Almen praksis

101 almenmedicinske patienter er en samling karakteristiske og repræsentative patienthistorier fra almen praksis, som alle har deres oprindelse i forfatternes egne oplevelser med virkelige patienter. Samlingen giver dermed et realistisk billede af den kliniske hverdag i almen praksis og af det arbejde, de praktiserende læger udfører. Bogen lægger sig tæt op ad lærebogen Almen medicin, hvor man kan læse den grundlæggende sygdomslære, der relaterer sig til patienthistorierne. Målgruppen er især medicinstuderende og yngre læger, der gennem arbejdet med bogens sygehistorier kan blive forberedt på henholdsvis eksamen og det kliniske arbejde i almen praksis. Bogen omsætter teoretisk viden til faglig handling ud fra: en systematisk tilgang til kommunikation med patienten en systematisk tilgang til konsultationsprocessen fokus på, hvordan man spænder et sikkerhedsnet ud under patienten præsentation af håndteringsvalg ved typiske almenmedicinske problemstillinger og forløb klare læringsmål for hver enkelt sygehistorie. For andre faggrupper, fx speciallæger, praksissygeplejersker og sekretærer, kan bogen give et spændende indblik i almenmedicinske problemstillinger og en forståelse for specialets rolle i sundhedsvæsenet. Alle bogens sygehistorier præsenteres i en almenmedicinsk konsensus med konsultationsprocessen som refleksionsramme og PSOAP (Problem, Subjektivt, Objektivt, Analyse, Plan) som overordnet struktur.Forfatterne har bevidst valgt lidt forskellige formuleringer og spørgsmålstyper fra patient til patient for at afspejle den variation, der findes i almen praksis generelt, og individuelt fra læge til læge. Forfatterne til 101 almenmedicinske patienter er alle aktive praktiserende læger og samtidig centralt placeret i forhold til både præ- og postgraduat undervisning og forskning inden for specialet.

Jane McLelland blev hårdt ramt af livmoderhalskræft og herefter af spredning til lungekræft stadie 4. Hun gennemgik adskillige konventionelle tilbud, men først da hun satte sig ind i kroppens evne til at bekæmpe kræft og fandt ud og gik i gang med en udsultnings diæt bestående af kosttilskud og en række ældre medicintyper lykkede det hende at blive kræftfri. Hun beretter om den modstand hun mødte fra det officielle sundhedsvæsen, som i stedet for at hjælpe hende modarbejdede hende. Men 15 år efter den første kræftdiagnose, er hun stadig her stadigvæk. Bogen fortæller og beskriver teoretisk, hvordan og hvad man selv skal gøre, hvis man vil tage sagen i egen hånd. Det gælderom at stoppe mulighederne for, at kræftcellerne kan overleve i kroppen. Der er vejledninger i, hvordan man kan bruge hendes metoder. Hun bruger både konventionelle og komplementære tiltag. Specielt inddrager hun kombinationer af medicin, der allerede er opfundet og godkendt til en anden sygdom. De kaldes Repurposed Drugs/ off label (genanvendt medicin) og undersøgelser har godtgjort, at de har kræfthæmmende virkning. Så de burde inddrages i kampen mod en kræftsygdom.

Hvis New Public Management er kommet til kort, og evidensbølgen er på retur, hvad kommer så nu? Bedre begrundet praksis stiller sig på kanten af denne udvikling og giver en række opbyggelige bud på, hvordan velfærdsprofessionelle kan arbejde med udvikling og forbedringer af kvalitet i praksis uden at forfalde til tavs viden eller kontekstløse manualiseringer. I en række kapitler præsenteres modeller, greb og metoder, der kan bruges, når socialrådgivere, lærere, beskæftigelseskonsulenter, pædagoger, sundhedspersonale m.fl. skal bedømme og forbedre hinandens arbejde i en lokalt forankret praksis.Bogen henvender sig dels til praktikere, ledere og fagkoordinatorer med ansvar for daglig kvalitetssikring i ovennævnte felter, og dels til studerende og forskere inden for samme områder.

Sundhedsstyrelsens beskrivelse af de 7 lægeroller har i høj grad præget opfattelsen af, hvad en professionel læge skal kunne i Danmark. Men hvordan træner man de forskellige lægeroller som studerende? Og hvilke elementer er vigtige i overgangen til lægerollen? "Lægens roller" giver både et overblik over og en guide til, hvordan man som studerende, yngre læge eller underviser arbejder målrettet med lægefaglig professionalisme. Bogen er ideel som lærebog i professionskurser ved medicinstudiet i København, Aarhus, Odense og Aalborg,men vil også være nyttig for nyuddannede læger, som ønsker at genopfriske viden og færdigheder indenfor f.eks. lovgivning, kommunikationsredskaber, ledelse og forskning. Bogen har fokus på rollerne som professionel, sundhedsfremmer, kommunikator, leder, samarbejder og akademiker, der støtter og supplerer rollen som medicinsk ekspert. I én bog får du en samlet guide til de vigtigste elementer i lægelig professionalisme. Derudover er bogen velegnet som inspirationskilde i forbindelse med jobstart og karrierevalg.

Hermed foreligger den reviderede 3. udgave af den populære lærebog "Medicin"!Alle bogens kapitler er fagligt opdaterede med et øget fokus på de pædagogiske elementer, så studievenligheden er bedre end nogensinde før.Bogen er en traditionelt opbygget lærebog med en systematisk gennemgang af de medicinske sygdomme inddelt efter subspecialer. Den pædagogiske tilgang understreges af den overskuelige opbygning, de mange illustrationer og kliniske fotos samt tabeller, bokse, spørgsmål/svar og cases. Samtlige kapitler er blevet opdateret med nyeste viden og guidelines. "Medicin" er oplagt for den studerende gennem hele studietiden fra den første prækliniske kontakt med patienter til den afsluttende eksamen - og som opslagsværk til lægen efter medicinstudiet. Bogen er tilstræbt pensumdækkende for medicinstudiet i København, Aarhus, Odense og Aalborg.Bogens redaktører og forfattere er alle eksperter inden for de forskellige medicinske specialer og blandt de undervisere, som den medicinstuderende vil møde i løbet af uddannelsen.

Lower extremity skin disorders are often overlooked by clinicians. Ailments such as eczema, psoriasis and tinea at times prove difficult to distinguish clinically, and misdiagnosis can lead to inappropriate therapy. Many practitioners are mystified when confronted with an abnormal appearing nail. Delay in recognizing skin cancer may adversely impact morbidity and mortality. This full-color atlas is a concise guide for medical professionals who deal with the lower extremities and will aid in both diagnosis and treatment. Topics featured in the Atlas include nail pathology, fungal and bacterial infections, xerotic and hyperkeratotic disorders, autoimmune diseases and vasculopathies, benign and malignant lesions, systemic diseases, and ulcerations. Each chapter contains vibrant photographic representative examples. Concluding chapters present a review of biopsy techniques as well as an overview of current dermatological therapies.  The Atlas of Lower Extremity Skin Disease is a unique resource for podiatrists, dermatologists, and primary care physicians as well as nurse practitioners and physician assistants.

In this issue of Pediatric Clinics of North America, guest editors Drs. Paul Lipkin and Joshua Ewen, both of the Kennedy Krieger Institute and Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, bring their considerable expertise to the topic of Autism Spectrum Disorder. While pediatricians now have adopted screening and early identification of autism spectrum disorder into their practices, limited training has been provided around longer-term care throughout their childhood. This issue focuses on the newest information on the fundamental neuroscience and genetics of autism and the care needs of children with autism during middle childhood and adolescence.Contains 14 relevant, practice-oriented topics on the autism constellation and neurodiversity (including autism in adults); diagnosis of autism and its differential; psychopharmacology management of autism; autism in the schools and at home; evidence-based interventions in autism; mortality and autism: suicide and elopement; and more.Provides in-depth clinical reviews on autism spectrum disorder, offering actionable insights for clinical practice.Presents the latest information on this timely, focused topic under the leadership of experienced editors in the field. Authors synthesize and distill the latest research and practice guidelines to create clinically significant, topic-based reviews.

Alle relevanten Informationen für die erfolgreich optimierte Abrechnung im Praxisalltag: korrekt, verlässlich, vollständig.In der aktuellen Auflage erweitert und ergänzt: Kommentierung der einzelnen Leistungen zu Abrechenbarkeit, Steigerungssätzen, möglichen Ausschlüssen, aktuellen Gerichtsurteilen. Praktische Abrechnungstipps und -beispiele mit analogen Bewertungen gemäß GOÄ §6 (2), Auslegungshinweisen und Beschlüssen, u.a. von BÄK und dem Zentralen Konsultationsausschuss für Gebührenordnungsfragen, Berufsverbänden, PVS.Besondere Berücksichtigung von Umsatzsteuerpflicht für Ärztinnen und Ärzte, Abrechnung gegenüber der Beihilfe.Plus: Anwendung und Auslegung der GOÄ-Paragraphen im Krankenhausbereich mit Gerichtsurteilen; Abrechnung von Spezialbereichen, u.a. Schmerztherapie, Schlafmedizin; ärztliche Leichenschau mit Dokumentation und ICD-Kodierungen; Hinweise und Leistungsübersicht zur Abrechnung nach GOÄ für Zahnärztinnen und Zahnärzte.Hinweise und Links zu ambulanter spezialfachärztlicher Versorgung im GKV-Bereich; Kommentierung praxisrelevanter Analognummern der PKV zur GOÄ - inkl. aktueller unzulässiger Analogabrechnungen.IGeL-Abrechnung, Alternative Medizin mit zahlreichen Tipps, Abrechnungsbeispielen und Hinweisen zur verlässlichen Abrechnung von Selbstzahlerleistungen.

¿Aufgrund von Besonderheiten des Immunsystems weisen sowohl Schwangere, Ungeborene und Neugeborene als auch ältere Frauen eine erhöhte infektionsbedingte Morbidität und Mortalität auf, die durch Impfungen reduziert werden kann.Das essential vermittelt ärztlich Tätigen die wichtigsten immunologischen Grundlagen und konkrete Praxistipps, um Frauen und Mädchen in den unterschiedlichen Lebensphasen sachgerechte Impfempfehlungen zu geben, sie fundiert zu Impffragen zu beraten und Impfungen sicher anzuwenden. Der Leitfaden basiert auf den aktuellen STIKO-Empfehlungen.

In this book, a clinician can experience the most typical medical subjects in a primary care setting, which is the highlight. The book brings knowledge and counseling skills into action as it takes you through various scenarios. In addition, it serves as a guide for passing the Objective Structured Clinical Examination, or "OSCE," by mirroring the Middle East and Arab World exam format in a structured fashion. With that, the book left behind distinctive traces that productively revealed its value and reputation.The book chapters provide a systematic approach to patient-centered medical problems, making it easier and handier for the students. The process covers in-depth history remarks, an organized set of physical examinations, and careful counseling tips.

Volunteering in Global Mental Health provides much-needed information, practical guidance and inspiration for mental health professionals embarking on global volunteering across different cultures. It provides the background theory and key principles to know when thinking about volunteering, so that volunteering can be done ethically, respectfully and collaboratively. The book then leads on to chapters that outline the practical aspects of preparation and implementation of a project, with key tips on avoiding common pitfalls. This section is followed by personal and inspiring lived field examples of volunteer and hosts' experiences of recent projects in locations such as Somaliland, Sudan, Kashmir and more. These bring to life the mutual benefits and learning potential of global volunteering. The book will help potential volunteers to understand the process, challenges and benefits of working with colleagues around the world, and inspire readers to undertake mental health volunteering globally.

Packed with more than 1,000 multiple choice questions and answers on topics commonly found on ABFM board examinations, The Family Medicine Board Review Book, Second Edition, edited by Dr. Robert A. Baldor, helps you make the most of your study time and achieve exam success. It provides valuable background information on ABFM in-training, board certification, and recertification examinations and their formats before presenting questions that are weighted and structured to mimic the ABFM exam. This unique, cost-effective review tool is ideal for testing your knowledge in every area of family medicine and identifying areas that may require further study.

This book summarizes the broad and rapidly evolving field of geriatric pharmacotherapy, which is becoming increasingly relevant for practicing physicians who care and prescribe medications for older patients. Around the globe, ageing populations are associated with an increased prevalence of chronic diseases. Older adults are often affected by multimorbidity, i.e., suffer from more than one chronic disease. The main consequence of multimorbidity is polypharmacy, which is commonly defined as the regular use of five or more medicines. Polypharmacy has now reached epidemic proportions in our societies, and is associated with an increased risk of drug-drug interactions, drug-disease interactions and adverse drug reactions. The management of polypharmacy in older patients with complex multimorbidity poses several challenges and needs to be based on specific knowledge and prescribing expertise.The aim of this book is to provide a comprehensive update on the field, and to share the expertise needed to optimize the management of pharmacotherapy in older patients.

In this issue of Primary Care: Clinics in Office Practice, guest editors Drs. Vincent Morelli Joel John Heidelbaugh bring their considerable expertise to the topic of Social Determinants of Health. Top experts discuss various social determinants of health such as the conditions in the places where people live, learn, work, and play that affect a wide range of health outcomes and the role of the primary care provider. Contains 15 practice-oriented topics including food security and diet as a social determinant of health; violence as an effect of social determinants of health; the digital domain as a social determinant of health; social determinants of health and mental and behavioral health issues; and more.  Provides in-depth clinical reviews on social determinants of health, offering actionable insights for clinical practice.  Presents the latest information on this timely, focused topic under the leadership of experienced editors in the field. Authors synthesize and distill the latest research and practice guidelines to create clinically significant, topic-based reviews.

What if you could change the future of your child's health with 5 simple steps? In this groundbreaking, evidence-based guide to raising resilient kids in our modern world, Dr. Elisa Song bridges the gap between conventional and holistic pediatrics and delivers a clear roadmap to help kids thrive.Raising healthy, happy kids shouldn't be so hard. Yet despite living in a golden age of medicine, our children are sicker than ever. At least 1 in 5 kids has eczema, and 1 in 10 has asthma, ADHD, or anxiety?and sometimes they have all of the above. Many parents are at a loss for who to turn to for trusted advice?advice that takes a root-cause, holistic approach to whole child wellness, but doesn't dismiss the value of conventional pediatrics.Enter Elisa Song, MD, a Stanford-, NYU-, UCSF-trained pediatrician, one of the foremost pioneers and trusted experts in the field of pediatric functional medicine. She is that rare practitioner who can bridge the gap between conventional and holistic pediatrics and deliver this comprehensive, evidence-based, yet simple roadmap to raising resilient kids in our modern, not-so-simple world.In this definitive guidebook, Dr. Song explains why your child's gut microbiome holds the key to lifelong health and resilience. She shares her proven and practical plan for parents to:Optimize your child's microbiome with 5 simple steps.Empower your kids so they want to make healthy choices (and you don't have to nag).Learn how to heal your child's gut to get to the root cause of their chronic health concern.Use safe and effective natural therapies when your kids are sick with an A-to-Z guide to the top 25 acute childhood ailments.Thanks to Dr. Song, parents finally have the power to change the future of their children's health so that they can thrive?no matter what life throws their way.

Advances in Pediatrics reviews the year¿s most important findings and updates within the field in order to provide pediatricians and primary care providers with the current clinical information they need to improve patient outcomes. A distinguished editorial board, led by Dr. Carol Berkowitz, identifies key areas of major progress and controversy and invites preeminent specialists to contribute original articles devoted to these topics. These insightful overviews in pediatrics inform and enhance clinical practice by bringing concepts to a clinical level and exploring their everyday impact on patient care. Contains 16 articles on such topics as transgender medicine, effects of COVID on trauma and child abuse, preventing cardiac death in children, Munchhausen syndrome by proxy, appendicitis, and more.  Provides in-depth, clinical reviews in pediatrics, providing actionable insights for clinical practice.  Presents the latest information in the field under the leadership of an experienced editorial team. Authors synthesize and distill the latest research and practice guidelines to create these timely topic-based reviews.

Advances in Small Animal Care reviews the year¿s most important findings and updates within the field in order to provide veterinarians with the current clinical information they need to improve patient outcomes. A distinguished editorial board, led by Dr. Philip H. Kass, identifies key areas of major progress and controversy and invites preeminent specialists to contribute original articles devoted to these topics. These insightful overviews in small animal care inform and enhance clinical practice by bringing concepts to a clinical level and exploring their everyday impact on patient care.Contains 20 articles on such topics as training and rehabilitation of working and sporting dogs; controversies of and indications for use of glucocorticoids in the ICU and ER; access to care and the impact on veterinary medicine; preparing veterinarians to practice across the spectrum; and more.Provides in-depth, clinical reviews in small animal care, providing actionable insights for clinical practice.Presents the latest information in the field under the leadership of an experienced editorial team. Authors synthesize and distill the latest research and practice guidelines to create these timely topic-based reviews.

In this issue, guest editors bring their considerable expertise to this important topic.Provides in-depth reviews on the latest updates in the field, providing actionable insights for clinical practice. Presents the latest information on this timely, focused topic under the leadership of experienced editors in the field.  Authors synthesize and distill the latest research and practice guidelines to create these timely topic-based reviews.

In this issue, guest editors bring their considerable expertise to this important topic.Provides in-depth reviews on the latest updates in the field, providing actionable insights for clinical practice. Presents the latest information on this timely, focused topic under the leadership of experienced editors in the field.  Authors synthesize and distill the latest research and practice guidelines to create these timely topic-based reviews.

Healthcare is shifting towards a holistic, whole person approach to improve population health, decrease cost of care, and improve patient, and provider experiences. To achieve this, the primary care sector is adopting an integrated, interprofessional care team model which addresses both biomedical and behavioral health, and includes preventative care, population health management, technology, and innovative strategies to increase access to care. Occupational therapy (OT) is uniquely positioned to add their distinct whole person mental/behavioral health and medical care scope and skill to these teams to address patient needs. As this is an emerging practice area for OT, and no guidelines specific to primary care exist, this book will be a first of its kind text for occupational therapy practitioners (OTP) in primary care settings. As OTPs work with habits, roles, and routines that affect health, OT in primary care promotes health and improves patient self-management of medical conditions and lifestyles, reducing patient dependence on costly health care services. This timely clinical manual guides best practices for primary care OT. It helps OTPs fit into the quick paced primary care practice model. In traditional OT settings, intervention sessions are longer, and focus on acute rehabilitation or mental/behavioral health conditions. In primary care, visits are brief, and address patient needs in the context of their presenting issue. No other published guide meets the unique needs of this emerging practice area. Authors provide administrative information specific to OT in primary care, and interventions for specific health conditions, including chronic conditions, common to this setting. Written by experts in the field, Primary Care Occupational Therapy is the definitive resource for all primary care OTPs or those interested in lifestyle-based interventions for conditions frequently seen in primary care. It is also a useful guide for behavioral health care providers and administrators of general medical practices.

Benign prostate syndrome (BPS) affects more than half of all men over the age of 50. It is often suppressed for a long time, especially because the corresponding examinations are shied away from. Therapy is varied, and many treatment options have been added in recent years that can help improve symptoms. These options advertise themselves primarily as avoiding the dreaded side effects of surgery: Incontinence, impotence and loss of ejaculation.This book provides an overview of all currently available treatment options for BPH and targeted diagnostics. Under the leadership of the renowned editors, many experts have compiled their knowledge in this practical book. Differential diagnostics with imaging and urodynamics are explained, and the many ways of therapy from watchful waiting to drug therapy to surgery are discussed and the advantages and disadvantages pointed out. A separate chapter is devoted to prevention. In addition, myths that still prevail in many places as "expert opinion" are discussed. A practical book for every urologist!

This atlas offers a comprehensive overview of neuromuscular diseases. It discusses all aspects of neuromuscular disorders, including general tools, the cranial and spinal nerves, the nerve plexus, peripheral nerves, mono- and polyneuropathies, entrapment syndromes, the neuromuscular junction, motor neuron diseases, muscle disease, and autonomic involvement. Each chapter is structured into the following sections: anatomy, symptoms, signs, pathogenesis, diagnosis and differential diagnosis, therapy, and prognosis. The diagnostic tools used for neuromuscular disease are explained, and the therapeutic options for each disease are described. This updated third edition includes new chapters addressing a range of topics: from histology to molecular mechanisms, genetic aspects, the mechanisms of emerging new therapies, neuroimaging, neuromuscular disease, and new pathogenic mechanisms. The book aims to be a useful companion for neuromuscular disease. The homogenous structure, illustrations with figures, and representative images makes the atlas easy to read and helpful in understanding neuromuscular problems.

The third edition of this successful book has been fully revised, expanded and updated to reflect the recent advances in vertigo and dizziness, especially with regard to current classifications and clinical trials. The book starts by covering the fundamentals of anatomy and physiology of the vestibular and the ocular motor systems. It provides guidance on how to take the patient history, laboratory and imaging analysis and principles of therapy exploring different therapeutic strategies. It then goes on to cover in detail the diagnosis and current treatment of peripheral, central and functional vestibular disorders as well as miscellaneous rare vestibular syndromes.Using a uniform chapter style to address the various diseases and adopting a reader-friendly educational format, this is an indispensable guide for clinicians who treat patients with vertigo, dizziness and balance disorders. Hundreds of patient videos are included for the diseases demonstrating typical patient histories and clinical findings. Chapters have also been expanded to discuss the current classification and therapies as well as new and ongoing clinical trials with ample new figures.Written by three top experts in the field, this book is aimed at a broad range of medical specialists, namely neurologists, ENT specialists, neuro-otologists, ophthalmologists, physiotherapists, general practitioners as well as residents and students. Via app: download the SN More Media app for free, scan a link with play button and access videos directly on your smartphone or tablet.

Around a quarter of the world's population is affected by iron deficiency, and women of childbearing age as well as children and adolescents are considered a particular risk group. This reference book deals with the latest scientific findings concerning the iron supply of the human organism with natural foods. It dispels the misconception that plant iron is less valuable than animal iron by presenting the absorption of iron from plant foods via a newly discovered metabolic pathway. From this, new points of view can be derived for vegetarians and vegans, who until now have belonged to the risk group. Furthermore, it is dedicated to forward-looking possibilities of diagnosing iron deficiency and describes modern concepts for determining the bioavailability of iron in food. New findings on the biochemistry of iron in brain metabolism, the description of the different reference values of the international professional societies and practical advice for special diets, risk groups and age groups as well as cooking recipes with simple information on iron intake complete the work. The book is aimed at nutritionists and medical practitioners, nutrition and food scientists, dieticians, pharmacists and sports scientists.

The 21st is being recognized as the Century of the Person, particularly in Medicine and Health. Person Centered Medicine, as a concept and global programmatic movement developed in collaboration with the World Medical Association, World Health Organization, International Council of Nurses and 30 other institutions over a decade of annual Geneva Conferences, places the whole person as the center of health and as the goal and protagonist of health actions. Seeking the person at the center of medicine, has meant a medicine of the person, for the person, by the person and with the person. Articulating science and humanism, it strives for a medicine informed by evidence, experience and values and aimed at the restoration and promotion of health for all. The textbook on Person Centered Medicine reviews this perspective as it has evolved to date and its resulting knowledge base. The book structure encompasses an Introduction to the field and four sections on Principles, Methods, Specific Health Fields, and Empowerment Perspectives. Its 42 chapters are authored by 105 clinician-scholars from 25 different countries across world regions (North America, Latin America, Europe, Africa, the Middle East, Asia and Oceania). Its vision and goals involve total health for a total person. Ongoing work and upcoming publications would focus on redesigning health systems fit to purpose, and integrating ancestral knowledge and wisdom, community members¿ self- and mutual-care, advances in medical science, and the contributions of health-relevant social sectors.

Ace the high-stakes PANCE and PANRE/PANRE-LA exams with this concise, well-organized review tool! Physician Assistant Board Review: PANCE Certification and PANRE Recertification, 4th Edition, contains the need-to-know concepts that are essential for exam success, presented in a logical, straightforward manner for efficient and effective study. Nearly 200 questions and answers with rationales, plus two, 300-question test banks online, help you focus on the most important content and simplify your preparation for the boards. Uses a concise, outline format, with content written to align with the new PANCE and PANRE/PANRE-LA blueprint, for comprehensive coverage of all key concepts. Provides nearly 200 up-to-date questions and answers with rationales, plus 600 updated and revised test bank questions online, all aligned with PANCE item architecture. Includes a new chapter on Professional Practice, covering topics such as medical ethics, informatics, communication, public health, risk management, and more. Contains more than 200 tables and figures throughout, offering a visual aid for review. Updated pharmacology chapter featuring easy-to-review tables of important drugs. Features sections covering various test-taking strategies to help you increase your score. An eBook version is included with purchase. The eBook allows you to access all of the text, figures and references, with the ability to search, customize your content, make notes and highlights, and have content read aloud.

This book uniquely provides a comprehensive and up-to-date overview of congenital and acquired deformities of the pediatric shoulder girdle, a field barely covered in existing books. It not only addresses bone deformities, but also examines the most important soft tissue alterations, e.g. muscular torticollis, thoracic outlet syndrome, shoulder dyskinesia, as well as brachial plexus birth injury and syndrome-related shoulder disorders. Following a consistent and treatment-oriented structure for each topic, leading international experts present epidemiology, key points in clinical, radiological diagnosis and treatment options, technical tips and tricks, and pertinent literature outcomes. Filling an existing gap, this book offers a timely and up-to-date resource for pediatric orthopedic fellows and attending surgeons, as well as for general orthopedists, primary care doctors and physiotherapists with an interest in the pediatric upper limb. 

Telemedicine has ballooned in popularity and necessity in the COVID-19 world, and it has proved its worth. Even in the post-pandemic world, telemedicine will be here to stay, as it offers both patient and provider many advantages. However, physicians are often ill-equipped and lack sufficient training in how to conduct a physical examination remotely. Practical and timely, this book presents the current best practices for performing musculoskeletal examination remotely via telemedicine. It takes an anatomical approach, covering all joints and disorders commonly seen in the clinic, including preparation and general principles, the upper and lower extremities and the axial skeleton. For each region, the challenges and limitations of telemedicine are systematically highlighted and discussed, with techniques clearly described and illustrated. Concluding chapters present telemedicine procedures for both the functional assessment of a patient and evaluation and management of respiratory muscle dysfunction.Orthopedic and sports medicine practitioners, as well as general physicians, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants who treat patients with musculoskeletal disorders, will find this book highly engaging and enlightening.

Treatment of Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia: Modern Techniques is an up-to-date review of modern techniques used to treat benign prostatic hyperplasia. It provides a comprehensive review of both office and operating room based techniques. Both electrosurgical and laser based techniques are covered. These include high powered 532 nm laser photoselective laser vaporization of the prostate (PVP), holmium laser enucleation/ablation of the prostate (HoLEP/HoLAP), and Bipolar Electrovaporization of the Prostate (Bipolar EVP/Bipolar TURP). In addition, a comprehensive review of office based techniques and future therapies currently being developed is presented. Each of these techniques are presented in a balanced fashion with a focus on modern literature. Treatment of Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia: Modern Techniques will be of great value to Urologists, Urology Residents, Iternists, and Family Practitioners. ¿

This book uniquely explores American cultural values as a factor in maternal health. It looks beyond the social determinants of health as primarily contributing to the escalating maternal morbidity and mortality in the United States. The United States is an outlier with poor maternal health outcomes and high morbidity/mortality in comparison to other high-resource and many mid-level resource nations. While the social determinants of health identify social and environmental conditions affecting maternal health, they do not answer the broader underlying question of why many American women, in a high-resource environment, experience poor maternal health outcomes. Frequent near-misses, high levels of severe childbearing-related morbidity, and high maternal mortality are comparable to those of lower-resource nations. This book includes contributions from recognized medical and cultural anthropologists, and diverse clinical and public health professionals. The authors examine American patterns of decision-making from the perspectives of intersecting social, cultural, and medical values influencing maternal health outcomes. Using an interdisciplinary critical analysis approach, the work draws upon decision-making theory and life course theory. Topics explored include:Cultural values as a basis for decision-makingSocial regard for motherhoodImmigrants, refugees and undocumented mothersCultural conflicts and maternal autonomyHealth outcomes among justice-involved mothersMaternal Health and American Cultural Values: Beyond the Social Determinants is an essential resource for clinical and public health practitioners and their students, providing a framework for graduate-level courses in public health, the health sciences, women¿s studies, and the social sciences. The book also targets anthropologists, sociologists, and women studies scholars seeking to explain the links between American cultural decision-making and health outcomes. Policy-makers, ethicists, journalists, and advocates for reproductive health justice also would find the text a useful resource.