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Focuses on advances in liver disease related to disturbances in hemostasis and coagulation. This work emphasizes the multifaceted aspects of coagulation disorders in liver disease from hypo-coagulable to hyper-coagulable states and the limitations of conventional tests such as the INR.

Computed tomography (CT) has become increasingly more important in the diagnosis of cardiac disease. This issue includes articles on CT angiography, evaluation of the coronary atherosclerotic plaque, evaluation of heart valves, and electrophysiology applications of CT, among others.

Focuses on treatments for Chronic Rhinosinusitis. This title covers topics such as: inflammatory mechanisms in chronic rhinosinusitis with or without nasal polyposis; European versus Asian Chronic rhinosinusitis; what did it teach us and what do we want to know; and, anti-inflammatory effects of macrolides - applications in CRS.

Presents the views of some of the experts on findings concerning the epidemiology, natural history, diagnosis, pathogenesis, and treatment of non-alcoholic steatohepatitis. This title includes articles on bariatric surgery, liver transplantation, cytokines and apoptosis, as well as insulin resistance and lipotoxicity.

Epilepsy afflicts more than two million people in the United States and over 50 million people globally. This title contains the following articles on this condition: Sudden Unexplained Death in Epilepsy; Approaches to Seizure Prediction; Localizing Seizure Onset; Concomitant Mood Disorders; and, Advances in the Genetics of Epilepsy.

Covers such topics as: Bronchoscopy of the past and the Future, Flexible Bronchoscopes of the 21st Century, Electromagnetic Navigation, Airway Stents, Early Diagnosis of Lung Cancer, Endoscopic Staging of Bronchogenic Carcinoma, Role of Bronchoscopy in the evaluation of Solitary Pulmonary Nodule, and Endoscopic Management of Emphysema.

Chronic immune thrombocytopenia is a disease in which the immune system destroys platelets (blood cells involved in the clotting process). This title includes articles that focus on the traditional and newer treatments for the disease.

Infectious diseases is a rapidly changing field in which new organisms emerge, previously identified organisms develop resistance to treatment, and infections that had previously almost disappeared become resurgent. This title covers antibiotics in specific populations, antimicrobial resistance, and drugs in several classes.

Epicardial ablation is a relatively different technique that is less invasive than traditional surgical ablation. It shows promise in certain patient populations. This title collects articles on this technique.

Focuses on Hemodynamic Support in Septic Shock. This title covers such topics as: Oxygen Delivery and Consumption - A Macro-Circulatory Perspective; Mean Arterial Pressure - Therapeutic Goals and Pharmacologic Support, Mechanisms; Detection and Potential Management of Microcirculatory Disturbances; and, Detection of Hypoxia at the Cellular Level.

Atypical pneumonia is pneumonia that is not caused by one of the traditional microorganisms, such as Streptococcus pneumoniae. This title covers specific tests for atypical pathogens as well as taking a look at specific microorganisms and diseases, including mycoplasma, legionella, and SARS.

Reviews Genetic Screening and Counseling. This title includes articles on Contemporary Genetics Counseling - New Frontiers and Challenges, Newborn Screening, SMA Carrier Screening, Fragile X, Ashkenazi Jewish Screening in the 21st Century, Thrombophilia in Obstetric Practice, and Microarrays in the Practice of Obstetrics and Gynecology.

Reviewing the optimization of Outcomes for Children After Solid Organ Transplantation, this title features articles that address: Renal, Liver, Heart, Lung, and Small Bowel Transplantation in Children; Immunosuppression Armamentarium in 2010: Mechanistic and Clinical Considerations; and, Post-Transplantation Lymphoproliferative Disease.

Dealing the subject of Early Onset Neonatal Sepsis, this title features articles on Innate host defenses and risk for EONS, Group B streptococcus, Diagnosis and management of clinical chorioamnionitis, Molecular diagnostics of sepsis, Use of proteomics in the diagnosis of chorioamnionitis and neonatal sepsis, and International perspective on EONS.

As the debate continues about who should perform CT Colonography, radiologists or endoscopists, this issue addresses the debate in detail by both endoscopists and radiologists.

Gastrointestinal endoscopy plays a useful role in the management of patients with liver disease. This issue reviews the standard of care in the endoscopic management of portal hypertension and biliary disease before and after liver transplantation.

There have been many updates in the diagnosis and treatment of urologic diseases in the pediatric population. This issue provides updates in the following areas: management of complex pediatric disorders, disorders of sex development, treatment and management of urinary tract infections, and management of pediatric stone disease.

Child and Adolescent psychiatrists frequently see patients with medical disorders that impact their psychiatric care in various ways. This issue covers oncology, inflammatory bowel disease, siblings with chronic illnesses, obesity, genetic abnormalities, transplants, very premature infants through the lifespan, asthma, diabetes mellitus, and HIV.

Major strides have been made in the treatment and understanding of Myelodysplasia. This title includes articles that illustrate the rapid progress in MDS research, from molecular pathophysiology to improved therapies.

Intends to help electrophysiologists interpret complex ECGs so they can better understand arrhythmia mechanisms. Organized by cases, this issue illustrates many of the classic electrocardiographic findings and phenomena that every electrophysiologist should know. It demonstrates a systematic way to analyze arrhythmia mechanisms.

Provides a variety of topics related to the importance of vitamin D. This title includes its role in autoimmune diseases such as multiple sclerosis, diabetes mellitus, cancer especially breast and prostate, skin, neurological and cognitive disorders, and infectious diseases such as tuberculosis.

Transplant and oncology patients present a challenge to the infectious disease specialist because many of the entities that infect them are hard to diagnose. This title provides specific information on several entities with the purpose of helping physicians to best treat these difficult infections.

A work on the topic of Blood Transfusion that includes the following article topics: Xenotransfusion; FDA Perspective; Inflammatory Cytokines as Predictors of Alloimmunization; Cryopreservation of RBCs, PLT and Stem Cells; PLT Storage Lesion; Future of Blood Management; and, Future of Molecular Testing for RBC Antigens - ECO Cells.

Reviews psychiatric concerns that are specific to women. This title includes comprehensive articles that discuss topics such as PMS/PMDD, Perinatal Disorders, Menopause, Infertility, Female Sexual Dysfunction, Substance Abuse in Women, Gender Differences in ADHD, Fibromyalgia, Breast Cancer, and Caring for the Elderly Female Psychiatric Patient.

Focuses on HIV in the Emergency Department. This title covers such topics as: Emergent Dermatologic Issues in HIV Patients; HEENT Emergencies in HIV-Infected Patients; Diarrhea in HIV-Infected Patients; Emergent Hematologic and Oncologic Problems in HIV-Infected Patients; Acute HIV and Immune Reconstitution Syndrome; and, more.

Deals with the field of stem cell transplantation. This work includes such articles as: BMT for profound T cell Dysfunction (combined immunodeficiency); BMT and other management of HLA Class II deficiency; genetic manipulation of stem cells - Past and future; gene therapy for ADA deficiency; haemopoietic stem cell biology; and indications for BMT.

Addresses common issues and diseases of the gallbladder. This title features the articles that discuss gallstones, including their epidemiology, pathogenesis, and endoscopic, surgical, and medical therapy. It includes chapters that address various modalities to image the gallbladder, including endoscopic ultrasound.

An issue that deals with the detection and diagnosis of non-polypoid colorectal neoplasms with special emphasis on sessile or flat colon adenoma. It offers information in areas such as Non-Polypoid Colorectal Neoplasms in Ulcerative Colitis, and Detection and Diagnosis of Non-Polypoid Colorectal Neoplasms.

People with diabetes are two to four times more likely to develop cardiovascular disease. Insulin resistance, which leads to diabetes in 1 in 4 people who have it, affects 60 million Americans and is also a cardiovascular disease risk factor.

Guest editor Chad Kessler has assembled an expert panel of authors on the topic of Alterations of Consciousness. Articles include: The Mental Status Examination in Emergency Practice, Dizzy and Confused: A Step-by-Step Evaluation of the Clinician¿s Favorite Chief Complaint, Diagnosis and Evaluation of Syncope in the Emergency Department, The Emergency Department Approach to Syncope: Evidence-based Guidelines and Prediction Rules, Pediatric Syncope: Cases from the Emergency Department, Seizures as a Cause of Altered Mental Status, Central Nervous System Infections as a Cause of an Altered Mental Status? What is the Pathogen Growing in Your Central Nervous System?, Traumatic Alterations in Consciousness: Traumatic Brain Injury, and more!