Books in the The Clinics: Internal Medicine series

This issue of Emergency Medicine Clinics, guest edited by Drs. Michael C. Bond and Arun Sayal, focuses on Orthopedic Emergencies. This is one of four issues each year selected by the series consulting editor, Dr. Amal Mattu. Articles in this issue include, but are not limited to: Emergency Medicine Orthopedic Assessment: Pearls/Pitfalls; Emergency Orthogeriatrics: Concepts and Therapeutic Considerations for the Elderly Patient; Pediatric Orthopedic Emergencies; The Emergent Evaluation and Treatment of Hand and Wrist Injuries; The Emergent Evaluation and Treatment of Elbow and Forearm Injuries; The Emergent Evaluation and Treatment of Shoulder, Clavicle and Humerus Injuries; The Emergent Evaluation and Treatment of Pelvic, Hip and Femur Injuries; The Emergent Evaluation and Treatment of Knee and Leg Injuries; The Emergent Evaluation and Treatment of Ankle and Foot injuries; The Emergent Evaluation and Treatment of Neck and Back Pain; Risk Management and Avoiding Legal Pitfalls in the Emergency Treatment of High-Risk Orthopaedic Injuries; Sports Medicine Update: Mild Traumatic Head Injury; Pain Management for Orthopaedic Injuries; and Ultrasound Imaging in Orthopaedic Injuries.

In consultation with Consulting Editor, Dr. Charles Lightdale, Dr. Kenneth Chang has assembled top authors to provide a current update on the management of GERD. Clinical review articles provide updates on the these important topics: Mechanism and Pathophysiology of GERD; Personalized Approach in the work-up and management of GERD; Proton Pump Inhibitors; Radiofrequency Treatment for GERD; Trans-oral Incisionless Fundoplication (TIF); Innovations in Endoscopic Therapy for GERD; Laparoscopic Hernia Repair and Fundoplication, Failed Nissen; Laparoscopic Sphincter Augmentation (LINX); Refractory GERD and Functional Heartburn; and Extra-esophageal GERD and LPR. Readers will come away with the latest techniques and clinical applications to improve patient outcomes.

This issue of Heart Failure Clinics, guest edited by Giovanni Esposito and Michinari Hieda, will cover key topics in Cardiovascular Emergencies. This is part two of a two-part issue and is one of four issues selected each year by our series consulting editor, Dr. Eduardo Bossone. Topics discussed in this issue will include: Case Report in the ER, Cardiac Energetics in Patients with Acute Myocardial Infarction, Cardiac Emergency in Patients with Left Ventricular Assist Devices or Heart Transplantation, Cardiac Emergency in Patients just before Going to Left Ventricular Assist Device, Cardiac Emergency in Patients with Left Ventricular Assist Devices, Acute Aortic Syndrome, Multimodality Imaging in Cardiovascular Emergencies, Biomarkers in the Emergency Room, Acute Pulmonary Embolism, and Obesity Patient with Heart Failure.

Approx.240 pages

Suitable for the internist, this title covers various approaches to drug hypersensitivity. It also explores complex clinical pictures, including the side effects to biologics, anticoagulation (including HIT), and cytostatic drugs (such asoxaliplatin, cisplatin, paclitaxel, and others).

Discusses various aspects of diagnosis and treatment of inflammatory bowel disease. This book places emphasis on comparing treatment paradigms, current and future biologics agents, safety profile of therapeutics, and novel diagnostic and prognostic tools for IBD.

Discusses topics such as ocular ultrasound, basic procedures, musculoskeletal, deep vein thrombosis, advanced procedures, and OB/GYN.

Examines co-morbidities in patients with heart failure. This book includes topics such as hypertension, diabetes, pulmonary disorders, cardiorenal syndrome, anemia, depression, atrial fibrillation, obesity and cardiac cachexia, peripheral vascular disease, rheumatologic disorders, co-morbidities and polypharmacy, and coronary artery disease.

This issue of Clinics in Geriatric Medicine is centered on the management of the geriatric fragility fracture patient. This issue features expert clinical reviews on topics such as Principles of comanagement, Lean business model and implementation of a Geriatric Fracture Center, Preoperative optimization and risk assessment, Preoperative reversal and management of anticoagulation and antiplatelet agents, Classification and surgical approach to hip fractures for non-surgeons, Special anesthetic consideration for the fragility fracture patient, Non-surgical management and palliation of fragility fractures, and Management of post-operative complications including Delerium, Anemia, Venous thromboembolism, and Cardiovascular disease and volume management. Also included are articles on Transitions in care and rehabilitation, Osteoporosis related secondary fracture prevention, Post-operative assessment of falls risk and prevention, and Fragility fractures requiring special consideration.

Gout is now the most common form of inflammatory arthritis in the United States, with a recent resurgence of research interest in its cause and management. Calcium crystal-related arthritis has also attracted renewed attention, with new nomenclature having been recently elaborated, aiding contemporary research efforts. This topic has never been covered in Rheumatic Disease Clinics and it represents a large content hole. The articles will cover diagnosis, management, emerging therapies and imaging.

Dr. Herrera has created an issue that will serve as a complete update on the topic of Portal Hpertension. Content is provided from medical therapies to surgery on the patient with portal hypertension. The following important issues are addressed: Invasive and Noninvasive Methods of Measuring Portal Pressure; Primary Prophylaxis of Varceal Bleeding; Gastric and Ectopic Varices; Hepatic Hydrothorax; and Hepatopulmonary Syndrome. Readers will come away with state-of-the-art information on the topic of portal hypertension.

Experts from childrens'' hospitals across the United States discuss diagnosis, treatment, and pathophysiology of head and neck masses in children. Topics include: Branchial cleft cysts; Thyroglossal duct cyst and ectopic thyroid; Vascular malformations; Thyroid nodule and malignancy in children; Lymphoma in pediatrics; Malignancies in the pediatric head and neck - rhabdomyosarcoma and neuroblastoma; Skull base and more including intranasal masses; Tumors of the maxsilla and mandible; Teratoma and dermoid cysts; Inflammatory adenopathy; Disorders and tumors of the salivary glands; Intraoral and lingual lesions; and the Exit procedure. Beyond relevance to Otolaryngologists, this issue of Otolaryngologic Clinics is appropriate for cancer specialists, pediatricians, family practitioners, general surgeons, and pediatric nurse practitioners. Residents training in those fields, as well as Neurosurgery and Ophthalmology, will find this practical.

This issue of Hematology/Oncology Clinics of North America, guest edited by Drs. Bipin Savani and Mohamad Mohty, is devoted to Bone Marrow Transplantation. Articles in this issue include: Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML); Acute Lymphoid Leukemia (ALL); Myelodysplastic Syndrome (AML); Myeloproliferative disorders (MPD); Chronic Lymphoid Leukemia; Chronic Myeloid Leukemia (CML); Multiple Myeloma and Amyloidosis; Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma (NHL); Hodgkin Lymphoma (HL); Severe Aplastic Anemia (SAA) and Paroxysmal Nocturnal Hemoglobinuria (PNH); Sickle Cell Anemia; Thalassemia; Benign immunodeficiency diseases; and Referral to transplant centers.

This issue of Hematology/Oncology Clinics of North America is devoted to Neuroendocrine tumors. Articles in this issue include: Pathology Classification of Neuroendocrine Tumors; Clinical Presentation and Diagnosis of Neuroendocrine Tumors; Surgical Management of Gastrointestinal Carcinoid Tumors; Systemic Therapies for Advanced Gastrointestinal Carcinoid Tumors; Thymic and Bronchial Carcinoid Tumors; Surgical Management of Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumors; Systemic Therapies for Advanced Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumors; Pheochromocytoma and Paraganglioma; Poorly Differentiated Neuroendocrine Tumors; Role of Somatostatin Analogs in the Treatment of Neuroendocrine Tumors; Peptide Receptor Radiotherapy in the Treatment of Neuiroendocrine Tumors; Hepatic-Directed Therapies in Patients with Neuroendocrine Tumors; and Neuroendocrine Tumor Clinical Trial Interpretation and Design.

This issue of Clinics in Geriatric Medicine, edited by Drs. Dan Blazer and Susan Schultz, will cover a number of important aspects of Geriatric Psychiatry. Topics in this issue include, but are not limited to: Delirium in the elderly, Depression and cardiac disease in later life, Schizophrenia in later life, Anxiety Disorders in later life, Neurological changes and depression, Behavioral Changes with Alzheimer''s Disease and Vascular Dementia, Palliative Care in Dementia and Chronic Mental Illness, Collaborative Care for the elderly with psychiatric disorders, and Post Traumatic Stress Disorders in the elderly.

Approx.240 pages

This issue of Rheumatic Disease Clinics, guest edited by Dr. John Davis, will discuss Cancer and Rheumatic Diseases. This issue is one of four selected each year by series Consulting Editor, Dr. Michael Weisman. Topics discussed in this issue include, but are not limited to: rheumatic drugs and malignancy potential, biologic drugs and cancer, methotrexate and cancer, managing rheumatoid arthritis with cancer, Sjogren''s Syndrome and cancer, lupus and cancer, scleroderma and cancer, cancer and spondylarthritis, and cancer immunotherapy.

Approx.240 pages

Approx.240 pages

This issue of Hematology/Oncology Clinics, edited by Drs. Jorge J. Castillo, Steven P. Treon, and Stathis Kastritis, will focus on Waldenstrom Macroglobulinemia. Topics include, but are not limited to, Genomics; Epigenomics; Flow cytometry; Marrow microenvironment; Familial Waldenstrom; MYD88 L265P and other MYD88 mutations; CXCR4 and other recurrent mutations; Diagnosis and differential diagnosis; Criteria to treat and treatment goals; Alkylators; Monoclonal antibodies; Proteasome inhibitors; BTK inhibitors; Transplant; and Novel approaches.

Approx.240 pages

Approx.240 pages

Approx.240 pages

Provides essential updates in heart failure. This title covers topics such as: epidemiology, pathophysiology, and general approach for heart failure; symptoms, signs, diagnostic studies, and prognostic significance of systolic versus diastolic heart failure; the appropriate use of biomarkers; and oral versus intravenous diuretic therapy.