Download or read book Clinical Focus Series written by Om P Sharma and published by JP Medical Ltd. This book was released on 2012-11-30 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hypersensitivity pneumonitis, also known as extrinsic allergic alveolitis, is an inflammation of the lungs due to breathing in a foreign substance, usually certain types of dust, fungus, or moulds. Part of the Clinical Focus Series, Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis is a concise guide to the condition, discussing epidemiologic, immune-pathologic, physiologic, diagnostic and therapeutic developments. The text also examines genetics, lung function, bronchoscopy, treatment and new findings in the field. Written by an author and editor team from the USA, Europe and Asia, each chapter is enhanced with tables and illustrations, as well as X-Rays and CT images. Key Features Concise guide to hypersensitivity pneumonitis (extrinsic allergic alveolitis) Discusses epidemiology, immune-pathology, physiology, diagnosis and treatment Includes chapter on new findings in the field Experienced author and editor team from the USA, Europe and Asia Numerous tables, illustrations, X-Rays and CT images
Download or read book Clinical Focus Series Pulmonary Function Testing and Interpretation written by Hansen James E and published by JP Medical Ltd. This book was released on 2011-09 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pulmonary Function Testing & Interpretation is a comprehensive guide to lung function tests, such as spirometry, lung volume and diffusing capacity. Beginning with an introduction to the history of respiratory physiology, structure and function, and preparation for testing, individual chapters explain different types of test and the interpretation of result based on gender, age and body size. Written by a leading USA-based expert, the book introduces new ways to interpret spirometry values, as well as assess the effectiveness of aerosol-based bronchodilator drugs on obstructive airway disease. The book includes ten case studies, each with a question and answer section.
Download or read book Clinical Focus Series written by Steven A. Sahn and published by JAYPEE BROTHERS PUBLISHERS. This book was released on 2012-12-15 with total page 206 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a comprehensive assessment of the patients with COPD and asthma with appropriate diagnosis and management. Review on the diagnosis and management of the patients with bronchiectasis and cystic fibrosing along with the current management of acute exacerbation. A discussion of the diagnosis and management of the patients with idiopthic pulmonary fibrosis and an acute exacerbation and the management options those are currently available. Extensive reviews of the treatment of acute pulmonary exacerbation of sarcoidosis and the three phases of hypersensitivity pneumonitis (acute, subac.
Download or read book Focus on Clinical Neurophysiology written by Nabil J. Azar and published by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. This book was released on 2012-03-28 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This question-and-answer formatted book provides a complete yet focused review of clinical neurophysiology. It contains 534 questions and detailed answers with page references to larger reference books and textbooks of interest. Emphasis is on key concepts that every neurologist/neurophysiologist must master to take qualification boards or to practice this discipline. Coverage includes basic physics and electronics with their direct practical implications, electroencephalography, evoked potentials, nerve conduction studies, electromyography, sleep medicine, autonomic testing and central neurophysiology, and neurophysiological intraoperative monitoring. A companion Website will present all of the questions and answers in the book in electronic format.
Download or read book Clinical Focus Series Tuberculosis written by Violeta V Mihailovic Vucinic and published by Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers. This book was released on 2019-09-30 with total page 358 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Part of the Clinical Focus series, this book is a comprehensive guide to the diagnosis and treatment of tuberculosis. The new volume is highly illustrated with tables and images and written by an internationally recognised editor and author team.
Download or read book Clinical Focus Series Difficult Asthma written by Liam Heaney and published by JP Medical Ltd. This book was released on 2013-03-30 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Most patients with asthma are easily diagnosed and treated with the use of an inhaler or medication. Approximately five per cent of people that suffer from asthma have ‘difficult’ or ‘refractory’ asthma, whereby they experience persistent problems that are not controlled by standard treatment methods. Part of the Clinical Focus Series, this book provides a complete overview of difficult asthma, discussing the clinical assessment and management of this complex condition. Beginning with the epidemiology and characteristics of severe asthma, the book defines current understanding of the immunological mechanisms and disease heterogeneity. It also offers insight into how the condition can affect the physical and psychological aspects of a person’s life. Separate chapters examine novel therapeutic strategies and the economic burden of refractory asthma. Key points Discusses clinical assessment and management of difficult asthma Includes epidemiology, immunology, physical and psychological effects, economic burden and novel therapeutics Internationally renowned author and editor team
Download or read book Clinical Focus Series Disorders of Thyroid written by Romesh Khardori and published by Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers. This book was released on 2018-08-16 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Part of the Clinical Focus series, this book is a comprehensive guide to the diagnosis and management of thyroid disorders. Divided into sixteen chapters, the book covers numerous disorders including hypothyroidism, Grave’s thyrotoxicosis, hyperthyroidism, thyroid nodules and cancer, and much more. Imaging and both medical and surgical treatment of thyroid disorders are discussed in depth, and the final sections of the book are dedicated to hypothyroidism in pregnancy, in juveniles, and in newborns. Written by experts in the field, led by Prof Romesh Khardori from Eastern Virginia Medical School, this practical guide is further enhanced by images and illustrations. Key points Comprehensive guide to diagnosis and management of thyroid disorders Covers numerous disorders, including those in pregnancy, in juveniles and newborns In depth discussion on thyroid imaging and both medical and surgical treatment Internationally recognised author team
Download or read book Clinical Focus Series Lesions of Sarcoidosis written by Om P Sharma and published by JP Medical Ltd. This book was released on 2014-02-28 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sarcoidosis is a rare condition that causes small patches of red and swollen tissue, called granulomas, to develop in the organs of the body. It most often affects the lungs and skin. Typical symptoms include tender, red bumps on the skin, shortness of breath and a persistent cough. There is no cure for sarcoidosis, but the condition often improves without treatment within a few months or years. Sarcoidosis is estimated to affect about 1 in every 10,000 people in the UK (NHS Choices). Part of the Clinical Focus Series, this book provides trainees with an overview of this complex condition. Beginning with an introduction and guidance on recognising pulmonary granulomas, the following chapters provide in depth coverage of numerous common lesions, describing their history, clinical features, differential diagnosis and treatment. Presented in an easy to read format, this useful reference includes clinical photographs, CT scans and X-rays, histological pictures and tables to enhance learning. Key points Provides practical overview of lesions of sarcoidosis Covers numerous common lesions, their history, clinical features, diagnosis and treatment Presented in easy to read format, with problem solving approach Includes clinical photographs, CT Scans, X-rays, histological pictures and tables
Download or read book Clinical Focus Series Bone and Mineral Disorders written by Romesh K Khardori and published by Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers. This book was released on 2019-10-31 with total page 166 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provides latest advances in diagnosis and management of bone and mineral disorders Part of the renowned Clinical Focus series Focus on skeletal and mineral homeostasis and the role of calcium and vitamin D as nutritional supplements Each chapter highly illustrated with tables and images Internationally recognised editor and author team led by US-based expert in the field
Download or read book Improving Healthcare Quality in Europe Characteristics Effectiveness and Implementation of Different Strategies written by OECD and published by OECD Publishing. This book was released on 2019-10-17 with total page 447 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume, developed by the Observatory together with OECD, provides an overall conceptual framework for understanding and applying strategies aimed at improving quality of care. Crucially, it summarizes available evidence on different quality strategies and provides recommendations for their implementation. This book is intended to help policy-makers to understand concepts of quality and to support them to evaluate single strategies and combinations of strategies.
Download or read book Clinical Focus Series Acute Exacerbation of Respiratory Diseases written by Feng Yuan and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Crossing the Quality Chasm written by Institute of Medicine and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2001-07-19 with total page 359 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Second in a series of publications from the Institute of Medicine's Quality of Health Care in America project Today's health care providers have more research findings and more technology available to them than ever before. Yet recent reports have raised serious doubts about the quality of health care in America. Crossing the Quality Chasm makes an urgent call for fundamental change to close the quality gap. This book recommends a sweeping redesign of the American health care system and provides overarching principles for specific direction for policymakers, health care leaders, clinicians, regulators, purchasers, and others. In this comprehensive volume the committee offers: A set of performance expectations for the 21st century health care system. A set of 10 new rules to guide patient-clinician relationships. A suggested organizing framework to better align the incentives inherent in payment and accountability with improvements in quality. Key steps to promote evidence-based practice and strengthen clinical information systems. Analyzing health care organizations as complex systems, Crossing the Quality Chasm also documents the causes of the quality gap, identifies current practices that impede quality care, and explores how systems approaches can be used to implement change.
Download or read book Instruments for Clinical Health care Research written by Marilyn Frank-Stromborg and published by Jones & Bartlett Learning. This book was released on 2004 with total page 740 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Instruments for Clinical Health-Care Research, Third Edition will facilitate researching clinical concepts and variables of interest, and will enhance the focus on linking clinical variable assessment with routine measurement of everyday clinical interventions.
Download or read book Improving Diagnosis in Health Care written by National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2015-12-29 with total page 473 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Getting the right diagnosis is a key aspect of health care - it provides an explanation of a patient's health problem and informs subsequent health care decisions. The diagnostic process is a complex, collaborative activity that involves clinical reasoning and information gathering to determine a patient's health problem. According to Improving Diagnosis in Health Care, diagnostic errors-inaccurate or delayed diagnoses-persist throughout all settings of care and continue to harm an unacceptable number of patients. It is likely that most people will experience at least one diagnostic error in their lifetime, sometimes with devastating consequences. Diagnostic errors may cause harm to patients by preventing or delaying appropriate treatment, providing unnecessary or harmful treatment, or resulting in psychological or financial repercussions. The committee concluded that improving the diagnostic process is not only possible, but also represents a moral, professional, and public health imperative. Improving Diagnosis in Health Care, a continuation of the landmark Institute of Medicine reports To Err Is Human (2000) and Crossing the Quality Chasm (2001), finds that diagnosis-and, in particular, the occurrence of diagnostic errorsâ€"has been largely unappreciated in efforts to improve the quality and safety of health care. Without a dedicated focus on improving diagnosis, diagnostic errors will likely worsen as the delivery of health care and the diagnostic process continue to increase in complexity. Just as the diagnostic process is a collaborative activity, improving diagnosis will require collaboration and a widespread commitment to change among health care professionals, health care organizations, patients and their families, researchers, and policy makers. The recommendations of Improving Diagnosis in Health Care contribute to the growing momentum for change in this crucial area of health care quality and safety.
Download or read book Ophthalmology In Focus written by Jack J. Kanski and published by Elsevier Health Sciences. This book was released on 2014-12-10 with total page 182 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Focus Ophthalmology is aimed at all medical and health science students who require an introductory, low cost and highly illustrated guide to this specialty. The material is presented in double page spreads. The left-hand page has a synoptic and highly structured text (normally under the following headings: incidence; clinical features; differential diagnosis; management; prognosis). The right-hand page has a selection of four to six clinical photographs.Ophthalmology In Focus is a convenient pocket size and therefore ideal for quick preparation before ward rounds. Each volume also includes self-assessment material, which is extremely helpful for preparation for examinations.Because of shorter hospital stays and more outpatient treatment, students are less likely to be able to see the full range of conditions on the ward - the books in this series help supply that deficit. - Invaluable source of clinical photographs - students are now less able to be have the opportunity to see - in real life - the full range of conditions that they are expected to know about and that they may be tested on - Synoptic structured text - ideal for quick preparation before ward rounds - Includes self-assessment material - picture tests - handy for revision, especially for the all-important 'OSCE' - New series name: In Focus - New series design - Test revised to include more on management - Picture tests included in each volume for first time
Download or read book Clinical Focus Series Diabetes Mellitus written by Romesh Khardori and published by Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers Pvt. Limited. This book was released on 2018-01-31 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Part of the recognised Clinical Focus Series, this book is a guide to the management of diabetes mellitus. Beginning with discussion on the role of exercise and nutrition, the next chapters look at the characteristics of Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes. The following sections cover the management of long-term complications of diabetes including diabetic retinopathy, diabetic neuropathy, cardiovascular disease, diabetic nephropathy, hypoglycaemia, and more. The final chapters discuss the role of bariatric surgery, and retaining and regaining pancreatic β-cells in the management of diabetes. Up to date reviews of current practice recommendations for management of the disease and its complications are included. Key points Guide to the management of diabetes mellitus covering various long-term complications Part of the recognised Clinical Focus Series Reviews current practice recommendations Internationally recognised editor team from Eastern Virginia Medical School, US
Download or read book The Prevention and Treatment of Missing Data in Clinical Trials written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2010-12-21 with total page 163 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Randomized clinical trials are the primary tool for evaluating new medical interventions. Randomization provides for a fair comparison between treatment and control groups, balancing out, on average, distributions of known and unknown factors among the participants. Unfortunately, these studies often lack a substantial percentage of data. This missing data reduces the benefit provided by the randomization and introduces potential biases in the comparison of the treatment groups. Missing data can arise for a variety of reasons, including the inability or unwillingness of participants to meet appointments for evaluation. And in some studies, some or all of data collection ceases when participants discontinue study treatment. Existing guidelines for the design and conduct of clinical trials, and the analysis of the resulting data, provide only limited advice on how to handle missing data. Thus, approaches to the analysis of data with an appreciable amount of missing values tend to be ad hoc and variable. The Prevention and Treatment of Missing Data in Clinical Trials concludes that a more principled approach to design and analysis in the presence of missing data is both needed and possible. Such an approach needs to focus on two critical elements: (1) careful design and conduct to limit the amount and impact of missing data and (2) analysis that makes full use of information on all randomized participants and is based on careful attention to the assumptions about the nature of the missing data underlying estimates of treatment effects. In addition to the highest priority recommendations, the book offers more detailed recommendations on the conduct of clinical trials and techniques for analysis of trial data.
