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Examines the link between depression and heart disease, helping cardiologists to recognize depression in their patients so they can try to avert its serious consequences. This title includes topics such as screening for depression, the impact of depression on heart failure, beta blockers and depression, and ICDs and depression.

Cardiac electrophysiologists have many options for treating arrhythmias, including catheter ablation and implantable cardiac defibrillators. This title summarizes the thinking on the role of pharmaceuticals in relation to other types of treatment, helping electrophysiologists to determine the best method for managing their patients.

Neurology and Psychiatry, though closely related within neuroscience, nonetheless remain distinct in terms of clinical practice. This issue presents articles meant to bridge the clinical divide between these two disciplines.

A primary care practitioner needs to be a jack of all trades who is familiar with all body systems and their disorders. This title deals with common urinary tract conditions that are encountered in a typical office practice. Suitable family practice physicians, it includes the articles focusing on diagnosis, evaluation, and treatment options.

Covers such topics as: the History of Polysomnography and Sleep Technology, and Generating a Signal - Biopotentials, Amplifiers and Filters, and Recording sleep; and Electrodes, 10/20 Recording system and sleep system specifications, Respiratory monitoring equipment and detection of respiratory events, and Differentiating Nocturnal Movements.

Examines critical aspects of renal disease from anatomic and physiologic changes in the aging kidney, to ethical issues in elderly with patients with renal disease. This title covers such topics as: drug dosing and the elderly kidney, diabetic nephropathy, renal replacement therapy, glomerular diseases in the elderly, and urinary incontinence.

Reviews pediatric and adolescent psychopharmacology. This issue includes articles on Therapy in the Age of Pharmacology: Point-Counterpoint, Principles of Pharmacology and Neurotransmission, Complementary and Alternative Medicine in Pediatric Mental Health, Psychopharmacology of Anxiety Disorders, and, Autistic Spectrum Disorders.

Covers advancements in incontinence surgery. This title represent a distinguished group of leaders in the field of incontinence surgery and they have summarized their approaches to a variety of interventions for incontinence in women (including prolapse and stress incontinence) and male incontinence.

Sialendoscopy can be either a diagnostic or interventional procedure. This title covers such topics as: Causes, Incidence, and Natural History of Salivary Gland Duct Stones and Obstructions; Radiologic Diagnosis of Salivary Gland and Duct Obstructions; and, Treatment of Juvenile Recurrent Parotitis and Sjogren's Disease among others.

An issue on psychiatric genetics that includes articles on genetic epidemiology; molecular approaches; epigenetics; and, genetic considerations in schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, major depression, obsessive-compulsive disorder, alzheimer's disease, autism, ADHD, and addictions.

Growing numbers of children with heart failure are reaching adulthood because of successful medical and surgical treatments and improved outcomes of congenital heart surgery. A greater understanding of the causes of heart failure in childhood may help cardiologists to develop therapeutic strategies for these children when they become adults.

Rheumatic diseases are among the most frequently encountered problems in primary care practice. This title provides primary care clinicians with the tools they need for treating these disorders in every day practice. It focuses on the diagnosis and treatment of common rheumatic ailments.

Discusses successful medical therapies to treat gastrointestinal diseases. This title is divided into sections devoted to these diseases states or disorders: acid-related disorders, functional gastrointestinal disorders, inflammatory bowel disease, gastrointestinal oncology, and hepatitis.

Focuses on how gastroenterologists can maximize the 'value' of colonoscopy. This title covers such clinical issues as: sedation issues, complications of colonoscopy, and infection risk. It is suitable for practicing gastroenterologists.

Offers a practical, clinical, and evidence-based approach to Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy in children and adolescents. Providing an historical perspective and overviews, this title discusses Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT) and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT).

Discusses the study of sleep function, particularly as it relates to memory and cognition. This title discusses how sleep affects humans' waking cognitive functions.

Reviewing the subject of Pediatric Bone Marrow Transplantation, this title offers reviews on topics including Allogeneic BMT for leukemia, GVL in pediatric leukemia, Stem cell source and outcome following BMT in children, Acute GVHD in children, Chronic GVHD in children, BMT for Hemoglobinopathies, and BMT for immunodeficiency.

Endoscopic imaging has become an important clinical tool for the diagnosis and treatment of gastrointestinal diseases. This book contains articles that are devoted to chromoendoscopy, autofluorescence endoscopy, reflectance spectroscopy, optical coherence tomography, laser confocal microscopy, and targeted endoscopic imaging.

Despite emergency medical response systems, the long-term survival from out-of-hospital cardiac arrest remains poor in most US cities. This title covers a full spectrum of issues related to sudden cardiac death, including the epidemiology of sudden cardiac death, advances in CPR, the implantable cardiac defibrillator (ICD), and VT ablation.

Focuses on the research in GI diseases that have or may have an infectious origin, including gallbladder disease, gastric cancer, inflammatory bowel disease and others.

Provides the endocrinologist with comprehensive updates about tumors of the gastroenteropancreatic system. This book covers topics including the history and development of the gastroenteropancreatic endocrine axis; the changing face and epidemiology of neuroendocrine tumors (NETs); and an update on incretins.

Addresses fetal monitoring and assessment. This title includes reviews on topics such as indications for fetal growth monitoring and controversies with diagnosis of fetal growth restriction, the role of serum markers and uterine artery Doppler in identifying at-risk pregnancies, and, Venous Doppler evaluation of the growth restricted fetus.

Offers information about tumors of the gastroenteropancreatic system. This title covers such topics as: the history and development of the gastroenteropancreatic endocrine axis; the changing face and epidemiology of neuroendocrine tumors (NETs); and, chromogranins current state of the art, pathology of gastroenteropancreatic (GEP) disorders.

Focuses on Stress and Immune-Based Diseases. This title includes articles: The Adverse Effects of Psychological Stress on Immunoregulatory Balance: Application to Human Inflammatory Diseases; Impact of Psychological Stress on Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Patients;Stress and Asthma; and, Psychosocial influences of Stress in Cancer Patients.

One hundred years have elapsed since specific allergen immunotherapy (SIT) was first employed and found to be effective in the treatment of allergic respiratory diseases. This title offers a comprehensive review of this disease modifying treatment, exploring its history, status, and potential future.

Deals with the field of stem cell transplantation for immunodeficiency disorders. This title covers such topics as: past experience and future directions of BMT; stem cell selection and manipulation; advantage for BMT at 3 months in SCID; and, infections during and post transplantations (and other complications).

Offers insights on Spina Bifida. This title covers transition guidelines for youth with spina bifida. It includes articles on developmental pediatrics' and rehabilitation medicine's approaches to Spina Bifida, approaches to transition in other chronic illnesses and conditions, and continence across the lifespan.

Reviewing Pediatric Chest Pain, this title includes articles that address the Epidemiology and risk factors for pediatric chest pain, Approaches to the pediatric patient with chest pain, Psychological causes of pediatric chest pain, Myocardial Ischemia (including Kawasaki's Disease), Myocarditis and Pericarditis, and Arrhythmias.

Divided into sections devoted to imaging of the esophagus, stomach, small bowel, liver & pancreas, and colon, this issue includes articles devoted to Contrast Enhanced and 3D-Endosonography, High Definition and Filter Aided Colonoscopy, and Autofluorescence and NBI Imaging in Barrett's Esophagus.

Provides comprehensive coverage of the pregnant patient with hematologic disorders - from management in early pregnancy to delivery. In this book, hematologic disorders covered include anemia, myeloproliferative disorders, von Willebrand disease, leukemia and lymphoma, thrombochytopenia, and thrombophilia.