysiology: Still a Controversial Concept. Todor N. Mazgalev and Patrick J. Tchou. Chapter 15. Autonomic Modulation of AV Nodal Conduction. Josef Kautzner, Marek Malik, and A. John Camm. Chapter 16. AV Node Function During Atrial Fibrillation. Frits L. Meijler and José Jalife. Chapter 17. Role of the AV Nodal Inputs for Modulation of the Ventricular Rate During Atrial Fibrillation. Stéphane X. Garrigue and Todor N. Mazgalev. Chapter 18. Fluorescent Imaging of Electrical Activity in the AV Node of Rabbit Heart. Igor R. Efimov and Todor N. Mazgalev. Part II. Clinical Electrophysiology of the AV Nodal Conduction. Chapter 19. Clinical Pharmacology of AV Nodal Conduction. John P. DiMarco and Michael Drucker. Chapter 20. Remodeling of the Atria During Atrial Fibrillation. David R. van Wagoner, Jeanne M. Nerbonne, and Albert L. Waldo. Chapter 21. Dual Atrionodal Physiology in the Human Heart. Steven M. Markowitz, Kenneth M. Stein, Suneet Mittal, and Bruce B. Lerman. Chapter 22. Electrocardiographic Manifestations of Dual AV Nodal Conduction During Sinus Rhythm. Charles Fisch. Chapter 23. Slow And Fast Pathway Ablation in AV Nodal Reentrant Tachycardia: Anatomic Approaches and Pathway Potentials. Michel Haïssaguerre, Dipen C. Shah, Pierre Jaïs, Atsushi Takahashi, Mélèze Hocini, Stéphane Garrigue, and Jacques Clémenty. Chapter 24. Unusual Electrophysiology of the Human AV Node in Relation to AV Nodal Reentrant Tachycardia. Part I: Multiple AV Nodal Pathways. Part II: Continuous AV Nodal Function Curves. Shih-Ann Chen, Ching-Tai Tai, Chern-En Chiang, and Mau-Song Chang. Chapter 25. The Reentry Circuit for Slow/Fast AV Nodal Reentrant Tachycardia. Kenichiro Otomo, Zulu Wang, Karen J. Beckman, Peter Spector, Hiroshi Nakagawa, Kagari Matsudaira, Eugene Patterson, Ralph Lazzara, and Warren M. Jackman. Chapter 26. Autonomic Effects on the Human AV Node. Eric N. Prystowsky. Chapter 27. AV Nodal Modification for Ventricular Rate Control of Atrial Fibrillation. Allan C. Skanes, Andrew D. Krahn, Raymond Yee, and George J. Klein. Chapter 28. AV Node Ablation for Ventricular Rate Control of Atrial Fibrillation. Christopher R. Cole and Mina K. Chung. Chapter 29. Autonomic Effects of Radiofrequency Catheter Ablation. Mary R. Olsovsky and Kenneth A. Ellenbogen. Index

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Book SynopsisPractical Management of Pediatric Cardiac Arrhythmias offers a useful source of current, practical information on the diagnosis and management of arrhythmias in children, and is intended for all caregivers, from novice to expert, who treat children, adolescents, and young adults with arrhythmias.Trade Review"The book serves as a useful source of current information and practical data regarding the diagnosis and management of pediatric arrhythmias and appeals to all aspects of caregiving. "Much of the book could serve as a nursing care manual. The approach is succinct and practical, deemphasizing electrophysiology basic science. "This is a valuable, practical addition to a field of medicine which is sometimes obscure. The book is very useful for the practicing nurse or physician." --Doody’s Review Service "I applaud the authors for their well-demonstrated effort to remember that treating the whole person in pediatrics means treating the whole family. Each of these sections not only reminds the clinician of the educational and emotional needs of the family of a child with a newly diagnosed arrhythmia, but also suggests strategies for promoting acceptance, understanding, and compliance. Overall, this book is an important addition to the library of any clinician who is involved in the care of a child with cardiac arrhythmias." --Critical Care NurseTable of ContentsForeword. Thomas P. Graham, Jr., MD. Chapter 1. Mechanisms, Diagnostic Tools, and Patient and Family Education. Vicki L. Zeigler, RN, MSN, Dianne Marlow, RN, BSN, CLNC and Paul C. Gillette, MD. Chapter 2. Supraventricular Arrhythmias. Sarah S. LeRoy RN, MSN, CPNP and Macdonald Dick II, MD. Chapter 3. Ventricular Arrhythmias. Vicki L. Zeigler, RN, MSN and Paul C. Gillette, MD. Chapter 4. Immediate Arrhythmia Management. Barbara J. Knick, RN, CVT and J. Phillip Saul, MD. Chapter 5. Long-Term Antiarrhythmic Drug Therapy. Debra G. Hanisch, RN, MSN, CPNP and George F. Van Hare, MD. Chapter 6. Radiofrequency Catheter Ablation. Dianne Marlow, RN, BSN, CLNC and Paul C. Gillette, MD. Chapter 7. Permanent Pacemakers. Sherry J. Taylor, RN, BSN, Vicki L. Zeigler, RN, MSN, and John M. Clark, MD. Chapter 8. Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators. Vicki L. Zeigler, RN, MSN, Karen Corbett, PhD, RN, Ann Lewis, RN, BSN, and Paul C. Gillette, MD. Index

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Book SynopsisThe third edition of this acclaimed text provides a comprehensive overview of sudden infant death syndrome, including the major progress that has taken place in reducing the toll of this tragedy. This text includes a review based on the academic discipline of the history, pathology, epidemiology, and physiology of SIDS. It continues with a synthesis of the material and present theories of causation and management. A scholarly review of the literature since 1989 includes more than 1,600 references on the contributions and deliberations relevant to SIDS.Trade Review"The book, with over 1,500 references, is rich in quotations and provides an important source of literature to physicians and students interested in this field." Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology "This is the finest book available on subject...Covering the majority of SIDS issues, this book is the true SIDS primer, educational to both the average person and the medical professional. As well as the wealth of information it contains it also includes an extensive bibliography of other sources of information." Sudden Infant Death Syndrome Network, Inc.Table of ContentsPreface. Chapter I: Introduction and History of Crib Death. Chapter II: Pathology of SIDS. Chapter III: Epidemiology. Chapter IV: Pathophysiology of Infants At Risk for SIDS. Chapter V: Final Pathways: Theories of Cardiovascular Causes of SIDS. Chapter VI: Final Pathways: Apnea. Chapter VII: Identification and Management of Infants at Risk for SIDS. Chapter VIII: Clinical Management of SIDS. Chapter IX: Politics, Research, and Prevention

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Book SynopsisThis text focuses on an aspect of medical and nursing practice which has become a major area of importance in the medico-legal arena. The editors intend to aid both the medical and legal sectors in understanding the important issues involved in medical negligence cases.Table of ContentsContributors. Foreword. Preface. SECTION I: INTRODUCTION. 1. Professionalism and the Avoidance of Malpractice (Richard L. Schreiner). SECTION II: PRENATAL OBSTETRICAL ISSUES. 2. Genetics and Prenatal Diagnostic Techniques (Mark I. Evans, Roderick F. Hume and Mark P. Johnson). 3. Multiple Pregnancy Losses (James H. Harger). 4. Diagnosis and Management of Ectopic Pregnancy (Philip E. Young). 5. Hypertensive Disorders in Pregnancy (Baha M. Sibai). 6. Gestational Diabetes Mellitus (Robert P. Lorenz). 7. Preterm Labor: Diagnosis and Treatment (Michael Katz and Pamela J. Gill). 8. Antepartum Fetal Assessment (Carl V. Smith). 9. Postdates Pregnancy: Diagnosis and Management (Angela C. Ranzini and Robert Knuppel). 10. Prevention of Neonatal Group B Streptococcal Infection (Mitchell P. Dombrowski and Michael F. McNamara). SECTION III: INTRAPARTUM OBSTETRICAL ISSUES. 11. Electronic Fetal Monitoring: Role of Physician (Barry S. Schifrin). 12. Electronic Fetal Monitoring: Role of the Nurse (Michael L. Murray). 13. Abruptio Placentae (Kenneth R. Niswander). 14. Nursing Identification of Abruptio Placentae (Catherine E. Cochell and Charles W. Fisher). 15. Oxytocin and Litigation in Obstetrics (George H. Nolan and Leila R. Hajjar). 16. Operative Vaginal Delivery (Philip C. Dennen). 17. Episiotomy: Repair, Complications, and Follow-Up (Ronald T. Burkman). 18. Shoulder Dystocia (Robert B. Hilty). SECTION IV: PATHOLOGIC AND LABORATORY EVALUATION. 19. The Use of the Placenta in the Understanding of Perinatal Injury (Kurt Benirschke). 20. Umbilical Cord Blood Gas Analysis in the Assessment of Intrapartum Fetal and Neonatal Status (Stanley M. Berry). 21. The Perinatal Autopsy and Risk Management: The Value of a "Standardized" Approach (Trevor Macpherson). SECTION V: NEONATAL ISSUES. 22. Neonatal Resuscitation (Steven M. Donn). 23. Neonatal Infection: A Medico-Legal Perspective (Roger G. Faix). 24. Neonatal Hypoglycemia (Marvin Cornblath). 25. Hypoxic-Ischemic Encephalopathy and Traumatic Intracranial Injuries (Michael V. Johnston and Steven M. Donn). 26. Periventricular Leukomalacia (Steven M. Donn and Michael V. Johnston). 27. Neuroimaging in High-Risk Perinatal and Neonatal Medicine (James A. Brunberg). 28. The Postdates/Postmature Infant (Robert E. Schumacher). 29. Intravascular Catheters (Elizabeth L. Workman and Steven M. Donn). SECTION VI: MATERNAL AND NEONATAL TRANSPORT. 30. Maternal Transport (Clark E. Nugent and Barbara A. Colwell). 31. Neonatal Transport (Molly R. Gates, Sandra Geller and Steven M. Donn). 32. Emergency Vehicles and Crews: Maintenance and Safety Issues (Peter L. Forster and Denise Landis). 33. The COBRA Regulations: Obstetrical Implications (Susan H. Zitterman). SECTION VII: COMMUNICATION. 34. Inappropriate Word Choice in the Labor and Delivery and Newborn Medical Record (Jeffrey H. Chilton and Thomas R. Shimmel). 35. Risk Management in Medical Consultation (John V. Hartline and C. Giles Smith). 36. Delivering Bad News (Virginia Delaney-Black). SECTION VIII: DOCUMENTATION AND RISK MANAGEMENT. 37. Obstetrical Forms: Nursing Documentation (Charles W. Fisher, Michael P. Burke and Rosemary Cicala). 38. Prospective Risk Management (Margaret Copp Dawson and Rita W. Cikanek). Index.

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Book SynopsisCardiopulmonary Exercise Testing and Cardiovascular Health describes new research and findings relevant to cardiovascular health as assessed by cardiopulmonary exercise testing.Table of ContentsContributors. Preface. . SECTION 1. PHYSIOLOGICAL BASIS OF CARDIOPULMONARY EXERCISE TESTING. Chapter 1. Circulatory Coupling of External to Muscle Respiration During Exercise (Karlman Wasserman, William W. Stringer, Xing-Guo Sun, and Akira Koike). Chapter 2. Skeletal Muscle Metabolism During Exercise in Chronic Heart Failure (Koichi Okita). SECTION 2. GRADING HEART FAILURE AND PREDICTING SURVIVAL. Chapter 3. Predicting Survival in Heart Failure: Exercise-Based Prognosticating Algorithms (Donna Mancini). Chapter 4. Grading Heart Failure and Predicting Survival: Slope of VE versus Vco2 (Andrew J. S. Coats). Chapter 5. Peak Vo2, Anaerobic Threshold, and Ventilatory Equivalent as Predictors of Survival in Heart Failure (Anselm K. Gitt, Caroline Bergmeier, and Jochem Senges). Chapter 6. Abnormalities in Exercise-Derived Gas Exchange Variables Other than Peak Vo2 and Anaerobic Threshold in Chronic Heart Failure (Alain Cohen-Solal, Maria Tokmakova, and Pierre Vladimir Ennezat). Chapter 7. Time Constant for Vo2 and Other Parameters of Cardiac Function in Heart Failure (Akira Koike, Michiaki Hiroe, and Haruki Itoh). Chapter 8. Optimizing Decision Making in Heart Failure: Applications of Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing in Risk Stratification (Jonathan Myers). Chapter 9. Preoperative Assessment of Elderly Surgical Patients (Paul Older and Adrian Hall) . SECTION 3. DISEASE-SPECIFIC ABNORMALITIES IN EXERCISE GAS EXCHANGE. Chapter 10. Lung Diffusion Abnormalities and Exercise Capacity in Heart Failure (Pier Guiseppe Agostoni and Maurizio Bussotti). Chapter 11. Cardiopulmonary and Metabolic Responses to Exercise in Patients with Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (Brian J. Whipp, Soraya Jones, Perry M. Elliott, Sanjay Sharma, and William J. McKenna). Chapter 12. Oxygen Uptake Abnormalities During Exercise in Coronary Artery Disease (Haruki Itoh, Akihiko Tajima, Akira Koike, Naohiko Osada, Tomoko Maeda, Makoto Kato, Kazuto Omiya, Long Tai Fu, Hiroshi Watanabe, and Kazuzo Kato). Chapter 13. Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing in Pulmonary Vascular Disease: Arterial and End-Tidal CO2 Partial Pressures in Patients with Acute and Chronic Pulmonary Embolism and Primary Pulmonary Hypertension (Peer E. Waurick, and Franz X. Kleber). Chapter 14. Abnormalities in Exercise Gas Exchange in Primary Pulmonary Hypertension (Ronald J. Oudiz, and Xing-Guo Sun). Chapter 15. Exercise Gas Exchange in Peripheral Arterial Disease (Timothy A. Bauer and William R. Hiatt) . SECTION 4. SEQUENTIAL CHANGES IN EXERCISE GAS EXCHANGE TO ASSESS CLINICAL COURSE AND THERAPY. Chapter 16. Changing Assessment of Exercise Capacity in Potential Candidates for Cardiac Transplantation (Lynne Warner Stevenson). 17. Exercise Training in Heart Failure Patients (Romualdo Belardinelli). 18. Exercise Testing to Monitor Heart Failure Treatment (Marco Guazzi). Index.

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Book SynopsisThis text covers the spectrum of arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathies, including basic information about the anatomical substrate, pathophysiologic mechanisms and clinical forms. Also discussed are a range of therapeutic tools.Table of ContentsForeword. A. John Camm. Editor's Preface. A. John Camm. Authors Preface. Introduction. Definition. Epidemiology. Pathology. Macroscopic Aspect. Histopathology. Limits of Pathologic Diagnosis. Pathogenesis. Clinical Presentations. Ventricular Rhythm Disorders. Ventricular Ectopies/Tachycardia. Sudden Death Due to Ventricular Fibrillation. Other Arrhythmic Events. Heart Failure. Chest Pain. Latent Forms. Diagnostic Tools. Physical Examination. Chest X-Ray. ECG in Sinus Rhythm. Exercise Stress Test. Signal Averaged ECG. Isoproterenol Testing. Electrophysiologic Study. Electrocardiographic Findings. Endomyocardial Biopsy. Right Contrast Ventriculography. Radionuclide Angiography and Computed Tomography. 123I-Meta-Iodobenzylguanidine. Magnetic Resonance Imaging. Genetics. Clinical Approach to ARVC. Differential Diagnosis. Right Ventricular Outflow Tract Tachycardia. Uhl's Disease. Brugada Syndrom. Generalized Cardiomyopathy. Natural History and Prognosis. Therapy. Pharmacologic Therapy. Radiofrequency Catheter Ablation. Surgical Disconnection of the Right Ventricle. Internal Cardioverter-Defibrillator. Treatment of ARVC Associated with Right or Biventricular Heart Failure. Prevention. International Registry. Conclusion. References. Indexes

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Book SynopsisHealth-related disparities remain a persistent, serious problem across the nation''s more than 60 million rural residents. Rural Populations and Health provides an overview of the critical issues surrounding rural health and offers a strong theoretical and evidence-based rationale for rectifying rural health disparities in the United States. This edited collection includes a comprehensive examination of myriad issues in rural health and rural health care services, as well as a road map for reducing disparities, building capacity and collaboration, and applying prevention research in rural areas. This textbook offers a review of rural health systems in Colorado, Kentucky, Alabama, and Iowa, and features contributions from key leaders in rural public health throughout the United States. Rural Populations and Health examines vital health issues such as: Health assessment Strategies for building rural coalitions Promoting rural Table of ContentsTables and Figures vii Foreword xiiiCiro V. Sumaya The Prevention Research Centers Program xv Acknowledgments xvii The Editors xix The Contributors xxi Part 1 Rural Communities in Context 1 1 Understanding Rural America: A Public Health Perspective 3Richard A. Crosby, Monica L. Wendel, Robin C. Vanderpool, Baretta R. Casey, Laurel A. Mills 2 Defining Rurality 23L. Gary Hart, Baretta R. Casey 3 History of Rural Public Health in America 39Amy L. Elizondo, Alan Morgan 4 The Depth of Rural Health Disparities in America:The ABCDEs 51James E. Florence, Robert P. Pack, Jodi Southerland, Randolph F. Wykoff Part 2 Rural Public Health Systems 73 5 Public Health Systems, Health Policy, and Population-Level Prevention in Rural America 75Angela L. Carman, F. Douglas Scutchfield 6 Rural Public Health Systems: A View from Colorado 95Julie A. Marshall, Lisa N. VanRaemdonck 7 Rural Public Health Systems: A View from Kentucky 115Baretta R. Casey 8 Rural Public Health Systems: A View from Alabama 135Theresa A. Wynn, Mona N. Fouad 9 Rural Public Health Systems: A View from Iowa 151Faryle Nothwehr, Lauren Erickson, Ulrike Schultz Part 3 Health Partnerships in Rural Communities 169 10 Health Assessment in Rural Communities: A Critical Organizing and Capacity-Building Tool 171James N. Burdine, Heather R. Clark, Lindsay J. Shea, Bernard Appiah, Chelsie N. Hollas 11 Strategies for Building Coalitions in Rural Communities 191Michelle C. Kegler, Frances D. Butterfoss 12 Capacity Building in Rural Communities 215Monica L. Wendel, Angie Alaniz, Brandy N. Kelly, Heather R. Clark, Kelly N. Drake, Corliss W. Outley, Whitney Garney, Keli Dean, Lyndsey Simpson, Britt Allen, Hon. Pam Finke, Teresa Harris, Vicky Jackson, Hon. Dean Player, Albert Ramirez, Hon. Mike Sutherland, Camilla Viator, E. Lisako J. McKyer, Julie A. St. John, Kenneth R. McLeroy, James N. Burdine Part 4 Evidence-Based Practice in Rural Communities 235 13 Promoting Adolescent Health in Rural Communities 237E. Lisako J. McKyer, Corliss W. Outley, Jamilia J. Blake, Brandy N. Kelly 14 Rural Food Disparities: Availability and Accessibility of Healthy Foods 251Wesley R. Dean, Cassandra M. Johnson, Joseph R. Sharkey 15 Promoting Oral Health in Rural Communities 267Nikki Stone, Baretta R. Casey 16 Physical Activity Promotion in Rural America 287Richard Kozoll, Sally M. Davis 17 Preventing Farm-Related Injuries: The Example of Tractor Overturns 303Henry P. Cole, Susan C. Westneat 18 Addressing Mental Health Issues in Rural Areas 323Carly E. McCord, Timothy R. Elliott, Daniel F. Brossart, Linda G. Castillo 19 Cancer Prevention and Control in Rural Communities .341Robin C. Vanderpool, Laurel A. Mills 20 Tobacco Use in Rural Populations 357Geri A. Dino, Rose M. Pignataro, Kimberly A. Horn, Andrew Anesetti-Rothermel Index 377

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Book SynopsisKaiser Permanente has implemented the largest nongovernmental electronic health record in the world, serving more than 8.6 million Kaiser Permanente members. Called KP HealthConnect, its impact on patient care outcomes, efficiency, safety, and patient engagement and satisfaction already is of intense interest throughout the health care industry. In this volume, Louise L. Liang, MD, who led the massive KP HealthConnect implementation, collects lessons learned from the organization''s successful deployment strategy and highlights ways in which the new technological tools are changing and improving - the health care provided to patients and the operations and culture of the organization. Advance praise for Connected for Health Health care transformation requires leadership and innovation. Connected for Health clearly shows there is no shortage of either at Kaiser Permanente. This is a must read for policy makers and practitioners as the lessons are of critiTable of ContentsForward (Donald M. Berwick). Introduction (Louise L. Liang). KP HealthConnect: A Primer. SECTION I: SETTING THE COURSE. 1 Opportunity and Strategic Leadership (Louise L. Liang). SECTION II: LAYING THE TRACKS. 2 Implementation through Collaboration (Donna Deckard and Pamela Hudson). 3 Physician Leadership and Engagement (Andrew M. Wiesenthal). 4 Nursing Leadership and Impact (Marilyn P. Chow and Valerie Fong). Case Study: Deploying KP HealthConnect in Colorado (John H. Cochran). SECTION III: HARVESTING VALUE. 5 Making It Matter: Value and Quality (Terhilda Garrido and Alide Chase). 6 Managing the Health of Populations (Louise L. Liang, Robert Unitan, and Jed Weissberg). 7 Redesigning Primary Care with KP HealthConnect (Ruth Brentari and Leslie Francis). 8 Making Health Personal (Kate Christensen and Anna-Lisa Silvestre). 9 Improving Patient Safety (Douglas Bonacum). 10 Supercharging Research through KP HealthConnect (Mary L. Durham). SECTION IV: FUTURE DIRECTIONS. 11 KP HealthConnect and the Archimedes Model (David M. Eddy). 12 The Digital Transformation of Health Care (George C. Halvorson).

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Book SynopsisThe Nursing Profession: Development, Challenges, and Opportunities is designed to be a resource for those who are interested in or touched by nursing. This book is designed in part to complement the report by the Institute of Medicine on the future of nursing. Readerswhether researchers or practitioners, foundation or government officials, students, or simply lay people interested in nursingshould use this volume to gain a better understanding of the nursing profession and the issues with which those in the field and related fields are grappling. Major topics include: The history of nursing The nursing profession Current issues and challenges, including the nursing shortage, educating and training nurses, utilizing advanced practice nurses to their fullest, quality and cost, long-term care, community-based care, gender and power, and new areas for nursing A vision for the future The book begins with a comprehensive revTable of ContentsForeword ix Risa Lavizzo-Mourey Preface xi Susan B. Hassmiller Editors’ Introduction xiii Diana J. Mason, Stephen L. Isaacs, and David C. Colby Acknowledgments xv REVIEW OF THE NURSING FIELD 1 AN ORIGINAL ARTICLE THE NURSING PROFESSION: DEVELOPMENT, CHALLENGES, AND OPPORTUNITIES 3 Diana J. Mason THE HISTORY OF NURSING AND THE ROLE OF NURSES 83 REPRINTS 1. NOTES ON NURSING: WHAT IT IS, AND WHAT IT IS NOT 85 Florence Nightingale 2. THE NATURE OF NURSING 89 Virginia Henderson 3. A CARING DILEMMA: WOMANHOOD AND NURSING IN HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE 101 Susan Reverby 4. NURSING AS METAPHOR 115 Claire M. Fagin and Donna Diers 5. STAGES OF NURSING’S POLITICAL DEVELOPMENT: WHERE WE’VE BEEN AND WHERE WE OUGHT TO GO 119 Sally Solomon Cohen, Diana J. Mason, Christine Kovner, Judith K. Leavitt, Joyce Pulcini, and Julie Sochalski 6. KNOWLEDGE DEVELOPMENT IN NURSING: OUR HISTORICAL ROOTS AND FUTURE OPPORTUNITIES 133 Susan R. Gortner NURSING EDUCATION AND TRAINING 149 REPRINTS 7. THE GOLDMARK REPORT 151 Committee on Nursing Education 8. CAREER PATHWAYS IN NURSING: ENTRY POINTS AND ACADEMIC PROGRESSION 169 C. Fay Raines and M. Elaine Taglaireni 9. NURSING THE GREAT SOCIETY: THE IMPACT OF THE NURSE TRAINING ACT OF 1964 181 Joan E. Lynaugh ADVANCED PRACTICE NURSING 195 REPRINTS 10. ROLE AND QUALITY OF NURSE PRACTITIONER PRACTICE: A POLICY ISSUE 197 Connie Mullinix and Dawn P. Bucholtz 11. PRIMARY CARE OUTCOMES IN PATIENTS TREATED BY NURSE PRACTITIONERS OR PHYSICIANS: A RANDOMIZED TRIAL 207 Mary O. Mundinger, Robert L. Kane, Elizabeth R. Lenz, Annette M. Totten, Wei- Yann Tsai, Paul D. Cleary, William T. Friedewald, Albert L. Siu, and Michael L. Shelanski 12. NURSE- MIDWIVES AND NURSE ANESTHETISTS: THE CUTTING EDGE IN SPECIALIST PRACTICE 227 Donna Diers 13. LESSONS LEARNED FROM TESTING THE QUALITY COST MODEL OF ADVANCED PRACTICE NURSING (APN) TRANSITIONAL CARE 249 Dorothy Brooten, Mary D. Naylor, Ruth York, Linda P. Brown, Barbara Hazard Munro, Andrea O. Hollingsworth, Susan M. Cohen, Steven Finkler, Janet Deatrick, and JoAnne M. Youngblut 14. REACHING CONSENSUS ON A REGULATORY MODEL: WHAT DOES THIS MEAN FOR APRNs? 263 Joan M. Stanley THE NURSING WORKFORCE/NURSING SHORTAGES 271 REPRINTS 15. IMPLICATIONS OF AN AGING REGISTERED NURSE WORKFORCE 273 Peter I. Buerhaus, Douglas O. Staiger, and David I. Auerbach 16. GLOBAL NURSE MIGRATION 287 Barbara L. Nichols, Catherine R. Davis, and Donna R. Richardson QUALITY, SAFETY, AND COST 299 REPRINTS 17. NURSE- STAFFING LEVELS AND THE QUALITY OF CARE IN HOSPITALS 301 Jack Needleman, Peter I. Buerhaus, Soeren Mattke, Maureen Stewart, and Katya Zelevinsky 18. HOSPITAL NURSE STAFFING AND PATIENT MORTALITY, NURSE BURNOUT, AND JOB DISSATISFACTION 317 Linda H. Aiken, Sean P. Clarke, Douglas M. Sloane, Julie Sochalski, and Jeffrey H. Silber 19. NURSE STAFFING IN HOSPITALS: IS THERE A BUSINESS CASE FOR QUALITY? 331 Jack Needleman, Peter I. Buerhaus, Maureen Stewart, Katya Zelevinsky, and Soeren Mattke SPECIALTY PRACTICE IN NURSING 343 REPRINTS 20. LONG- TERM CARE POLICY ISSUES 345 Charlene Harrington 21. THE FUTURE OF HOME CARE 357 Karen Buhler-Wilkerson 22. FOLLOW THE MONEY: FUNDING STREAMS AND PUBLIC HEALTH NURSING 367 Kristine M. Gebbie 23. SWAMP NURSE 375 Katherine Boo 24. ROLE OF THE SCHOOL NURSE IN PROVIDING SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICES 393 American Academy of Pediatrics Council on School Health Afterword 401 Donna E. Shalala and Linda Burnes Bolton The Editors 403

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Book SynopsisThis companion to the PBS series provides deep insights into the need to improve our built environment, while providing tools for readers to effect similar positive change in their own communities.Trade Review“Though intended as a companion to a four-part TV series he is hosting on PBS stations, the book stands on its own very well. Though professionals of many stripes can learn from Designing Healthy Communities, its greatest strength is likely to lie in energizing and educating a broad public — readers described by Dr. Jackson as “those of us who are concerned about our communities and the world we are giving to our children.” – Better Cities/Towns, February 2012. “It’s called the ‘built environment’ and if you’re a public health whiz, you know exactly what that means. If you don’t, Dr. Richard Jackson, Chair of UCLA’s Environmental Health Sciences Department believes it’s critical you do.” – The California Report health blog, KQED (San Francisco) “An admirer of landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted, Dr. Jackson argues that such details of daily life make existence worthwhile. And that is what “Designing Healthy Communities” is all about.” – Reporting on Health (USC Annenberg) “The new book, “Designing Healthy Communities,” says: ‘When there is nearly nothing within walking distance to interest a young person and it is near-lethal to bicycle, he or she must relinquish autonomy — a capacity every creature must develop just as much as strength and endurance.’” – New York Times, January, 31, 2012Table of ContentsForeword vii Anthony Iton Preface ix The Author xvii Prologue: Why I Care About the Built Environment xix PART I. HEALTH AND THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT: AN INTRODUCTION Chapter 1 What Does Love, or Caritas, Have to Do with the Built Environment? 3 We Love Our Families and Our Country, but Do We Really Love Ourselves? 4 For Love of Family 6 For Love of Community 7 For Love of Our Nation and the World 14 Chapter 2 What Is Health, and How Do We Measure It? 15 Personal Health 17 Public Health Policy 23 Environmental Health 28 Mental and Social Health 30 Chapter 3 Can the Built Environment Build Community? 35 Organic Places Are Healthy Places 36 Urban Centers 41 State and Nation 45 PART II. EXAMPLES OF CHANGE Chapter 4 From Monoculture to Human Culture: the Belmar district of Lakewood, Colorado 53 Symptoms 54 Diagnosis 60 Cure 62 Prevention 64 Chapter 5 Using New Urbanism Principles to Build Community: Prairie Crossing, Illinois 67 Symptoms 69 Diagnosis 70 Cure 73 Prevention 77 Chapter 6 Saving America’s Downtowns and Local History Through the Political Process: Charleston, South Carolina 79 Symptoms 80 Diagnosis 82 Cure 86 Prevention 88 Chapter 7 Reinventing a Healthy City Through Community Leadership for Sustainability: Elgin, Illinois 91 Symptoms 92 Diagnosis 94 Cure 98 Prevention 104 Chapter 8 Ending Car Captivity: Boulder, Colorado 107 Symptoms 108 Diagnosis 110 Cure 115 Prevention 117 Chapter 9 Ports as Partners in Health: Oakland, California 119 Symptoms 120 Diagnosis 123 Cure 132 Prevention 135 Chapter 10 The City That Won’t Give Up: Detroit, Michigan 139 Symptoms 140 Diagnosis 144 Cure (or at Least Treatment) 146 Prevention 155 PART III. BE THE CHANGE YOU WANT TO SEE IN THE WORLD Chapter 11 What’s Happening in Your Community? 159 Determining the Health of Your Community 159 Conducting an Audit of Your Built Environment 166 Chapter 12 Who Are the Players? 175 Finding Your Stakeholders 178 Social Networking 187 Getting Everyone to Pull Together 188 Chapter 13 Create an Action Plan 189 Analyze the Symptoms 189 Determine the Diagnosis 194 Implement the Cure 195 Protect Through Prevention 206 Epilogue: Now It’s Your Turn 207 Notes 213 Index 219

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Book SynopsisRace, Ethnicity and Health, Second Edition,is a critical selection of hallmark articles that address health disparities in America. It effectively documents the need for equal treatment and equal health status for minorities. Intended as a resource for faculty and students in public health as well as the social sciences, it will be also be valuable to public health administrators and frontline staff who serve diverse racial and ethnic populations.The book bringstogether the best peer reviewed research literature from the leading scholars and faculty in this growing field, providing a historical and political context for the study of health, race, and ethnicity, with key findings on disparities in access, use, and quality. This volume also examines the role of health care providers in health disparities and discusses the issue of matching patients and doctors by race. New chapters cover: reflections on demographic changes in the US based on the current census; metrics and nomenclature for disparities; theories of genetic basis for disparities; the built environment; residential segregation; environmental health; occupational health; health disparities in integrated communities; Latino health; Asian populations; stress and health; physician/patient relationships; hospital treatment of minorities; the slavery hypertension hypothesis; geographic disparities; and intervention design. Table of ContentsSources xi The Editors xv The Authors xvii Introduction: The Ethnic Demographic Transition 1Thomas A. LaVeist Chapter 1 Defining Health and Health Care Disparities and Examining Disparities Across the Life Span 11Lydia A. Isaac Part 1 Historical and Political Considerations Chapter 2 The Color Line: Race Matters in the Elimination of Health Disparities 35Stephen B. Thomas Chapter 3 Health Care Disparities—Science, Politics, and Race 41M. Gregg Bloche Part 2 Conceptualizing Race and Ethnicity Chapter 4 Why Genes Don’t Count (for Racial Differences in Health) 49Alan H. Goodman Chapter 5 Using “Socially Assigned Race” to Probe White Advantages in Health Status 57Camara Phyllis Jones, Benedict I. Truman, Laurie D. Elam-Evans, Camille A. Jones, Clara Y. Jones, Ruth Jiles, Susan F. Rumisha, Geraldine S. Perry Part 3 Explaining Racial and Ethnic Disparities Psychosocial and Individual-Level Determinants 77 Chapter 6 Racism as a Stressor for African Americans: A Biopsychosocial Model 79Rodney Clark, Norman B. Anderson, Vernessa R. Clark, David R. Williams Chapter 7 A Systematic Review of Empirical Research on Self-Reported Racism and Health 105Yin Paradies Chapter 8 Stress, Coping, and Health Outcomes among African-Americans: A Review of the John Henryism Hypothesis 139Gary G. Bennett, Marcellus M. Merritt, John J. Sollers III, Christopher L. Edwards, Keith E. Whitfi eld, Dwayne T. Brandon, Reginald D. Tucker-Seeley Chapter 9 Race and Unhealthy Behaviors: Chronic Stress, the HPA Axis, and Physical and Mental Health Disparities over the Life Course 159James S. Jackson, Katherine M. Knight, Jane A. Rafferty Chapter 10 Epigenetics and the Embodiment of Race: Developmental Origins of U.S. Racial Disparities in Cardiovascular Health 175Christopher W. Kuzawa, Elizabeth Sweet The Effects of Culture 213 Chapter 11 Acculturation and Latino Health in the United States: A Review of the Literature and Its Sociopolitical Context 215Marielena Lara, Cristina Gamboa, M. Iya Kahramanian, Leo S. Morales, David E. Hayes Bautista Chapter 12 Measuring Culture: A Critical Review of Acculturation and Health in Asian Immigrant Populations 253Talya Salant, Diane S. Lauderdale Chapter 13 Racial Influences Associated with Weight-Related Beliefs in African American and Caucasian Women 291Christie Z. Malpede, Lori F. Greene, Stephanie L. Fitzpatrick, Wendy K. Jefferson, Richard M. Shewchuk, Monica L. Baskin, Jamy D. Ard Chapter 14 Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes: Differences Between U.S.- and Foreign-Born Women in Major U.S. Racial and Ethnic Groups 303Gopal K. Singh, Stella M. Yu Social Determinants 321 Chapter 15 Levels of Racism: A Theoretic Framework and a Gardener’s Tale 323Camara Phyllis Jones Chapter 16 Racial Residential Segregation: A Fundamental Cause of Racial Disparities in Health 331David R. Williams, Chiquita Collins Chapter 17 Life Course Theories of Race Disparities: A Comparison of the Cumulative Dis/Advantage Theory Perspective and the Weathering Hypothesis 355Roland J. Thorpe Jr., Jessica A. Kelley-Moore Chapter 18 U.S. Socioeconomic and Racial Differences in Health: Patterns and Explanations 375David R. Williams, Chiquita Collins Chapter 19 Exploring Health Disparities in Integrated Communities 419Thomas A. LaVeist Environmental Determinants 437 Chapter 20 Race/Ethnicity, the Social Environment, and Health 439Marsha Lillie-Blanton, Thomas A. LaVeist Chapter 21 Built Environments and Obesity in Disadvantaged Populations 455Gina S. Lovasi, Malo A. Hutson, Monica Guerra, Kathryn M. Neckerman Chapter 22 Health Risk and Inequitable Distribution of Liquor Stores in African American Neighborhoods 485Thomas A. LaVeist, John M. Wallace Jr. Chapter 23 Environmental Health Disparities: A Framework Integrating Psychosocial and Environmental Concepts 493Gilbert C. Gee, Devon C. Payne-Sturges Chapter 24 Sick and Tired of Being Sick and Tired: Scientifi c Evidence, Methods, and Research Implications for Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Occupational Health 523Linda Rae Murray Part 4 Health Services and Health System Effects Patients 539 Chapter 25 Attitudes About Racism, Medical Mistrust, and Satisfaction with Care Among African American and White Cardiac Patients 541Thomas A. LaVeist, Kim J. Nickerson, Janice V. Bowie Chapter 26 The Legacy of Tuskegee and Trust in Medical Care: Is Tuskegee Responsible for Race Differences in Mistrust of Medical Care? 557Dwayne T. Brandon, Lydia A. Isaac, Thomas A. LaVeist Chapter 27 Patient Race/Ethnicity and Quality of Patient–Physician Communication during Medical Visits 569Rachel L. Johnson, Debra Roter, Neil R. Powe, Lisa A. Cooper Providers 587 Chapter 28 Implicit Bias among Physicians and Its Prediction of Thrombolysis Decisions for Black and White Patients 589Alexander R. Green, Dana R. Carney, Daniel J. Pallin, Long H. Ngo, Kristal L. Raymond, Lisa I. Iezzoni, Mahzarin R. Banaji Chapter 29 The Effect of Patient Race and Socio-Economic Status on Physicians’ Perceptions of Patients 607Michelle van Ryn, Jane Burke Chapter 30 Ethnicity and Analgesic Practice 637Knox H. Todd, Christi Deaton, Anne P. D’Adamo, Leon Goe Chapter 31 The Effect of Race and Sex on Physicians’ Recommendations for Cardiac Catheterization 647Kevin A. Schulman, Jesse A. Berlin, William Harless, Jon F. Kerner, Shyrl Sistrunk, Bernard J. Gersh, Ross Dubé, Christopher K. Taleghani, Jennifer E. Burke, Sankey Williams, John M. Eisenberg, José J. Escarce System 665 Chapter 32 Advancing Health Disparities Research within the Health Care System: A Conceptual Framework 667Amy M. Kilbourne, Galen Switzer, Kelly Hyman, Megan Crowley-Matoka, Michael J. Fine Chapter 33 Linking Cultural Competence Training to Improved Health Outcomes: Perspectives from the Field 689Joseph R. Betancourt, Alexander R. Green Chapter 34 “We Don’t Carry That”—Failure of Pharmacies in Predominantly Nonwhite Neighborhoods to Stock Opioid Analgesics 697R. Sean Morrison, Sylvan Wallenstein, Dana K. Natale, Richard S. Senzel, Lo-Li Huang Chapter 35 Do Hospitals Provide Lower-Quality Care to Minorities than to Whites? 707Darrell J. Gaskin, Christine S. Spencer, Patrick Richard, Gerard F. Anderson, Neil R. Powe, Thomas A. LaVeist Part 5 Health Disparities Solutions Chapter 36 Linking Science and Policy through Community-Based Participatory Research to Study and Address Health Disparities 723Meredith Minkler Chapter 37 The National Health Plan Collaborative to Reduce Disparities and Improve Quality 741Nicole Lurie, Allen Fremont, Stephen A. Somers, Kathryn Coltin, Andrea Gelzer, Rhonda Johnson, Wayne Rawlins, Grace Ting, Winston Wong, Donna Zimmerman Chapter 38 Interventions to Reduce Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Health Care 761Marshall H. Chin, Amy E. Walters, Scott C. Cook, Elbert S. Huang Index 787

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Book SynopsisAmerican health care has made great strides in the past hundred years. Life expectancy has increased dramatically and advances in medicine and treatments have eradicated many life-threatening diseases. However, in today''s health care arena there is divergence between our health needs, the structure of our health care system, and how health care is delivered and funded. In Forces of Change, David A. Shore has collected the leading thinking from experts in the field on how our health care system can benefit from important lessons from other industries and effect transformational change that truly serves all stakeholders well. Contributors include Max Caldwell of Towers Watson; Michael J. Dowling of North Shore?Long Island Jewish Medical Health System; John P. Glaser of Siemens Healthcare; Ashish K. Jha of the Harvard School of Public Health; Eric D. Kupferberg of Northeastern University; Lucian Leape of the Harvard School of Public Health; Jeff Margolis ofTable of ContentsEditor’s Preface vii David A. Shore, Harvard School of Public Health Acknowledgments xiii The Editor xv The Contributors xvii Part One: Can We Get Better? 1 1 Framing the Forces of Change 3 David A. Shore 2 The Market Dynamics of Health Care 21 Eric D. Kupferberg, Northeastern University, Harvard School of Public Health 3 Transformational Leadership: The Key to Success 35 Michael J. Dowling, North Shore–LIJ Health System, Harvard School of Public Health Part Two: The Elements of Change 49 4 Employee Engagement and the Transformation of the Health Care Industry 51 Max Caldwell, Towers Watson 5 Patient Safety in the Era of Health Care Reform 67 Lucian Leape, Harvard School of Public Health 6 Health Care Reform and Technological Innovation 85 David Shoultz, Philips Electronics 7 Health Care IT: A Critical Enabler for Health Care Transformation 101 John P. Glaser, Siemens Healthcare 8 Health Care IT: A Reality Check 115 Ashish K. Jha, Harvard School of Public Health 9 A Systematic Solution: Integrated Health Care Management 129 Jeff Margolis, The TriZetto Group Part Three: Reshaping the Organization 147 10 Stakeholder Interactions: Can We Transform Bad Behavior? 149 Eric D. Kupferberg 11 The Trust Prescription: How Health Care Organizations Can Win the Confidence and Compliance of Their Key Stakeholders 169 David A. Shore 12 A Winning Brand: Leveraging the Power of Intangible Assets 191 David A. Shore 13 Implementing Health Care Change through Projects 211 David A. Shore Endnotes 229 Index 253

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Book SynopsisHealth Care Operations and Supply Chain Management This innovative text offers a thorough foundation in operations management, supply chain management,?and the strategic implementation of programs, techniques, and tools for reducing costs and improving quality in health care organizations. The authors incorporate the features and functions of Microsoft Excel where appropriate in their coverage of supply chain strategy, process design and analysis of health care operations, managing health care operations quality, and planning and controlling health care operations. Health Care Operations and Supply Chain Management offers real-world examples to illustrate the most current concepts and techniques such as value stream mapping and Six Sigma. In addition, the authors clearly demonstrate how operations and process improvement relate to contemporary health care trends such as evidence-based medicine and pay-for-performance. Health Care OperatioTable of ContentsTables and Figures xi Preface xxi The Authors xxxi PART I STRATEGY 1 Chapter 1 Health Care Operations and Supply Chain Strategy 3 Health Care Operations and Supply Chain Management 4 Purchasing, Logistics, and Vendor-Managed Inventories 7 Efficiency, Effectiveness, and Value 8 Competitive Dimensions of Health Care 12 The Bullwhip Effect in Health Care 14 MiniCase: The Bullwhip Effect in Health Care Organizations 18 Chapter 2 Financial Aspects of Health Care Operations and Supply Chain Management 21 Health Care Finance and Operations/Supply Chain Management 22 Income Statement/Operating Statement 24 Balance Sheet 27 Statement of Cash Flows 32 Basic Financial Ratios and Metrics 35 Time Value of Money 47 Break-Even Analysis 49 Crossover Analysis 53 Chapter 3 Managerial Accounting Aspects of Health Care Operations and Supply Chain Management 61 Managerial Aspects of Health Care Operations and Supply Chain Management 62 Managerial Accounting 62 Activity-Based Costing 65 Supply Chain Management behind the Scenes: Cost Drivers at Hospitals 69 PART II PROCESS DESIGN AND ANALYSIS OF HEALTH CARE OPERATIONS 75 Chapter 4 Data and Statistical Tools for Health Care Operations Improvement 77 Descriptive Statistics for Describing Data Sets 78 Graphical Methods of Data Description 78 Numerical Methods of Data Description 81 Hypothesis Testing: Analyzing the Difference of Two Means 101 Pareto Analysis 116 Box-and-Whisker Plots 117 Tornado Diagrams and Sensitivity Analysis 129 Chapter 5 Problem Solving and Decision-Making Tools in Health Care Operations 143 Health Care Operations and Supply Chain Management in Action: How Legal Decision Makers Use Decision Models 144 Framing the Decision Problem 146 Components of a Decision-Making Problem 146 Payoff Tables 149 Decision-Making Criteria without Probability Assessments 151 Decision-Making Criteria with Probability Assessments 159 Expected Value of Perfect Information 162 Modeling 177 Decision Trees 179 Chapter 6 Simulation 201 Introduction 202 Process Flows 202 Probability Distributions 203 Random Number Generation 210 Discrete-Event versus Continuous Simulation 211 Monte Carlo Simulation 213 Agent-Based Simulation 215 Simulation in Health Care 215 Queuing Analysis 216 Chapter 7 Process Improvement and Patient Flow 229 Introduction 230 Process Mapping 231 Value Stream Mapping 233 Use of Maps and Charts in Health Care 240 Staffing 242 Workload Management 243 Productivity and Efficiency Analysis 245 Common Health Care Productivity and Efficiency Measures 248 Improving Productivity and Efficiency 249 MiniCase: Improving Process Flow to Improve Service-Level Performance Statistics 253 Chapter 8 Facility Layout 257 Introduction 257 Layout Considerations 258 Types of Layouts 262 Muther Diagrams 264 Workload Management 266 Evaluating Different Types of Layouts 267 Basics of Optimization 270 Optimization Using Excel Solver 272 Optimizing Facility Layout and Design 280 PART III MANAGING HEALTH CARE OPERATIONS QUALITY 287 Chapter 9 Managing Quality in a Health Care Setting 289 What Is Service Quality? 290 Quality Planning, Control, and Improvement 291 Quality and Financial Performance 292 Seven Tools for Quality Control 294 Six Sigma Concepts 305 Six Sigma and Lean 311 MiniCase: Delayed Room Cleaning Dilemma 320 Chapter 10 Quality Control and Improvement 323 Design of Quality Control Systems 324 Process Quality Control 324 Variables Control 327 Using Control Charts 331 Process Capability 334 Total Quality Management and Continuous Improvement 337 International Organization for Standardization Certification 338 Malcolm Baldrige Award 340 PART IV PLANNING AND CONTROLLING HEALTH CARE OPERATIONS 351 Chapter 11 Lean Concepts in Health Care 353 Introduction 354 What Is Lean? 354 Controlling Waste 355 Controlling Flow with a Kanban System 357 Kaizen Events 359 Value Stream Mapping 362 Measures and Tools 362 Adverse Effects of Becoming Too Lean 364 MiniCase: Using Lean Concepts to Improve Inpatient Care 366 Chapter 12 Forecasting for Health Care Management 369 Analyzing Data Using Time Series and Regression Models 370 Linear and Nonlinear Trends 371 Seasonality in Data 372 Naive Forecasting 376 Moving Averages 378 Weighted Moving Averages 381 Exponential Smoothing 383 Autocorrelation 387 Regression as a Forecasting Technique 393 Multiple Regression Model 402 Measuring Accuracy 409 Measuring Forecasting Errors 423 Chapter 13 Project Management 431 Introduction 432 Role of Project Manager 432 Objectives and Trade-Offs 433 Planning and Control in Projects 435 Project Scheduling 437 Critical Path Method 440 Gantt Charts 448 Program Evaluation and Review Technique 451 Implementation 453 MiniCase: Implementing Electronic Medical Records at St. Hampton’s Hospital 457 Chapter 14 Aggregate Planning, Scheduling, and Capacity Management in Health Care 461 Aggregate/Central Planning 462 Resource Planning and Control 464 Scheduling and Capacity Management 468 Workforce Scheduling 468 Dispatching Rules 473 Job Sequencing 474 Johnson’s Rule 475 Service Facility Location Analysis 486 Center of Gravity Method 487 Chapter 15 Inventory Management 501 Introduction 502 Purpose of Inventories 502 Costs of Inventories 504 Economic Order Quantity 506 Independent versus Dependent Demand 509 Periodic Review Systems 510 Continuous Review Systems 511 ABC Inventory Management 515 Inventory Management Technology 519 Index 525

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Book SynopsisPublic Health Policy: Issues, Theories, and Advocacy offers students an engaging and innovative introduction to public health policy: its purpose, how it is originated, and how it is implemented. The book describes the underlying theories and frameworks as well as practical analytical tools needed for effective advocacy and communication. Drawing on the multidisciplinary nature of public health, the book uses concepts and examples from epidemiology, law, economics, political science, and ethics to examine the policymaking process, explain positions pro or con, and develop materials for various audiences to further a public health policy intervention. In addition, Public Health Policy shows how policymaking is a complex and integrated top-down and bottoms-up process that embraces a myriad of public and private stakeholders. Written by a highly experienced health policy researcher and teacher, the book is rich in resources that will enhance teaching and learning. Table of ContentsIntroduction vii The Author xv Part 1 Building a Framework for Conducting a Multidisciplinary Analysis Chapter 1 The Role of Law: Agencies, Legislatures, Courts, and the Constitution 3 Chapter 2 The Role of Epidemiology and Medicine: Diagnosis, Prevention, Control, and Evaluation 45 Chapter 3 The Role of Economics: Theories, Modeling, and Evaluation 77 Chapter 4 The Role of Politics: Players, Processes, and Power 99 Chapter 5 The Role of Ethics: Historical, Contemporary, and Future Perspectives 141 Part 2 Case Studies Chapter 6 HIV Criminalization 181 Chapter 7 Clean Water Legislation and Mosquito Control 201 Chapter 8 HPV Vaccination 213 Chapter 9 SCHIP and Children with Special Health Care Needs 245 Chapter 10 Overweight and Obesity 265 Chapter 11 Breast Cancer Screening 285 Chapter 12 Medical Transportation: Local Research Focus 295 Chapter 13 Medical Transportation: Local Practice Focus 307 Chapter 14 Taxes, Politics, and Public Health Policy: A Look Back at the 2008 Presidential Campaign 327 Chapter 15 Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program and Modifying Behavior 353 Chapter 16 Medical Readmissions and the Affordable Care Act 365 Chapter 17 Tobacco Control and Cessation Programs 389 Chapter 18 Emergency Preparedness and Infectious Diseases 403 Part 3 Advocacy Chapter 19 The Research Policy Brief: A Primer 429 Chapter 20 Letters to the Editor: A Primer 467 Index 475

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Book SynopsisDiscover the pros of probiotics Probiotics are beneficial, live microorganisms (in most cases, bacteria) that are similar to those found naturally in the human intestine.Table of ContentsIntroduction 1 Part I: Living in the Microbial World 7 Chapter 1: Getting a Handle on the True Nature of Bacteria 9 Chapter 2: Looking at Bacterial Behavior in Your Body 19 Chapter 3: Discovering Prebiotics and Probiotics 31 Part II: Preserving and Improving Health with Probiotics 45 Chapter 4: Starting with the Obvious: Digestive Health 47 Chapter 5: Exploring Allergies and Probiotics 65 Chapter 6: Getting to the Bottom of Urinary Infections 75 Chapter 7: Using Probiotics in Women’s Health 81 Chapter 8: Understanding Children’s Health and Probiotics 87 Chapter 9: Applying Probiotics to Other Health Issues 93 Chapter 10: Exploring the Promise of Probiotics 105 Part III: Adding Probiotics to Your Lifestyle 113 Chapter 11: Filling Your Diet with Probiotics 115 Chapter 12: Cooking Up Delicious Probiotic-Rich Meals 125 Part IV: The Part of Tens 153 Chapter 13: Ten (Or So) Ways Probiotics Promote Good Health 155 Chapter 14: Ten Misconceptions about Probiotics 161 Chapter 15: Ten (Or So) Famous Bacteria 167 Index 175

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Book SynopsisThe book provides faculty, students, managers, and consultants with the guidance necessary to best engage the health care supply chain. The book s shows how to view the supply chain from a new perspective from a series of transactions to a focus of strategic planning.Table of ContentsForeword vii Lawton Robert Burns Preface ix Acknowledgments xiii The Authors xix Introduction: A Burning Platform for Change 1 1. Framing and Repositioning Management of the Health Care Supply Chain 25 2. Managing Supply Risk and Cost Reduction 44 3. Internal Customer Relationship and Performance Management 70 4. Group Purchasing Organizations: Shaping the Health Materials Marketplace 100 5. Inventory and Distribution Process: The Search for Strategy 125 6. Organizational Design for Hospital and Health Care System Supply Chains 155 7. Levels of Development for the Health Care Supply Chain 175 8. Building Supply Chain Leadership and Resources for the Future 196 Study 1: The Value of Group Purchasing in the Health Care Supply Chain 213 Study 2: Clinician, Supplier, and Buyer Working as One to Improve Patient Outcomes 229 Study 3: Metropolitan Hospital System—A Study of a Hybrid Organizational Design 257 Study 4: Office of Inspector General Advisory Opinion No. 05–06, February 2005 263 Notes 277 Index 299

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Book SynopsisBest of the Best' solutions to challenging reconstructive surgery of the nose The nose, with its unique and individual topography, presents particular challenges for reconstructive and skin cancer surgeons. A number of approaches can be adopted, but how does the dermatologic surgeon choose the best for any particular defect? Reconstructive Conundrums in Dermatology: The Nose provides an atlas compendium of novel approaches to these challenges. Based on the Reconstructive Conundrum series published in the journal Dermatologic Surgery, a range of cases provide photographs of the defect before and immediately after reconstruction, and two long-term, follow-up images. The authors provide a detailed explanation for their choice of reconstruction. The Editors' commentaries allow residents and experienced surgeons alike to compare different reconstructive alternatives and to explore the thought processes behind them. The 30 conundrums each provide Table of ContentsIntroduction, vii Part I Nasal Dorsum, 1 1 Combined Linear Closure and Burow’s Graft for a Dorsal Nasal Defect, 3 2 Reconstruction of Two Nasal Defects Following Mohs Surgery, 9 3 Repair of Adjacent Nasal Defects with One Double-Rotation Flap Closure, 13 4 Contralateral Nasolabial Flap for a Large Nasal Defect, 19a Part II Nasal Sidewall, 23 5 Dual Nasal Sidewall and LipDefects Combined into a Single Arcuate Advancement Flap, 25 6 Advancement Flap in the Reconstruction of a Lateral Nasal Sidewall Defect, 31 7 Repair of the Left Nasal Sidewall, Nasofacial Sulcus,and Medial Cheek, 35 Part III Nasal Tip, 41 8 The Dorsal Nasal Flap for Reconstruction of Large Nasal Tip Defects, 43 9 Adjunctive Use of Primary Nasal Tip Closure to Facilitate Local Flap Closure of Challenging Nasal Defects, 49 10 Repair of a Large, Exposed-Cartilage Nasal Tip Defect Using Nasalis-Based Subcutaneous Pedicle Flaps and Full-Thickness Skin Grafting, 55 11 Nasal TipWound Repair Using a Rhombic Transposition Flap with a Double Z-Plasty at Its Base, 63 Part IV Nasal Ala, 69 12 Spiral Subcutaneous Island Pedicle Advancement Flap for Repair of Alar Defects, 71 13 Combined Hinge Flap Full-Thickness Skin Graft for a Through-and-Through Nasal Defect, 75 14 Combined Hinge and Nasolabial Transposition Flap for Repair of a Full-Thickness NasalAlarDefect, 79 Part V Alar Groove/Perialar Defects, 85 15 Shark Island Pedicle Flap for Repair of Combined Nasal Ala-Perialar Defects, 87 16 “Jigsaw Puzzle” Advancement Flap for Repair of a Surgical Defect Involving the Lateral Nasal Ala, 93 17 Dog-Ear Island Pedicle Flap for Repair of Ala and NasalWall Defects, 99 Part VI Alar Rim, 105 18 Repair of an Alar Defect, 107 19 Reconstruction of a FullThickness Soft Triangle Defect, 113 20 A Tunneled and Turned-Over Nasolabial Flap for Reconstruction of Full-Thickness Nasal Ala Defects, 119 21 Reconstruction of an Alar Rim Defect, 127 22 Island Pedicle Flaps for Repair of a Nose, Cheek,and Lip Defect, 131 23 Revisionary Technique for Alar Rim Notching:The Stair-Step Flap, 137 24 Reconstruction of a Surgical Defect Involving the Nasal Ala and Alar Crease, 145 25 One-Stage Reconstruction of a Full-Thickness Nasal Defect Involving the Alar Rim, 151 26 Repair of a Defect on the Ala, 157 27 Single-Stage Reconstruction of a Combined Upper Lip and Nasal Ala Defect, 163 28 Nasal Dorsum Transposition Flap for Closure of an Alar Rim Defect, 169 29 Bilobed Flap for Full-Thickness Nasal Defect:A Common Flap for an Uncommon Indication, 175 30 One-Stage Reconstruction Following Complete Alar Loss, 181 Index, 187

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Book SynopsisCirrhosis: a practical guide to management provides gastroenterologists and hepatologists with an up-to-date clinical guide presenting the very best evidence-based practice in the diagnosis, treatment and management of liver cirrhosis and its many complications. Designed to offer practical guidance at all times, it provides doctors with an extremely useful tool in the clinical setting, with each chapter featuring diagnostic/management algorithms, key points and other pedagogic features. Divided into 2 parts, a diagnosis and pathophysiology section and a management of complications section, key topics include: - Diagnostic laboratory tests - Diagnostic imaging modalities - Acute-on chronic liver failure - Agents and drugs to avoid - End stage liver failure: liver transplant evaluation - Hepatocellular carcinoma Aimed at the specialist, as well as the practicing trainee at the top-end of specialty training, thTable of ContentsList of contributors vii Foreword xi List of abbreviations xiii Part 1: Diagnosis and pathophysiology 1 Clinical clues to the diagnosis of cirrhosis 3Y.K. Chawla and Vijay Bodh 2 Diagnostic laboratory tests 12Ying-Ying Yang and Han-Chieh Lin 3 Diagnostic imaging modalities 21Soon Koo Baik Moon Young Kim and Woo Kyoung Jeong 4 Histology/pathology 35Valérie Paradis 5 Fibrosis and fibrogenesis 46Namiki Izumi Nobuharu Tamaki Yasuhiro Asahina and Masayuki Kurosaki 6 Non-invasive diagnosis tests 53Laurent Castera 7 Evaluating prognosis 63Sumeet K. Asrani and Patrick S. Kamath 8 End-stage liver failure: liver transplant evaluation 75Sebastián Marciano and Adrián Gadano Part 2: Complications of cirrhosis 9 Acute-on-chronic liver failure 87Danielle Adebayo Vincenzo Morabito and Rajiv Jalan 10 Hepatocellular carcinoma 94Kwang-Hyub Han and Do Young Kim 11 Hepatic encephalopathy 105Piero Amodio 12 Malnutrition and nutritional support 124Jian-Gao Fan and Hai-Xia Cao 13 Varices portal hypertensive gastropathy and GAVE 137Isabelle Colle Xavier Verhelst Anja Geerts and Hans Van Vlierberghe 14 Ascites 151Andrés Cárdenas Isabel Graupera and Pere Ginès 15 Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis and other infections 164Thierry Gustot and Richard Moreau 16 Hepatorenal syndrome and acute kidney injury 175Florence Wong 17 The hepatopulmonary syndrome 189Moises Ilan Nevah Rubin and Michael B. Fallon 18 Hyponatremia and other electrolyte/ion disorders 199Salvatore Piano Filippo Morando and Paolo Angeli 19 Portopulmonary hypertension 212Rodrigo Cartin-Ceba and Michael J. Krowka 20 Cirrhotic cardiomyopathy 225Hongqun Liu and Samuel S. Lee 21 Adrenal insufficiency 236Emily Dannhorn and James O’Beirne 22 Coagulopathy and clotting disorders 249Marco Senzolo and A.K. Burroughs 23 Agents and drugs: precautions in patients with cirrhosis 261Felix Stickel 24 Changing outcomes with antiviral or antifibrotic therapies 274Gamal Esmat and Maissa El Raziky 25 Bone disorders 283Jane Collier 26 Pruritus 291Nora V. Bergasa 27 Quality of life and symptom management 301Ayman A. Abdo and Faisal M. Sanai 28 Special considerations in children 311Alejandro Costaguta and Fernando Alvarez Index 323

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