Advanced Colonoscopy and Endoluminal Surgery
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat41592
Sang W. Lee, Howard M. Ross, David E. Rivadeneira, Scott R. Steele, Daniel L. Feingold, editors.
--Cham:
Springer
, 2017.
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- Online
Each chapter of this new book on advanced lower GI endoscopy and endoluminal surgery focuses on the thought process and step-wise technical approach to the condition and procedure listed. By using this unique method, practitioners ranging from surgeons-in-training, gastroenterologists-in-training and those early in their career to senior colorectal specialists and gastroenterologist who want to incorporate or improve their advanced endoscopic skills will be able utilize techniques and learn fro…
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- Responsibility
- Sang W. Lee, Howard M. Ross, David E. Rivadeneira, Scott R. Steele, Daniel L. Feingold, editors
- Place of Publication
- Cham
- Publisher
- Springer
- Date of Publication
- 2017
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (xiii, 265 pages) : 314 illus., 278 illus. in color
- ISBN
- 9783319483702
- 9783319483689 (print ed.)
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Colonoscopy
- Endoscopes, Gastrointestinal
- Abstract
- Each chapter of this new book on advanced lower GI endoscopy and endoluminal surgery focuses on the thought process and step-wise technical approach to the condition and procedure listed. By using this unique method, practitioners ranging from surgeons-in-training, gastroenterologists-in-training and those early in their career to senior colorectal specialists and gastroenterologist who want to incorporate or improve their advanced endoscopic skills will be able utilize techniques and learn from this gathering of experts. The guiding principle of this work is to create a resource for surgeons and gastroenterologists that extends beyond the currently available texts, and that surgeons and gastroenterologists can turn to when wanting to "brush up" on techniques, find a useful "tip or trick" for a complex patient, or simply learn a reproducible methods for advanced endoscopic procedures. This unique book highlights current knowledge, demonstrates standards of medical care, and provides clear step-by-step reproducible techniques even for the most advanced procedures. Beyond the simple application of technical knowledge the book addresses the deeper questions about the optimal "next step" in dealing with more complex patients. International experts also address future challenges and innovations in lower gastrointestinal endoscopy. Finally, it focuses on specific "tips and tricks" that experts in the field have learned. The format follows that of both a "how to" manual as well as an algorithm-based guide to allow the reader to understand the thought process behind the proposed treatment strategy. Throughout the text, each author provides an ongoing narrative of his/her individual techniques along with color illustrations and diagrams to "personally" take the reader through the crucial steps of the procedure, and key points of patient care inherent to that topic. Additionally, where appropriate, links to online videos will give the reader an up-front look into technical aspects of EMR, ESD, endoscopic stent placements, CELS, as well as NOTES. This book will be useful to colorectal surgeons, general surgeons, and gastroenterologists who want to learn or improve their skills in lower gastrointestinal endoscopy and advanced endoscopic interventions. Furthermore, this book will be of particular interest to the surgeons-in-training, and gastroenterologist-in-training that are often called upon to manage a variety of colorectal conditions through an endoscopic approach.
- Contents
- 1. History of Colonoscopy -- 2. Anatomic Basis of Colonoscopy -- 3. Colonoscopy Photo Atlas -- 4. How to Achieve High Rates of Bowel Preparation Adequacy -- 5. Patient Comfort During Colonoscopy -- 6. VTE Prophylaxis: How to Optimize Patients on Anticoagulation and Avoid Infectious Complications -- 7. Endoscopic Equipment and Instrumentation -- 8. Basic Colonoscopic Techniques to Reach the Cecum -- 9. Basic Colonoscopic Interventions: Cold, Hot Biopsy Techniques, Submucosal Injection, Clip Application, Snare Biopsy -- 10. Current Guidelines for Colonoscopy -- 11. Difficult Colonoscopy: Tricks and New Techniques for Getting to the Cecum -- 12. How to Recognize, Characterize, and Manage Premalignant and Malignant Colorectal Polyps -- 13. Detection: (CQI) Quality Measures and Tools for Improvement -- 14. Advanced Endoscopic Imaging: Polyps and Dysplasia Detection -- 15. Endoscopic Mucosal Resection (EMR -- 16. Endoscopic Mucosal Dissection -- 17. Applications of Intraoperative Endoscopy -- 18. Combined Endoscopic and Laparoscopic Surgery (CELS) -- 19. Endoluminal Colorectal Stenting -- 20. How to Avoid Complications/Treatment of Endoscopic Complications -- 21. Alternative Colorectal Imaging -- 22. Current Endoluminal Approaches: Transanal Endoscopic Microsurgery, Transanal Minimally Invasive Surgery and Transanal Total Mesorectal Excision -- 23. Future Endoscopic Tools and Platforms for Endoluminal Surgery.
- Format
- e-Book
- Location
- Online
Alice in Wonderland Syndrome
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat45066
Jan Dirk Blom.
--Cham:
Springer
, c2020.
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- Location
- Online
The book provides the first state-of-the-art overview of Alice in Wonderland syndrome, an enigmatic neurological condition characterized by a range of perceptual distortions (for example, seeing things as being larger or smaller than they actually are; seeing human faces change into animal faces; feeling one’s body growing larger or smaller; experiencing time as slowing down or speeding up, etc.). It describes the clinical presentation of the syndrome, including its huge variety of symptoms and…
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- Author
- Blom, Jan Dirk
- Responsibility
- Jan Dirk Blom
- Place of Publication
- Cham
- Publisher
- Springer
- Date of Publication
- c2020
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (vi, 221 p.) : 35 illus., 29 illus. in color
- ISBN
- 9783030186098
- 9783030186081 (Print ed.)
- 9783030186104 (Print ed.)
- 9783030186111 (Print ed.)
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Alice in Wonderland Syndrome
- PersonalSubject
- Dodgson, Charles Lutwidge, 1832-1898
- Specialty
- Psychiatry
- Abstract
- The book provides the first state-of-the-art overview of Alice in Wonderland syndrome, an enigmatic neurological condition characterized by a range of perceptual distortions (for example, seeing things as being larger or smaller than they actually are; seeing human faces change into animal faces; feeling one’s body growing larger or smaller; experiencing time as slowing down or speeding up, etc.). It describes the clinical presentation of the syndrome, including its huge variety of symptoms and the variability of its natural course.The book starts out with several vivid vignettes, and then explains how and why the concept was introduced. In addition, it explains what is currently known about the underlying medical conditions and brain mechanisms, proposes a diagnostic algorithm, and makes recommendations for treatment. Throughout the book, a recurring question is whether or not Charles Dodgson (aka Lewis Carroll) suffered from the symptoms he described so aptly in Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland. Accordingly, it should appeal to anyone interested in the brain and its disorders, as well as readers interested in the life of Lewis Carroll.
- Contents
- Introduction -- Inside the consulting room -- The making of a syndrome -- Charles Dodgson -- Neurobiology -- Diagnosis and treatment -- Did Charles Dodgson suffer from Alice in Wonderland syndrome? -- Appendix A: Table 1. Charles Dodgson’s medical history -- Table 2. Visual distortions (metamorphopsias) -- Table 3. Somesthetic and other non-visual distortions -- Table 4. Conditions causing Alice in Wonderland syndrome -- Appendix B: Transcript of On Catching Cold, by Charles Dodgson (Oxford: University Press, 1881) -- Appendix C: Proposed diagnostic criteria for Alice in Wonderland syndrome.
- Format
- e-Book
- Location
- Online
Be antibiotic aware
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/chpams36654
Nova Scotia Health Authority. Antimicrobial Stewardship Program.
Halifax, NS:
Nova Scotia Health Authority
, 2023.
- Pamphlet Number
- 2059
- Available Online
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Antibiotics are medications that treat infections caused by bacteria (germs). Antibiotics kill both the bad and good bacteria in your body. Some common infections treated with antibiotics are urinary tract infections (UTIs), pneumonia (lung infection), and strep throat. Antibiotics do not kill viruses. Do not take antibiotics for a cold, the flu (influenza), or any infection caused by a virus. This pamphlet explains the possible side effects of antibitoics, what antibiotic resistance is, and wh…
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- Corporate Author
- Nova Scotia Health Authority. Antimicrobial Stewardship Program
- Place of Publication
- Halifax, NS
- Publisher
- Nova Scotia Health Authority
- Date of Publication
- 2023
- Format
- Pamphlet
- Language
- English
- Physical Description
- 1 electronic document ([2] p.) : digital, PDF file
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Anti-Bacterial Agents
- Drug Resistance, Microbial
- Subjects (LCSH)
- Antibiotics
- Drug resistance in microorganisms
- Specialty
- Infectious Diseases
- Abstract
- Antibiotics are medications that treat infections caused by bacteria (germs). Antibiotics kill both the bad and good bacteria in your body. Some common infections treated with antibiotics are urinary tract infections (UTIs), pneumonia (lung infection), and strep throat. Antibiotics do not kill viruses. Do not take antibiotics for a cold, the flu (influenza), or any infection caused by a virus. This pamphlet explains the possible side effects of antibitoics, what antibiotic resistance is, and what you can do to fight it. The French translation of this pamphlet 2151, "Bien s’informer au sujet des antibiotiques" is also available. The Arabic translation of this pamphlet 2244, is also available. The Chinese translation of this pamphlet 2242, is also available.
- Responsibility
- Prepared by: Antimicrobial Stewardship Program
- Pamphlet Number
- 2059
Burn care and treatment : a practical guide
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat32634
Marc G. Jeschke, Lars-Peter Kamolz, Shahriar Shahrokhi, editors.
--Vienna:
Springer
, c2013.
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- Location
- Online
This practical guide offers a comprehensive summary of the most important and most immediate therapeutic approaches in the assessment and treatment of burn injuries. Taking into account age-specific needs in pediatric, adult, and elderly burn patients, the book discusses key issues such as pre-hospital treatment, wound care and infection control, burn nursing, and critical care. In addition, burn reconstructive surgery and rehabilitation for burn victims are described. Written in a concise mann…
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- Other Authors
- Jeschke, Marc G
- Kamolz, Lars-Peter
- Shahrokhi, Shahriar
- Responsibility
- Marc G. Jeschke, Lars-Peter Kamolz, Shahriar Shahrokhi, editors
- Place of Publication
- Vienna
- Publisher
- Springer
- Date of Publication
- c2013
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (v, 188 p. : 50 ill., 43 ill. in color)
- ISBN
- 9783709111338
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Burns - therapy
- Subjects (LCSH)
- Medicine
- Anesthesiology
- Dermatology
- Emergency medicine
- Nursing
- Surgery
- Abstract
- This practical guide offers a comprehensive summary of the most important and most immediate therapeutic approaches in the assessment and treatment of burn injuries. Taking into account age-specific needs in pediatric, adult, and elderly burn patients, the book discusses key issues such as pre-hospital treatment, wound care and infection control, burn nursing, and critical care. In addition, burn reconstructive surgery and rehabilitation for burn victims are described. Written in a concise manner, Burn Care and Treatment provides guidelines for the optimal care in order to improve patient outcome, and thus will be a valuable reference for physicians, surgeons, residents, nurses, and other burn care providers.
- Contents
- Initial Assessment, Resuscitation, Wound Evaluation and Early Care -- Pathophysiology of Burn -- Wound Healing and Wound Care -- Infections in Burns -- Acute Burn -- Critical Care of Burn Victims Including Inhalation Injury -- Nutrition of the Burned Patient and Treatment of the Hypermetabolic Response -- Nursing Management of the Burn-Injured Person -- Electrical Injury, Chemical Burns, and Cold Injury “Frostbite -- Long-Term Pathophysiology and Consequences of a Burn Including Scarring, HTS, Keloids and Scar Treatment, Rehabilitation, Exercise -- Burn Reconstruction Techniques – Appendix – Index.
- Format
- e-Book
- Location
- Online
Burn Care and Treatment : A Practical Guide
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat46533
Marc G. Jeschke, Lars-Peter Kamolz, Shahriar Shahrokhi, editors.
(Second edition)
--Cham:
Springer
, c2021.
- Available Online
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- Access
- NEW Springer 2021
- Location
- Online
The second edition of this practical guide offers a comprehensive summary of the most important and most immediate therapeutic approaches in the assessment and treatment of burn injuries. Taking into account age-specific needs in pediatric, adult, and elderly burn patients, several chapters on key issues – such as pre-hospital treatment, wound care and infection control, burn nursing, critical care, burn reconstructive surgery and rehabilitation for burn victims – have now been updated. In addi…
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- View e-Book
- Other Authors
- Jeschke, Marc G.
- Kamolz, Lars-Peter
- Shahrokhi, Shahriar
- Responsibility
- Marc G. Jeschke, Lars-Peter Kamolz, Shahriar Shahrokhi, editors
- Edition
- Second edition
- Place of Publication
- Cham
- Publisher
- Springer
- Date of Publication
- c2021
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (vi, 219 p.) : 72 illus., 60 illus. in color
- ISBN
- 9783030391935
- 9783030391928 (Print ed.)
- 9783030391942 (Print ed.)
- 9783030391959 (Print ed.)
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Burns - therapy
- Abstract
- The second edition of this practical guide offers a comprehensive summary of the most important and most immediate therapeutic approaches in the assessment and treatment of burn injuries. Taking into account age-specific needs in pediatric, adult, and elderly burn patients, several chapters on key issues – such as pre-hospital treatment, wound care and infection control, burn nursing, critical care, burn reconstructive surgery and rehabilitation for burn victims – have now been updated. In addition, the book has been supplemented with the latest information on fluid resuscitation, organ support for burn patients, necrotizing soft tissue infections, and TEN/SJS. Written in a concise manner, the updated edition of this book provides essential guidelines for optimal care to improve patient outcomes, and thus will be a valuable reference resource for physicians, surgeons, residents, nurses, and other burn care providers.
- Contents
- Initial Assessment, Resuscitation, Wound Evaluation, and Early Care -- Pathophysiology of Burn Injury -- Acute Burn Surgery -- Critical Care of Burn Victims Including Inhalation Injury -- Infections in Burns -- Wound Healing and Wound Care -- Nutrition of the Burned Patient and Treatment of the Hypermetabolic Response -- Considerations for Pain Management in the Burn-Injured Patient -- Nursing Care of the Burn Patient -- Rehabilitation and Therapy of the Burn Patient -- Mental Health in Burn Survivors -- Burn Outcomes -- Electrical Injury, Chemical Burns, and Cold Injury “Frostbite” -- Long-Term Sequelae of Burn Injury: Current Understanding of Pathophysiology, Therapeutic, and Rehabilitative Options with an Emphasis on Hypertrophic Scarring and Laser Therapy -- Burn Reconstruction Techniques.
- Access
- NEW Springer 2021
- Format
- e-Book
- Location
- Online
Burn Care for General Surgeons and General Practitioners
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat40115
David G. Greenhalgh, editor.
--Cham:
Springer
, c2016.
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- Location
- Online
This textbook on burn care is focused specifically on the needs of a surgeon. It provides a "how to do" text that presents the practical strategies for initial resuscitation, skin grafting, burn-specific critical care and ultimately guide the surgeon for the best outcomes for the burn surgeon. It provides the reader with basic pathophysiology but avoids a detailed review of the molecular science of burns. Guidelines for basic care with the chapters covering the timeline used for each patient sp…
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- Other Authors
- Greenhalgh, David G
- Responsibility
- David G. Greenhalgh, editor
- Place of Publication
- Cham
- Publisher
- Springer
- Date of Publication
- c2016
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (xvii, 303 p. : 109 illus., 99 illus. in color)
- ISBN
- 9783319291611
- 9783319291598 (print ed.)
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Burns - therapy
- Abstract
- This textbook on burn care is focused specifically on the needs of a surgeon. It provides a "how to do" text that presents the practical strategies for initial resuscitation, skin grafting, burn-specific critical care and ultimately guide the surgeon for the best outcomes for the burn surgeon. It provides the reader with basic pathophysiology but avoids a detailed review of the molecular science of burns. Guidelines for basic care with the chapters covering the timeline used for each patient spanning from initial resuscitation (ABCs) to managing their re-socialization are provided. The text covers the key components to the initial management of the burn patient including airway, breathing and circulation. The reader is introduced to the metabolic changes of a major burn and how nutrition and pharmacologic manipulation affects these systemic effects of a burn injury. The management of burn sepsis as well as the basic concepts of wound healing of the different depths and severity of burns are covered. Another chapter covers the basic techniques of skin grafting, rehabilitation and reconstruction with a focus to optimize the cosmetic and functional outcome of the burn. Special chapters cover management of outpatient burns and pediatric injuries. Special burns, electrical, chemical, cold injuries and finally the treatment of other diseases that lead to massive skin loss are covered. Special considerations for pain, scar management, psychosocial recovery, intentional burns, burn prevention and disaster preparation complete the text. Burn Care for General Surgeons and General Practitioners provides a reference for general and plastic surgeons who are planning a career in burns. The textbook will also be a straightforward resource for the general or plastic surgeon who takes care of burns as part of their practice.
- Contents
- Epidemiology of Burn Injuries and Burn Care -- Burn Pathophysiology -- Airway Management -- Breathing -- Circulation: Burn Shock Resuscitation -- Metabolic Response to Burn -- Infection and Sepsis -- Wound Healing -- Operative Management of Burns -- Physical Rehabilitation -- Burn Reconstruction Basics -- Outpatient Management of Burns -- Burns in Children -- Burns in the Geriatric Population -- Electrical Injuries -- Chemical Burns -- Cold Injuries -- Exfoliating and Necrotizing Soft Tissue Diseases -- Pain Management -- Important Developments in the Management of Fibroproliferative Scars and Contractures after Burn Injury -- Psychosocial Recovery -- Burn-related Child and Adult Abuse -- Burn Prevention for the Surgeon.
- Format
- e-Book
- Location
- Online
Cervical Lymphadenitis
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/chpams37980
IWK. Emergency Department.
Halifax, NS:
IWK Health Centre
, 2018.
- Pamphlet Number
- PL-1101
- Available Online
- View Pamphlet
There are glands or lymph nodes in many parts of our body including both sides of our neck. When we have cold symptoms or other infections in our mouth, nose, ears or throat, these glands go to work to help fight this infection. As a result, the glands can swell and we might see or feel a small lump in our neck. This is a normal sign that our glands are doing their job. However, sometimes one of these glands can become infected by bacteria and become very swollen, tender and red. Doctors cal…
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- Corporate Author
- IWK. Emergency Department
- Alternate Title
- Information for Patients and Families
- Place of Publication
- Halifax, NS
- Publisher
- IWK Health Centre
- Date of Publication
- 2018
- Format
- Pamphlet
- Language
- English
- Physical Description
- 1 electronic document : digital, PDF file
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Bacterial Infections
- Lymph Nodes
- Tuberculosis, Lymph Node
- Subjects (LCSH)
- Bacterial diseases
- Lymph nodes--Diseases
- Lymphadenitis
- Abstract
- There are glands or lymph nodes in many parts of our body including both sides of our neck. When we have cold symptoms or other infections in our mouth, nose, ears or throat, these glands go to work to help fight this infection. As a result, the glands can swell and we might see or feel a small lump in our neck. This is a normal sign that our glands are doing their job. However, sometimes one of these glands can become infected by bacteria and become very swollen, tender and red. Doctors call this condition cervical lymphadenitis.
- Responsibility
- IWK Emergency Department, Halifax, NS
- Pamphlet Number
- PL-1101
Clinical physiology : an examination primer
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat27224
Banerjee, Ashis.
--Cambridge, UK:
Cambridge University Press
, 2005.
- Available Online
- View e-Book
- Location
- Online
- Available Online
- View e-Book
- Author
- Banerjee, Ashis
- Place of Publication
- Cambridge, UK
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Date of Publication
- 2005
- Physical Description
- 363 p.
- ISBN
- 6610223661
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Physiological Phenomena
- Contents
- Cover -- Half-title -- Title -- Copyright -- Table of Contents -- Preface -- 1 Cell physiology -- Introduction -- Cell membrane -- Structure of cell membranes -- Membrane proteins -- Classification of cell membrane receptors -- Intercellular junctions -- Types of intercellular junctions -- Cell adhesion molecules -- Cell membrane transport -- Classification of transport mechanisms -- Ion channels -- Subcellular organelles -- Nucleus -- Endoplasmic reticulum -- Golgi apparatus -- Mitochondria -- Lysosomes -- Peroxisomes (microbodies) -- Cytoskeleton -- Cell polarity -- Bibliography -- Recommended Further reading -- 2 Water and electrolyte balance -- Water balance -- Mechanisms of water homeostasis -- Osmolality and tonicity -- Components of extracellular fluid -- Water reabsorption -- Properties of arginine vasopressin (antidiuretic hormone; ADH) -- Sodium -- Physiological role of sodium -- Sodium homeostasis -- Potassium -- Functions of potassium -- Potassium balance -- Magnesium -- Functions of magnesium -- Hypomagnesaemia -- Bibliography -- 3 Acid...base balance -- Introduction -- The pH scale -- Bronsted...Lowry definitions -- Factors affecting body acid...base balance -- Buffers -- A scheme for the assessment and management of acid...base abnormalities -- Bibliography -- 4 Renal physiology -- Introduction to renal structure -- Functional components of the kidneys -- Functions of the kidney -- Excretory and regulatory -- Metabolic -- Endocrine -- The renal circulation -- Effects of renal circulation on urine production -- Autoregulation -- Processes involved in urine production -- Glomerular filtration -- Tubular function -- Natriuretic peptides -- Glomerular balance -- Loop of Henle -- Renal function tests -- Tests of glomerular filtration -- Tests of renal tubular function -- Renal blood flow measurement -- Diuretics -- Classes of diuretics -- Micturition -- Micturition cycle -- Urodynamic assessment of micturition -- Bibliography -- 5 Temperature regulation -- Introduction -- Thermoregulatory mechanism -- Mechanisms of heat loss to the environment -- Heat response -- Cold response -- Heat production -- Sources of body heat production -- Measurement of body heat production -- Hypothermia -- Effects of hypothermia -- Fever -- Pathogenesis of fever -- 6 Cardiovascular system -- Introduction -- The fetal circulation -- Control of blood volume -- Blood volume control mechanism -- Effects of blood loss -- Blood pressure -- Factors regulating blood pressure -- Valsalva manoeuvre -- Measurement of arterial blood pressure -- Renin...angiotensin mechanism -- Pathway for renin...angiotensin mechanism -- Effects of angiotensin II -- Pharmacological manipulation of the renin...angiotensin mechanism -- Cardiac output -- Determinants of cardiac output -- Meas
- Format
- e-Book
- Location
- Online
Cold weather workers safety guide
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat24136
Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety.
(3rd ed.)
--Hamilton, ON:
CCOHS
, 2005.
- Call Number
- WA 485 C688c 2005
- Location
- Nova Scotia Hospital
- Call Number
- WA 485 C688c 2005
- Corporate Author
- Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety
- Edition
- 3rd ed.
- Place of Publication
- Hamilton, ON
- Publisher
- CCOHS
- Date of Publication
- 2005
- ISBN
- 0660195224
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Hypothermia
- Frostbite
- Occupational Health
- Format
- Book
- Location
- Nova Scotia Hospital
- Loan Period
- 3 weeks
Common Surgical Diseases : An Algorithmic Approach to Problem Solving
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat38959
Theodore J. Saclarides, Jonathan A. Myers, Keith W. Millikan, editors.
(3rd ed.)
--New York, NY:
Springer
, c2015.
- Available Online
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- Location
- Online
Written by leaders in the field, the third edition of Common Surgical Diseases: An Algorithmic Approach to Problem Solving, provides surgical residents and medical students with a current, concise and algorithmic approach to frequently encountered clinical challenges. Each chapter details every common surgical disease in the form of a succinct text coupled with step-by-step algorithm. It also walks the reader through the evaluation, diagnosis, treatment and follow-up of the most common surgical…
- Available Online
- View e-Book
- Other Authors
- Saclarides, Theodore J
- Myers, Jonathan A
- Millikan, Keith W
- Responsibility
- Theodore J. Saclarides, Jonathan A. Myers, Keith W. Millikan, editors
- Edition
- 3rd ed.
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY
- Publisher
- Springer
- Date of Publication
- c2015
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (xxi, 372 p. : 95 illus., 4 illus. in color)
- ISBN
- 9781493915651
- 9781493915644 (print ed.)
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Postoperative Complications
- Risk Assessment
- Surgical Procedures, Operative
- Abstract
- Written by leaders in the field, the third edition of Common Surgical Diseases: An Algorithmic Approach to Problem Solving, provides surgical residents and medical students with a current, concise and algorithmic approach to frequently encountered clinical challenges. Each chapter details every common surgical disease in the form of a succinct text coupled with step-by-step algorithm. It also walks the reader through the evaluation, diagnosis, treatment and follow-up of the most common surgical problems. Thoroughly updated and revised, the third edition focuses on problems most frequently encountered by general surgeons and their residents and students. More factual information is included in the form of charts and tables for quick and easy reference. The section on critical care is updated and expanded. The section on pre-operative considerations has new chapters on how to best manage patient's medications before surgery (anticoagulants, anti-platelet drugs) and prophylaxis of deep venous thrombosis. Other new chapters include access for hemodialysis, adrenal incidentaloma, esophageal cancer, pancreatic cancer, management of abdominal wall defects, hyperglycemia, necrotizing soft tissue infections and SIRS/sepsis. Especially pertinent in todays' medical environment is an understanding of the genetic component of certain cancers and chapters are devoted to screening and treating patients with genetic predispositions to colorectal and breast cancer.
- Contents
- Part I. General Preoperative Considerations -- Cardiac Clearance for Non-Cardiac Surgery -- Preoperative Evaluation of Bleeding -- Managing Patient's Medications (Diabetes, Beta Blockers, NSAIDS, Anticoagulants) -- The Carotid Bruit -- DVT Prophylaxis -- Part II. Trauma -- Initial Trauma Assessment and Resuscitation -- Head Trauma -- Management of the Difficult Airway -- Penetrating Neck Trauma -- Penetrating Chest Trauma -- Penetrating Abdominal Trauma -- Blunt Abdominal Trauma -- Pelvic Fractures -- Traumatic Hematuria -- Extremity Fractures -- Burns -- Part III. Vascular Problems -- Chronic Lower Extremity Ischemia -- Algorithmic Approach to the Acute Cold Leg -- Myocardial Infarction -- Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm -- Dialysis Access -- Part IV. Endocrine Disorders -- Thyroid Nodules and Malignancy -- Cushing's Syndrome -- Hyperthyroidism -- Hypercalcemia -- Insulinoma -- Gastrinoma -- Surgical Hypertension: Evaluation and Treatment -- Incidentalomas -- Part V. Abdomen -- Upper Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage -- Dysphagia -- Esophageal Cancer -- Gastroesophageal Reflux -- Acute Pancreatitis -- Chronic Pancreatitis -- Small Bowel Obstruction -- Ulcer Disease and Helicobacter Pylori -- Ischemic Bowel -- Crohn's Disease -- Ulcerative Colitis -- Acute Appendicitis -- Diverticulitis -- Large Bowel Obstruction -- Colon Cancer -- Lower Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage -- Genetic Predisposition to Colorectal Cancer -- Rectal Cancer -- Anal Cancer -- Anorectal Pain- Rectal Bleeding -- Rectal Bleeding -- Jaundice -- Liver Mass -- Portal Hypertension -- Carcinoid Disease -- Inguinal Hernia -- Abdominal Wall Defects -- Indications for Renal Transplantation -- Indications for Liver Transplantation and Pre-transplant Evaluation -- Part VI. Surgical Oncology -- Palpable Breast Mass -- Abnormal Mammogram -- Invasive Breast Cancer -- Nipple Discharge -- Ductal Carcinoma in Situ -- Genetic Predisposition to Breast Cancer -- Melanoma -- Solitary Pulmonary Nodules -- Evaluation of the Suspicious Neck Mass -- Part VII. Pediatrics -- Hypertrophic Pyloric Stenosis -- Jaundice in the Pediatric Patient -- Pediatric Abdominal Masses -- Esophageal Atresia/Tracheoesophageal Fistula -- Intussusception -- Hirschsprung's Disease -- Necrotizing Enterocolitis -- Part VIII. Urology -- Hematuria -- Testicular Mass -- Painful Scrotum -- Part IX. Gynecology -- Acute Gynecologic Pelvic Pain -- Evaluation and Management of Adnexal Masses -- Pelvic Inflammatory Diseases -- Part X. Critical Care -- Postoperative Glucose Management -- Oliguria -- Postoperative Fever -- Postoperative Chest Pain -- Necrotizing Soft Tissue Infections -- Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome (SIRS) and Sepsis.
- Format
- e-Book
- Location
- Online
Complications and mishaps in anesthesia : cases, analysis, preventive strategies
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat33666
Matthias Hübler, Thea Koch, Karen B. Domino, editors.
--Heidelberg:
Springer
, c2014.
- Available Online
- View e-Book
- Location
- Online
Ability to learn from errors is an essential aspect of the quest to improve treatment quality and patient safety. This book consists of 33 cases in anesthesiology that are based on real life situations and illuminate avoidable complications and mishaps. The cases are presented in a novel manner in that they are embedded within narratives. The reader comes to each case cold, without any clue as to the content, and each case comprises a narrative and a factual component that are interwoven. The n…
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- View e-Book
- Other Authors
- Hübler, Matthias
- Koch, Thea
- Domino, Karen B.
- Responsibility
- Matthias Hübler, Thea Koch, Karen B. Domino, editors
- Place of Publication
- Heidelberg
- Publisher
- Springer
- Date of Publication
- c2014
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (xxv, 365 pages)
- ISBN
- 9783642454073 (electronic bk.)
- 9783642454066
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Anesthesia - adverse effects - Case Reports
- Intraoperative Complications - prevention & control - Case Reports
- Medical Errors - prevention & control - Case Reports
- Subjects (LCSH)
- Anesthesia - Complications
- Anesthesia - Complications - Case studies
- Abstract
- Ability to learn from errors is an essential aspect of the quest to improve treatment quality and patient safety. This book consists of 33 cases in anesthesiology that are based on real life situations and illuminate avoidable complications and mishaps. The cases are presented in a novel manner in that they are embedded within narratives. The reader comes to each case cold, without any clue as to the content, and each case comprises a narrative and a factual component that are interwoven. The narrative parts provide the reader with information and tips regarding the clinical problems and tasks that the protagonist must face and try to solve. The idea is to engage the reader emotionally while reading and to entertain him or her while learning. All cases conclude with short debriefing sections which include possible strategies to prevent similar errors or mishaps.
- Contents
- Case 1: Retained Placenta -- Case 2: Elbow Dislocation with Fracture -- Case 3: Pancreatic Surgery -- Case 4: A Day in the PACU -- Case 5: TUR of the Prostate -- Case 6: Tonsillectomy: Hurray, a Child! -- Case 7: The Rebleed: Uh-Oh, a Child! -- Case 8: Bowel Obstruction -- Case 9: D&C -- Case 10: Inguinal Hernia Repair -- Case 11: Hip Surgery -- Case 12: Foot Surgery -- Case 13: Spinal Stenosis -- Case 14: Septoplasty -- Case 15: Cosmetic Surgery -- Case 16: Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy -- Case 17: The Second Inguinal Hernia -- Case 18: Hip Fracture -- Case 19: Frozen Shoulder -- Case 20: Forearm Fracture -- Case 21: Colectomy -- Case 22: Knee Joint Replacement -- Case 23: Laser Surgery -- Case 24: Tibia Fracture -- Case 25: Inguinal Abscess -- Case 26: Aortic Aneurysm -- Case 27: Dyspnea -- Case 28: Strabismus Surgery -- Case 29: Thoracic CT Scan -- Case 30: Cerebrovascular Accident -- Case 31: Prostatectomy -- Case 32: Angiography -- Case 33: Glioblastoma -- Tips to Reduce Human Errors.
- Format
- e-Book
- Location
- Online
Comprehensive Clinical Plasma Medicine : Cold Physical Plasma for Medical Application
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat42914
edited by Hans-Robert Metelmann, Thomas von Woedtke, Klaus-Dieter Weltmann.
--Cham:
Springer
, c2018.
- Available Online
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- Location
- Online
This book presents the state of the art in clinical plasma medicine and outlines translational research strategies. Written by an international group of authors, it is divided into four parts. Part I is a detailed introduction and includes basic and recent research information on plasma sciences, plasma devices and mechanisms of biological plasma effects. Parts II and III provide valuable clinical insights f.e. into the treatment of superficial contaminations, ulcerations, wounds, treatment of …
- Available Online
- View e-Book
- Other Authors
- Metelmann, Hans-Robert
- von Woedtke, Thomas
- Weltmann, Klaus-Dieter
- Responsibility
- edited by Hans-Robert Metelmann, Thomas von Woedtke, Klaus-Dieter Weltmann
- Place of Publication
- Cham
- Publisher
- Springer
- Date of Publication
- c2018
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (ix, 526 p.) : 205 illus., 163 illus. in color
- ISBN
- 9783319676272
- 9783319676265 (print ed.)
- 9783319676289 (print ed.)
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Biomedical Technology
- Plasma Gases - therapeutic use
- Specialty
- Biomedical Technology
- Abstract
- This book presents the state of the art in clinical plasma medicine and outlines translational research strategies. Written by an international group of authors, it is divided into four parts. Part I is a detailed introduction and includes basic and recent research information on plasma sciences, plasma devices and mechanisms of biological plasma effects. Parts II and III provide valuable clinical insights f.e. into the treatment of superficial contaminations, ulcerations, wounds, treatment of cells in cancer, special indications like in heart surgery, dentistry, palliative treatment in head and neck cancer or the use of plasma in hygiene. Part IV offers information on how and where to qualify in plasma medicine and which companies produce and supply medical devices and is thus of particular interest to medical practitioners. This comprehensive book offers a sciences based practical to the clinical use of plasma and includes an extended selection of scientific medical data and translational literature.
- Format
- e-Book
- Location
- Online
Consultations in dermatology : studies of orphan and unique patients
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat27238
Shelley, Walter B.
--Cambridge, UK:
Cambridge University Press
, c2006.
- Available Online
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- Location
- Online
- Available Online
- View e-Book
- Author
- Shelley, Walter B
- Other Authors
- Shelley, E. Dorinda
- Place of Publication
- Cambridge, UK
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Date of Publication
- c2006
- ISBN
- 6610308845
- Contents
- Cover -- Half-title -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Prologue -- Introduction: How to Be a Dermatologic Detective -- 1. The History -- 2. The Conjecture -- Could it be due to drugs? -- Could it be due to contactants? -- Could it be due to foods? -- Could it be due to an internal cause? -- 3. The Informed Patient -- 4. The Confirmation by Challenge -- 1 The Case of Black Sweat -- 2 A Case of Hives That Wouldn't Go Away -- 3 The Painful Bath -- 4 A Shower of Hives -- 5 A Premenstrual Rash -- 6 Uncombable Hair -- 7 The Man Who Couldn't Sweat -- 8 Scratch Blisters -- 9 Skin Deep Photography -- 10 The Bug That Never Was -- 11 Blue Spots -- 12 White Spots -- 13 Same Place, Next Time Rash -- 14 The Brown Spots That Wouldn't Go Away -- 15 The Case of the Painful Fingertips -- 16 A Strange Sunburn -- 17 A Multiple Personality Dermatitis -- 18 Accidental Hives -- 19 The Odor of Rotten Fish -- 20 Hormonal Blisters -- 21 Flower Shop Itch -- 22 "Stress and a Penny" Hives -- 23 The Case of Unilateral Wrinkles -- 24 Fiery Red Legs -- 25 Painful Feet -- 26 Hot Flashes and Cold Cream -- 27 The Blister and the Skin Test -- 28 A Chilling Pain -- 29 Rough Skin and Sore Throats -- 30 The Premenstrual Purple Chin -- 31 Nine Year Hives -- 32 Golf Course Dermatitis -- 33 The Secret Message -- 34 Herpes Gladiatorum -- 35 Sunshine Allergy -- 36 L'homme Rouge -- 37 Rings of Rash -- 38 The Breasts That Never Stopped Growing -- 39 The Minister's Hives -- 40 Hardened Skin -- 41 Battery Blisters -- 42 Hair Loss and Swollen Lips -- 43 The Worm From Outer Space -- 44 A New Light on Psoriasis -- 45 Black and Blue Spots -- 46 The Emergency Room Itch -- 47 The Sleeper -- 48 A Crazy Rash -- 49 Bald Spots -- 50 The Dog Died -- 51 The Abacus Tumor -- 52 No Spit -- 53 The Smell of Burnt Toast -- 54 The Twenty-Three Year Itch -- 55 The Mysterious Treatment -- 56 The Creeping Acne Cyst -- 57 Our First Case -- 58 A Strange Case of Acne -- 59 The Case of the Glass Eye -- 60 The Hand Eczema Caper -- 61 The Sore That Would Never Heal -- 62 Black Blisters -- References -- SHELLEY REFERENCES -- FOR FURTHER READING
- Format
- e-Book
- Location
- Online
Dermal Replacements in General, Burn, and Plastic Surgery : Tissue Engineering in Clinical Practice
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat40817
edited by Lars-Peter Kamolz, David Benjamin Lumenta.
--Vienna:
Springer
, c2013.
- Available Online
- View e-Book
- Location
- Online
The skin is the largest human organ system. Loss of skin integrity due to injury or illness results in a substantial physiologic imbalance and ultimately in severe disability or death. The most common cause of significant skin loss is thermal injury, followed by trauma and chronic ulcerations. Over the past decades extraordinary advances have been made in the understanding of cellular and molecular processes of wound healing and the pathobiology of chronic wounds. This knowledge has led to woun…
- Available Online
- View e-Book
- Other Authors
- Kamolz, Lars-Peter
- Lumenta, David Benjamin
- Responsibility
- edited by Lars-Peter Kamolz, David Benjamin Lumenta
- Place of Publication
- Vienna
- Publisher
- Springer
- Date of Publication
- c2013
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (vi, 227 p. : ill.)
- ISBN
- 9783709115862
- 9783709115855 (print ed.)
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Burns - surgery
- Skin Transplantation - methods
- Skin, Artificial
- Tissue Engineering - methods
- Wounds, Penetrating - surgery
- Abstract
- The skin is the largest human organ system. Loss of skin integrity due to injury or illness results in a substantial physiologic imbalance and ultimately in severe disability or death. The most common cause of significant skin loss is thermal injury, followed by trauma and chronic ulcerations. Over the past decades extraordinary advances have been made in the understanding of cellular and molecular processes of wound healing and the pathobiology of chronic wounds. This knowledge has led to wound care innovations that facilitate more rapid closure of wounds with better functional and aesthetic outcome. A sensible and resource-saving utilization of these innovative technologies requires a broad knowledge of these processes and innovations. This book intends to give an overview about today's wound care developments in tissue engineering and skin replacement. It presents a variety of indications and diversities of clinical applications to help the surgeon select a specific procedure for each clinical situation.
- Contents
- Skin: Architecture and Function -- Skin Tissue Engineering -- Use of Novel Biomaterial Design and Stem Cell Therapy in Cutaneous Wound Healing -- In vivo Visualisation of Skin Graft Revascularisation -- The Role of Elastin in Wound Healing and Dermal Substitute Design -- Surface Modification by Cold Gasplasma: A Method to Optimize the Vascularization of Biomaterials -- Collagen Matrices with Enhanced Angiogenic and Regenerative Capabilities -- 3D Visualisation of Skin Substitutes -- Wound Coverage Technologies in Burn Care: Established and Novel Approaches.-Collagen Implants in Hernia Repair and Abdominal Wall Surgery -- The Use of Dermal Substitutes in Dermatosurgery -- The Use of Dermal Substitutes in Breast Reconstruction: An Overview -- Reconstruction of the Skin in Post-traumatic Wounds -- Subdermal Tissue Regeneration -- Bioengineering and Analysis of Oral Mucosa Models -- The Use of Dermal Substitutes in Burn Surgery: Acute Phase -- Burn Reconstruction.
- Format
- e-Book
- Location
- Online
Dermatology in Public Health Environments : A Comprehensive Textbook
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat42789
Renan Rangel Bonamigo, Sergio Ivan Torres Dornelles, editors.
--Cham:
Springer
, c2018.
- Available Online
- View e-Book
- Location
- Online
This book provides a reference guide in the field of dermatology, presenting and discussing its interface with public health. Dermatological diseases are extremely common in populations around the globe, and the systematization of knowledge about these dermatoses and their relationships with different epidemiological factors may help us to understand the challenges that governments and private institutions face and must try to overcome in order to improve global health. Undergraduate and gradua…
- Available Online
- View e-Book
- Other Authors
- Bonamigo, Renan Rangel
- Dornelles, Sergio Ivan Torres
- Responsibility
- Renan Rangel Bonamigo, Sergio Ivan Torres Dornelles, editors
- Place of Publication
- Cham
- Publisher
- Springer
- Date of Publication
- c2018
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (xxvii, 1594. p.) : 891 illus., 879. illus. in color
- ISBN
- 9783319339191
- 9783319339177 (print ed.)
- 9783319339184 (print ed.)
- 9783319816319 (print ed.)
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Public Health Practice
- Skin Diseases
- Specialty
- Dermatology
- Public Health
- Abstract
- This book provides a reference guide in the field of dermatology, presenting and discussing its interface with public health. Dermatological diseases are extremely common in populations around the globe, and the systematization of knowledge about these dermatoses and their relationships with different epidemiological factors may help us to understand the challenges that governments and private institutions face and must try to overcome in order to improve global health. Undergraduate and graduate students, dermatologists and general practitioners who study and/or work in the area will find scientific support in this book, which is intended as a reference work for dermatological practice and public health. The book has ten sections addressing carefully selected topics, including: 1. concepts in dermatoepidemiology and the international strategies in programs of Public Health; 2-6. the most significant skin diseases (including dermatology in tro pical medicine); 7. diseases that are not primarily dermatological, but have a high impact on public health and may have skin and mucosal manifestations; 8. a number of emerging issues in dermatology in public health; 9. clinical approaches (diagnosis and management) to common dermatological symptoms and 10. multidisciplinary approaches in dermatology. The editors have brought together authors with extensive experience in their respective fields in order to provide a reference book for those involved in or with an interest in the relationship between dermatology and public health.
- Contents
- Part I: Dermatology in Public Health -- 1. Concepts of Relevant Diseases for Public Health -- 2. International Public Health Strategies in Dermatology -- 3. The User of Public Health Services in Dermatology -- 4. Impact of Prevantive Campaigns in Dermatology: A Brazilian Experience -- Part II: Dermatologic Diseases in Public Health: Cutaneous Infectious -- 5. Hanseniasis -- 6. Tuberculosis -- 7. Other Myobacteriosis -- 8. Sexually Transmitted Diseases -- 9. Bacterial Infections -- 10. Viral Infections -- 11. Fungal Infections -- 12. Parasitic and Protozoal Infections -- Part III: Dermatologic Diseases in Public Health -- 13. Precursos Lesions of Skin Cancer -- 14. Basal Cell Carcinoma -- 15. Squamous Cell Carcinoma -- 16. Melanoma -- 17. Cutaneous T Cell Lymphoma -- Part IV: Dermatologic Diseases in Public Health: Inflammatory and Autoimmune Diseases -- 18. Eczema -- 19. Psoriasis -- 20. Seborrheic Dermatitis -- 21. Acne -- 22. Rosacea -- 23. Vitiligo -- 24. Bullous Diseases -- 25. Aftas -- 26. Drug Eruption -- Part V: Dermatologic Diseases in Public Health -- 27. Cold and Heat -- 28. Ultraviolet Radiation and Idiopathic Photodermatosis -- 29. Dermatosis by Plants -- 30. Skin Lesions Caused by Venomous Animals -- 31. Occupational Dermatosis -- Part VI: Dermatologic Diseases in Public Health -- 32. Skin and Pregnancy -- 33. Neonatal Dermatosis -- 34. Cutaneous Aging: Geriatric Patients -- Part VII: Skin Manifestations of Major Diseases in Public Health -- 35. Diabetes Mellitus -- 36. Diseases of Thyroid -- 37. Dyslipidemias -- 38. Dermatosis and Nutritional Disorders -- 39. Smoking, Alcoholism, Illicit Drug Use -- 40. Hepatitis -- 41. HIV/AIDS -- 42. HTLV -- 43. Connective Tissue Diseases -- 44. Dermatological Manifestations in Renal Failure -- 45. Dermatological Manifestations Among Transplant Recipients -- 46. Paraneoplasias -- 47. Psychiatric Disorders -- Part VIII: Emerging Issues of Dermatology in Public Health -- 48. Air Pollution and the Skin Health -- 49. Photoprotection -- 50. Dermatology and Sports -- 51. Dermatosis in Conflict Zones and Disaster Areas -- 52. Vaccine and the Prevention of Dermatological Diseases -- 53. Skin Banking -- 54. Influence of the Marketing and of the Consumer Society in the Self-Perception of Body Image -- 55. Quality of Life in Dermatology -- 56. Dermatoscopy in Public Health Environment -- 57. Teledermatology -- Part IX: Signs and Symptoms of Skin Diseases in Public Health: A Practical Guide to Management -- 58. Stains -- 59. Rashes -- 60. Melanocytic Lesions -- 61. Pruritus -- 62. Prurigo -- 63. Urticaria -- 64. Erythema Nodosum -- 65. Ulcers Legs and Lymphedema -- 66. Xerosis -- 67. Hiperidrosis -- 68. Alopecia -- 69. Nails Disorders -- 70. Metatarsalgia, Calluses and Callosities of the Feet -- Part X: Multidisciplinary Team and Dermatological Care -- 71. Dermatological Care in the Primary Level: A Nursing Approach -- 72. Care of Wounds: Dressings -- 73. Physical Therapy in Hanseniasis -- 74. Psychological Approaches in Treating Patients with Chronis Dermatosis.
- Format
- e-Book
- Location
- Online
Endoscopic repair of a blocked tear duct
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/chpams35470
Nova Scotia Health Authority. QEII. Otolaryngology Service, Nova Scotia Health Authority. Eye Care Centre.
Halifax, NS:
Nova Scotia Health Authority
, 2023.
- Pamphlet Number
- 1538
- Available Online
- View Pamphlet
This surgery is called endoscopic dacryocystorhinostomy (DCR). It is needed when your tear duct is blocked and tears cannot drain. This pamphlet explains what to expect before, during, and after surgery. It includes information about pain, cold compresses, dressings, after care, and follow-up. A list of symptoms that require immediate medical attention is provided.
- Available Online
- View Pamphlet
- Corporate Author
- Nova Scotia Health Authority. QEII. Otolaryngology Service
- Nova Scotia Health Authority. Eye Care Centre
- Place of Publication
- Halifax, NS
- Publisher
- Nova Scotia Health Authority
- Date of Publication
- 2023
- Format
- Pamphlet
- Language
- English
- Physical Description
- 1 electronic document (9 p.) : digital, PDF file
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Dacryocystorhinostomy
- Preoperative Care
- Postoperative Care
- Subjects (LCSH)
- Dacryocystorhinostomy
- Preoperative care
- Postoperative care
- Specialty
- Otorhinolaryngology
- Surgery
- Abstract
- This surgery is called endoscopic dacryocystorhinostomy (DCR). It is needed when your tear duct is blocked and tears cannot drain. This pamphlet explains what to expect before, during, and after surgery. It includes information about pain, cold compresses, dressings, after care, and follow-up. A list of symptoms that require immediate medical attention is provided.
- Notes
- Previous title: Endoscopic repair of blocked tear duct; Endoscopic repair of a blocked tear duct
- Responsibility
- Prepared by: Eye Care Centre
- Adapted by: Otolaryngology Service, QEII
- Pamphlet Number
- 1538
Evaluation and Management of Chronic Pain for Primary Care : A Pocket Guide for the Primary Care Provider
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat45525
Bonnie Huang Hall, editor.
--Cham:
Springer
, c2020.
- Available Online
- View e-Book
- Location
- Online
Primary care physicians are often the first caretakers to whom patients present for chronic pain. The current literature targeted at these providers is sparse, and the existing literature is very broad and large in scope and size. There are no quick pocket guides on this topic that the general practitioner may use as a point of care reference. This first of its kind text provides a practical, hands-on approach to the evaluation and treatment of chronic pain in the family medicine setting. Divid…
- Available Online
- View e-Book
- Other Authors
- Huang Hall, Bonnie
- Responsibility
- Bonnie Huang Hall, editor
- Place of Publication
- Cham
- Publisher
- Springer
- Date of Publication
- c2020
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (xxi, 279 p.)
- ISBN
- 9783030471170
- 9783030471163 (Print ed.)
- 9783030471187 (Print ed.)
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Analgesics, Opioid - therapeutic use
- Chronic Pain - diagnosis
- Chronic Pain - therapy
- Pain Management - methods
- Patient Care Planning
- Primary Health Care - methods
- Specialty
- General Practice
- Pain Management
- Abstract
- Primary care physicians are often the first caretakers to whom patients present for chronic pain. The current literature targeted at these providers is sparse, and the existing literature is very broad and large in scope and size. There are no quick pocket guides on this topic that the general practitioner may use as a point of care reference. This first of its kind text provides a practical, hands-on approach to the evaluation and treatment of chronic pain in the family medicine setting. Divided into four main sections, the first part focuses on the general approach to any patient suffering from chronic pain. Chapters in this section include the physical exam, formulating a diagnosis, formulating a variety of treatment plans including medication, physical therapy and psychiatric therapy, and specialist referral, among others. The second section focuses on evaluation and management of the chronic pain patient who requires opioid therapy. This section includes useful guidance on how to convert into morphine equivalents, interpretation of urine drug tests, and helpful office procedures for managing refills. It gives practical guidance on how to prescribe opioid reversal agents and opioid tapering regimens. A systems based approach to managing the patient is also discussed. The third section informs the reader of viable alternative and complementary treatment options. Five main treatment types are discussed each with their own separate chapter. These include musculoskeletal-based therapy, medicinal therapies, sense-based therapy, relaxation-based therapy and physical/exercise-based therapy. Given the controversy and limited training primary care physicians have on marijuana and cannabis, one chapter is dedicated specifically to inform the primary care physician on marijuana as a medicinal therapy for chronic pain. The fourth section focuses entirely on myofascial pain and trigger point therapy. The chapters in this section teach the reader how to examine and diagnose myofascial pain and distinguish between fibromyalgia. They also provide general principles of myofascial trigger point therapy and how to practically perform these in sthe clinical setting. Topics discussed include: trigger point massage, cold and stretch, isometric contraction, trigger point injection, and ischemic compression. It also includes general instruction so that the practitioner can teach patients how to perform trigger point therapy easily in their own home. The last chapter details chronic myofascial back pain and how to examine and practically treat with trigger point therapies. Evaluation and Management of Chronic Pain is a first-of-its-kind pocket-guide text specifically designed for primary care providers. It also appeals to residents, medical students and any other professional interested in treating chronic pain.
- Contents
- Part I. General Evaluation and Management of Chronic Noncancer Pain -- 1. History Taking for Chronic Pain -- 2. Physical Examination for Chronic Pain -- 3. Diagnostic Evaluation for Chronic Pain -- 4. Specialist Evaluation for Chronic Pain -- 5. Formulating a Diagnosis for Chronic Pain -- 6. Management of Chronic Pain: Medication -- 7. Management of Chronic Pain: Nonpharmacological and Multidisciplinary approach -- Part II. The Opioid Requiring Patient -- 8. The Opioid Requiring Patient: Evaluation and Management -- 9. The Opioid Requiring Patient: Office Level Management -- 10. The Opioid Requiring Patient: Systems Level Management -- 11. Implementing and Following a Safe and Compassionate Opioid-prescribing Policy -- Part III. Complementary and Alternative Medicine and Chronic Noncancer Pain -- 12. Manipulative Therapies for Chronic Pain -- 13. Energy based Therapies for Chronic Pain -- 14. Medical Marijuana for Chronic Pain -- 15. Medicinal Therapies for Chronic Pain -- 16. Exercise or Movement based Therapies for Chronic Pain -- 17. Mind-based Therapies for Chronic Pain -- Part IV. Chronic Myofascial Pain -- 18. Chronic Myofascial Pain, Fibromylagia, and Myofascial Trigger Points -- 19. Treatment Principles of Myofascial Pain Syndrome -- 20. Example Myofascial Pain Case: Quadratus Lumborum Trigger Point and Chronic Low Back Pain.
- Format
- e-Book
- Location
- Online
Extreme Sports Medicine
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat41288
Francesco Feletti, editor.
--Cham:
Springer
, 2017.
- Available Online
- View e-Book
- Location
- Online
This technically oriented book on medicine as applied to extreme sports offers broad coverage of the field extending well beyond the usual focus on major trauma and acute injuries. In addition to the injuries and diseases associated with individual extreme sports, this book also addresses the topics of psychology, dermatology, ophthalmology, infectious diseases, physiology, nutrition, training, injury prevention strategies, rehabilitation, doping, treatment in hostile environments, and legal as…
- Available Online
- View e-Book
- Other Authors
- Feletti, Francesco
- Responsibility
- Francesco Feletti, editor
- Place of Publication
- Cham
- Publisher
- Springer
- Date of Publication
- 2017
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (xvi, 461 pages) : 195 illus., 174 illus. in color
- ISBN
- 9783319282657
- 9783319282633 (print ed.)
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Athletic Injuries
- Risk-Taking
- Sports Medicine - methods
- Sports
- Abstract
- This technically oriented book on medicine as applied to extreme sports offers broad coverage of the field extending well beyond the usual focus on major trauma and acute injuries. In addition to the injuries and diseases associated with individual extreme sports, this book also addresses the topics of psychology, dermatology, ophthalmology, infectious diseases, physiology, nutrition, training, injury prevention strategies, rehabilitation, doping, treatment in hostile environments, and legal aspects. Innovative and less frequently considered topics are also discussed, such as recent advances in protective equipment and materials, the effects of exposure on whole-body vibration, and cold exposure risk management. More than 60 of the most authoritative experts from across the world have contributed to this book, drawing on their personal experiences and including practical examples whenever relevant. Both subject matter and illustrations have been selected with the utmost care, the latter including photographs of world-class athletes.The book's multidisciplinary approach to the subject ensures that it will be relevant to a wide readership.
- Contents
- Part I. Medicine in Extreme Sports -- 1. Psychology and the Extreme Sport Experience -- 2. Nutrition for Extreme Sports -- 3. Endocrine Responses to Extreme Sports -- 4. Infectious Diseases and Extreme Sports -- 5. Ocular Problems in Extreme Sports -- 6. Extreme Sports Dermatology -- 7. Medical Support for Expedition-Length Adventure Races -- 8. Treatment of Casualties in Hostile Environments -- 9. Drug Abuse, Doping, and Extreme Sports -- Part II. Injuries and Illnesses in the Most Popular Extreme Sports -- 10. Rock and Ice-Climbing Medicine -- 11. Alpine Skiing and Snowboarding: Current Trends and Future Directions -- 12. Extreme Mountain Biking Injuries -- 13. Ultramarathon Running: Medical Issues -- 14. Skateboarding Injuries -- 15. Kitesports Medicine -- 16. Skydiving Injuries -- 17. Foot-Launched Flying Injuries -- 18. Paragliding Medicine -- 19. BASE Jumping and Wingsuit Flying Injuries -- 20. Surfing and Skimboarding Medicine -- 21. Windsurfing Medicine -- 22. Extreme Sailing Medicine -- 23. White-Water Paddlesport Medicine -- 24. Wakeboarding Medicine -- 25. Extreme Scuba Diving Medicine -- Part III. Prevention, Training and Rehabilitation -- 26. Training and Injury Prevention Strategies in Extreme Sports -- 2.7 Windsurfing: The Physiology of Athletic Performance and Training -- 28. An Ecological Dynamics Framework for the Acquisition of Perceptual–Motor Skills in Climbing -- 29. Employment of Near-Infrared Spectroscopy to Assess the Physiological Determinants of Hiking Performance in Single- Handed Dinghy Sailors -- 30. Whole-Body Vibration in Extreme Sports -- 31. Physiology and Risk Management of Cold Exposure - 32. Helmets: Technological Innovations for Safety -- 33. Visual Performance in Extreme Sports -- 34. Rehabilitation of Extreme Sports Injuries -- 35. Legal Issues in Extreme Sport.
- Format
- e-Book
- Location
- Online
Eyelid surgery
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/chpams35023
Nova Scotia Health Authority. QEII. Eye Care Centre.
Halifax, NS:
Nova Scotia Health Authority
, 2023.
- Pamphlet Number
- 0576
- Available Online
- View Pamphlet
This pamphlet will help you learn how to care for yourself safely after surgery. It explains why you may need eyelid surgery, medications to tell your surgeon's office you are taking before surgery, and what will happen during and after your surgery. Information on your dressing, how to use a cold compress, pain, and your follow-up appointment is included. A list of symptoms that need medical attention right away is also given. The French version of this pamphlet 2101, "Opération de la paupière…
- Available Online
- View Pamphlet
- Corporate Author
- Nova Scotia Health Authority. QEII. Eye Care Centre
- Place of Publication
- Halifax, NS
- Publisher
- Nova Scotia Health Authority
- Date of Publication
- 2023
- Format
- Pamphlet
- Language
- English
- Physical Description
- 1 electronic document (6 p.) : digital, PDF file
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Eyelids - surgery
- Subjects (LCSH)
- Eyelids--Surgery
- Specialty
- Ophthalmology
- Abstract
- This pamphlet will help you learn how to care for yourself safely after surgery. It explains why you may need eyelid surgery, medications to tell your surgeon's office you are taking before surgery, and what will happen during and after your surgery. Information on your dressing, how to use a cold compress, pain, and your follow-up appointment is included. A list of symptoms that need medical attention right away is also given. The French version of this pamphlet 2101, "Opération de la paupière", is also available.
- Responsibility
- Prepared by: Eye Care Centre
- Pamphlet Number
- 0576
Flammer Syndrome : From Phenotype to Associated Pathologies, Prediction, Prevention and Personalisation
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat44651
Olga Golubnitschaja, editor.
--Cham:
Springer
, c2019.
- Available Online
- View e-Book
- Location
- Online
Unmet healthcare needs of young populations and individuals in suboptimal health conditions are the key issue of currently observed epidemics of non-communicable disorders. Moreover, an unprecedented decrease in the average age of onset of these disorders is recorded. The majority of non-communicable disorders carry a chronic character by progressing over a couple of years from a reversible suboptimal health condition to irreversible pathology with collateral complications. The time-frame betwe…
- Available Online
- View e-Book
- Other Authors
- Golubnitschaja, Olga
- Responsibility
- Olga Golubnitschaja, editor
- Place of Publication
- Cham
- Publisher
- Springer
- Date of Publication
- c2019
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (xii, 376 p.) : 47 illus., 40 illus. in color
- Series Vol.
- v. 11
- ISBN
- 9783030135508
- 9783030135492 (Print ed.)
- 9783030135515 (Print ed.)
- 9783030135522 (Print ed.)
- ISSN
- 2211-3495
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Adolescent
- Precision Medicine
- Syndrome
- Vascular Diseases - complications
- Vascular Diseases - physiopathology
- Specialty
- Cardiology
- Abstract
- Unmet healthcare needs of young populations and individuals in suboptimal health conditions are the key issue of currently observed epidemics of non-communicable disorders. Moreover, an unprecedented decrease in the average age of onset of these disorders is recorded. The majority of non-communicable disorders carry a chronic character by progressing over a couple of years from a reversible suboptimal health condition to irreversible pathology with collateral complications. The time-frame between both conditions is the operational area for predictive diagnosis and identification of persons at risk by innovative screening programmes followed by the most cost-effective personalised treatment possible, namely primary prevention tailored to the person. The book propagates the paradigm change from delayed, costly but frequently ineffective medical services to the holistic approach by predictive, preventive and personalised medicine clearly demonstrating multifaceted benefits to the individual, healthcare sector and society as a whole. The book is focused on the needs of young people: teenagers, adolescents and young adults; regardless of the age, individuals in suboptimal health conditions, who are interested in remaining healthy by optimising their modifiable risk factors – both endogenous and exogenous ones; several patient cohorts demonstrating similar phenotype of Flammer syndrome. The book is based on the multi-professional expertise, scientific excellence and practical experiences of the world-acknowledged experts in Flammer syndrome, predictive diagnostics, targeted prevention and personalised medicine, amongst others. The topic of this book is particularly relevant to general practitioners, experts in non-communicable diseases, phenotyping, genotyping, multilevel diagnostics, targeted prevention, personalised medicine, as well as the readers interested in advancing their health literacy.
- Contents
- Flammer Syndrome in the Global Context – The “U-Shape” of Health Risks -- General Lessons Learned from Flammer Syndrome -- Flammer Syndrome-Affected Individuals May Be Predisposed to Associated Pathologies Early in Life: Psychological and Psychiatric Aspects -- Flammer Syndrome: Psychological Causes and Consequences of Visual Impairment -- Multiomic Signature of Glaucoma Predisposition in Flammer Syndrome Affected Individuals – Innovative Predictive, Preventive and Personalised Strategies in Disease Management -- Interrelation Between Dry Mouth and Flammer Syndromes: Neglected Risks in Youth and New Concepts of Personalised Prevention -- Specific Symptoms of Flammer Syndrome in Women Suffering from Vaginal Dryness: Individualised Patient Profiles, Risks and Mitigating Measures -- Relevance of Flammer Syndrome to the “Sleep-Wake” Rhythm: Possible Mechanisms, Risks and Preventive Strategies -- Flammer Syndrome and Autoimmune Inflammatory Conditions of the Central Nervous System: Multifactorial Interrelations -- “Young Stroke” Risks Potentially Linked to the Flammer Syndrome Phenotype: Facts and Hypotheses -- Flammer and Sjögren Syndromes: What and Why Is in Common? -- Flammer Syndrome in the Context of Healing Impairments – Facts and Hypotheses for Multi-professional Consideration -- Feeling Cold and Other Underestimated Symptoms of Flammer Syndrome in Breast Cancer Diagnostics: Is Innovative Screening on the Horizon? -- Relevance of Flammer Syndrome Phenotype to Metastatic Breast Cancer: Risks by Pre-metastatic Systemic Hypoxic Environment -- Individualised Patient Profile: Risk Assessment by the Patient’s Self-Report and Potential Clinical Utility of Flammer Syndrome Phenotype -- Triple-Negative Breast Cancer with Pronounced Flammer Syndrome Phenotype – Case Report -- Suboptimal Health Status and Cardiovascular Deficits -- Flammer Syndrome, Disordered Eating and Microbiome: Interrelations, Complexity of Risks and Individual Outcomes -- Nutritional Approach to the Common Symptoms of Flammer Syndrome -- Positive Effects of Acupuncture Benefiting Individuals with Flammer Syndrome and Patients with Associated Pathologies.
- Format
- e-Book
- Location
- Online
