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Written by internationally recognized leaders in hyperbaric oxygen
therapy (HBOT) research and practice, this exciting new book
provides evidence-based, practical, useful information for anyone
involved in HBOT. It outlines the physiologic principles that
constitute the basis for understanding the clinical implications
for treatment and describes recent advances and current research,
along with new approaches to therapy. This book is an essential
tool for anyone who cares for patients with difficult-to-heal
wounds, wounds from radiation therapy, carbon monoxide poisoning,
and more. Provides comprehensive coverage of pathophysiology and
clinically relevant information so you can master the specialty.
Covers the relevance of HBOT in caring for diverse populations
including critical care patients, infants and pediatric patients,
and divers. Features a section on the technical aspects of HBOT to
provide insight into the technology and physics regarding HBO
chambers. Presents evidence to support the effectiveness of HBOT as
well as the possible side effects. Describes situations where HBOT
would be effective through indication-specific chapters on chronic
wounds, radiation and crush injuries, decompression sickness, and
more.
The 27th volume of the Evidence-based Clinical Chinese Medicine
series examines the management of people who are overweight and
obese with Chinese medicine using a 'whole evidence' approach.
Overweight and obesity are recognised as leading health concerns
worldwide. They have significant impacts on quality of life and
mortality and are associated with many complications and chronic
illnesses, including diabetes mellitus, cardiovascular disease,
hypertension, stroke and some cancers. Conventional medicine
understanding of weight gain, including common causes, diagnosis
and treatment are included, along with the Chinese medicine
conceptualisation of overweight and obesity.Evidence from clinical
studies is reviewed using internationally accepted scientific
methods. Systematic reviews describe the treatments used in
clinical studies, and analyse the effectiveness of Chinese herbal
medicines, acupuncture and related therapies, other Chinese
medicine therapies, and combinations of Chinese medicine therapies.
Experimental studies that describe the potential mechanisms of
action of key herbs are summarised. The final chapter synthesises
the current evidence and offers suggestions for contemporary
clinical practice and future research.This book is a handy desktop
reference for both clinicians and students of Chinese and
integrative medicine. It provides a comprehensive synthesis of both
traditional and contemporary knowledge that can inform clinical
decision-making.
This detailed book explores the utilization and delivery of stem
cells for therapeutic purposes in patients in the clinic and the
tightly controlled Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) that make
these powerful techniques possible. Fully updated and expanded from
the first edition, this collection features a new set of protocols
to arm stem cell biologists with protocols that are currently being
used in a number of well-established facilities around the world.
Written for the highly successful Methods in Molecular Biology
series, chapters include introductions to their respective topics,
lists of the necessary materials and reagents, step-by-step,
readily reproducible laboratory protocols, and tips on
troubleshooting and avoiding known pitfalls. Authoritative and up
to date, Stem Cells and Good Manufacturing Practices: Methods,
Protocols, and Regulations, Second Edition serves as an ideal guide
for researchers aiming to drive continued improvements to GMP and
accelerate new stem cell treatments for patients in need.
"From the Fat of Our Souls" offers a revealing new perspective on
medicine, and the reasons for choosing or combining indigenous and
cosmopolitan medical systems, in the Andean highlands. Closely
observing the dialogue that surrounds medicine and medical care
among Indians and Mestizos, Catholics and Protestants, peasants and
professionals in the rural town of Kachitu, Libbet Crandon-Malamud
finds that medical choice is based not on medical efficacy but on
political concerns. Through the primary resource of medicine,
people have access to secondary resources, the principal one being
social mobility. This investigation of medical pluralism is also a
history of class formation and the fluidity of both medical theory
and social identity in highland Bolivia, and it is told through the
often heartrending, often hilarious stories of the people who live
there.
This book is written for providers of broad training backgrounds,
and aims to help those who care for people with EDs, overweight and
obesity provide evidence-based care. The goal of the book is to
provide these providers with a straightforward resource summarizing
the current standard of care. However, it goes further by also
introducing the concept of food addiction (FA) as a model to
understand some forms of overeating. This book discusses the pros
and cons of embracing FA and reviews the evidence for and against
the validity and utility of FA. By doing so, the chapters convey a
"middle ground" approach to help people with obesity, BED, and
bulimia nervosa plus FA symptomatology who also want to lose
weight. The text discusses FA by reviewing several of the main
ongoing controversies associated with the construct. It reviews
both the clinical and neuroscientific evidence that some
individuals' eating behavior mirrors that seen in substance use
disorders (SUD), such as how their relationship with food appears
to be "addictive". Chapters also discuss how many of the mechanisms
known to underlie SUDs appear to drive overeating in animal models
and humans. Finally, the text argues that the similarities between
the brain mechanisms of addictive disorders and overeating behavior
has the potential to open up new avenues for current treatment and
treatment development. Food Addiction, Obesity and Disorders of
Overeating: An Evidence-Based Assessment and Clinical Guide is
suited for both medical and mental health practitioners, including
physicians in primary care or psychiatry, nurses, psychologists,
social workers, medical students and medical residents. It could
also be utilized by researchers in obesity and ED fields,
stimulating ideas for future research and study design.
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