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Focuses on the various forms of therapy including immunotherapy, first line chemotherapy, and novel targeted agents.

Focuses on the clinical management of alcoholic liver disease. This book reviews on the following topics: Prevalence and Natural History of ALD; Alcohol Metabolism; Immunology in ALD; Histological Findings in ALD; Diagnosis and Management of Alcoholic Hepatitis; Management of Alcohol Abuse; and Long Term Management of Alcoholic Liver Disease.

Focuses on the pharmacological, non-pharmacological, and device therapies in the medical management of cardiac rhythm disorders in the elderly population. This title reviews the epidemiology of arrhythmias and conduction disorders in older adults, atrial fibrillation and atrial flutter: stroke prevention, and comorbidities, and more.

Focuses on Critical Skills and Procedures in the following areas: Pediatric, Orthopedics, Vascular, ENT Procudures, Cardiovascular, Airway, Trauma, Ultrasound, OB/GYN, and Urologic.

A title that covers aspirin and other NSAID - exacerbated respiratory diseases (AERD), and other aspirin sensitivity syndromes.

Covers important advances in research surrounding the neuroendocrine control of metabolism. This title includes topics such as leptin signaling, hypothalmic inflammation, hypoglycemia awareness, perinatal programming of metabolic disease, substrates, and more.

Covers the research and evidence surrounding the diagnosis, treatment and management of rarely seen rheumatic diseases.

Covers the updates in cardiovascular anesthesia. In this title, procedurally-focused articles cover best practices in fluid and blood management, mechanical circulation support, anesthesia for robotic surgery, adult congenital heart surgery, transplantation and more.

Focuses on Disorder of the Platelets. This book includes topics such as Mechanisms of Platelet Activation and Inhibition, Testing Platelet Function, Clinical Implications of Platelet Genomics and Proteomics, Congenital Thrombocytopenias, Immune Thrombocytopenias, Heparin Induced Thrombocytopenia.

Features expert clinical reviews which includes information on topics such as Anatomic/ Physiological Changes with Aging, Acute Kidney Injury in Older Adults, Electrolyte Problems in Older Adults, Glomerular Disease in Older Adults, Hypertension in Older Adults, Chronic Kidney Disease in Older Adults, and, End-stage Renal Disease in Older Adults.

Reviews the information on mitral valve disease.

Presents clinically accessible information for pathologists on histology, differential diagnosis, and clinical overview. This title covers topics on Cardiovascular Pathology such as: examination of the Explanted/Autopsy Heart; Native Valves; Prosthetic Valves; Diagnostic (Native Heart) Biopsies; Aorta; Cardiac Tumors; and Cardiac Devices.

Focusing on Breast Cancer, this issue includes topics such as: Radiation Therapy for DCIS, axillary dissection, pathology in the age of personalized breast cancer treatment, clinical implications for breast cancer subsets defined by molecular diagnostics, and novel radiotherapy approaches for early breast cancer.

Brings the reader up do date on the standards and important advances in insulin therapy. This title discusses: types of insulins, including new insulins; goals of therapy; pathophysiology of, and insulin treatment in type1 and type 2 diabetes mellitus; pumps and glucose sensors; alternative insulin delivery; and pediatric insulin therapy.

Covers stricture, renal injuries, priapism, penile fractures, and bladder injuries. This title includes an article covering necessary plastic surgery principles for the urologist.

Includes high throughput gene sequencing, multiplex molecular assays, rapid evolution of antimicrobial resistance, and discovery of new pathogens. This title highlights some of the advances in diagnostic microbiology, including MALDI-TOF MS, pathogen discovery, and personalized antimicrobial chemotherapy.

Addresses the important issues surrounding pain management while presenting the research and data. This title includes: CSE vs Epidural Analgesia for Labor and Delivery; Nonpharmacologic Options for Labor Analgesia; Maternal Anesthesia for Fetal Surgery; and Epidural Analgesia, Maternal Fever, and Implications for the Newborn.

The care of children with acute medical problems is evolving as knowledge of new conditions develops. In addition, technology also changes to provide solutions to optimize care. This title highlights the important populations, disease states, and technological advancements in pediatric emergency medicine.

A book that focuses on Sarcoma in areas such as: Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors: risk assessment and adjuvant therapy, Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors: management of metastatic disease and emerging therapies, Liposarcoma, Leiomyosarcoma, update in treatment and targets in cartilage and bone tumors, and more.

Includes topics such as Endoscopic Anatomy, Ventilation Routes, as well as the Endoscopic Management of Cholesteatomas, Neuromas and Inner ear surgery, Endoscopic Ear Surgery for Tympanic Perforations, for Otosclerosis, for Cochlear Implants, each topic discussing the indications, advantages, disadvantages, and instruments needed.

Reviews percutaneous circulatory support device that use in several situations, including left and right ventricular shock, cardiopulmonary resuscitation, and infarct size reduction.

Includes articles such as: Radiotherapy After Mastectomy; Contemporary Radiotherapy in Head and Neck Cancer; Image Guided Brachytherapy: An Update for Gynecologic Surgeons; Radiation Therapy in the Current Management of Anal and Rectal Cancer; Contemporary Integration of Radiation Oncology with Surgery as Combined Modality Treatment; and more.

Intends to pair a rheumatologist with a pulmonologist to explore each of the 14 article topics. This title covers such topics as: autoantibody testing, utility of bronchoalveolar lavage in autoimmune disease, and pulmonary manifestations of such conditions as scleroderma, rheumatoid arthritis, lupus erythematosus, and Sjogren's Syndrome.

Focuses on oral cavity and oropharyngeal cancer and the implications of the HPV epidemic on this disease.

Presents the approach to anesthesia in children that poses specific challenges such as acute emotional fear and distress, fluid imbalances, greater risks for dangerous upper respiratory infections, and most importantly, dosing requirements.

Consulting Editor, Dr. Bonita Stanton has worked closely with Guest Editors Drs. David R. Rosenberg and Leslie H. Lundahl to create a current issue devoted to substance abuse in children. Expert authors have written clinical review articles with the goal of providing the pediatrician with the latest information on substances and addiction medicine. The first half of the issue focuses on the following substances: Nicotine Use Disorders in Adolescents; Alcohol Use Disorders in Adolescents; Cannabis Use and Consequences; Medical and Non-Medical Use of Opiates; Stimulant Use and Cognitive Enhancement; and Club Drugs. The second half of the issue focuses on special topics important to pediatricians: Contingency Management for Substance Use Disorders; Behavioral Addictions: Gambling, Gaming, Internet; Juvenile Drug Court: Novel Approach to Treatment; Computer-Assisted Approaches to Substance Abuse Treatment; Co-Morbid Substance Use and Other Psychiatric Disorders; and Drug Use in Pregnant Teens. Readers will come away with the information they need to stay current on this changing field and to improve patient outcomes.

This issue of Sleep Medicine Clinics, edited by Dr. Walter T. McNicholas in collaboration with Consulting Editor, Teofilo Lee-Chiong, is devoted to Sleep and Driving. Topics include: Sleep Restriction, Sleep Hygiene, and Driving Safety; Shift Work; The Economic Burden of Sleepy Drivers; Sleepiness, Sleep Apnea, and Driving Risk; Screening for Sleepiness and Sleep Disorders in Commercial Drivers; Assessment of Sleepiness in Drivers; Technology to Detect Driver Sleepiness; Sleepiness and Driving: Benefits of Treatment; Vehicle and Highway Adaptations to Compensate for Sleepy Drivers; Sleepiness and Driving: The Role of Government Regulation; and Sleep and Transportation Safety: Role of the Employer.

Covers such topics as: Doing Dementia Better - Anthropological Insights, Update on teaching in the Long-Term Care Setting, Pneumonia in the Long-Term Resident, Palliative Care for Patients with Dementia in Long Term Care, Urinary Tract Infections in Long-Term Care Residents, and Nausea and Other Non-Pain Symptoms in Long-term Care.

Features techniques on facial reconstruction that are presented with videos demonstrating many of the procedures. This title includes topics such as: 3D imaging and modeling for treatment planning in facial trauma; Intraoperative Use of CT Imaging; and Contemporary management of traumatic fractures of the frontal sinus.

Deals with the treatment and prevention of the most common STDs - including syphilis, gonorrhea, herpes, and HPV. This title includes articles that discusses the research in the field such as antimicrobial resistance in treating gonorrhea and the development/trials of a genital herpes vaccine.