Books in the The Clinics: Internal Medicine series

Provides a fresh perspective on forensic matters in child and adolescent psychiatry. This title is divided into several sections: juvenile offenders, family law/custody and visitation, child maltreatment, personal injury law suits, forensic issues in clinical child and adolescent psychiatry, and training in child and adolescent psychiatry.

Contains topics including 'Practical guide to hypothermia for neuroprotection', 'Safety of stroke thrombolysis in community practice', 'Glycemic control and the injured brain', 'Vertigo and dizziness in the ED', 'Critical care transport of patients with neuroemergencies', 'Primary headaches in the ER', and 'Meningitis and encephalitis'.

Nuclear Cardiology is a dynamic field. This book offers information on nuclear cardiology. It contains articles that focus on developments.

Suitable for child psychiatrists, this book includes articles that include: evolution of coneptualization of bipolar disorder; phenomenology, course and outcome; and living with bipolar disorder. It also includes assessment of bipolar disorder; emotion regulation in children and adolescents; comorbidity; and bipolar disorder in preschooler.

Discusses some of the important topics such as histoplasmosis, blastomycosis, coccidioidomycosis, PCP, cryptococcosis, fungal infections in the era of biologics, Candida in the ICU, Aspergillus pulmonary syndromes, fungal disease in BMT and SOT, fungal complications of lung transplantation, Moulds, and serology and Ag testing.

The bone marrow failure syndromes include a group of disorders than can be either inherited or acquired. This book presents diagnosis, treatment, and management strategies for these syndromes.

The field of melanoma biology has experienced a remarkable surge, owing to progress which has ranged from the basic laboratory/preclinical discoveries to clinical developments. This title brings together some of the leaders who have contributed insights from basic melanoma biology to progress in the clinic.

Staphylococcus aureus is an important bacterial pathogen that causes a variety of human infections, some of which are life threatening. This book contains articles that discuss the pathogenesis and epidemiology of S aureus, antimicrobial resistance, specific types of staph infections, and treatment and prevention strategies.

Reviews child abuse and neglect. This book features articles on physical abuse (including abusive head trauma, retinal hemorrhages, and fractures), and neglect (including drug exposed children, what has changed, what is reported, cultural aspects, system response, and outcomes).

Describes advances in neonatology. This book reviews topics such as trends in birthing, gestational age, birth weight and mortality in newborns; Late Prematurity; Advances in newborn resuscitation; Approaches to infants with congenital anomalies; Advances in neonatal surgery; and, Respiratory failure in the term and near term infant.

Presents an overview of fetal surgery, ethical implications, and maternal management and outcome. This book examines such topics as imaging(including Ultrasound, MRI, and Echocardiology) and Specific Diseases (including Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia, Fetal Lung Lesions, and Obstructive Uropathy, TTTS, MMC, TRAP and other discordant twins.

The prevalence of obesity has increased markedly and is being considered as an epidemic in the US. Obesity and its related metabolic abnormalities contribute significantly to cardiovascular disease. This book discusses obesity epidemic and its long-term effects on health, and presents prevention strategies and interventions.

Includes topics on: Normal Sleep and Neurobehavioral Development in Children and Adolescents, The Neurocognitive Effects of Sleep Disruption in Children and Adolescents, Evaluation of Sleep Disorders in Children and Adolescents, Epidemiology and Classification of Childhood Sleep Disorders, and Family and Cultural Influences on Sleep Development.

Includes articles on the subject of Sepsis. This issue contains topics such as: The History of Sepsis, Molecular Biology of Sepsis, Sepsis Induced Tissue Hypoperfusion, Hemodynamic Monitoring in Sepsis, Performance Improvement in Sepsis, and more.

Acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) is the most common malignancy diagnosed in children. This title presents articles that discuss thinking on the diagnosis and treatment of the disease as well as emphasize molecular genetics, allogeneic stem cell transplantation, and treatments including, clofarabine, nelarabine, rituximab, and PegAsp.

Contains articles on strategies to prevent bacterial and fungal infection in the NICU, drugs of choice for sedation and analgesia in the NICU, iron therapy for preterm infants, management of fetal arrhythmias, inhaled nitric oxide for preterm infants, and racial disparity in low birth weight and infant mortality.

Patients with acute heart failure present to the emergency department when they are unable to breathe, and their pathophysiology differs from that of patients sitting in a doctor's office. This book covers transportation and EMT services, triage, and specific treatment for patients in acute heart failure, including advanced treatment methods.

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.