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Detailed and evidence-based, this text focuses on musculoskeletal
pathology and injury with descriptions of current and practical
rehabilitation methods. PATHOLOGY AND INTERVENTION IN
MUSCULOSKELETAL REHABILITATION provides everything you need to
create and implement rehabilitation programs for your patients with
musculoskeletal disorders due to injury, illness, or surgery. Each
intervention includes a rationale, pathology and related problems,
stages of healing, evidence in literature, and clinical reasoning
considerations. This is the third volume of the new four-volume
musculoskeletal rehabilitation series anchored by "Magee's
Orthopedic Physical Assessment, 5th Edition." Dedicated and focused
information on the specific pathologies most often seen in the
clinic, as well as the best methods for intervention for the
different areas of the body, minimizes duplication of information
by referring you to other titles in the Musculoskeletal
Rehabilitation Series for basic scientific information regarding
inflammation, healing, tissue deformation, and the development of
muscular strength and endurance. Trusted experts in musculoskeletal
rehabilitation, along with internationally recognized contributors,
present the best evidence behind contemporary interventions
directed toward the treatment of the impairments and functional
limitations associated with acute, chronic, and congenital
musculoskeletal conditions occurring across the lifespan.
Evidence-based content, with over 4,000 references, supports the
scientific principles for rehabilitation interventions, providing
the best evidence for the management of musculoskeletal pathology
and injury. NEW! The Skin and Wound Healing chapter looks at the
numerous tools available to assist in objectively monitoring and
treating a patient with an acute or chronic wound. NEW! Rotator
Cuff Pathology chapter highlights the anatomy, function, and
etiology of the rotary cuff, and addresses rotary cuff injuries,
physical examination, and non-operative and operative treatment.
UPDATED! Substantially revised chapter on the Thoracic Ring
ApproachT facilitates clinical reasoning for the treatment of the
thoracic spine and ribs through the assessment and treatment of
thoracic spine disorders and how they relate to the whole kinetic
chain. UPDATED! Revised Lumbar Spine - Treatment of Motor Control
Disorders chapter explores some of the research evidence and
clinical reasoning pertaining to instability of the lumbar spine so
you can better organize your knowledge for immediate use in the
clinical setting. UPDATED! Significantly revised chapter on the
treatment of pelvic pain and dysfunction presents an overview of
specific pathologies pertaining to the various systems of the
pelvis - and highlights how "The Integrated Systems Model for
Disability and Pain" facilitates evidence-based management of the
often complex patient with pelvic pain and dysfunction. NEW!
Musculoskeletal Bone and Soft Tissue Tumors chapter covers common
bones tumors, anatomic considerations and rehabilitation, pediatric
patients, and amputation related to cancer. UPDATED! Thoroughly
revised chapters with additional references ensure you get the most
recent evidence and information available. NEW! Full color design
and illustration program reflects what you see in the physical
world to help you recognize and understand concepts more quickly.
Derived from the authors' long-running course presented at the
International Academy of Pathology, this second edition, now with
color illustrations, continues the tradition of its predecessor as
being the concise and complete diagnostic guide to the endometrial
biopsy. The text is structured so as to present a logical approach
to formulating a pathologic diagnosis from the diverse array of
tissue received in the surgical pathology laboratory. Color
illustrations show typical artifacts and distortion, and explain
their impact on diagnostic interpretation. Each chapter includes a
section summarizing the features that must be discussed in the
final pathology report.
This accessible book examines poisoning in various contexts of
international conflict. It explores the modern-day use of poison in
warfare, terrorism, assassination, mass suicide, serial poisoning
within healthcare, and as capital punishment. It examines a broad
range of international cases from the Americas, Europe, Japan,
India and more in relation to Situational Crime Prevention and its
theoretical precursors, in order to explore potential prevention
strategies and the ways in which perpetrators circumvent them. Case
studies include analysis of attempts on the lives of Sergei and
Yulia Skripal, the Tokyo subway attacks, the crimes of Dr. Harold
Shipman and the Heaven's Gate and Jonestown cults. For each, the
means, motive, opportunity, location, and perpetrator-victim
relationship is examined. This accessible book speaks to students
of criminology and those interested in penology, careers in
criminal justice, homicide detectives, anti-terrorism personnel,
forensic pathologists and toxicologists.
This issue of Clinics in Laboratory Medicine will cover Precision
Medicine in Practice: Molecular Diagnosis Enabling Precision
Therapies. Curated by Dr. Ryan J. Schmidt, this issue is one of
four selected each year by the series Consulting Editor, Milenko
Tanasijevic. The volume will include articles on: Features of a
Comprehensive Precision Medicine Program for Constitutional Genetic
Disorders, Establishing a Precision Medicine Center of Excellence
for Rare Disease, High-throughput DNA Sequencing for Rare Disease
Diagnosis, Enhancing Diagnosis through RNA Sequencing,
Interpretation of Rare Genetic Variants, Clinical Bioinformatics,
Precision Therapies for Retinal Dystrophy, Precision Therapies for
Muscular Dystrophy, Therapeutic Gene Editing, High Throughput
Functional Studies of Genetic Variants, and Patient-specific
Disease Models.
This issue of Surgical Pathology Clinics will cover Current Trends
in Neuropathology. Curated by Dr. David M. Meredith, this issue
will explore topics in the field that are relevant for practicing
clinicians. This issue is one of four selected each year by the
series Consulting Editor, Jason L. Hornick. The volume will include
articles on: Diversity in IDH-wildtype adult gliomas, pediatric
gliomas, glioneuronal tumors, embryonal tumors, Molecular advances
in tumors of the meninges, pituitary tumors, molecular diagnostics
of CNS hematologic malignancies, Infectious diseases of the CNS,
Iatrogenic neuropathology of systemic therapies, the future of
neuropathology, the potential of digital image analysis and deep
learning for CNS tumor diagnosis, and comparative evaluation of
molecular and cytogenetic assays.
Saliva as a unique sample for health assessment is gaining
attention among researchers of different fields in the last 20
years; being reflected in an impressive increase in the number of
papers published studying saliva from different biological aspects
in human and veterinary species. Once deemed merely a digestive
juice is now considered a biological fluid capable of communicating
information about physiopathological processes occurring in
organisms, since saliva has been shown to contain molecular and
bacterial compounds that can change in response to local and
systemic pathologies. Furthermore, the interest of saliva as a
diagnostic, prognostic and monitoring biofluid is forced by its
non-invasive nature being of easy and inexpensive sampling,
involving only minimal discomfort and allowing the collection of
multiple/repeated specimens at anytime, anywhere and without need
for specialized staff. In this contributed volume, the authors
bring together, summarize and reflect the generated knowledge about
saliva as a source of biomarkers for health and welfare evaluation
in humans and animal models. This volume also highlights the
importance of confounding factors, such as sampling methods, flow,
total protein content, contamination, or storage. This book will
serve as a manual for graduates, practitioners and researchers by
providing general ideas about the possibilities and utilities of
saliva in clinical practice or investigation, and indicating the
main cautions each should have in mind before saliva usage.
Molecular Morphology in Human Tissues: Techniques and Applications
presents the most advanced molecular morphological techniques to
date. This integrated approach to molecular morphology provides
powerful analytical and diagnostic tools at the genome level,
making the diagnosis and management of cancer, viral infections,
and other diseases more precise and reliable. The pioneers of these
techniques contribute step-by-step protocols with tips, guidelines,
and other suggestions from their own notebooks, enabling
experienced scientists as well as beginners to apply the most
progressive detection methods available and to obtain optimal
results.
This issue of Surgical Pathology Clinics, guest edited by Dr. Kirk
Jones, will cover key topics in Pulmonary Pathology. This issue is
one of four selected each year by our series consulting editor, Dr.
Jason L. Hornick. Topics discussed in this issue will include: Lung
Carcinoma on Small Biopsy, Targeted Therapy and Checkpoint
Immunotherapy in Lung Cancer, Pulmonary Neuroendocrine Tumors, Lung
Cancer Staging, Mesothelioma, Fibrotic Interstitial Lung Disease,
Lung Transplant Pathology, Autoimmune connective tissue-associated
pulmonary disease, Pulmonary Drug Reactions, Small Airway Disease,
and Transbronchial Cryobiopsy in the Diagnosis of Diffuse Lung
Disease, among others.
The nervous system is a complex, sophisticated system that
regulates and coordinates body activities. It is made up of two
major divisions: the central nervous system consisting of the brain
and spinal cord and the peripheral nervous system. This consists of
all other neural elements, including the peripheral nerves and the
autonomic nerves. Peripheral nerves are the essential connections
between the brain and spinal cord and the body. Without nerves
there is no movement or sensation. Our Wired Nerves: The Human
Nerve Connectome, reviews the essential anatomy and physiology of
the peripheral nerve. It introduces the reader to what neuropathies
are, how pain arises from damaged nerves and how nerves might be
regenerated, including new and exciting ideas over how to coax
their regrowth. Written by Dr. Douglas Zochodne leading expert in
the field, and first book to focus on the Peripheral nerves it will
surely be an essential reference for researchers and clinicians
alike.
This second edition expands upon the previous volume with
additional emphasis on recent innovation in basic renal research
and has a more holistic approach on associated disorders such as
complications associated with peritoneal dialysis, ischemic acute
kidney injury, the sympathetic nervous system, and vascular
calcification. The book is divided into five parts: Part I provides
a number of in vitro, in vivo, and ex vivo models of kidney disease
and associated complications; Part II looks at recent advances in
imaging techniques; Part III covers recent developments in studying
metabolism in renal ischemia and reperfusion; Part IV addresses
study and measurement of vascular calcification; and Part V
explores analytical techniques that are both topical and of
widespread relevance to the study of experimental renal disease.
Written in the highly successful Methods in Molecular Biology
series format, 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
cutting-edge, Kidney Research: Experimental Protocols, Second
Edition is a valuable collection of protocols useful to new and
experienced researchers who are interested in the field of
Nephrology.
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