Normal findings in CT and MRI
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat26756
Torsten B. Moeller, Emil Reif.
--Stuttgart:
Thieme
, c2000.
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- Online
The key for any beginning radiologist who wishes to recognize pathological findings is to first acquire an ability to distinguish them from normal ones. This outstanding guide gives beginning radiologists the tools they need to systematically approach and recognize normal MR and CT images. Highlights include: Reference-quality images from the author's own teaching files show all standard normal findings as seen in CT and MRI; Checklists in each section offer the reader a systematic way to appro…
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- Author
- Möller, Torsten B.
- Other Authors
- Reif, Emil
- Responsibility
- Torsten B. Moeller, Emil Reif
- Alternate Title
- Normal findings in computerized tomography and magnetic resonance imaging
- Place of Publication
- Stuttgart
- Publisher
- Thieme
- Date of Publication
- c2000
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (vi, 250 p.)
- ISBN
- 9780865778641
- 9781604061291 (eISBN)
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging
- Tomography, X-Ray Computed
- Anatomy, Cross-Sectional
- Reference Values
- Specialty
- Diagnostic Imaging
- Abstract
- The key for any beginning radiologist who wishes to recognize pathological findings is to first acquire an ability to distinguish them from normal ones. This outstanding guide gives beginning radiologists the tools they need to systematically approach and recognize normal MR and CT images. Highlights include: Reference-quality images from the author's own teaching files show all standard normal findings as seen in CT and MRI; Checklists in each section offer the reader a systematic way to approach the images; Thorough guidelines to help beginning radiologists dictate their reports; Lists of standard measurements and tips for ruling out pathology.
- Format
- e-Book
- Location
- Online
The Management of Eating Disorders and Obesity
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat40503
edited by David J. Goldstein.
(Second edition)
--Totowa, NJ:
Humana Press
, c2005.
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- Online
In this much-anticipated new edition of The Management of Eating Disorders and Obesity, a panel of internationally recognized eating disorder experts has expanded and fully updated their widely acclaimed book to reflect recent scientific and therapeutic developments. Stressing human physiology, treatment, and disease prevention, the authors take advantage of the new molecular understanding of the biological regulation of energy intake to discuss growth factors, hormones, cellular and nuclear re…
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- Other Authors
- Goldstein, David J. (David Joel) 1947-
- Responsibility
- edited by David J. Goldstein
- Edition
- Second edition
- Place of Publication
- Totowa, NJ
- Publisher
- Humana Press
- Date of Publication
- c2005
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (xx, 426 p. : 27 illus.)
- Series
- Nutrition and Health
- Series Title
- Nutrition and health (Totowa, N.J.)
- ISBN
- 9781592598656
- 9781588293411 (print ed.)
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Anorexia Nervosa - therapy
- Bulimia - therapy
- Obesity - therapy
- Abstract
- In this much-anticipated new edition of The Management of Eating Disorders and Obesity, a panel of internationally recognized eating disorder experts has expanded and fully updated their widely acclaimed book to reflect recent scientific and therapeutic developments. Stressing human physiology, treatment, and disease prevention, the authors take advantage of the new molecular understanding of the biological regulation of energy intake to discuss growth factors, hormones, cellular and nuclear receptors and their ligands, gene promoters, adipose tissue, and apply this information to the treatment of obesity. Updated chapters review specific evidence-based and future treatment modalities, including low-calorie diets, pharmacotherapies, combination therapies, genetic interventions, and surgery. Each of these chapters presents an objective evaluation of the treatment and identifies the positives and negatives that have been seen during clinical studies, as well as cumulative data derived from clinical practice. New chapters include material on the use of the internet in the education and treatment of eating disorders and obesity, and on the role of appetite and satiety in obesity treatment, particularly with regard to the low carbohydrate diet. Authoritative and up to date, The Management of Eating Disorders and Obesity, Second Edition, provides health professionals with both scientific understanding that eating disorders and obesity are not merely a matter of losing a few pounds, and numerous practical suggestions to improve the management of patients suffering these disorders.
- Contents
- Bulimia Nervosa -- Bulimia Nervosa -- Counseling Patients With Bulimia Nervosa -- Pharmacological Therapy of Bulimia Nervosa -- Prevention of Eating Disorders -- Anorexia Nervosa -- Anorexia Nervosa -- Treatment of Anorexia Nervosa -- Pharmacological Therapy for Anorexia Nervosa -- The Internet and Eating Disorders -- Obesity -- Etiologies of Obesity -- Medical Consequences of Obesity and Benefits of Weight Loss -- Obese Patients With Binge-Eating Disorder -- Overview and the Future of Obesity Treatment -- The Role of Physical Activity, Exercise, and Nutrition in the Treatment of Obesity -- Lifestyle Modification in the Treatment of Obesity -- Very Low-Calorie Diets -- Pharmacotherapy of Obesity -- Combination Therapies for Obesity -- Genetics and Potential Treatments of Obesity -- The Role of Hunger and Satiety in Weight Management -- Surgical Interventions for the Management of Obesity -- Clinical Experience in a Comprehensive Weight-Management Center -- The Multidisciplinary Team in the Management of Obesity -- The Internet and Obesity Treatment -- Barriers to Treatment -- Prevention of Obesity.
- Format
- e-Book
- Location
- Online
The new Sjogren's syndrome handbook
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat22002
Wallace, Daniel J.
Sjogren's Syndrome Foundation.
(3rd ed., rev. and expanded)
--Oxford, England:
Oxford University Press
, 2005.
- Call Number
- WE 346 N532 2005
- Location
- Halifax Infirmary
- Call Number
- WE 346 N532 2005
- Author
- Wallace, Daniel J
- Corporate Author
- Sjogren's Syndrome Foundation
- Edition
- 3rd ed., rev. and expanded
- Place of Publication
- Oxford, England
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Date of Publication
- 2005
- Physical Description
- 265 p.
- ISBN
- 0195172280
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Sjogren's Syndrome - Popular Works
- Contents
- Preface / Evelyn J. Bromet -- Introduction : why write a book on Sjogren’s syndrome? / Daniel J. Wallace -- 1. History of Sjogren’s syndrome / Norman Talal -- 2. What is Sjogren’s syndrome? / Arthur Grayzel -- 3. Who develops Sjogren’s syndrome? / Daniel J. Wallace -- 4. What leads to dryness? / Janine Smith and Serena Morrison -- 5. Sjogren’s syndrome : a genetic and immunologic perspective / Lama Hashish, Amr Sawalha, John B. Harley and Robert Fox -- 6. Generalized symptoms and signs of Sjogren’s syndrome / Nehad R. Soloman and Steven E. Carsons -- 7. Dry eye / Abha Gulati and Reza Dana -- 8. Salivary glands, ears, nose, and larynx / Robert S. Lebovics -- 9. Dry mouth : a dental perspective on Sjogren’s / Ava J. Wu and Troy E. Daniels -- 10. internal organs in Sjogren’s / Fotini C. Soliotis, Stuart S. Kassan and Haralampos M. Moutsopoulos -- 11. Manifestations of connective tissue diseases seen in secondary Sjogren’s / Frederick B. Vivino -- 12. Useful studies : blood tests, imaging, biopsies, and beyond / Roger A. Levy, Veronica S. Vilela and Mirhelen M. Abreu -- 13. How can I be sure it’s really Sjogren’s? / Robert F. Spiera and Harry Spiera -- 14. Treatment of dry eye / Michael A. Lemp -- 15. Treatment of dry mouth / Philip C. Fox -- 16. Systemic therapies in Sjogren’s / Aikaterini D. Chrysochou, Fotini C. Soliotis, Stuart S. Kassan and Haralampos M. Moutsopoulos -- 17. Taming Sjogren’s : fighting fatigue, lifestyle factors, and nondrug management / Jeanne L. Melvin -- 18. Conquering Sjogren’s / Joan E. Broderick and Evelyn J. Bromet -- 19. Complementary and alternative therapies for Sjogren’s syndrome / Swamy Venuturupalli -- 20. How are drugs tested for Sjogren’s? / Stanley R. Pillemer -- 21. Adjunctive measures, comorbidities, and reproductive issues in Sjogren’s / Marilyn Solsky and Michael H. Weisman -- 22. Can I work? / David S. Hallegua -- 23. What will happen to me? / Clio P. Mavragani, Stuart S. Kassan and Haralampos M. Moutsopoulos -- 24. Is there hope for a cure? / Arthur Grayzel -- App. Resource materials / Katherine Morland Hammitt -- App. Products for Sjogren’s patients / Bonnie T. Litton, Joan Manny and Katherine Morland Hammitt.
- Format
- Book
- Location
- Halifax Infirmary
- Loan Period
- 3 weeks
Pocket atlas of endodontics
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat26992
Rudolf Beer, Michael A. Baumann, Andrej M. Kielbassa.
--Stuttgart:
Thieme
, c2006.
- Available Online
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- Location
- Online
Endodontology has seen enormous advances in recent years. New high-tech tools, such as operative microscopes in combination with ultrasound and nickel-titanium files, make possible a high-level of quality in treatment with excellent long-term treatment results. Regular updating of knowledge is indispensable for every practitioner. This book provides a fast and up-to-date orientation of the entire area of endodontology.
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- Author
- Beer, Rudolf
- Other Authors
- Baumann, Michael A.
- Kielbassa, Andrej M.
- Responsibility
- Rudolf Beer, Michael A. Baumann, Andrej M. Kielbassa
- Alternate Title
- Endodontics
- Place of Publication
- Stuttgart
- Publisher
- Thieme
- Date of Publication
- c2006
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (xiv, 230 p.)
- ISBN
- 9781588903471
- 9781604061055 (eISBN)
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Endodontics - Atlases
- Endodontics - Handbooks
- Dental Pulp Diseases - atlases
- Dental Pulp Diseases - handbooks
- Root Canal Therapy - Atlases
- Root Canal Therapy - Handbooks
- Specialty
- Dentistry
- Abstract
- Endodontology has seen enormous advances in recent years. New high-tech tools, such as operative microscopes in combination with ultrasound and nickel-titanium files, make possible a high-level of quality in treatment with excellent long-term treatment results. Regular updating of knowledge is indispensable for every practitioner. This book provides a fast and up-to-date orientation of the entire area of endodontology.
- Contents
- Anatomy, and types of endodontic pathology -- Diagnosis in endodontics -- Emergency treatment -- Treatment planning and preparation -- Trepanation and access cavity -- Root canal instrumentation.
- Format
- e-Book
- Location
- Online
A pharmacology primer : theory, applications, and methods
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat27192
Terry Kenakin.
(2nd ed.)
--Burlington, MA:
Elsevier Academic Press
, c2006.
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- Location
- Online
- Available Online
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- Author
- Kenakin, Terrence P
- Responsibility
- Terry Kenakin
- Edition
- 2nd ed.
- Place of Publication
- Burlington, MA
- Publisher
- Elsevier Academic Press
- Date of Publication
- c2006
- Physical Description
- xviii, 299 p.
- ISBN
- 6610707650 (electronic bk.)
- 9786610707652 (electronic bk.)
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
- Pharmacology
- Pharmacokinetics
- Receptors, Drug - physiology
- Contents
- Cover -- Front cover -- Foreword to Second Edition -- Foreword to First Edition -- Table of Contents -- 1 What Is Pharmacology? -- 1.1 About This Book -- 1.2 What Is Pharmacology? -- 1.3 The Receptor Concept -- 1.4 Pharmacological Test Systems -- 1.5 The Nature of Drug Receptors -- 1.6 Pharmacological Intervention and the Therapeutic Landscape -- 1.7 System-independent Drug Parameters: Affinity and Efficacy -- 1.8 What Is Affinity? -- 1.9 The Langmuir Adsorption Isotherm -- 1.10 What Is Efficacy? -- 1.11 Dose-response Curves -- 1.12 Chapter Summary and Conclusions -- 1.13 Derivations: Conformational Selections as a Mechanism of Efficacy -- 2 How Different Tissues Process Drug Response -- 2.1 Drug Response as Seen Through the ''Cellular Veil'' -- 2.2 The Biochemical Nature of Stimulus-response Cascades -- 2.3 The Mathematical Approximation of Stimulus-response Mechanisms -- 2.4 System Effects on Agonist Response: Full and Partial Agonists -- 2.5 Differential Cellular Response to Receptor Stimulus -- 2.6 Receptor Desensitization and Tachyphylaxis -- 2.7 The Measurement of Drug Activity -- 2.8 Advantages and Disadvantages of Different Assay Formats -- 2.9 Drug Concentration as an Independent Variable -- 2.10 Chapter Summary and Conclusions -- 2.11 Derivations -- 3 Drug-Receptor Theory -- 3.1 About This Chapter -- 3.2 Drug-Receptor Theory -- 3.3 The Use of Mathematical Models in Pharmacology -- 3.4 Some Specific Uses of Models in Pharmacology -- 3.5 Classical Model of Receptor Function -- 3.6 The Operational Model of Receptor Function -- 3.7 Two-state Theory -- 3.8 The Ternary Complex Model -- 3.9 The Extended Ternary Model -- 3.10 Constitutive Receptor Activity -- 3.11 The Cubic Ternary Complex Model -- 3.12 Chapter Summary and Conclusions -- 3.13 Derivations -- 4 Pharmacological Assay Formats: Binding -- 4.1 The Structure of This Chapter -- 4.2 Binding Theory and Experiment -- 4.3 Complex Binding Phenomena: Agonist Affinity from Binding Curves -- 4.4 Experimental Prerequisites for Correct Application of Binding Techniques -- 4.5 Chapter Summary and Conclusions -- 4.6 Derivations -- 5 Agonists: The Measurement of Affinity and Efficacy in Functional Assays -- 5.1 Functional Pharmacological Experiments -- 5.2 The Choice of Functional Assays -- 5.3 Recombinant Functional Systems -- 5.4 Functional Experiments: Dissimulation in Time -- 5.5 Experiments in Real Time Versus Stop Time -- 5.6 The Measurement of Agonist Affinity in Functional Experiments -- 5.7 Estimates of Relative Efficacy of Agonists in Functional Experiments -- 5.8 Chapter Summary and Conclusions -- 5.9 Derivations -- 6 Orthosteric Drug Antagonism -- 6.1 Introduction -- 6.2 Kinetics of Drug-Receptor Interaction -- 6.3 Surmountable Competitive Antagonism -- 6.4 Noncompetitive Antagonism -- 6.5 Agonist-Antagonist Hemi-equilibria -- 6.6 Resultant Analysis -- 6.7 Chapter Summary and Conclusions -- 6.8 Derivations -- 7 Allosteric Drug Antagonism -- 7.1 Introduction -- 7.2 The Nature of Receptor Allosterism -- 7.3 Properties of Allosteric Modulators -- 7.4 Functional Study of Allosteric Modula
- Format
- e-Book
- Location
- Online
The brain that changes itself : stories of personal triumph from the frontiers of brain science
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat26139
Doidge, Norman.
--New York:
Penguin Books
, 2007.
- Call Number
- WL 102 D657 2007
- Location
- Nova Scotia Hospital
A new science called neuroplasticity is overthrowing the old notion that the human brain is immutable. Psychoanalyst Doidge traveled the country to meet both the brilliant scientists championing neuroplasticity and the people whose lives they've transformed--people whose mental limitations or brain damage were seen as unalterable. We see a woman born with half a brain that rewired itself to work as a whole, blind people who learn to see, learning disorders cured, IQs raised, aging brains rejuve…
- Call Number
- WL 102 D657 2007
- Author
- Doidge, Norman
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Publisher
- Penguin Books
- Date of Publication
- 2007
- Physical Description
- 427 p
- ISBN
- 9780143113102
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Brain Damage, Chronic - rehabilitation
- Mental Disorders - rehabilitation
- Neuronal Plasticity
- Abstract
- A new science called neuroplasticity is overthrowing the old notion that the human brain is immutable. Psychoanalyst Doidge traveled the country to meet both the brilliant scientists championing neuroplasticity and the people whose lives they've transformed--people whose mental limitations or brain damage were seen as unalterable. We see a woman born with half a brain that rewired itself to work as a whole, blind people who learn to see, learning disorders cured, IQs raised, aging brains rejuvenated, stroke patients learning to speak, children with cerebral palsy learning to move with more grace, depression and anxiety disorders successfully treated, and lifelong character traits changed. Using these stories to probe mysteries of the body, emotion, love, sex, culture, and education, Dr. Doidge has written an inspiring book that will permanently alter the way we look at our brains, human nature, and human potential.--From publisher description.
- Contents
- A woman perpetually falling : rescued by the man who discovered the plasticity of our senses -- Building herself a better brain : a woman labeled "retarded" discovers how to heal herself -- Redesigning the brain : a scientist changes brains to sharpen perception and memory, increase speed of thought, and heal learning problems -- Acquiring tastes and loves : what neuroplasticity teaches about sexual attraction and love -- Midnight resurrections : stroke victims learn to move and speak again -- Brain lock unlocked : using plasticity to stop worries, obsessions, compulsions, and bad habits -- Pain : the dark side of plasticity -- Imagination : how thinking makes it so -- Turning our ghosts into ancestors : psychoanalysis as a neuroplastic therapy -- Rejuvenation : the discovery of the neuronal stem cell and lessons for preserving our brains -- More than the sum of her parts : a woman shows us how radically plastic the brain can be -- The culturally modified brain -- Plasticity and the idea of progress.
- Format
- Book
- Publication Type
- Case Reports
- Location
- Nova Scotia Hospital
- Copies
- 1
- Loan Period
- 3 weeks
Eye movements : a window on mind and brain
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat27597
van Gompel, Roger.
--Amsterdam, Netherlands:
Elsevier
, 2007.
- Available Online
- View e-Book
- Location
- Online
- Available Online
- View e-Book
- Author
- van Gompel, Roger
- Place of Publication
- Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Publisher
- Elsevier
- Date of Publication
- 2007
- Physical Description
- 720 p.
- ISBN
- 9780080474915
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Eye Movements - Congresses
- Contents
- Ch. 1 Eye moment research: an overview of current and past developments / R.P.G. Van Gompel, M.H. Fischer, W.S. Murray, R.L. Hill -- Ch. 2 Scanning the seen: vision and the origins of eye-movement research / N.J. Wade -- Ch. 3 Eye movement research in the 1950s / G. Westheimer -- Ch. 4 Fixation strategies during active behaviour / M.F. Land -- Ch. 5 Using eye movements to probe development and dysfunction / D.P. Munoz, I. Armstrong, B. Coe -- Ch. 6 Anti-saccade task performance is dependent upon bold activation prior to stimulus presentation: an fMRI study in human subjects / K.A. Ford, M.R.G. Brown, S. Everling -- Ch. 7 Commutative eye rotations in congenital nystagmus / L.J. Bour, J.N. Van Der Meer, A.M. Van Mourik -- Ch. 8 Transsaccadic recognition in scene exploration / P. De Graef -- Ch. 9 How postsaccadic visual structure affects the detection of intrasaccadic target displacements / C. Koch, H. Deubel -- Ch. 10 Transsaccadic memory: building a stable world from glance to glance / D. Melcher, C. Morrone -- Ch. 11 Models of oculomotor control in reading / R. Radach, R. Reilly, A. Inhoff -- Ch. 12 Modeling the effects of lexical ambiguity on eye movements during reading / E.D. Reichle, A. Pollatsek, K. Rayner -- Ch. 13 Dynamic coding of saccade length in reading / S. Yang, F. Vitu -- Ch. 14 An iterative algorithm for the estimation of mislocated fixations during reading / R. Engbert, A. Nuthmann, R. Kliegl -- Ch. 15 Eye movements in reading words and sentences / C. Clifton Jr, A. Staub, K. Rayner -- Ch. 16 The influence of semantic transparency on eye movements during English compound word recognition / B.J. Juhasz -- Ch. 17 The interplay between parafoveal preview and morphological processing in reading / R. Bertram, J. Hyönä -- Ch. 18 Foveal load and parafoveal processing: the case of word skipping / S. J. White -- Ch. 19 Flexibility of letter coding: nonadjacent letter transposition effects in the parafovea / R.L. Johnson -- Ch. 20 Eye movements and spoken language processing / M.K. Tanenhaus -- Ch. 21 Influence of visual processing on phonetically driven saccades in the "visual world" paradigm / D. Dahan, M.K. Tanenhaus, A. P. Salverda -- Ch. 22 Processing of filled pause disfluencies in the visual world / K.G.D. Bailey, F. Ferreira -- Ch. 23 Speech-to-gaze alignment in anticipation errors / L.R. Wheeldon, A.S. Meyer, F. Van Der Meulen -- Ch. 24 Comparing the time course of processing initially ambiguous and unambiguous German SVO/OVS sentences in depicted events / P. Knoeferle -- Ch. 25 Visual salience does not account for eye movements during visual search in real-world scenes / J.M. Henderson, J.R. Brockmole, M.S. Castelhano, M. Mack -- Ch. 26 Congruency, saliency and gist in the inspection of objects in natural scenes / G. Underwood, L. Humphreys, E. Cross -- Ch. 27 Saccadic search: on the duration of a fixation / I.T.C. Hooge, B.N.S. Vlaskamp, E.A.B. Over -- Ch. 28 Effects of context and instruction on the guidance of eye movements during a conjunctive visual search task / J. Shen, A. Elahipanah, E. M. Reingold -- Ch. 29 Absence of scene context effects in object detection and eye gaze capture / L. Gareze, J.M. Findlay -- Ch. 30 Learning where to look / t M.M. Hayhoe, D. Droll, N. Mennie -- Ch. 31 Oculomotor behavior in natural and man-made environments / J.B. Pelz, C. Rothkopf -- Ch. 32 Gaze fixation patterns during goal-directed locomotion while navigating around obstacles and a new route-selection model / A.E. Patla, S.S. Tomescu, M. Grieg, A. Novak -- Ch. 33 Don't look now: the magic of misdirection / B.W. Tatler, G. Kuhn.
- Format
- e-Book
- Location
- Online
Gender and Recovery from Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery : A Psychological Perspective
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat40955
Friederike Kendel.
--Darmstadt:
Steinkopff
, c2009.
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- Online
The number of coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) operations has increased continually over the past decade. To date, roughly one-third of these are performed on women. Despite the tremendous progress made in cardiovascular surgery, not all patients profit equally from it, and the mortality rate of women still exceeds that of men by a factor of two. Studies conducted to investigate this marked gender difference have yielded conflicting results. In particular, adjustment for clinical risk factor…
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- Author
- Kendel, Friederike
- Responsibility
- Friederike Kendel
- Place of Publication
- Darmstadt
- Publisher
- Steinkopff
- Date of Publication
- c2009
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (viii, 98 p. : 11 illus., 8 illus. in color)
- Series Vol.
- 7
- Series Title
- Fortschritte der Herz-, Thorax- und Gefäßchirurgie
- ISBN
- 9783798518568
- 9783798518551 (print ed.)
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Coronary Artery Bypass - psychology
- Coronary Artery Bypass - rehabilitation
- Sex Factors
- Abstract
- The number of coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) operations has increased continually over the past decade. To date, roughly one-third of these are performed on women. Despite the tremendous progress made in cardiovascular surgery, not all patients profit equally from it, and the mortality rate of women still exceeds that of men by a factor of two. Studies conducted to investigate this marked gender difference have yielded conflicting results. In particular, adjustment for clinical risk factors seemed to diminish the difference, but could not fully explain it. Therefore psychosocial parameters, in particular depression and psychosocial stress, have gained increasing attention as predictors for both mortality and quality of life after CABG operation. Gender differences in these variables have long been observed in patients undergoing CABG: female patients are on average older, more often depressive and more often living alone than male patients. This book presents the very first German study to focus on these gender differences. By describing the gender-specific influence of psychological and clinical variables on the recovery process, this work fills an important gap in cardiovascular research. Its approach is interdisciplinary in the best sense. The study underlines the importance of psychosocial variables for both mortality and quality of life in the context of CABG. Thus, it may be seen as a basis for a better understanding and treatment of CABG patients.
- Contents
- 1. Introduction -- 1.1 Gender Differences in Mortality After CABG -- 1.2 Gender Aspects of Risk Factors -- 1.3 Outcome Measures -- 2. Hypotheses -- 2.1 Gender Differences in Risk Factors and Outcomes -- 2.2 Moderator Hypotheses -- 2.3 Mediator Hypotheses -- 3. Method -- 3.1 Participants -- 3.2 Measurements -- 3.3 General Statistical Procedures -- 3.4 Sample -- 4. Results -- 4.1 Predictors of Mortality and Physical Functioning Based on Preoperative Data -- 4.2 Predictors of Well-Being Based on Longitudinal Data -- 4.3 Predictive Relationship Between Physical Functioning and Depression -- 5. Discussion -- 5.1 Gender Differences in Outcome -- 5.2 Gender Aspects in Recovery -- 5.3 Is Depression Predictive for Physical Functioning? -- 5.4 Limitations -- 5.5 Clinical Implications -- 5.6 Conclusion -- 6. Summary -- 7. Zusammenfassung -- 8. References.
- Format
- e-Book
- Location
- Online
Denying AIDS : conspiracy theories, pseudoscience, and human tragedy
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat40970
Seth C. Kalichman ; foreward by Nicoli Nattarass.
--New York, NY:
Copernicus Books
, c2009.
- Available Online
- View e-Book
- Location
- Online
Paralleling the discovery of HIV and the rise of the AIDS pandemic, a flock of naysayers has dedicated itself to replacing genuine knowledge with destructive misinformation and spreading from the fringe to the mainstream media and the think tank. Now from the editor of the journal AIDS and Behavior comes a bold exposé of the scientific and sociopolitical forces involved in this toxic evasion. Denying AIDS traces the origins of AIDS dissidents disclaimers during the earliest days of the epidemic…
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- View e-Book
- Author
- Kalichman, Seth C.
- Responsibility
- Seth C. Kalichman ; foreward by Nicoli Nattarass
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY
- Publisher
- Copernicus Books
- Date of Publication
- c2009
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (xviii, 205 p. : ill.)
- ISBN
- 9780387794761
- 9780387794754 (print ed.)
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome - psychology
- Anti-HIV Agents
- Denial (Psychology)
- Health Policy
- Quackery
- Abstract
- Paralleling the discovery of HIV and the rise of the AIDS pandemic, a flock of naysayers has dedicated itself to replacing genuine knowledge with destructive misinformation and spreading from the fringe to the mainstream media and the think tank. Now from the editor of the journal AIDS and Behavior comes a bold exposé of the scientific and sociopolitical forces involved in this toxic evasion. Denying AIDS traces the origins of AIDS dissidents disclaimers during the earliest days of the epidemic and delves into the psychology and politics of the current denial movement in its various incarnations. Seth Kalichman focuses not on the “difficult” or doubting patient, but on organized, widespread forms of denial (including the idea that HIV itself is a myth and HIV treatments are poison) and the junk science, faulty logic, conspiracy theories, and larger forces of homophobia and racism that fuel them. The malignant results of AIDS denial can be seen in those individuals who refuse to be tested, ignore their diagnoses, or reject the treatments that could save their lives. Instead of ignoring these currents, asserts Kalichman, science has a duty to counter them. Among the topics covered include: why AIDS denialism endures, and why science must understand it, pioneer virus HIV researcher Peter Duesberg’s role in AIDS denialism, the social conservative agenda and the politics of AIDS denial, from the courts to the White House, yhe impact of HIV misinformation on public health in South Africa and fighting fiction with reality: anti-denialism and the scientific community. For anyone affected by, interested in, or working with researchers in HIV/AIDS, and public health professionals in general, the insight and vision of Denying AIDS will inspire outrage, discussion, and ultimately action.
- Contents
- HIV/AIDS Denialism Is Alive and Well -- Peter Duesberg and the Origins of HIV/AIDS Denialism -- AIDS Pseudoscience -- Denalist Journalism and Conspiracy Theories -- Politics of Denialsm -- Getting Out of Denial -- Epilogue: The Most Ironic Conspiracy.
- Format
- e-Book
- Location
- Online
Thoracic radiology : the requisites
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat31553
Theresa C. McLoud, Phillip M. Boiselle.
(2nd ed.)
--Philadelphia:
Mosby Elsevier
, c2010.
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- View e-Book
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- Location
- Online
As part of the successful THE REQUISITES series, the second edition of Thoracic Radiology: The Requisites, by Theresa McLoud, MD and Phillip Boiselle, MD, presents the most essential information you need to know about chest radiology, including some of the more recent techniques in chest imaging such as CTA and PET imaging. Its concise and up-to-date coverage prepares you for examinations and clinical practice. Abundantly illustrated with over 800 images and covering all functional units of che…
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- View e-Book
- Author
- McLoud, Theresa C
- Other Authors
- Boiselle, Phillip M
- Responsibility
- Theresa C. McLoud, Phillip M. Boiselle
- Edition
- 2nd ed.
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia
- Publisher
- Mosby Elsevier
- Date of Publication
- c2010
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (xv, 422 p.)
- Series Title
- Requisites in radiology
- ISBN
- 9780323076739 (electronic bk.)
- 9780323027908
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Thoracic Diseases - diagnostic imaging
- Lung Diseases - diagnostic imaging
- Radiography, Thoracic - methods
- Subjects (LCSH)
- Chest - Imaging
- Thoracic Diseases - radiography
- Lung Diseases - radiography
- Radiography, Thoracic - methods
- Abstract
- As part of the successful THE REQUISITES series, the second edition of Thoracic Radiology: The Requisites, by Theresa McLoud, MD and Phillip Boiselle, MD, presents the most essential information you need to know about chest radiology, including some of the more recent techniques in chest imaging such as CTA and PET imaging. Its concise and up-to-date coverage prepares you for examinations and clinical practice. Abundantly illustrated with over 800 images and covering all functional units of chest organs, this book discusses diagnostic imaging of the most frequently seen problems and the interventional techniques performed in thoracic radiology. Find what you need quickly and easily - Numerous tables, charts and boxes summarize clinical features, pathology and radiographic signs to reinforce important techniques. See imaging findings as they appear in practice covering the full array of thoracic conditions. Get all you need to know from this comprehensive yet concise source which contains the essential principles that residents and practitioners need to know.
- Contents
- Thoracic radiology : imaging methods, radiographic signs, and diagnosis of chest disease / McLoud, Aquino -- Congenital abnormalities of the thorax / McLoud, Boiselle -- Pulmonary infections in the normal host / McLoud, Boiselle -- Pulmonary diseases in the immunocompromised host with or without acquired immunodeficiency syndrome / McLoud, Boiselle -- Radiography for the critical care patient / Trotman-Dickenson -- Thoracic trauma / Trotman-Dickenson, Ledbetter -- Interstitial lung disease / McLoud, Digumarthy -- The pneumoconioses / McLoud, Digumarthy -- Diseases of altered immunologic activity / McLoud, Boiselle, Trotman-Dickenson -- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and asthma / McLoud, Boiselle -- Pulmonary neoplasms / McLoud, Digumarthy -- The trachea / Digumarthy, Shepard -- The bronchi / Digumarthy, Shepard -- Pulmonary vascular abnormalities / Boiselle, Wittram -- The mediastinum : anatomy / Boiselle -- Mediastinal masses / Boiselle -- Diffuse mediastinal abnormalities / Boiselle -- The pleura / McLoud, Boiselle -- Interventional techniques / McLoud, Digumarthy.
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Cancer Chemotherapy in Clinical Practice
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat30817
Terry Priestman.
(2nd ed.)
--London:
Springer
, c2012.
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The last decade has seen many dramatic changes in cancer chemotherapy, with the introduction of a number of new forms of treatment as well as important developments in the more traditional fields of cytotoxic and hormonal therapy. Now in its second edition, this book summarizes the whole range of systemic cancer therapies and their clinical applications, taking into account new drugs and the emerging concept of personalized therapy. Intended as an introductory text for junior doctors, nurses a…
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- Priestman, Terrence
- Responsibility
- Terry Priestman
- Edition
- 2nd ed.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Publisher
- Springer
- Date of Publication
- c2012
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (xiii, 177 p. : 15 ill., 3 ill. in color)
- ISBN
- 9780857297273
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Neoplasms - drug therapy
- Antineoplastic Agents - therapeutic use
- Abstract
- The last decade has seen many dramatic changes in cancer chemotherapy, with the introduction of a number of new forms of treatment as well as important developments in the more traditional fields of cytotoxic and hormonal therapy. Now in its second edition, this book summarizes the whole range of systemic cancer therapies and their clinical applications, taking into account new drugs and the emerging concept of personalized therapy. Intended as an introductory text for junior doctors, nurses and medical students, Cancer Chemotherapy in Clinical Practice is divided into three sections: The Theoretical Basis of Cancer Chemotherapy: following a historical introduction the different treatment modalities are explained in the context of basic tumor biology Practical Aspects of Chemotherapy: covering dosing and drug delivery together with an extensive discussion of possible side-effects and their management Chemotherapy in the Management of Cancer: explaining the place of drug treatment and the outcomes that can be expected from chemotherapy in all the major cancers.
- Contents
- 1. The Theoretical Basis of Cancer Chemotherapy -- 2. Practical aspects of chemotherapy -- 3. Part III: Chemotherapy in the management of cancer
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- e-Book
- Location
- Online
Imaging in Pediatric Pulmonology
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat30856
Robert H. Cleveland, editor ... [et al.].
--New York, NY:
Springer
, c2012.
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Imaging in Pediatric Pulmonology is a definitive reference to imaging and differential diagnosis for pediatric pulmonology. Diseases and disorders seen in everyday clinical practice are featured, including infections, developmental disorders, airway abnormalities, diffuse lung diseases, focal lung diseases, and lung tumors. Organized to support the clinical thought process, the text begins with a series of clinical algorithms that provide a starting point for formulating a diagnosis. The physic…
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- Cleveland, Robert H
- Responsibility
- Robert H. Cleveland, editor ... [et al.]
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY
- Publisher
- Springer
- Date of Publication
- c2012
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (xiv, 389 p. : 318 ill., 48 ill. in color)
- ISBN
- 9781441958723
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Respiratory Tract Diseases - diagnosis
- Subjects (LCSH)
- Diagnostic imaging
- Pneumology
- Pediatrics
- Abstract
- Imaging in Pediatric Pulmonology is a definitive reference to imaging and differential diagnosis for pediatric pulmonology. Diseases and disorders seen in everyday clinical practice are featured, including infections, developmental disorders, airway abnormalities, diffuse lung diseases, focal lung diseases, and lung tumors. Organized to support the clinical thought process, the text begins with a series of clinical algorithms that provide a starting point for formulating a diagnosis. The physician will be able to identify the differentials by symptom complex and accordingly determine what test would be effective and how to proceed. The balance of the book is image-based and presents a comprehensive, multi-modality approach, with an emphasis on plain film and cross-sectional imaging. The imaging sections are correlated with pathology and clinical findings to help readers learn what the modality of choice can enable them to see. Edited by Robert H. Cleveland, MD, Professor of Radiology at Harvard Medical School and Chief of the Division of Diagnostic Radiology at Children's Hospital Boston, the book includes a talented group of associate editors and contributing authors who are noted experts in pathology, pulmonology, and radiology, making Imaging in Pediatric Pulmonology an ideal reference for all physicians involved in the diagnosis and treatment of pediatric pulmonary issues.
- Contents
- 1. Clinical Algorithms -- 2. Normal Growth and Physiology -- 3. The Normal Pediatric Chest -- 4. Congenital Lung Masses -- 5. Congenital and Miscellaneous Abnormalities -- 6. The Pediatric Airway -- 7. Newborn Chest -- 8. Interstitial Lung Disease in Infants and Children: New Classification System with Emphasis on Clinical, Imaging, and Pathological Correlation -- 9. Abnormal Venous Drainage -- 10. Pulmonary Hypertension in Infants and Children -- 11. Focal Lung Disease -- 12. Pleural Effusion and Pneumothorax -- 13. Oncologic Disease -- 14. Asthma -- 15. Cystic Fibrosis -- 16. Percutaneous Chest Intervention -- 17. Lung Transplant -- 18. Fetal Imaging of the Chest -- 19. Pulmonary Incidentalomas.
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- e-Book
- Location
- Online
Atlas of Dermatology in Internal Medicine
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat30919
Néstor P. Sánchez, editor.
--New York, NY:
Springer
, c2012.
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Atlas of Dermatology in Internal Medicine is the only concise text-atlas to cover the most common and most important cutaneous manifestations of systemic disease in children and adults. It features more than 150 clinical photographs that are accompanied by format-driven, clinically focused text on the diagnosis and management of cutaneous manifestations of connective tissue, pulmonary, renal, GI, endocrine, malignant, infectious, and HIV disease. There is also a separate chapter on skin disease…
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- Sánchez, Néstor P
- Responsibility
- Néstor P. Sánchez, editor
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY
- Publisher
- Springer
- Date of Publication
- c2012
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (xiv, 148 p. : 129 ill. in color)
- ISBN
- 9781461406884
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Skin Diseases - Atlases
- Skin Manifestations - Atlases
- Subjects (LCSH)
- Dermatology
- Internal medicine
- Abstract
- Atlas of Dermatology in Internal Medicine is the only concise text-atlas to cover the most common and most important cutaneous manifestations of systemic disease in children and adults. It features more than 150 clinical photographs that are accompanied by format-driven, clinically focused text on the diagnosis and management of cutaneous manifestations of connective tissue, pulmonary, renal, GI, endocrine, malignant, infectious, and HIV disease. There is also a separate chapter on skin diseases commonly seen in the ICU. A special feature is its systematic coverage of clinically relevant dermatopathology. The book is a helpful tool for physicians and trainees in internal medicine, family medicine, pediatrics, emergency medicine, and critical care medicine, as well as family, emergency, and critical care nurse practitioners.
- Contents
- Preface -- List of Contributors -- 1.Cutaneous Manifestations of Connective Tissue Diseases -- 2.Cutaneous Manifestations of Pulmonary Diseases -- 3.Cutaneous Manifestations of Renal Disease -- 4.Cutaneous Manifestations of Gastrointestinal Disease -- 5.Cutaneous Manifestations of Common Endocrine Diseases -- 6.Cutaneous Manifestations of Internal Malignancy and Paraneoplastic Syndromes -- 7.Cutaneous Manifestations of Infectious Diseases -- 8.Cutaneous Manifestations of HIV Disease -- 9.Cutaneous Disorders in the Intensive Care Unit.
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- e-Book
- Location
- Online
Injury Research : Theories, Methods, and Approaches
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat30947
Guohua Li, Susan P. Baker, editors.
--New York, NY:
Springer
, c2012.
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From the long-held popular belief, "accidents will happen," it is now recognized that this needn't be the case. More and more, injury is being seen as no accident, not only predictable, but preventable and an important public health issue requiring rigorous study and multiple levels of intervention. To this end, Injury Research: Theories, Methods, and Approaches assembles a team of multidisciplinary experts from around the globe. Early chapters provide a solid foundation for gathering injury d…
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- Li, Guohua
- Baker, Susan P
- Responsibility
- Guohua Li, Susan P. Baker, editors
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY
- Publisher
- Springer
- Date of Publication
- c2012
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (xxii, 676 p. : 115 ill., 37 ill. in color)
- ISBN
- 9781461415992
- Subjects (LCSH)
- Epidemiology
- Trauma
- Abstract
- From the long-held popular belief, "accidents will happen," it is now recognized that this needn't be the case. More and more, injury is being seen as no accident, not only predictable, but preventable and an important public health issue requiring rigorous study and multiple levels of intervention. To this end, Injury Research: Theories, Methods, and Approaches assembles a team of multidisciplinary experts from around the globe. Early chapters provide a solid foundation for gathering injury data and monitoring trends. Research methods and injury-reduction approaches gleaned from public health, medicine, engineering, behavioral science, and other areas demonstrate both the intricacies of causation and the potential for intervention. The result is an authoritative and comprehensive reference relevant across professional fields, geared toward fruitful collaborations. Injury Research is a bedrock text for graduate students and researchers in public health, medicine, biomechanical engineering, safety engineering, and behavioral science working in injury control, violence prevention, emergency medical services, trauma care, risk assessment, accident investigation and litigation, traffic safety, home safety, vehicle and product design, patient safety, health promotion, and public policy. Professionals working in health departments, the insurance sector, health economics, environmental engineering, civil engineering, urban planning, law enforcement, and criminal justice should find it important reading as well.
- Contents
- Part I. Injury Surveillance -- 1. Surveillance of Injury Mortality -- 2. Surveillance of Injury Morbidity -- 3. Injury Surveillance in Special Populations -- 4. Surveillance of Traumatic Brain Injury -- Part II. Injury Causation -- 5. Forensic Patholoy -- 6. Determination of Injury Mechanisms -- 7. Ergonomics -- 8. Experimental Methods -- 9. Epidemiologic Methods -- 10 -- Qualitative Methods -- 11. Environmental Determinants -- 12. Behavioral Determinants -- Part III. Injury Outcome -- 13. Injury Profiling -- 14. Injury Severity Scaling -- 15. Triage -- 16. Prediction Rules -- 17. Biomarkers of Traumatic Injuries -- 18. Functional Outcomes -- 19. Injury Costing Frameworks -- Part IV. Analytical Approaches -- 20. Statistical Considerations -- 21. Video Data Analysis -- 22. Age-Period-Cohort Modeling -- 23. Multilevel Modeling -- 24. Geographic Information Systems -- 25. Spatial Regression -- 26. Social Network Analysis -- Part V. Approaches to Injury Reduction -- 27. Legal Approach -- 28. Public Policy -- 29. Environmental Approach -- 30. Technological Approach -- 31. Behavioral Approach -- 32. EMS and Trauma Systems -- 33. Systems Approach to Patient Safety -- 34. Intervention in Low-Income Countries -- 35. Implementing and Evaluating Interventions -- 36. Economic Evaluation of Interventions.
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- e-Book
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- Online
Atlas of Electroencephalography in Sleep Medicine
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat30962
Hrayr P. Attarian, Nidhi S. Undevia.
--New York, NY:
Springer
, c2012.
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Sleep Medicine is a field that attracts physicians from a variety of clinical backgrounds. As a result, the majority of sleep specialists who interpret sleep studies (PSG) do not have specialized training in neurophysiology and electroencephalography (EEG) interpretation. Given this and the fact that PSGs usually are run at a third of the speed of EEGs and that they usually have a limited array of electrodes, waveforms frequently appear different on the PSGs compared to the EEGs. This can lead …
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- Attarian, Hrayr P
- Other Authors
- Undevia, Nidhi S
- Responsibility
- Hrayr P. Attarian, Nidhi S. Undevia
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY
- Publisher
- Springer
- Date of Publication
- c2012
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (x, 98 p. : 156 ill., 153 ill. in color)
- ISBN
- 9781461422938
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Sleep Wake Disorders - diagnosis - Atlases
- Electroencephalography - Atlases
- Sleep Medicine Specialty - methods
- Subjects (LCSH)
- Neurology
- Abstract
- Sleep Medicine is a field that attracts physicians from a variety of clinical backgrounds. As a result, the majority of sleep specialists who interpret sleep studies (PSG) do not have specialized training in neurophysiology and electroencephalography (EEG) interpretation. Given this and the fact that PSGs usually are run at a third of the speed of EEGs and that they usually have a limited array of electrodes, waveforms frequently appear different on the PSGs compared to the EEGs. This can lead to challenges interpreting certain unusual looking activity that may or may not be pathological. This Atlas of Electroencephalograpy in Sleep Medicine is extensively illustrated and provides an array of examples of normal waveforms commonly seen on PSG, in addition to normal variants, epileptiform and non-epileptiform abnormalities and common artifacts. This resource is divided into five main sections with a range of topics and chapters per section. The sections cover Normal Sleep Stages; Normal Variants; Epileptiform Abnormalities; Non-epileptiform Abnormalities; and Artifacts. Each example includes a brief description of each EEG together with its clinical significance, if any. Setting the booká apart from others in the field is the following feature: Each EEG discussed consists of at least three views of the same page -- one at a full EEG montage with 30mm/sec paper speed, the same montage at 10mm/sec (PSG speed) and a third showing the same thing at 10 mm/sec, but with the abbreviated PSG montage. Unique and the first resource of its kind in sleep medicine, the Atlas of Electroencephalograpy in Sleep Medicine will greatly assist those physicians and sleep specialists who read PSGs to identify common and unusual waveforms on EEG as they may appear during a sleep study and serve as a reference for them in that capacity.
- Contents
- Contributors -- Dedication -- Acknowledgments -- Preface -- Normal Sleep Stages -- Normal Electroencephalography Variants in Sleep -- Nonepileptiform Abnormalities -- Epileptiform Abnormalities -- Artifacts.
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- e-Book
- Location
- Online
Iron Physiology and Pathophysiology in Humans
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat30991
Gregory J. Anderson, Gordon D. McLaren, editors.
--New York, NY:
Humana Press
, c2012.
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Iron Physiology and Pathophysiology in Humans provides health professionals in many areas of research and practice with the most up-to-date and well-referenced volume on the importance of iron as a nutrient and its role in health and disease. This important new volume is the benchmark in the complex area of interrelationships between the essentiality of iron, its functions throughout the body, including its critical role in erythropoiesis, the biochemistry and clinical relevance of iron-contain…
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- Anderson, Gregory J
- McLaren, Gordon D
- Responsibility
- Gregory J. Anderson, Gordon D. McLaren, editors
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY
- Publisher
- Humana Press
- Date of Publication
- c2012
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (xxii, 703 p. : 99 ill.)
- Series
- Nutrition and Health
- Series Title
- Nutrition and health (Totowa, N.J.)
- ISBN
- 9781603274852
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Iron Metabolism Disorders
- Iron - physiology
- Iron, Dietary - metabolism
- Subjects (LCSH)
- Food science
- Nutrition
- Gastroenterology
- Abstract
- Iron Physiology and Pathophysiology in Humans provides health professionals in many areas of research and practice with the most up-to-date and well-referenced volume on the importance of iron as a nutrient and its role in health and disease. This important new volume is the benchmark in the complex area of interrelationships between the essentiality of iron, its functions throughout the body, including its critical role in erythropoiesis, the biochemistry and clinical relevance of iron-containing enzymes and other molecules involved in iron absorption, transport and metabolism, the importance of optimal iron status on immune function, and links between iron and the liver, heart, brain and other organs. Moreover, the interactions between genetic and environmental factors and the numerous co-morbidities seen with both iron deficiency and iron overload in populations at risk are clearly delineated so that students as well as practitioners can better understand the complexities of these interactions. Key features of the volume include an in-depth index and recommendations and practice guidelines are included in relevant chapters. The volume contains more than 100 detailed tables and informative figures and up-to-date references that provide the reader with excellent sources of information about the critical role of iron nutrition, optimal iron status and the adverse clinical consequences of altered iron homeostasis. Iron Physiology and Pathophysiology in Humans is an excellent new text as well as the most authoritative resource in the field.
- Contents
- Proteins of Iron Homeostasis -- Cellular Iron Physiology -- Regulation of Cellular Iron Metabolism in Mammalian Cells -- Concentrating, Storing and Detoxifying Iron: The Ferritins and Hemosiderin -- Iron Nutrition -- Intestinal Iron Absorption -- Plasma Iron and Iron Delivery to the Tissues -- Iron Salvage Pathways -- Molecular Regulation of Systemic Iron Metabolism -- Erythroid Iron Metabolism -- Iron and the Reticuloendothelial System -- Iron and the Immune System -- Iron Deficiency -- The Liabilities of Iron Deficiency -- The Anemia of Inflammation and Chronic Disease -- Disorders of Red Cell Production and the Iron-Loading Anemias -- The Pathology of Hepatic Iron Overload -- Hepatic Pathobiology of Iron Overload -- HFE-Associated Hereditary Hemochromatosis -- Non-HFE Hemochromatosis -- Miscellaneous Iron-Related Disorders -- Iron and Liver Disease -- Neuropathology and Iron: Central Nervous System Iron Homeostasis -- Iron Metabolism in Cancer and Infection -- Estimation of Body Iron Stores -- Genetic Testing for Disorders of Iron Homeostasis -- The Properties of Therapeutically Useful Iron Chelators -- Clinical Use of Iron Chelators -- Mammalian Models of Iron Homeostasis -- Yeast Iron Metabolism -- Zebrafish Models of Heme Synthesis and Iron Metabolism.
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- e-Book
- Location
- Online
Essentials of Sleep Medicine : An Approach for Clinical Pulmonology
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M. Safwan Badr, editor.
--New York, NY:
Humana Press
, c2012.
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Sleep disorders represent a major portion of the chief complaints seen by pulmonologists and other physicians. Sleep apnea and hypopnea syndrome for example, are common disorders with significant adverse health consequences. Sleep apnea is associated with increased cardiovascular mortality, impaired quality of life and increased motor vehicle accidents. In addition, sleep apnea often co-exists with other chronic conditions including obesity, the metabolic syndrome, and tobacco use disorder. Pat…
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- Badr, M. Safwan
- Responsibility
- M. Safwan Badr, editor
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY
- Publisher
- Humana Press
- Date of Publication
- c2012
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (xi, 416 p. : 29 ill., 14 ill. in color)
- Series Title
- Respiratory medicine (New York, N.Y.)
- ISBN
- 9781607617358
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Pulmonary Medicine - methods
- Sleep Apnea Syndromes
- Sleep Wake Disorders
- Sleep - physiology
- Subjects (LCSH)
- Pneumology
- Abstract
- Sleep disorders represent a major portion of the chief complaints seen by pulmonologists and other physicians. Sleep apnea and hypopnea syndrome for example, are common disorders with significant adverse health consequences. Sleep apnea is associated with increased cardiovascular mortality, impaired quality of life and increased motor vehicle accidents. In addition, sleep apnea often co-exists with other chronic conditions including obesity, the metabolic syndrome, and tobacco use disorder. Patients with sleep-related conditions often present with non-specific complaints that require a broad and detailed knowledge of the wide range of sleep disorders. In Essentials of Sleep Medicine: An Approach for Clinical Pulmonology, a concise, evidence-based review of sleep medicine for the pulmonologist is presented. Providing a focused, scientific basis for the effects of sleep on human physiology, especially cardiac and respiratory physiology, chapters also outline a differential diagnosis for common sleep complaints and an evidence-based approach to diagnosis and management. This includes a review of the current standards of practice and of emerging technology and unresolved issues awaiting further research. Each chapter includes a summary of current research and outlines future research directions and issues. In all, Essentials of Sleep Medicine: An Approach for Clinical Pulmonology provides a clear diagnostic and management program for all the different sleep disorders, with a major focus on respiratory disorders of sleep, and includes key points and summaries. Developed by an international group of renowned authors, Essentials of Sleep Medicine: An Approach for Clinical Pulmonology is an invaluable resource for pulmonologists, respiratory care practitioners, polysomnographic technologists, graduate students, clinical researchers, and other health professionals seeking an in-depth review of sleep medicine.
- Contents
- Normal sleep -- Pharmacology of sleep -- Obstructive sleep apnea: diagnosis with polysomnography and portable monitors -- Approach to hypersomnia -- Obstructive sleep apnea: epidemiology of sleep apnea -- Obstructive sleep apnea: clinical features and adverse consequences -- Assessments of driving risk in sleep apnea -- Nasal continuous positive airway pressure (CNAP) treatment -- Obstructive sleep apnea: oral appliances -- Obstructive sleep apnea: surgery -- Sleep and lung disease -- Central sleep apnea -- Insomnia: etiology, clinical manifestations, and morbidity -- Management of insomnia -- Circadian disorders -- Narcolepsy and idiopathic hypersomnia -- Parasomnias -- Movement disorders -- Perioperative care of patients with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome -- Sleep and critical illness.
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- e-Book
- Location
- Online
Keratoconjunctivitis sicca and filamentary keratopathy : in vivo morphology in the human cornea and conjunctiva
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat31192
Helena M. Tabery, author.
--Berlin, Heidelberg:
Springer
, c2012.
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This book presents in vivo captured high-magnification images of two conditions: keratoconjunctivitis sicca (KCS, or dry eye), an extremely common disease of the ocular surface, and filamentary keratopathy, a relatively rare phenomenon most commonly associated with KCS. Although most of the images of KCS originated from patients with Sjœgren's syndrome, they fairly represent the broad spectrum of ocular surface changes seen in the condition. The appearance of the ocular surface and of the mucus…
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- Tabery, Helena M
- Responsibility
- Helena M. Tabery, author
- Place of Publication
- Berlin, Heidelberg
- Publisher
- Springer
- Date of Publication
- c2012
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (xiii, 196 p. : 218 ill. in color)
- ISBN
- 9783642310287
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Corneal Diseases
- Keratitis
- Keratoconjunctivitis sicca
- Subjects (LCSH)
- Ophthalmology
- Abstract
- This book presents in vivo captured high-magnification images of two conditions: keratoconjunctivitis sicca (KCS, or dry eye), an extremely common disease of the ocular surface, and filamentary keratopathy, a relatively rare phenomenon most commonly associated with KCS. Although most of the images of KCS originated from patients with Sjœgren's syndrome, they fairly represent the broad spectrum of ocular surface changes seen in the condition. The appearance of the ocular surface and of the mucus component discernible in the tear film is clearly depicted, and long-term observations, less common KCS cases, and images showing iatrogenic epithelial damage are included. The images of filamentary keratopathy clearly reveal the components of the ocular surface appendices, termed filaments, and assist in explaining the mechanisms underlying the formation of these filaments. The photographs show phenomena captured in various illumination modes, without staining and after staining with diagnostic dyes, and the photographic sequences illustrate their dynamics. The images reflect the in vivo situation. Once aware of the various phenomena, anyone working with standard diagnostic equipment - the slit lamp and the diagnostic dyes- will be able to detect almost all of them. The book will be invaluable for all who deal with ocular surface diseases, including general practitioners, medical eye specialists, ocular surgeons, optometrists, opticians, and rheumatologists.
- Contents
- Part I. Keratoconjunctivitis Sicca: The Mucus in the Preocular Tear Film -- The Corneal Surface -- The Conjunctival Surface -- Case Reports -- Corneal Epitheliopathy After Herpes Zoster Ophthalmicus (HZO). Part II. Filamentary Keratopathy: The Morphology and Dynamics of Filaments -- Case Reports -- Final Remark -- Bibliography -- Index.
- Format
- e-Book
- Location
- Online
The right ventricle in adults with tetralogy of Fallot
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat31231
Massimo Chessa, Alessandro Giamberti editors ; foreword by Gary D. Webb.
--Milan:
Springer
, c2012.
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Tetralogy of Fallot is the most common form of cyanotic congenital heart disease, and one of the first to be successfully repaired by congenital heart surgeons. Although "fixed", patients born with tetralogy of Fallot cannot be considered "cured". Improving survival and quality of life for this ever-increasing adult population will continue to challenge the current and future generations of cardiologists. Adult patients with tetralogy of Fallot should be seen by a cardiologist specializing in t…
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- Chessa, Massimo
- Giamberti, Alessandro
- Responsibility
- Massimo Chessa, Alessandro Giamberti editors ; foreword by Gary D. Webb
- Place of Publication
- Milan
- Publisher
- Springer
- Date of Publication
- c2012
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (xvii, 193 p.)
- ISBN
- 9788847023581
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Heart Ventricles - physiopathology
- Tetralogy of Fallot
- Subjects (LCSH)
- Cardiology
- Heart - Surgery
- Medical Education
- Abstract
- Tetralogy of Fallot is the most common form of cyanotic congenital heart disease, and one of the first to be successfully repaired by congenital heart surgeons. Although "fixed", patients born with tetralogy of Fallot cannot be considered "cured". Improving survival and quality of life for this ever-increasing adult population will continue to challenge the current and future generations of cardiologists. Adult patients with tetralogy of Fallot should be seen by a cardiologist specializing in the care of adults with congenital heart disease, to be monitored for late complications. They need to be checked regularly for any subsequent complications or disturbances of heart rhythm. This monograph is intended as both an introduction to the subject and a timely, comprehensive review, and will be welcomed by adult cardiologists, pediatric cardiologists, internists, surgeons, obstetricians, and intensivists who wish to learn about the most recent discoveries and advances concerning tetralogy of fallot in adults. It will also be of interest to advanced undergraduates wanting to learn more about the subject.
- Contents
- Introduction -- Anatomy of Tetralogy of Fallot -- Genetics -- Stem Cells and the Right Ventricle -- Pathophysiology in Tetralogy of Fallot -- Tetralogy of Fallot: Late Outcome -- Tetralogy of Fallot: the Failing Right Ventricle.-Imaging Evaluation -- Timing for RVOT Management -- Percutaneous Pulmonary Valve. -- Other Transcatheter Procedures.-- Surgical Pulmonary Valve Implantation -- Other Surgical Procedures -- Late Arrhythmias: Current Approaches -- Perioperative Right Ventricular Management.
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- e-Book
- Location
- Online
Anesthesia and uncommon diseases
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat31952
[edited by] Lee A. Fleisher.
(6th ed.)
--Philadelphia, PA:
Elsevier Saunders
, c2012.
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Your awareness of uncommon diseases and possible complications is vital to successful anesthetic patient management. Anesthesia and Uncommon Diseases, 6th Edition, brings you up to date with new information on less commonly seen diseases and conditions, including the latest evidence and management guidelines. This unique medical reference book is essential for a complete understanding of today's best options and potential difficulties in anesthesia. Improve your ability to successfully manage e…
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- Fleisher, Lee A
- Responsibility
- [edited by] Lee A. Fleisher
- Edition
- 6th ed.
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia, PA
- Publisher
- Elsevier Saunders
- Date of Publication
- c2012
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (xviii, 641 p. )
- ISBN
- 9781455737550
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Anesthesia
- Rare Diseases
- Subjects (LCSH)
- Anesthesia--Complications
- Anesthesia--Methods
- Rare diseases--Surgery
- Rare diseases--Pathophysiology
- Rare diseases--Complications
- Surgery, Operative--Methods
- Abstract
- Your awareness of uncommon diseases and possible complications is vital to successful anesthetic patient management. Anesthesia and Uncommon Diseases, 6th Edition, brings you up to date with new information on less commonly seen diseases and conditions, including the latest evidence and management guidelines. This unique medical reference book is essential for a complete understanding of today's best options and potential difficulties in anesthesia. Improve your ability to successfully manage every patient, including those with rare diseases or conditions. Avoid complications with unique coverage of an important aspect of anesthetic management.
- Contents
- Eye, ear, nose, and throat diseases -- Cardiac diseases -- Congenital heart disease -- Respiratory diseases -- Liver diseases -- Obesity and nutrition disorders -- Renal diseases -- Neurological diseases -- Muscle diseases -- Skin and bone disorders -- Hematologic diseases -- Infectious diseases and biologic weapons -- Diseases of the endocrine system -- Mitochondrial Disease -- Psychiatric and behavioral disorders -- Mineral, vitamin, and herbal supplements -- Trauma and acute care -- Burns -- Pregnancy and obstetric complications -- Geriatric patient -- Pediatric patient.
- Access
- Registration required for PDF access.
- Format
- e-Book
- Location
- Online
