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“Dr. Cucuzzella is the most complete runner I know. . . . Most important, he aims to improve the fitness and well-being of all, from the uninitiated to beginners to veterans who still have new tricks to learn.”  —Amby Burfoot, Boston Marathon winner, writer at large for Runner’s World magazine, and author of The Runner’s Guide to the Meaning of Life  Despite our natural ability and our human need to run, each year more than half of all runners suffer injuries. Pain and discouragement inevitably follow. Cucuzzella''s book outlines the proven, practical techniques to avoid injury and reach the goal of personal fitness and overall health.       In Run for Your Life, Dr. Mark Cucuzzella gives us a straightforward, easy-to-follow look at the anatomy, biomechanics, and nutrition of running. With clear drawings and black-and-white photographs, the book provides illustrated exercises designed to teach healthy running, along with simple progressions and a running schedule that shows the reader how to tailor their training regimen to their individual needs and abilities.

Encounter Pictograms and Ideographics is the third volume of the series of Poetry Therapy by Dr. Liansong Chen who is a pathologist, photographer and poet living in North Bay of California. The series includes Encounter Space and Time as the first volume and the second volume of Encounter You and Me.Dr. Chen has spent years of studying origin and evolution of Chinese characters since medical school. In this collection, his unique way of seeing and reading Chinese words gives readers new inspiration and special interest when read daily Chinese characters again. It connects the breathing of one of oldest languages to our modern digital world with more meaningful profoundness.The Editor's Preface by Warner T. Chan, a Poet and Editor of New Island Poetry, helps reader to understand Dr. Chen's collection.

Encounter Space and Time is the first volume of Poetry Therapy by Dr. Liansong Chen who is a pathologist, photographer and poet living in North Bay of California. The series of Poetry Therapy includes other two volumes: Encounter You and Me as the second volume and the third one of Encounter Pictograms and Ideographics.Dr. Chen shares his inspiration from his photography trips in this book. His poems are powerful reflection of Mother Nature to ones he loves. Reading his poems related to our surroundings has a true healing essence to it, especially during this turbulent 2020. The Editor's Preface by Warner T. Chan, a Poet and Editor of New Island Poetry, helps reader to understand Dr. Chen's collection.

Encounter Pictograms and Ideographics is the third volume of the series of Poetry Therapy by Dr. Liansong Chen who is a pathologist, photographer and poet living in North Bay of California. The series includes Encounter Space and Time as the first volume and the second volume of Encounter You and Me.Dr. Chen has spent years of studying origin and evolution of Chinese characters since medical school. In this collection, his unique way of seeing and reading Chinese words gives readers new inspiration and special interest when read daily Chinese characters again. It connects the breathing of one of oldest languages to our modern digital world with more meaningful profoundness.The Editor's Preface by Warner T. Chan, a Poet and Editor of New Island Poetry, helps reader to understand Dr. Chen's collection.

Encounter Space and Time is the first volume of Poetry Therapy by Dr. Liansong Chen who is a pathologist, photographer and poet living in North Bay of California. The series of Poetry Therapy includes other two volumes: Encounter You and Me as the second volume and the third one of Encounter Pictograms and Ideographics.Dr. Chen shares his inspiration from his photography trips in this book. His poems are powerful reflection of Mother Nature to ones he loves. Reading his poems related to our surroundings has a true healing essence to it, especially during this turbulent 2020. The Editor's Preface by Warner T. Chan, a Poet and Editor of New Island Poetry, helps reader to understand Dr. Chen's collection.

In the rapidly evolving field of treating cardiac arrhythmias, the importance of direct management of patients with implantable cardiac devices is growing. The devices have become increasingly complex, and understanding their algorithms and growing programming options is essential for physicians who implant and manage them. Written by experts and world authorities in the field, Pacemakers and Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators: An Expert's Manual provides electrophysiologists, fellows in training, nurses, and cardiovascular technicians involved in day-to-day management of device patients with detailed information about the many device algorithms and interactions.Heavily illustrated with over 300 figures and tablesUniquely meets the day-to-day needs of all direct management professionalsFocuses in detail on algorithmsDescribes device interactions, addressing every major manufacturerProvides in-depth insight into pacing, including biventricular pacingDiscusses arrhythmia detection and device classification, testing, and therapyPacemakers and Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators: An Expert's Manual was listed by the American Journal of Cardiology as one of the "Good Books in Cardiovascular Disease in 2010." - American Journal of Cardiology Vol. 107, Issue 8, Pages 1250-1251

Practical Electrophysiology is a detailed presentation of the fundamental aspects of electrophysiology written by an internationally recognized group of experts. To fully engage the reader and to help facilitate the learning process, 77 case studies covering ECGs, SVTs, atrial fibrillation, ventricular tachycardia and more are included not only with questions, but also with a full discussion of the answers.From the Preface:A plethora of significant new research and findings makes it difficult to keep up with the ever-changing field of electrophysiology. Despite these constant advances, there are fundamental aspects of the science that need to be understood by students of electrophysiology. This book was created to educate and uses cases and questions to keep the reader engaged. Chapter and case topics were chosen so that the information presented is useful for years to come. My associate editors and I are hopeful that this book will prove a useful tool for those interested in the field of electrophysiology. We also are very grateful to all the contributing authors for spending their time and effort to help create this handy but comprehensive and interesting work.Jasbir Sra, Milwaukee

In this book we have gathered recent research related to cancer and cancer treatment and care. We also present research on pharmacy in cancer treatment, a few papers on breast cancer, research on bone metastases, radiation therapy and some pilot programs on telemedicine in cancer care, prostate cancer screening in Guyana, cost analysis of metastatic non-small cell lung cancer in Canada and early oncology rehabilitation for lymphoma patients in Singapore. We hope this research will be of interest to our readers.

Conversational and easy to read, Avoiding Common Errors in Pediatric Emergency Medicine discusses 198 errors commonly made in the practice of pediatric emergency medicine and gives practical, easy-to-remember tips for avoiding these pitfalls. This unique manual offers brief, approachable, evidence-based chapters suitable for reading immediately before the start of a rotation, for quick reference on call, or daily for personal assessment and review.  *Covers nuanced topics specific to the care of children in the emergency setting, including treatment strategies, procedure competencies, distinct pathophysiology, and disease processes.*Discusses the crashing patient, ultrasound and imaging, community and legal issues, applied practice, behavioral health, and medication/pharmacy topics.*Summarizes each chapter with handy key points that present must-know information in an easy-access, bulleted format.*Helps prevent clinical practice errors in the ED due to applying an adult management approach instead of a directed pediatric approach.*Ideal for emergency medicine physicians, residents, and attendings; emergency nurse practitioners, PAs who practice in the ED, and pediatricians. Enrich Your eBook Reading Experience*Read directly on your preferred device(s), such as computer, tablet, or smartphone.*Easily convert to audiobook, powering your content with natural language text-to-speech.

Provides a comprehensive review of echocardiographic evaluation and diagnosis of congenital heart disease in both pediatric and adult patients. This book covers covers the full range of congenital abnormalities as well as valve prostheses and the transplanted heart. It helps you in assessing challenging cardiac lesions and defects.

Offering timely coverage of this complex field, Interventional Management of Chronic Visceral Pain Syndromes is a practical, evidence-based guide for the mechanisms, presentation, diagnosis, and treatments of chronic non-malignant and malignant abdominal pain syndromes. Experienced clinicians and academic leaders in pain medicine comprehensively discuss best-practice guidelines using the newest interventional techniques, including dorsal root ganglion stimulation, high frequency spinal cord stimulation, and low-dose intrathecal infusion pumps. Coverage includes malignant and non-malignant gastrointestinal pain, malignant and non-malignant pelvic pain in males and females, rectal pain, and chest pain. Discusses key demographic characteristics as well as clinical and diagnostic presentations of the most common and esoteric visceral pain syndromes that will enable clinicians to identify pain generators.  Provides a truly systematic approach to the treatment of chronic visceral pain, including the use of pharmacologic, non-interventional, interventional, and multidisciplinary therapies with evidence-based data.  Covers the indications, contraindications, and outcomes results of the newest interventional treatments that all clinicians should be aware of, including neuromodulation and intrathecal pump therapy. 

In collaboration with the Consulting Editors, Ranjan K. Thakur and Andrea Natale, Drs. Luigi Di Biase, Frank Marchlinski, and Andrea Natale have assembled an issue of Cardiac Electrophysiology Clinics on Advances in Atrial Fibrillation Ablation. Topics include, but are not limited to, Recurrent atrial fibrillation with isolated PVs, Beyond PVI in non paroxysmal atrial fibrillation, Recurrent atrial fibrillation after cryo, Recurrent atrial fibrillation after RF, high-density mapping, Expectation and Results of surrogate target beyond PVI, Lessons from epicardial mapping and ablation in refractory atrial fibrillation, Evolution of radiofrequency ablation parameters, Balloon based technologies, Energy sources, Current status of esophageal protection, Fluoroless atrial fibrillation ablation, Role of MRI imaging before and after ablation, When to stop OAC after atrial fibrillation ablation, Atrial fibrillation ablation trials, Risk Factor modification before and after atrial fibrillation ablation.

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.

Maine Public Radio commentaries, written and broadcast between 1998 and 2008, by writer and educator Todd R. Nelson.

The author decided to write Trapped in My Mind for herself and for others who have experienced disturbing moments in their lives. She underwent the most unpredictable and painful episode that a human being can go through. She hopes that sharing this experience with you will teach you and herself how to make a difference in the way people interact with one anotherthat together we will learn how to love and be compassionate and caring. However, she fears that all is gone now. What you are going to read is not a work of fiction, nor is it a love story. Its as real as the sky. In Trapped in My Mind, the author shares a very dramatic episode that recently happened to her. It is a treatise to societythat we must open our eyes and listen to the illness that might be lurking within and might hit us badly. If, through sharing, she can change how people perceive or judge just one person experiencing what she went through, she will have achieved her goal. This is why she is sharing her own story, sharing her mind. The events that transpire in Trapped in My Mind are real and have affected many lives, mostly the authors. When you see someone, anyone, wandering while talking to himself or herself, what do you think? What comes to your mind? Probably nothing. Or perhaps you just stare at the person. Maybe you even make fun of the person or just ignore the situation entirely. In truth, its a question that probably most of us dont know how to answer. When you have finished reading Trapped in My mind, you will probablythe author hopes, we will all probablybe able to better comprehend and learn how to react in any specific situation you might be involved in or witness along your path in life. We know so little about our minds and brains. But the author of Trapped in My Mind does know that the mind has a limitthat it cant take too much and continue to handle the situations we deal with on a daily basis. There are multiple ways to cope in life. Some people drink to forget. Others use drugs and so on to defend themselves, to protect themselves. But sometimes, the author would say that, more than we know, the mind shuts down perhaps because its the only way our minds know to manage a unique situation that could otherwise hurt us whatever that situation may be. The author was inspired to write Trapped in My Mind for those whove come out of just such a state of mindbecause they fought and they won. They were lost, and they found themselves. To all of you, she extends her sincerest congratulations and adds that you are strong and deserve the best of the best.