Books in the The Clinics: Internal Medicine series

The Editors for this issue of Otolaryngologic Clinics, Dr George Wanna and Dr Matthew Luke Carlson, envisioned a publication that reviews the evaluation and management of common ear and lateral skull base tumors. Intended audience includes Otologists, Neurotologists, General otolaryngologists and Neurosurgeons alike. The development of management of lateral skull base tumors has been rapid, in the past 40 years there has been a tremendous shift toward conservative therapy for benign lesions. Focused chapters review specific pathologies plus a chapter focused on stereotactic radiotherapy. Topics written by reputed leaders in the field of Otology and skull base tumors include: Imaging of temporal bone lesions; Squamous cell carcinoma of the temporal bone; Glomus tympanicum; Adenomatous tumors of the middle ear; Intralabyrinthine schwannomas; Vestibular schwannoma; Neurofibromatosis2 (including ABI and CI); Non-schwannoma tumors of the CPA; Glomus jugulare; Endolymphatic sac tumors; Non-paraganglioma jugular foramen tumors; Primary tumors of the facial nerve; Cholesterol granuloma and other petrous apex lesions; Stereotactic radiosurgery for tumors of the lateral skull base; Pediatric temporal bone malignancy; and Historical perspective on evolution in management of lateral skull base tumors.

In this issue of Surgical Pathology Clinics, guest editor Dr. Carlos Parra-Herran brings his considerable expertise to the topic of Gynecologic and Obstetric Pathology. Top experts cover emerging topics in gynecologic pathology that are relevant to clinical practice, including information on classification, terminology, diagnostic criteria, and ancillary testing. This issues also includes a review of the pathologic findings in specimens from patients undergoing gender-affirming surgery. Contains 14 practice-oriented topics including placental pathology: integrating consensus recommendations into practice; gestational trophoblastic neoplasia: contemporary diagnostic approach; homologous recombination deficiency and BRCA testing in pelvic high-grade serous carcinoma; ovarian sex cord stromal tumors and their mimickers; and more.  Provides in-depth clinical reviews on gynecologic and obstetric pathology, offering actionable insights for clinical practice.  Presents the latest information on this timely, focused topic under the leadership of experienced editors in the field. Authors synthesize and distill the latest research and practice guidelines to create clinically significant, topic-based reviews. 

This Otolaryngologic Clinics' publication's intent is to provide standard and state of the art clinician performed thyroid ultrasound and ultrasound guided FNA technique. The subject area is evolving rapidly with new technologies being incorporated. This title integrates thyroid cytology, FNA and Ultrasound Guided FNA with inclusion of diagnostic molecular testing. Clinical Thyroid Molecular Testing has ushered in a new era to the diagnosis, management and prognostication of thyroid nodules. The discussion of this highly clinically applicable subject is described in terms of diagnostic process. This is a thyroid neoplasm clinical "game changer? for the General Otolaryngologist, Head and Neck Surgeon, General Surgeon, Endocrinologist, Pathologist, and Radiologist. This testing maximizes the number of patients who have cancer to receive the correct therapeutic surgery appropriately and minimizes the number of patients who do not need surgery (and avoid the potential complications and surgery) because they do not have cancer. Surgical management and prognostication have far reaching implications with fine needle aspiration driven molecular markers. Some topics include: Clinical evaluation of the thyroid nodule; Thyroid cytology; Clinician performed thyroid ultrasound; Clinician performed thyroid ultrasound guided FNA; Thyroid cancer molecular laterations - what the surgeon should know; Thyroid cancer multi-gene expression - what the surgeon needs to know; Incorporating molecular testing into your thyroid practice - five experts discuss; and others.

This issue includes a range of topics in SCI from acute neuroprotection to chronic complications, focusing on some of the technological advances that have informed specific areas.

This issue of Critical Care Clinics, guest edited by Shashank S. Desai and Nitin Puri, covers Cardiac Emergencies in the Intensive Care Unit. Articles include: Acute Myocardial Infarction, Managing Arrhythmias in the Intensive Care Unit, Cardiogenic Shock, Hemodynamic Assessment in the Contemporary Intensive Care Unit: A Review of Circulatory Monitoring Devices, Submassive Pulmonary Embolism, Management of Right Heart Failure in the Critically Ill, Cardiothoracic Surgical Emergencies in the Intensive Care Unit, Perioperative Complications of Cardiac Surgery and Postoperative Care, Mechanical Circulatory Devices in Acute Heart Failure, and more!

Patients in psychiatry, or their parents, experiment with alternative methods and practices. Psychiatrists, in search of scientifically-based discussion and evidence of use for daily practice, find that information in this issue of Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Clinics. Readers will find clinically focused information in the major categories of Selected Treatments, Selected Disorders, and Perspectives on Clinical Complementary and Alternative Therapies. Micronutrients for mental disorders, the role of essential fatty acids. EEG and Neurofeedback, Mind-Body Meditation and Movement Therapies, Music Therapy, are presented. Evidence for minerals, vitamins, and herbs is discussed. Guest Editors Deborah Simkin and Charles Popper, with decades of experience in working with complementary therapies, lead this issue.

This issue of Infectious Disease Clinics, edited by Sara Cosgrove, MD, Pranita Tamma, MD, and Arjun Srinvasan, MD, is devoted to Infection Prevention and Stewardship. Articles in this issue include Behavior Issues in Antimicrobial Stewardship; Research Methods and Measurement Approaches for Analyzing the Impact of Antimicrobial Stewardship Programs; The Role of the Microbiology Laboratory in Antimicrobial Stewardship; Antimicrobial Stewardship in Long Term Care Facilities; Antimicrobial Stewardship in the NICU; Antimicrobial Stewardship in Immuno-compromised Populations; Antimicrobial Stewardship in Community Hospitals/Lower Resources Settings; Antimicrobial Stewardship in the Outpatient Setting; Informatics and Antimicrobial Stewardship; Antimicrobial Stewardship Interventions; and Teaching and Education in Antimicrobial Stewardship.

The Editors for this 2-part issue of Otolaryngologic Clinics, Dr George Wanna and Dr Matthew Luke Carlson, envisioned a publication that reviews the evaluation and management of common ear and lateral skull base tumors. Intended audience includes Otologists, Neurotologists, General otolaryngologists and Neurosurgeons alike. The development of management of lateral skull base tumors has been rapid, in the past 40 years there has been a tremendous shift toward conservative therapy for benign lesions. Focused chapters review specific pathologies plus a chapter focused on stereotactic radiotherapy. Topics written by reputed leaders in the field of Otology and skull base tumors include: Imaging of temporal bone lesions; Squamous cell carcinoma of the temporal bone; Glomus tympanicum; Adenomatous tumors of the middle ear; Intralabyrinthine schwannomas; Vestibular schwannoma; Neurofibromatosis2 (including ABI and CI); Non-schwannoma tumors of the CPA; Glomus jugulare; Endolymphatic sac tumors; Non-paraganglioma jugular foramen tumors; Primary tumors of the facial nerve; Cholesterol granuloma and other petrous apex lesions; Stereotactic radiosurgery for tumors of the lateral skull base; Pediatric temporal bone malignancy; and Historical perspective on evolution in management of lateral skull base tumors.

This issue of Surgical Pathology Clinics takes a departure from its presentation of Differential Diagnosis, Histopathology, Staging, and Prognosis of tumors in different anatomic sites. This special issue is devoted to topics in pathology informatics as they relate to the practice of surgical pathology. Topics include: Basics of Information Systems (Hardware, Software); Networks, Interfaces and Communications; Databases; Data Representation, Coding and Communication Standards; Laboratory Information Systems; Enhancing and Customizing Laboratory Information Systems to Improve/Enhance Pathologist Workflow; Laboratory Management and Operations; Specialized Laboratory Information Systems; Middleware and Laboratory Automation; Synoptic Reporting in Anatomical Pathology; Bar Coding and Tracking; Molecular Pathology Informatics; Informatics and Autopsy Pathology; Pathology Informatics and Project Management; Digital Imaging Basics; Use of Digital Images in Clinical Practice; Whole Slide Imaging; Telepathology; Mobile Technologies for the Surgical Pathologist; Image Analysis; Advanced Imaging Techniques; Healthcare Information Systems; Data Security and Reliability; Role of Informatics in Patient Safety and Quality Assurance; Role of Pathology Informatics in IT Leadership; Selection and Implementation of New Information Systems; Biomedical Informatics and Research Informatics; Training in Pathology Informatics; and Building Tools for the Surgical Pathologist: Next Generation Pathologist. Editor of this issue, Dr Anil Parwani, is Professor of Pathology and Biomedical Informatics and Director of Division of Pathology Informatics. Dr. Parwani is well known as expert in the area of Anatomical Pathology Informatics, which includes design of quality assurance tools, tissue banking informatics, clinical and research data integration and mining, synoptic reporting in anatomical pathology, clinical applications of whole slide imaging, digital imaging, telepathology, image analysis and lab automation and workflow processes, such as barcoding and voice recognition.

This edition of Otolaryngologic Clinics focuses on all aspects of robotic-assisted surgery in Otolaryngology including current, well-accepted techniques as well as emerging applications of the technology. Interest in TORS has increased dramatically as other applications of robotic surgery are explored including robotic-assisted approaches to the thyroid, anterior skull base, and neck. Each article in this edition of Oto Clinics highlights a specific application of robotic surgery in Otolaryngology and includes a detailed step-by-step approach with associated online videos. In depth discussion of indications, complications, and technical pearls accompany each article. TORS for Tonsil cancer; Base of tongue Cancer; Larynx cancer; Sleep apnea; Parapharyngeal spcae; and Benign lesions of the pharynx is presented along with Robotic approaches to anterior skull base and thyroid, Transaxillary robotic thyroidectomy; Transfacial robotic thyroidectomy; and Robotic approaches to the neck.

This issue of Emergency Medicine Clinics edited by Drs. John Perkins and and Jonathan Davis focuses on emergencies related to Hematology/Oncology and covers topics such as: Oncologic Mechanical Emergencies, Neutropenic Fever, Oncologic Metabolic Emergencies, Acute Leukemias, Pediatric Oncologic Emergencies, Chemotherapeutic Medications and their Emergent Complications, Anemia, Thrombotic Microangiopathies (TTP, HUS, HELLP), Congenital Bleeding Disorders, Acquired Bleeding Disorders and Antithrombotic agents, Sickle Cell Disease, and more!

This publication promotes school based mental health services as a means for increasing access to care and for early intervention. There are 3 levels of intervention in school-based mental health: 1. Universal promotion/prevention: Implementing whole-school approaches (including training teachers and administrators) to ensure and foster wellness. 2. Targeted prevention: Providing prevention services for youth at-risk of developing mental health problems. 3. Indicated services: Providing assessment and direct care for youth with identified mental health needs. The approach of this Issue presents current evidence-based practice in schools and review of schools as a vital part of systems of care for youth. In addition to psychiatrists, this issue addresses collaboration with families, educators, administrators, social workers, counselors and psychologists. The Editors leading this issue are from Vanderbilt University and University of Maryland. Both Vanderbilt and Maryland have well-established clinical programs that provide a full continuum of mental health services, including "indicated services" to serve youth with mental health diagnoses (i.e., severe psychiatric disorders). Psychiatrists are part of the treatment team, and work directly in the school or provide consultation (often via telehealth technologies). Given that family engagement is a major part of making therapies work effectively, partnering with families is a critical part of the treatment process.

Sports Rehabilitation is a multi-disciplinary approach to treat injuries sustained through sports participation so the athlete can regain normal pain-free mobility. The primary goal is to return to pre-injury activities, whether the athlete is a professional, amateur or casual player. Articles to include ACL/Knee rehabilitation, Foot Intrinsics and Balance, Hamstring rehabilitation in runners, Rehabilitation of the throwing athlete, Concussion rehabilitation and many more!

Community-based primary care physicians are routinely challenged as they stabilize, evaluate, and care for term and late-preterm neonates. Although there have been many spectacular advances in care of neonates, the challenges and successes of caring for the most preterm, very low birth-weight newborns seem to dominate presentations and the Pediatric literature.        This issue concentrates on the current evidence and the collected experience of neonatologists regarding the basics of caring for the vast majority of newborns.  The newest recommendations of multiple organizations (including the AAP) are presented, including the rationale for each recommendation as well as controversial issues. The individual articles will provide the primary care provider with a comprehensive foundation for care of the neonate.

This issue of Interventional Cardiology Clinics, edited by Sunil V. Rao, is devoted to Transradial Angiography and Intervention. Dr. Rao assembled a group of expert contributors to review the following topics: Diagnostic and Guide Catheter Selection and Manipulation for Radial Approach; Slender Approach and Sheathless Techniques; Transradial Primary PCI; Complications of Transradial Cardiac Catheterization and Management; The Transradial Learning Curve and Volume-Outcome Relationship; Strategies to Traverse the Arm and Chest Vasculature; The Transradial Approach and Antithrombotic Therapy: Rationale and Outcomes; Transradial Peripheral Arterial Procedures; and Radial Artery Access, Hemostasis and Radial Artery Occlusion.

This issue of Heart Failure Clinics, devoted to Interventional and Device Therapy in Heart Failure, is edited by Deepak L. Bhatt and Michael R. Gold. Topics include The Role of Implantable Hemodynamic Monitors to Manage Heart Failure; Non-hemodynamic Parameters from Implantable Devices for Heart Failure Risk Stratification; Role of Percutaneous Revascularization in Patients to Improve Left Ventricular Function; Hemodynamic Support with Percutaneous Devices in Patients with Heart Failure; Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement for Patients with Heart Failure; Percutaneous Intervention for Mitral Regurgitation; Percutaneous Left Ventricular Remodeling; Stem Cell Therapy for Heart Failure; Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator Therapy; Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy; Ablation of Atrial Arrhythmia in Patients with Heart Failure; Ablation of Ventricular Arrhythmic in Patients with Heart Failure; and Autonomic Modulation.

Colonosocopy is the bread and butter for endoscopists and advances in the procedure to reduce time, improve efficiency, and prevent errors are very important for this group. The newest advances look at colonoscopy efficiency and a better way to target tissue sampling, which avoids random biopsies and instead looks at ways to predict areas for sampling. The Guest Editors have selected top experts to provide these important updates and they also address current thinking that questions the continued value of colonoscopies as predictors of colon cancer. The issue will be a very popular one, and it needs to be heavily promoted.

Drs. Richard Carlson and Corey Scurlock have put together a cutting edge list of topics regarding the use of Telemedicine in the Intensive Care Unit. Topics include: Tele-Neurocritical Care, Outcomes related to Telemedicine in the ICU,Telemedicine in the ICU: Its role in Emergencies and Disaster Management,Increasing Quality through Telemedicine in the ICU,The Role of Telemedicine in Pediatric Critical Care,Telemedicine and the Septic Patient,Taking Care of the Cardiac Critical Care Patient with Telemedicine,Barriers to ICU telemedicine,and Design and Function of Tele-ICU.

The Guest Editors have assembled top key opinion leaders to provide current reviews on the multidisciplinary approach to the management of high-grade bladder cancer. Articles are devoted to fluorescence cystoscopy, confocal laser endomicroscopy, narrow band imaging; Novel therapeutic approaches for recurrent nonmuscle invasive bladder cancer; Trimodality therapy in bladder cancer; the data and the reality of perioperative chemotherapy in muscle invasive bladder cancer; radical transurethral resection alone, robotic or partial cystectomy or extended lymphadenectomy: Neoadjuvant paradigm for drug development in muscle invasive bladder cancer; Novel biomarkers to predict response and prognosis in localized bladder cancer; Immunotherapy in Advanced/Metastatic Urothelial Cancer ; and Adjuvant Chemotherapy in High Grade Upper Tract Urothelial Cancer.

The lungs are involved so frequently with rheumatologic problems. This issue will cover Radiology of lung disease in the rheumatic diseases, Histopathology of lung disease in the rheumatic diseases, Determining respiratory impairment, Lung disease in RA, Lung disease in scleroderma, and many more!

This issue of Medical Clinics of North America, Guest Edited by Joyce E. Wipf , MD is devoted to Women's Health. Dr. Wipf has assembled a group of expert authors to review the following topics: Breast Cancer Screening; Cervical Cancer and HPV; Oral Contraception; IUD and Other Contraception; Menopause; Cardiovascular Risk Factors and Disease in Women; Vulvar-vaginal Disorders; Hepatitis C in Women; Osteoporosis Screening, Prevention, and Management; Sexual Dysfunction in Women; Domestic Violence and Trauma; Care of Women Veterans; and Medical Conditions During Pregnancy.

This issue of Immunology and Allergy Clinics of North America, Guest Edited by Anne Marie Ditto, MD, is devoted to Anaphylaxis. Dr. Ditto has assembled a group of expert authors to review the following topics: Idiopathic Anaphylaxis; Mast Cell Activation Syndromes Presenting as Anaphylaxis; Anaphylaxis to Chemotherapy and Biologics; Fatal and Near Fatal Anaphylaxis; Anaphylaxis to Drugs; Perioperative Anaphylaxis; Exercise-Induced Anaphylaxis; Anaphylaxis to Carbohydrate Side Chains-alpha -gal; Anaphylaxis to Food; Anaphylaxis to Insect Stings; and Treatment and Prevention of Anaphylaxis.

For this issue, Drs. David Della-Giustina and Katja Goldflam have provided an excellent array of topics and authors concerning Orthopedic Emergencies. Articles include: Evaluation and Treatment of the Neck and Cervical Spine, Evaluation and Treatment of Hand Injuries,Evaluation and Treatment of Wrist Injuries,Evaluation and Treatment of Elbow and Forearm Injuries,Evaluation and Treatment of the Shoulder and Humerus, Evaluation and Treatment of Pelvic Injuries, Evaluation and Treatment of Foot and Ankle Injuries, and more!

Reviews drug therapies for stroke prevention, use of the new anticoagulants, ablation strategies for stroke prevention, LAA closure for stroke prevention, stroke in heart rhythm device patients, transesophageal echo in atrial fibrillation, and other topics important to the management of this serious complication.

Features topics such as Nutrition Guidelines In Critical Care - Consistency or Confusion; Evolutionary Role of Nutrition and Metabolic Support in Critical Illness; Pre-operative Surgical Nutrition Programs; Fish Oil in Critical Illness - Mechanisms and Clinical Application; and, Glutamine in Critical Illness - The Time Has Come, The Time Is Now.

This issue of Heart Failure Clinics examines Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction (HFPEF). The followings aspects of HFPEF are addressed: epidemiology, etiologic factors and pathophysiology, diagnosis, clinical spectrum, imaging, invasive hemodynamic characterization, exercise physiology, natriuretic peptides, novel biomarkers, differential diagnoses and comorbidities, outcomes, clinical trials, current therapeutic approach, and novel therapeutic targets.