Books in the The Clinics: Internal Medicine series

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.

Provides rheumatologists with the complimentary and alternative treatments for their patients. This title covers therapies such as tai chi, yoga, mindfulness meditation, fish oil, herbal medicine, and glucosamine.

Offers the practicing clinician information on diagnosis and treatment of dermatologic conditions he may encounter in his daily practice. This title covers topics including psoriasis, rosacea, acne, Cutaneous manifestation of systemic diseases, Cutaneous markers of malignancy, diseases of the hair and nails, vasculity, and allergic disorders.

An issue that includes - Developments in Specimen Collection and Tissue Culture for Respiratory Viruses; Nucleic acid amplification assays for respiratory viruses; Emerging molecular assays for respiratory viruses; Drug Resistance in Influenza Virus; Quantitative assays for adenovirus; RSV vaccine development; and, Human Metapneumovirus.

Includes articles such as Special Populations; Obesity Paradox; Airway Management; Trauma in the Morbidly Obese; and, Procedures in the Morbidly Obese Critically Ill.

A comprehensive monograph on urology for the internist that covers such topics as bladder pain syndrome; prostatitis and chronic pelvic pain syndrome; prostatism and lower urinary tract obstruction; neurologic/obstructive voiding dysfunction; neurologic/obstructive voiding dysfunction; and, irritative voiding symptoms.

This issue of the Surgical Pathology Clinics entitled "Molecular Pathology: Predictive, Prognostic, and Diagnostic Markers in Tumors” is being edited by Dr. Lynette Sholl and will cover molecular pathology in a wide array of anatomic locations including, salivary gland, lung, bladder, glioma, endometrium, colon, pancreaticobiliary tract, sarcoma, myeloid neoplasams, and lymphomas.

This issue of Neurologic Clinics, guest edited by Dr. José Biller, is devoted to Therapy in Neurology. This issue is one of four selected each year by the series Consulting Editor, Dr. Randolph W. Evan. Articles in this issue include: Update on CGRP Antagonism in the Treatment of Migraine, Advances in the Treatment of Multiple Sclerosis, Advances in the Treatment of Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disorder, Advances and ongoing controversies in PFO closure and cryptogenic stroke, Advances in neuromodulation/neurostimulation in Neurology, Advances in the treatment of muscular dystrophies and motor neuron disorders, Advances in the management of small fiber neuropathies, Update in the treatment of Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension, What is new in neuro-oncology?, Advances in the surgical management of epilepsy, Treatment of Viral Encephalitis, An update on Botulinum toxin in neurology, Cannabinoids in neurological illnesses, and Pitfalls in Transitioning Neurological Care of the Developmentally Disabled from Pediatric to Adult Providers.

This issue of Psychiatric Clinics, guest edited by Drs. Robert Wisner-Carlson, Thomas Flis, Scott Pekrul, and Robert Schloesser will discuss a number of important topics addressing Autism Disorders Across the lifespan. This issue is one of four each year selected by our series consulting editor, Dr. Harsh Trivedi of Sheppard Pratt Health System. Part II of this issue will be publishing subsequently. Articles in this issue include: Diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder Across the Lifespan; The Role of Diagnostic Instruments in Dual and Differential Diagnosis in Autism Spectrum Disorder Across the Lifespan; Current Approaches to the Pharmacologic Treatment of Core Symptoms Across the Lifespan of Autism Spectrum Disorder; Autism and Education; The Transition to Adulthood for Young People with Autism Spectrum Disorder; Social Skills Training in Autism Spectrum Disorder Across the Lifespan; Competitive Integrated Employment for Youth and Adults with Autism: Findings from a Scoping Review; Transitioning from Adolescence to Adulthood with Autism Spectrum Disorder: An Overview of Planning and Legal Issues; Intersection of Eating Disorders and the Female Profile of Autism; and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder in Autism Spectrum Disorder Across the Lifespan.

This issue of Dermatologic Clinics, guest edited by Drs. Shari Lipner will cover a number of important topics related to Nail Disorders. This issue is one of four each year selected by longtime series Consulting Editor, Dr. Bruce Thiers. Topics discussion include, but are not limited to: Nails and Systemic Disease, Pediatric Nail Disorders, Bacterial and Viral Infections of the Nail Unit, Nail Psoriasis, Lichen Planus, Diagnosis of Melanonychia, Management of Nail Unit Melanoma, Nail Tumors, Dermoscopy of the Nail Unit, Nail Surgery, Pathology of the Nail Unit, Nail Imaging, Nail Cosmetics, and Nail psoriasis in the elderly, among others.

Approx.240 pages

This issue of Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Clinics, guest edited by Drs. Gabrielle A. Carlson and Manpreet Kaur Singh, is Part I of a two-part issue covering Emotion Dysregulation in Children. This issue is one of four selected each year by our series Consulting Editor, Dr. Todd Peters. Topics discussed in this issue include but are not limited to: Aggression, irritability, and mood dysregulation; Measurement of Dysregulation in Children and Adolescents; The phenomenology of outbursts; Understanding, Assessing and Intervening with Emotion Dysregulation in Autism Spectrum Disorder; Dysregulation and Suicide in Children and Adolescents; Aggression and Dysregulation: A Trauma Informed Approach; Anger outbursts and aggressive symptoms in Tourette Disorder; ADHD and the Dysregulation of Emotion Generation and Emotional Expression; Dysregulation in major mental illness; and Dysregulation, Catastrophic Reactions and Anxiety Disorders, among others.

Approx.240 pages