Download or read book Cystic Fibrosis in the 21st Century written by Andrew Bush and published by Karger Medical and Scientific Publishers. This book was released on 2006 with total page 341 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cystic fibrosis used to be thought of as a respiratory and digestive disease, with a uniformly and rapidly fatal outcome. The spectrum of the disease has broadened into the mild atypical case, presenting in middle age, with the potential for complications in virtually every system of the body. In the past few years there has been an explosion of knowledge of the basic science of the defect. The editors have therefore invited the leading scientists and clinicians in the field of cystic fibrosis to describe the recent advances in this disease. Although there are many 'Recent Advances' texts, previous books have been selective in their choice of topics. This book is the first to cover the entire field of this complex disease, and encompasses the rapidly moving topics of the basic molecular and cellular biology as well as the recent multi-system, multi-disciplinary advances in the clinical care of patients. The authors have been charged with writing only about new developments and not to rehash old literature. The bulk of the references is therefore less than five years old. This book addresses all professionals who treat cystic fibrosis and want to have an up-date of new findings in the field, particularly of those outside their immediate specialisation. It will also be useful for basic researchers interested in related scientific areas and the clinical context of their work.
Download or read book Cystic Fibrosis in the 21st Century What Every Radiologist Should Know written by Carl Chartrand-Lefebvre and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Background Information: Cystic fibrosis (CF) is the most common fatal genetic disease affecting Caucasians, with an incidence of 1:3000 live births. With the advances in treatment, there has been an important improvement in life expectancy. It is important for the radiologist to be familiar with the multi-systemic manifestations of CF, and to recognize its complications which will likely become more common as patients live longer. Educational Goals/Teaching Points: After reviewing this presentation, participants will be able to recognize the wide spectrum of imaging manifestations in adults with CF, as well as its most common complications. They will be aware of the appropriate radiological follow-up in these patients. They will learn how to improve their radiology reports to better help clinicians. Key Anatomic/Physiologic Issues and Imaging Findings/Techniques: We will begin with a brief review of the genetics and pathophysiology of CF. We will discuss the spectrum of imaging manifestations in adults using different modalities from X-rays to MRI, reviewing pulmonary as well as extrapulmonary disease. There will be a brief review of the suggestive signs of CF that can be observed with prenatal ultrasound. We will review the treatment approach, including lung transplantation and its complications in CF patients. We will make some suggestions to improve radiology reports by listing items that clinicians usually want to know with these patients. Conclusion: CF is a common genetic disease with which modern radiologists should be familiar, especially those working in endemic regions. Knowledge of its multi-systemic manifestations and most common complications is important to better help pneumologists and to provide appropriate patient care.
Download or read book Cystic Fibrosis in the 20th Century written by Carl F. Doershuk and published by Am Publishing, Limited. This book was released on 2001 with total page 446 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is for every individual with cystic fibrosis and their families, and for the caregivers, researchers, and the many volunteers who have helped to further progress in the treatment and understanding of this disease. This book is also for historians and those interested in the story of a voluntary health organization whose insightful leadership successfully grew effective, wide ranging programs and developed a strategy of collaboration with associated agencies and interests that made for efficient and dramatic progress.
Download or read book A 21st Century Approach to Cystic Fibrosis written by and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Cystic Fibrosis Lung Disease written by Thomas M. Murphy and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 39 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A 21st Century Approach to Cystic Fibrosis written by Julie Messick and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 7 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Cystic Fibrosis written by Prashant Mohite and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2021-06-09 with total page 126 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cystic fibrosis, a genetic disorder in children and young adults, is a multisystemic disease that mainly affects the lungs. Advances and improvements in the diagnosis and management of this condition have led to increased overall and symptom-free survival in cystic fibrosis patients. This book examines recent advances in the field and presents an evidence-based approach to the management of cystic fibrosis.
Download or read book Progress in Cystic Fibrosis Research written by Margaret A. Harrison and published by Nova Publishers. This book was released on 2005 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cystic fibrosis (CF), also known as munoviscidosis, is a chronic genetic disease involving the dysfunction of the exocrine glands. This dysfunction is manifested as a deficiency in pancreatic enzymes, accumulation of mucous in airways, and excess salt in sweat. Cystic fibrosis was previously restricted to infancy and childhood but developments in medical treatment and therapy have extended survival considerably. This book includes within its scope research aimed at understanding the genetic linkage in cystic fibrosis, as well as improving the diagnosis and treatment of this disease in both children and adults. Leading-edge scientific research from throughout the world is presented.
Download or read book Cystic Fibrosis in the Light of New Research written by Dennis Wat and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2015-08-24 with total page 394 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cystic Fibrosis in the Light of New Research provides the latest research and clinical evidence that will be useful for clinicians, scientists and researchers to further their knowledge around this fascinating condition. The authors have brought along their expertise and wealth of knowledge to produce this book, including the basic science that underlies the disease, the burden of bacterial and viral infections, immunologic aspects of CF, a variety of clinical measurements to predict prognosis and novel therapies including gene therapy. This book will be invaluable and entertaining for anyone who is involved in the care of patients with cystic fibrosis.
Download or read book Nutrition in Cystic Fibrosis written by Elizabeth H. Yen and published by Humana Press. This book was released on 2015-11-28 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nutritional therapies have been key early interventions, and remain central to the well-being and survival of patients with cystic fibrosis. The nature of the disease causes significant alterations in a patient’s ability to process and assimilate nutrients. Furthermore, many factors contribute to higher metabolic demands throughout a patient’s life. In combination, maldigestion, malabsorption, and increased metabolic demands pose a high hurdle for the patient to overcome in order to maintain optimal nutritional status. Nutrition in Cystic Fibrosis: A Guide for Clinicians is an excellent resource for physicians, nurses and dietitians who deliver care for patients with cystic fibrosis. The book provides an introduction to cystic fibrosis and nutritional assessments. It will also serve as a comprehensive guide to the nutritional monitoring and management of patients with cystic fibrosis including special populations within cystic fibrosis that require additional considerations. The chapters are written by experts in their fields and include the most up to date scientific and clinical information. Nutrition in Cystic Fibrosis: A Guide for Clinicians targets pediatric and adult pulmonologists and gastroenterologists, residents and fellows, internists, pediatricians, nurses, dietitians and general practitioners who treat patients with cystic fibrosis.
Download or read book Cystic Fibrosis written by Susan Dudley Gold and published by Enslow Publishing. This book was released on 2000 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discusses the symptoms, causes, diagnosis, and treatment of cystic fibrosis.
Download or read book The CF Warrior Project Volume 2 written by Andy C. Lipman and published by Booklogix. This book was released on 2023-02-07 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The CF Warrior Project Volume 2: Celebrating Our Cystic Fibrosis Community is a first-of-its-kind, inspirational book that details the lives of both people who live with the life-changing diagnosis of cystic fibrosis along with those who have made a difference in the CF community by advocating for those who fight the disease.
Download or read book Cystic Fibrosis in Adults written by James R. Yankaskas and published by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. This book was released on 1999 with total page 536 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This manual combines research principles with practical guidelines for the clinical care of adult cystic fibrosis patients. There are discussions of clinical manifestations, pathophysiology, treatment options, patient management problems, and progress in developing new therapies. The work takes a multidisciplinary perspective, combining views from specialists in cystic fibrosis pathophysiology, pulmonology, cardiovascular disease, and gastroenterology. It also delivers key facts on disease manifestations at the molecular, cellular, tissue and organ system levels.
Download or read book The Oxford Handbook of Reproductive Ethics written by Leslie Francis and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2017 with total page 681 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Intimate and medicalized, natural and technological, reproduction poses some of the most challenging ethical dilemmas of our time. This volume brings together scholars from multiple perspectives to address both traditional and novel questions about the rights and responsibilities of human reproducers, their caregivers, and the societies in which they live.
Download or read book Breath from Salt written by Bijal P. Trivedi and published by BenBella Books. This book was released on 2020-09-08 with total page 744 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Recommended by Bill Gates and included in GatesNotes "Elaborating on the science as well as the business behind the fight against cystic fibrosis, Trivedi captures the emotions of the families, doctors, and scientists involved in the clinical trials and their 'weeping with joy' as new drugs are approved, and shows how cystic fibrosis, once a 'death sentence,' became, for many, a manageable condition. This is a rewarding and challenging work." —Publishers Weekly Cystic fibrosis was once a mysterious disease that killed infants and children. Now it could be the key to healing millions with genetic diseases of every type—from Alzheimer's and Parkinson's to diabetes and sickle cell anemia. In 1974, Joey O'Donnell was born with strange symptoms. His insatiable appetite, incessant vomiting, and a relentless cough—which shook his tiny, fragile body and made it difficult to draw breath—confounded doctors and caused his parents agonizing, sleepless nights. After six sickly months, his salty skin provided the critical clue: he was one of thousands of Americans with cystic fibrosis, an inherited lung disorder that would most likely kill him before his first birthday. The gene and mutation responsible for CF were found in 1989—discoveries that promised to lead to a cure for kids like Joey. But treatments unexpectedly failed and CF was deemed incurable. It was only after the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, a grassroots organization founded by parents, formed an unprecedented partnership with a fledgling biotech company that transformative leaps in drug development were harnessed to produce groundbreaking new treatments: pills that could fix the crippled protein at the root of this deadly disease. From science writer Bijal P. Trivedi, Breath from Salt chronicles the riveting saga of cystic fibrosis, from its ancient origins to its identification in the dank autopsy room of a hospital basement, and from the CF gene's celebrated status as one of the first human disease genes ever discovered to the groundbreaking targeted genetic therapies that now promise to cure it. Told from the perspectives of the patients, families, physicians, scientists, and philanthropists fighting on the front lines, Breath from Salt is a remarkable story of unlikely scientific and medical firsts, of setbacks and successes, and of people who refused to give up hope—and a fascinating peek into the future of genetics and medicine.
Download or read book Genetics and Public Health in the 21st Century written by Muin J. Khoury and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2000 with total page 661 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first broad survey of these two fields, this book deleniates a framework for integrating advances in human genetics into public health practice.
Download or read book Molecular Therapeutics written by Pamela Greenwell and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2008-03-11 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This book should be useful to lecturers who teach senior undergraduates, graduate students, and students in the biomedical sciences in general. More globally, Greenwell and McCulley's book should encourage academicians of any stripe who for some time have been honing their lectures in a niche subject area to turn their courses into textbooks." –Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Education Molecular therapeutics refers to the developments in molecular biology that are focused on treating disease with new molecular-based drugs. By taking advantage of recent advances and increased understanding in the field of human genetics, this book provides essential background knowledge and key literature on a broad range of novel approaches and disciplines. These include making recombinant proteins, xenotransplantation gene therapy and therapeutic cloning. Molecular Therapeutics: 21st Century Medicine describes the techniques - including their associated benefits, problems, pitfalls - and discusses their applicability with respect to treating microbial, inherited, multifactoral and acquired diseases. The book also pays specific attention to the ethical issues associated with this new field. Cutting-edge topics and clinically relevant materials engage and maintain student interest Self-assessment questions are included throughout the book Features an additional web site, with a web forum, regular updates and PowerPoint slides of figures from the book Molecular Therapeutics: 21st Century Medicine is a comprehensive, accessible and engaging guide to the rapidly developing field of molecular therapeutics. It is essential reading for all students in this area of research and also of interest for health professionals involved in these novel therapies.
