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• Introduction
• Domestic and International Resources
• Pre-Event Topics
• Event Response Topics
• Mechanical Operations in Disasters
• Post-Event Topics
• Topics Unique to Terrorist Events and High-Threat Disaster Response
• Operational Medicine
• Natural Disasters
• Nuclear and Radiation Events
• Chemical Events
• Biologic Events: Bacterial
• Biologic Events: Viral
• Biologic Events: Toxins
• Biologic Events: Other Biologic Events
• Events Resulting in Blast Injuries
• Events Resulting in Burn Injuries
• Events Resulting in Ballistic Injuries
• Events Associated With Structural Collapse/Crashing/Crushing
• Other Events/CombinationEvents.

While medical specialists in disaster mitigation, preparedness, and response are needed worldwide, the initial phase of disaster response is almost entirely dependent upon local resources—making it essential that all healthcare personnel have a working knowledge of the field and stand ready to integrate into the response system. Ciottone's Disaster Medicine, 3rd Edition, is the most comprehensive reference available to help accomplish these goals in every community. It thoroughly covers isolated domestic events as well as global disasters and humanitarian crises. Dr. Gregory Ciottone and more than 200 worldwide authorities share their knowledge and expertise on the preparation, assessment, and management of both natural and man-made disasters, including lessons learned by the responders to contemporary disasters such as the COVID-19 pandemic, Australian and western U.S. wildfires, European heatwaves, the Beirut explosion, recent hurricanes and typhoons, and the global refugee crisis.

• Conditions affecting life in black communities. Public health and mental health disparities in Black communities : challenges for American psychiatry / June Jackson Christmas, Donna M. Norris, Annelle B. Primm
• The highs and lows of public health practice / David Satcher
• Why economic disparities matter in mental health / Hassell H. McClellan
• African americans and substance use / H. Westley Clark
• Black psychiatrists responding to the mental health impact of natural and human-caused disasters and systemic inequities / Annelle B. Primm
• Responding to the realities of racism. Application of an emotional competence framework to racism / Loma K. Flowers
• Centering blackness in mental health equity / Michelle P. Durham
• The media is the message : film and tv influences on Black mental health / Keith Hermanstyne
• A call to research. The work and legacy of Dr. Carl Bell Part 1: Building a better village / Johnny Williamson
• Part 2: Public health efforts / Ruth S. Shim
• Will advances in research address racial disparities? / Williams Lawson
• Identities at the intersections of race, gender, and mental illness: remembering Chester Pierce / Pamela Y. Collins, Nicola Park
• Racism, leadership, and organized psychiatry. Reflections on the origin of the Black psychiatrists of America / James P. Comer
• The urgency of responsible leadership in American psychiatry : racial bias and the biopsychosocial crises impacting mental health in communities of color / Donna M. Norris
• The caravan moves on : from Solomon Carter Fuller to psychiatry in the twenty-first century / Altha J. Stewart
• Nigrescence and the future of American psychiatry / Stephen A. McLeod-Bryant - Appendix. Solomon Carter Fuller award lecturers.

"Collected in a single volume for the first time, the writings in this novel anthology represent more than four decades of perspectives from the American Psychiatric Association's Solomon Carter Fuller Award lectures, named for the first Black psychiatrist in the United States. The chapter authors--Solomon Carter Fuller awardees themselves, psychiatrists building on the work of previous awardees, and other scholar experts--offer a multidisciplinary, cross-sectional examination of both the historical and contemporary environments that inform the Black experience in the United States.These treatises look at the intersection of mental health with topics that include the following: * Public health and public policy* Health care inequities* Racism* Economic well-being* Media* Education Emphasizing the real challenges that Black communities have faced and continue to face, each chapter also offers reasons for perseverance in the face of adversity.Readers will come away with a better understanding of the complexity of the Black experience in America and its impact on mental health, as well as a greater awareness of and appreciation for the legacy and ongoing contributions of Black psychiatric leaders to the field."-- Provided by publisher.

• 1. Introduction (basics of chronic liver disease - incidence, etc.) Guadalupe Garcia-Tsao (Yale University School of Medicine, CT, USA) Chronic liver disease is a substantial world-wide problem. It can be due to a wide range of etiologic agents. Any process that leads to chronic inflammation can progress to chronic liver disease. Its major consequence is increasing deposition of fibrous tissue within the liver leading to cirrhosis with its complications, such as portal hypertension, hepatic insufficiency and hepatocellular carcinoma. Key words: chronic liver disease, liver fibrosis, shear wave elastography, hepatitis B, hepatitis C, NAFLD, NASH. 2. Liver stiffness measurement techniques basics Giovanna Ferraioli, Mark L Palmeri (Duke University, NC, USA), Richard G Barr Liver elastography can be performed with various techniques. These include both ultrasound-based elastography and magnetic resonance elastography. The ultrasound methods include strain elastography (SE), VCTE, and ARFI techniques (pSWE and 2D-SWE). SE is limited in evaluation of liver stiffness and will not be presented in this book. Key words: VCTE, pSWE, 2D-SWE, ARFI, shear wave elastography, MRE, vibration elastography, phantom studies. a. TE b. ARFI techniques c. MRE d. Vibratory Techniques 3. Protocol for acquisition Giovanna Ferraioli, Richard G Barr For all of the ultrasound techniques (vibration-controlled transient elastography, point shear wave elastography and two-dimensional shear wave elastography) the patient is studied in the supine or slight left lateral decubitus position. The protocol for a correct acquisition will be presented in details. Key words: VCTE, pSWE, 2D-SWE, ARFI, shear wave elastography, liver stiffness. a. General protocol b. Quality Assessment i. Vendor specific quality assessment 4. Tips and Tricks Giovanna Ferraioli, Richard Barr For a reliable acquisition, several factors should be taken into account. They include depth for measurement, presence of liver steatosis, transducer frequency, transducer position, number of measurements, confounders and so on. All these factors will be analyzed in details.
• Key words: reliability, accuracy studies. 5. Artifacts Giovanna Ferraioli, Mark Palmeri (Duke University, NC, USA), Richard G Barr Identification of the artifacts is of outmost importance for the interpretation. Knowing them is also important for acquiring the best images for accurate diagnosis. Key words: reverberation, attenuation, failure, phantoms studies. a. TE b. ARFI techniques c. MRE 6. Staging liver fibrosis with shear wave elastography Giovanna Ferraioli, Davide Roccarina (Careggi University Hospital, Florence, Italy), Jonathan Dillman (University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, OH, USA), Richard G Barr As of today, shear wave elastography has been accepted as a reliable substitute of liver biopsy in several clinical scenarios, mainly in patients with viral etiologies and/or NAFLD/NASH. The role of shear wave elastography in several etiologies of liver disease and in the pediatric population will be presented.
• Key words: liver stiffness, hepatitis B, hepatitis C, NAFLD, NASH, primary sclerosing cholangitis, autoimmune hepatitis, alcoholic hepatitis, cystic fibrosis, biliary atresia, Fontan circulation, children. a. Viral etiologies b. NAFLD/NASH c. Other etiologies d. Pediatrics 7. Portal hypertension: liver and spleen stiffness Davide Roccarina (Careggi University Hospital, Florence, Italy) Liver stiffness correlates with the severity of liver fibrosis up to the threshold of clinically significant portal hypertension. At this stage, the strength of the correlation between liver stiffness and fibrosis decreases, probably due to an increasing role played by extrahepatic factors. It has been shown that spleen stiffness correlates better than liver stiffness with the portal pressures. Studies will be presented.
• Key words: HVPG, portal hypertension, stiffness. 8. Liver stiffness beyond the staging of liver fibrosis Giovanna Ferraioli, Richard G Barr An increase of liver stiffness has been reported in patients with liver congestion. It is a "confounding factor" for the evaluation of liver fibrosis. However, in the setting of right-sided heart failure liver stiffness seems directly influenced by central venous pressure and can be used as a prognostic marker to predict cardiac events. Key words: heart failure, liver congestion, hepatic sinusoidal obstruction, Fontan circulation, Budd Chiari syndrome, valvular diseases. 9. Guideline Giovanna Ferraioli, Richard G Barr The availability of accurate non-invasive methods for the assessment of liver fibrosis was an important breakthrough and has prompted ultrasound federations of societies as well as clinical or radiological societies to issue international guidelines or consensus on the clinical applications of the SWE techniques. This chapter presents the most important guidelines from a practical point of view. Key words: guidelines, WFUMB, EFSUMB, SRU, shear wave elastography, diffuse liver disease, chronic viral hepatitis, ARFI techniques, NAFLD. a. Reporting results 10. Non-invasive assessment of liver steatosis with US techniques Giovanna Ferraioli, Richard G Barr An accurate estimation of the fat in the liver is important in the diagnostic work-up of patients with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. Ultrasound methods of fat quantification have been developed. They will be presented in details. Key words: attenuation coefficient, ATI, ATT, UGAP, backscatter coefficient, speed of sound, steatosis. 11. Dispersion Katsutoshi Sugimoto (Tokyo Medical University, Japan), Giovanna Ferraioli, Richard G Barr The shear wave speed obtained in liver stiffness estimation is dependent on the ARFI frequency. The dispersion is the estimate of the stiffness at various ARFI frequencies. The relationship between dispersion and inflammation will be presented. Detection and grading of inflammation would add important information in the diagnosis, management, and follow-up of patients with chronic liver diseases.
• Key words: necro-inflammation, ARFI frequency, shear wave elastography. 12. Focal liver lesions - short section
• Stephanie R Wilson (University of Calgary, Canada) Several reports document that malignant lesions are more likely stiffer than benign lesions. However, there is significant overlap. Both benign and malignant lesions can be soft or stiff compared to normal liver. In addition, the stiffness of the liver varies significantly with fibrosis. Key words: hemangioma, focal steatosis, focal nodular hyperplasia, hepatocellular carcinoma, cholangiocarcinoma, liver metastasis. 13. Conclusions Giovanna Ferraioli, Richard G Barr The value of shear wave elastography in diffuse liver disease will be highlighted. Key words: shear wave elastography, liver stiffness, spleen stiffness, liver steatosis, chronic liver disease.
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For those who treat and diagnose liver disease, whether radiologists, emergency medical physicians, hepatologists, or sonographers, a clear understanding of the strict protocol needed to obtain accurate measurements is essential. Multiparametric Ultrasound for the Assessment of Diffuse Liver Disease offers a practical approach to liver shear wave elastography acquisition from globally recognized leaders in the field. It answers critical questions such as how to use each of the current techniques to best characterize your patients' liver disease, how to deal with the limitations of each of these techniques, and what to ask-and not to ask-of your devices and software. Presents an overview of conventional ultrasound findings in chronic liver disease and portal hypertension, and presents the basic concepts and protocols needed to measure liver stiffness and interpret liver stiffness values. Details clinical applications, artifacts, and guidelines of liver ultrasound elastography, including tips and tricks. Reviews the latest ultrasound techniques to assess liver steatosis and focal liver lesions, as well as the uses of new technologies of fat quantification and dispersion. 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. .
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"For those who treat and diagnose liver disease, whether radiologists, emergency medical physicians, hepatologists, or sonographers, a clear understanding of the strict protocol needed to obtain accurate measurements is essential. Multiparametric Ultrasound for the Assessment of Diffuse Liver Disease offers a practical approach to liver shear wave elastography acquisition from globally recognized leaders in the field. It answers critical questions such as how to use each of the current techniques to best characterize your patients' liver disease, how to deal with the limitations of each of these techniques, and what to ask--and not to ask--of your devices and software"-- publisher's description.

• Foundations and principles of palliative care in oncology
• Techniques and modalities
• Foundations and principles of palliative radiation by body site or special population
• Management of symptoms and treatment-related toxicities.

• Section I. Foundations and Principles of Palliative Care in Oncology.
• Definition of Palliative Care / Mollie A. Biewald, R. Sean Morrison
• Introduction to Prognostication / Vincent Vanston, Kathryn McGrath
• Basic Communication Frameworks / Emily Jean Martin, Terry Gardiner
• Troubleshooting Difficult Conversation / Lindsay Alexandra Dow, Elizabeth Lindenberger
• Models of Multidisciplinary Management / May N. Tsao, Elizabeth A. Barnes, Edward Chow
• Section II. Techniques and Modalities. Palliative Radiation / Yolanda D. Tseng
• Selecting Modalities / Shayna E. Rich
• Treatment Planning in Palliative Radiotherapy / Christen R. Elledge, Sara R. Alcorn
• Alternate Modalities for Palliation / Michael Rozak, Vinita Singh, Robert J. Wilson, Ali John Zarrabi
• Combining Radiation and Systemic Therapy / Alexander Spektor, Veena Venkatachalam, Kate Martin
• Considerations Involving Reirradiation / Patricia Mae G. Santos, Divya Yerramilli
• Section III. Foundations and Principles of Palliative Radiation by Body Site or Special Population. Palliative Radiotherapy in the Head and Neck / Amardeep Grewal, Spencer Chung-Tang Liu
• Palliative Thoracic Radiation / Kunal K. Sindhu, Kenneth E. Rosenzweig
• Palliative Radiotherapy in the Breast and Chest Wall / Gary M. Freedman
• Palliative Radiotherapy for Gastrointestinal Malignancies / Kristopher Dennis, Randa Kamel
• Palliative Radiotherapy for Gynecologic Malignancies / Anish A. Butala, Lindsey Buckingham, Neil K. Taunk
• Palliative Radiotherapy in Pediatrics / Jennifer Vogel, Christine Hill-Kayser
• Radiotherapeutic Palliation of Lymphoma / Christopher M. Wright, Antony Koroulakis, Ima Paydar, Pranshu Mohindra, John Plastaras
• Radiotherapeutic Palliation of Bone Marrow Diseases--Leukemia and Multiple Myeloma / Antony Koroulakis, Christopher M. Wright, Ima Paydar, John Plastaras, Pranshu Mohindra
• Palliative Radiotherapy in Bones / Patricia Mae G. Santos, Charles B. Simone II, Divya Yerramilli
• Palliative Radiotherapy in the Brain / Graeme Williams, Lauren Hertan
• Palliative Radiotherapy in the Spine / Timothy K. Nguyen, Adam Mutsaers, Arjun Sahgal, Zain Husain
• Palliative Radiotherapy in Oligometastases / Matthew N. Mills, Anupam Rishi, Daniel E. Oliver , Hsiang-Hsuan Michael Yu
• Palliative Radiotherapy in the Older Adult / Anita O'Donovan
• Section IV. Management of Symptoms and Treatment-Related Toxicities. General Symptom Overview: Importance of Side Effect Management, Cinv, Anorexia, and Cachexia / Hannah Lee Brown, Christopher Allen Jones
• Management of Pain / Tanya J. Uritsky
• Management of Fatigue / Beth Popp, Toby Bressler, Stephanie Schmitz, Bernadine Donahue
• Management of Skin Toxicity / Do Young Kim, Sarah McAvoy, Hiral Fontanilla
• Central Nervous System: Symptoms and Toxicities / Alexandra Hotca-Cho, Sonam Sharma
• Management of Symptoms and Treatment-related Toxicities of Head and Neck Cancers / Cory Heal, James Han, Antony Koroulakis, Sun K. Yi, Jared R. Robbins
• Chest and Thorax: Symptoms and Toxicities / Julie R. Bloom, Robert M. Samstein
• Abdomen and Pelvis: Symptoms and Toxicities / Deborah C. Marshall, Zahra Ghiassi-Nejad
• Late Toxicities Management / Kevin A. D'Rummo, Ronald C. Chen, Xinglei Shen
• Psychosocial and Spiritual Distress / Batya Reckson, Karen Terry, Whitley Butler, Deborah Marin

Offering practical, comprehensive coverage of the many nuanced technical and clinical aspects of this growing field, Palliative Radiation Oncology provides up-to-date clinical guidance in a thorough yet concise manner. In an easy-access format, it integrates basic science, pathologies, and research with clinical applications, covering different ways to approach problems, tumor assessment, precise target definition, and dosing-specific guidelines to minimize side effects/toxicities while balancing with desired outcomes.

"A literary sensation in Brazil and now a global publishing event, Luiz Schwarcz's wise and tender memoir bravely interrogates the story of his own ordeal of depression in the context of a family story of murder, dispossession, and silence-the long echo of the Holocaust across generations When Luiz Schwarcz was a child, he was told little about his grandfather and namesake Láios-"Luiz" in Hungarian. Only later would he learn that his grandfather, a devout Hungarian Jew, had defied his country's Nazi occupiers by holding secret religious services in his home and, after being put on a train to a German death camp with his son André, had ordered André to leap from the train to freedom at a rail crossing while Láios himself was carried on to his death. What Luiz did know was that his father was a very unhappy man, and his melancholia haunted the house. The noise that defined childhood for Luiz was that of his father in the next bedroom, tortured by insomnia, striking his foot against the bed post, seemingly for hours, night after night. Young Luiz assumed responsibility for his parents' happiness, as many children of trauma do, and for a time he seemed to be succeeding: he blossomed into the family prodigy, becoming an outwardly gregarious, athletic, and academically successful young man, eventually growing into a literary publisher of great promise. His house was still filled with silence, but he found a home in that silence-a home that he filled with books and with reading. But then, at a high point of outward success, Luiz was brought low by a devastating mental breakdown against which his resources were pitifully inadequate. The Absent Moon is in part the story of his journey to that point and in part his journey back from it, as Luiz learned to forge a different, more honest relationship with his own mind, with his family, and with their shared past. The culmination of that path is this extraordinary book, which is beautiful, tragic, noble, piercingly honest, and ultimately redemptive-the product of a lifetime's reflection, animated by love and compassion and given powerful literary shape in the refiner's fire by a master storyteller"-- Provided by publisher

• 1. Introduction
• 2. One Persons ADHD is not the same as Anothers
• 3. The Functional System of ADHD
• Its not that ADHDers think too little they just think too widely
• 4. fundamentals of ADHD in the World of Work
• 5. Directly Job-related: ADHD Works!
• 6. The Curse of Negative Hyperfocus (negative tunnel vision)
• 7. The Self-Worth Issue
• 8. ADHD Medication and Job
• 9. Transition: Growing up with ADHD. Adolescence, career choice, education and further training
• 10. Quintessence
• Index
• About the author.

This book explains, in engaging language, the emotional experience and possible behavioural patterns of ADHD on the bases of its neurobiological function, with a focus on the opportunities and obstacles faced by those with ADHD in professional education as well as in the course of a professional career. A number of conceptualization concerning the central traits of ADHD such as negative hyperfocus, unusual learning curve, questions of selfesteem and emergency-benefits are unfolded for the first time in detail, combined with actionable explanations on how to deal successfully with these traits. In consideration of readers with ADHD, the text is carefully written in a way that grabs your attention with: short sections, numerous illustrations, mini case histories and additional facts as extras. The book is meant for persons with ADHD and their families, for employers and HR responsibles and last but not least for physicians, psychiatrists, psychologists, social workers and other professionals who want to understand in depth the functioning and emotional experiencing of ADHD and how to deal with it in practice.

• X-ray Detectors in Medical Imaging.- Modelling spectroscopic performance of pixelated semiconductor detectors through Monte-Carlo simulation.- Status of DEXA Instrumentation Using Direct and Indirect Detectors.- CZT Detectors for Nuclear Medicine.- Positron Emission Tomography (PET) Imaging Based on Sub-Millimeter Pixelated CdZnTe Detectors.- Medical Photon-Counting CT - Status and Clinical Applications Review.- Multi-material decomposition (m-MD) based spectral imaging in photon-counting CT.- X-ray Multispectral CT Imaging by Projection Sequences Blind Separation based on Basis-effect or Basis-material decomposition.- Direct Iterative Basis Image Reconstruction Based on MAP-EM Algorithm for Spectral CT.- Linearly Polarized X-ray Fluorescence Computed Tomography with a Photon Counting Detector.- Detector shift iteration method for improving spatial resolution and suppressing pixel value distortion in direct and indirect X-ray detectors.- A new method of estimating incident x-ray spectra with photon counting detectors using a limited number of energy bins with dedicated clinical x-ray imaging systems.
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This book offers readers an overview of some of the most recent advances in the field of technology for X-ray medical imaging. Coverage includes both technology and applications in SPECT, PET and CT, with an in-depth review of the research topics from leading specialists in the field. Coverage includes conversion of the X-ray signal into analogue/digital value, as well as a review of CMOS chips for X-ray image sensors. Emphasis is on high-Z materials like CdTe, CZT and GaAs, since they offer the best implementation possibilities for direct conversion X-ray detectors. The discussion includes material challenges, detector operation physics and technology and readout integrated circuits required to detect signals processes by high-Z sensors. Authors contrast these emerging technologies with more established ones based on scintillator materials. This book is an excellent reference for people already working in the field as well as for people wishing to enter it.
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• Part I Introduction
• 1..... Advancing the Science of Cancer in Latinos
• Amelie G. Ramirez, Edward J. Trapido
• Part II Health Threats in the Latino Community
• 2..... Applying an Exposome-Wide (ExWAS) Approach to Latino Cancer Disparities
• Paul D. Juarez, Darryl Hood, Min-ae Song, Aramandla Ramesh
• 3..... Population Health Challenges for Latinos in the US
• Alexander N. Ortega
• Part III Vulnerable Populations and Cancer Health Disparities
• 4..... Acute and Long-Term Neurological Complications of Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL) Therapy in Latino Children
• Austin L. Brown, Kimberly P. Raghubar, Michael E. Scheurer, Philip J. Lupo
• Part IV Cancer Outcomes and Survivorship in Latinos
• 5..... Supportive Care Needs and Coping Strategies Used by Latino Men Cancer Survivors
• Dinorah Martinez-Tyson, Erik L. Ruiz
• 6..... Cancer Care Delivery Among Breast Cancer Patients: Is It the Same for All?
• Catalina Malinowski, Mariana Chavez-MacGregor
• Part V Cancer in the Era of Precision Medicine
• 7..... Genetic Ancestry and Breast Cancer Subtypes in Hispanic/Latina Women
• Lizeth I. Tamayo, Elam Day-Friedland, Valentina A. Zavala, Katie M. Marker, Laura Fejerman
• 8..... Precision Medicine Approaches for Stratification and Development of Novel Therapies of Latin(x) Patients at Risk of Lung Malignancy
• Kenneth S. Ramos, Stefano Guerra, Randa El-zein
• Part VI Engaging Latinos in Cancer Research
• 9..... Optimizing Engagement of the Latino Community in Cancer Research
• Lourdes Baezconde-Garbanati, Bibiana Martinez, Carol Ochoa, Sheila Murphy, Rosa Barahona, Carolina Aristizabal, Yaneth L. Rodriguez
• Part VII Emerging Policies Impacting Latino Care
• 10.... Latino Population Growth and the Changing Demography of Cancer
• Rogelio Saenz
• 11.... Financial Hardship, Food Insecurity, and Forgone Medical Care
• Jean A. McDougall, Shoshana Adler Jaffe, Dolores D. Guest, V. Shane Pankratz, Charles L. Wiggins, Angela L. W. Meisner, Andrew L. Sussman
• Part VIII Implementation Science, Innovative Technologies and the Future of Cancer Care
• 12.... Implementation Science to Enhance the Value of Cancer Research in Latinos: A Perspective from the National Cancer Institute
• Gila Neta
• 13.... Advancing E-health Interventions in Cancer Control and Survivorship for Hispanic/Latina Breast Cancer Patients
• Sharon H. Baik, Joanna Buscemi, Laura B. Oswald, Diana Buitrago, Judith Guitelman, Francisco Iacobelli, Melissa A. Simon, Frank J. Penedo, Betina Yanez
• Part IX Latino Lifestyles: Acculturation, Nutrition, and Health
• 14.... Impact of Obesity and Related Factors in Breast Cancer Survivorship Among Hispanic Women
• Elisa V. Bandera, Chi-Chen Hong, Bo Qin
• 15.... A Strength-Based Approach to Cancer Prevention in Latinxs
• Marisa S. Torrez-Ruiz, Sandra Soto, Nanette V. Lopez, Elva M. Arredondo
• Part X Advances in Cancer Therapy and Clinical Trials
• 16.... Overcoming Clinical Research Disparities by Advancing Inclusive Research
• Melissa Gonzales
• Part XI HPV Vaccination for Cancer Prevention
• 17.... The Road to Cervical Cancer Elimination
• Anna R. Giuliano
• Part XII Latino Cancer Health Disparities: Moving Forward
• 18.... Looking Forward: Continuing the Collaboration for Action
• Amelie G. Ramirez, Edward J. Trapido
• Appendix A: Advances in Biology and Treatment of Cancer
• Appendix B: Cancer Epidemiology and Prevention
• Appendix C: Engaging Latinos in Research Across the Cancer Continuum
• Appendix D: Living with and Beyond Cancer: Taking Action to Improve Outcomes
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This open access book is a collection of articles based on presentations from the 2020 Advancing the Science of Cancer in Latinos conference that gives an overview of conference outcomes. The vision of the conference has been to unite researchers, scientists, physicians and other healthcare professionals, patient advocates, and students from across the world to discuss research advancements, identify gaps, and develop actionable goals to translate basic research findings into clinical best practices, effective community interventions, and professional training programs to decrease cancer risks and eliminate cancer disparities for Latinos. This conference comes at an especially important time when Latinos - the largest and youngest minority group in the U.S. - are expected to face a 142% rise in cancer cases in the coming years. Disparities continue to impact this population in critical areas: access to preventive and clinical care, changeable risk behaviors, quality of life, and mortality. Each chapter summarizes the presentation and includes current knowledge in the specific topic areas, identified gaps, and opportunities for future research. Topics explored include: Applying an Exposome-Wide (ExWAS) Approach to Latino Cancer Disparities Supportive Care Needs and Coping Strategies Used by Latino Men Cancer Survivors Optimizing Engagement of the Latino Community in Cancer Research Latino Population Growth and the Changing Demography of Cancer Implementation Science to Enhance the Value of Cancer Research in Latinos A Strength-Based Approach to Cancer Prevention in Latinxs Overcoming Clinical Research Disparities by Advancing Inclusive Research Advancing the Science of Cancer in Latinos: Building Collaboration for Action will appeal to a wide readership due to its comprehensive coverage of topics ranging from basic science and community prevention research to clinical practice to policy. The book is an essential resource for physicians and other medical professionals, researchers, scientists, academicians, patient advocates, and students. It also will appeal to policy-makers, NCI-designated cancer centers, academic centers, state health departments, and community organizations.
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• Part I . Introduction
• Chapter 1. Advancing the Science of Cancer in Latinos
• Part II. Health Threats in the Latino Community
• Chapter 2. Applying an Exposome-Wide (ExWAS) Approach to Latino Cancer Disparities
• Chapter 3. Population Health Challenges for Latinos in the US
• Part III. Vulnerable Populations and Cancer Health Disparities
• Chapter 4. Acute and Long-Term Neurological Complications of Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL) Therapy in Latino Children
• Part IV. Cancer Outcomes and Survivorship in Latinos
• Chapter 5. Supportive Care Needs and Coping Strategies Used by Latino Men Cancer Survivors
• Chapter 6. Cancer Care Delivery Among Breast Cancer Patients: Is It the Same for All?
• Part V. Cancer in the Era of Precision Medicine
• Chapter 7. Genetic Ancestry and Breast Cancer Subtypes in Hispanic/Latina Women
• Chapter 8. Precision Medicine Approaches for Stratification and Development of Novel Therapies of Latin(x) Patients at Risk of Lung Malignancy
• Part VI. Engaging Latinos in Cancer Research
• Chapter 9. Optimizing Engagement of the Latino Community in Cancer Research
• Part VII. Emerging Policies Impacting Latino Care
• Chapter 10. Latino Population Growth and the Changing Demography of Cancer
• Chapter 11. Financial Hardship, Food Insecurity, and Forgone Medical Care
• Part VIII. Implementation Science, Innovative Technologies and the Future of Cancer Care
• Chapter 12. Implementation Science to Enhance the Value of Cancer Research in Latinos: A Perspective from the National Cancer Institute
• Chapter 13. Advancing E-health Interventions in Cancer Control and Survivorship for Hispanic/Latina Breast Cancer Patients
• Part IX. Latino Lifestyles: Acculturation, Nutrition, and Health
• Chapter 14. Impact of Obesity and Related Factors in Breast Cancer Survivorship Among Hispanic Women
• Chapter 15. A Strength-Based Approach to Cancer Prevention in Latinxs
• Part X. Advances in Cancer Therapy and Clinical Trials
• Chapter 16. Overcoming Clinical Research Disparities by Advancing Inclusive Research
• Part XI. HPV Vaccination for Cancer Prevention
• Chapter 17. The Road to Cervical Cancer Elimination
• Part XII. Latino Cancer Health Disparities: Moving Forward
• Chapter 18. Looking Forward: Continuing the Collaboration for Action
• Appendices A-D
• Index.

This open access book is a collection of articles based on presentations from the 2020 Advancing the Science of Cancer in Latinos conference that gives an overview of conference outcomes. The vision of the conference has been to unite researchers, scientists, physicians and other healthcare professionals, patient advocates and students from across the world to discuss research advancements, identify gaps, and develop actionable goals to translate basic research findings into clinical best practices, effective community interventions, and professional training programs to decrease cancer risks and eliminate cancer disparities for Latinos. This conference comes at an especially important time when Latinos the largest and youngest minority group in the U.S. are expected to face a 142% rise in cancer cases in the coming years. Disparities continue to impact this population in critical areas: access to preventive and clinical care, changeable risk behaviors, quality of life, and mortality. Each chapter summarizes the presentation and includes current knowledge in the specific topic areas, identified gaps, and opportunities for future research. Topics explored include: Applying an Exposome-Wide (ExWAS) Approach to Latino Cancer Disparities Supportive Care Needs and Coping Strategies Used by Latino Men Cancer Survivors Optimizing Engagement of the Latino Community in Cancer Research Latino Population Growth and the Changing Demography of Cancer Implementation Science to Enhance the Value of Cancer Research in Latinos A Strength-Based Approach to Cancer Prevention in Latinxs Overcoming Clinical Research Disparities by Advancing Inclusive Research Advancing the Science of Cancer in Latinos: Building Collaboration for Action will appeal to a wide readership due to its comprehensive coverage of topics ranging from basic science and community prevention research to clinical practice to policy. The book is an essential resource for physicians and other medical professionals, researchers, scientists, academicians, patient advocates, and students. It also will appeal to policy-makers, NCI-designated cancer centers, academic centers, state health departments, and community organizations.

• Part 1 General
• 1 History and Milestones of Airway Management
• 2 Anatomy and physiology of the airway applied
• 3 Preoperative Airway Assessment
• 4 Imaging of the Airway
• Part 2 Equipment
• 5 Masks and Airways
• 6 Supraglottic airway devices
• 7 Endotracheal Tubes
• 8 Direct Laryngoscopes
• 9 Video Laryngoscopes
• 10 Flexible Video Endoscopes
• 11 Airway Adjuncts
• 12 Lung Isolation Devices
• 13 Difficult Airway Cart
• Part 3 Practice
• 14 Principles of Airway Management
• 15 Overview of Airway Techniques and Decision Making
• 16 Oxygenation During Airway Management
• Part 4 Techniques
• 17 Airway Management Guidelines: An overview
• 18 Mask Ventilation
• 19 Supraglottic Airway Devices: Clinical Applications
• 20 Endotracheal Intubation Direct and Video Laryngoscope Guided Techniques
• 21 Flexible Video Endoscopic Guided Airway Management
• 22 Unconventional Intubation Techniques
• 23 Airway Management in Thoracic Surgery
• 24 Airway Anaesthesia
• 25 Front of Neck Access Procedures
• 26 Extubation
• Part 5 Specialty
• 27 Airway Management in Paediatric Anesthesia
• 28 Airway Management in Obstetrics
• 29 Airway Management in Trauma
• 30 Airway Management in Obesity
• 31 Airway Management in Maxillofacial Surgery
• 32 Airway Management in Neuroanesthesia
• 33 Airway Management in Upper Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
• 34 Airway Management in Airway emergency
• 35 Airway Management in Intensive Care Unit
• 36 Airway Management in Prehospital Care
• 37 Airway Management in emergency Department
• 38 Airway Management in ENT procedures
• 39 Airway Management in Neonates
• 40 Airway Management in Infectious diseases
• Part 6 Others
• 41 Complications of Airway Management
• 42 Controversies in Airway Management
• 43 Airway Management in Low Resource Settings
• 44 Recent Advances in Airway Management
• 45 Simulation Based Airway Training.

The book provides up-to-date and easy to understand information on airway management with special emphasis on practical management along with required theory background and key points. It covers all aspects of airway management including education, training, audit, controversies, recent advances, case discussion, etc. The book covers all the techniques of airway management like the use of video laryngoscopy, fibre-optic intubation, and retrograde intubation. Further, the book includes a chapter on airway management during transmittable infectious diseases, such as COVID-19. The book also includes separate chapters on the available guidelines; discussion of interesting cases; neonatal airway; and out of hospital airway management. The book is written by experienced authors keeping in mind the unique problems and situations related to this specialized and vital area of patient management. It presents summary and key points in each chapter. Overall, this book provides practical, specialty oriented and patient centered approach to airway management. The book is a useful resource for postgraduate students, residents and fellows in anesthesia, emergency medicine, critical care medicine. It is also relevant for anesthesiologists, intensivists, emergency physicians and internal medicine physicians.

"The lifetime prevalence of eating disorders in the United States is approximately 0.80% for anorexia nervosa, 0.28% for bulimia nervosa, and 0.85% for binge-eating disorder, although estimates can vary depending on the study location, sample demographic characteristics, case finding, and diagnostic approaches. Importantly, the lifetime burdens and psychosocial impairments associated with an eating disorder can be substantial because these illnesses typically have an onset in adolescence or early adulthood and can persist for decades. Since publication of the previous practice guideline on eating disorders, there have been many studies on psychotherapies for individuals with these diagnoses as well as some studies on pharmacotherapies. However, substantial gaps remain in the availability and use of evidence-based treatments for individuals with an eating disorder. The American Psychiatric Association Practice Guideline for the Treatment of Patients With Eating Disorders seeks to enhance the assessment, treatment, and quality of care in adolescents, young adults, and adults with an eating disorder. The guideline focuses on evidence-based pharmacological, psychotherapeutic, and other nonpharmacological treatments for eating disorders, primarily anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, and binge-eating disorder. In addition to statements related to assessment and treatment planning, which are an integral part of patient-centered care, the guideline provides direction on implementing these recommendations into clinical practice, with the goal of reducing the mortality, morbidity, and significant psychosocial and health consequences of these important psychiatric conditions"-- Provided by publisher.

• Part I - Amyloidosis
• 1. Description and Purposes: An Overview
• 2. Neurological Manifestations
• 3. Dysautonomy
• 4. Cardiology Manifestations
• 5. Syncope, Arrhythmia and Cardiac Devices
• 6. Urological and Kidney manifestations
• 7. Ophthalmological and Dermatological Manifestations
• 8. Gastrointestinal Symptoms
• 9. Hematological Associations
• 10. Orthopedic Care
• 11. Association of Neoplasms
• 12. Diagnostic tools
• 13. Genetics and Epigenetics
• 14. Treatment
• Part II - Fabry Disease
• 15. Clinical Course: An Overview
• 16. Neurological Manifestations
• 17. Cardiology Manifestations
• 18. Kidney manifestations
• 19. Ophthalmological and Dermatological Manifestations
• 20. Gastrointestinal Symptoms
• 21. Diagnostic tools
• 22. Genetics
• 23. Treatment
• Part III - Amyloidosis and Fabry Disease
• 24. Pathology and Differential Diagnosis
• 25. Clinical Research
• 26. The Role of Nursing in Chronic Patient's Care
• 27. Chronic Pain and Quality of Life.
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This book presents a multispecialty and multidisciplinary approach on Amyloidosis and Fabry disease. These two "rare" diseases are underdiagnosed and have systemic peculiarities that should be emphasized for diagnosis. In both cases, early diagnosis is important for initiating treatment sooner, achieving better prognosis, and improving patients' quality of life. The history of these patients, in general, involves a long journey among health professionals to obtain a diagnosis. Even after a patient is diagnosed, there are still difficulties in understanding these complex diseases, managing complications, and defining specific treatment. Therefore, this work will be a valuable resource for many healthcare professionals, including physicians of various specialties, nurses, physiotherapists, and medical students. It will also be of interest to patients who would like to understand Amyloidosis and Fabry disease. The content will give healthcare professionals a clinical perspective and provide insights on proper care. Readers will be able to recognize the symptoms related to each disease and will be guided during diagnosis and treatment. Chapters include an overview on clinical course, and will address neurological, ophthalmological, dermatological, gastrointestinal, hematological and cardiology manifestations, orthopedic care, mutations, expressiveness according to epigenetics and multidisciplinary treatment. Chapter authors from around the world will contribute sharing their experience in managing these diseases.
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• Part 1
• Chapter 1. History of Anal Incontinence and its Treatments
• Chapter 2. Epidemiology, Anorectal Anatomy, Physiology and Pathophysiology of Continence
• Part 2. Diagnostics
• Chapter 3. Clinical Evaluation, Etiology, and Classification of Anal Incontinence
• Chapter 4. Neurofunctional Diagnosis and Anorectal Manometry
• Chapter 5. Role of Ultrasonography for Anal Incontinence
• Chapter 6. Cross-Sectional Imaging in Fecal Incontinence
• Part 3. Treatment
• Chapter 7. Medical Management and Supportive/Hygienic Measures
• Chapter 8. Diet in Fecal Incontinence
• Chapter 9. Role of Pelvic Floor Rehabilitation: Patient Selection and Treatment
• Chapter 10. Sacral and Percutaneous Tibial Nerve Stimulation, Stem Cell Therapy, and Transanal Irrigation Device
• Chapter 11. Sphincter Reconstruction: Dynamic Myoplasty, Artificial Bowel Sphincter, Antegrade Colonic Enemas and Colostomy
• Chapter 12. Surgical Reconstruction of Traumatic Perineal and Sphincter Muscle Defects
• Chapter 13. Injectable Bulking Agents and SECCA Radiofrequency Treatment
• Chapter 14. Implantation of Self-Expandable Solid Prostheses for Anal Incontinence
• Chapter 15. When Everything Fails: Prevention and Therapy of Treatment Failures
• Part 4. Special Situations and Multidisciplinary Perspectives
• Chapter 16. Cesarean Section Delivery to Prevent Anal Incontinence
• Chapter 17. Interrelatedness of Urological Conditions and Anal Incontinence
• Chapter 18. Coexistence of Fecal Incontinence and Constipation
• Chapter 19. Gut Microbiota Characterization in Fecal Incontinence and Irritable Bowel Syndrome
• Chapter 20. Low Anterior Resection Syndrome
• Chapter 21. Incontinence-Associated Dermatitis: an Insidious and Painful Condition
• Chapter 22. Perineal Descent and Incontinence
• Chapter 23. Reconstruction of Wide Anal Sphincter Defects by Crossing Flaps of Puborectalis Muscle
• Chapter 24. Treatment Cost Reimbursement in Italy.

This open access book describes the latest advances in the diagnosis and treatment of anal incontinence. Anal incontinence is a devastating condition that heavily impacts on the patients' lives. Those suffering from this disorder are generally highly embarrassed and reluctant to undergo appropriate clinical evaluation, thus becoming more isolated and worsening their quality of life. Fortunately, a wide range of treatments are now available to improve this distressing condition; however, recognition of the related pathophysiological alterations is mandatory to ensure its successful management. This volume will help the surgical community to keep abreast of developments in the diagnostics and treatment of anal incontinence, while providing all health professionals with the appropriate tools needed to manage patients with this disabling condition.

• Part 1
• Chapter 1. History of Anal Incontinence and its Treatments
• Chapter 2. Epidemiology, Anorectal Anatomy, Physiology and Pathophysiology of Continence
• Part 2. Diagnostics
• Chapter 3. Clinical Evaluation, Etiology, and Classification of Anal Incontinence
• Chapter 4. Neurofunctional Diagnosis and Anorectal Manometry
• Chapter 5. Role of Ultrasonography for Anal Incontinence
• Chapter 6. Cross-Sectional Imaging in Fecal Incontinence
• Part 3. Treatment
• Chapter 7. Medical Management and Supportive/Hygienic Measures
• Chapter 8. Diet in Fecal Incontinence
• Chapter 9. Role of Pelvic Floor Rehabilitation: Patient Selection and Treatment
• Chapter 10. Sacral and Percutaneous Tibial Nerve Stimulation, Stem Cell Therapy, and Transanal Irrigation Device
• Chapter 11. Sphincter Reconstruction: Dynamic Myoplasty, Artificial Bowel Sphincter, Antegrade Colonic Enemas and Colostomy
• Chapter 12. Surgical Reconstruction of Traumatic Perineal and Sphincter Muscle Defects
• Chapter 13. Injectable Bulking Agents and SECCA Radiofrequency Treatment
• Chapter 14. Implantation of Self-Expandable Solid Prostheses for Anal Incontinence
• Chapter 15. When Everything Fails: Prevention and Therapy of Treatment Failures
• Part 4. Special Situations and Multidisciplinary Perspectives
• Chapter 16. Cesarean Section Delivery to Prevent Anal Incontinence
• Chapter 17. Interrelatedness of Urological Conditions and Anal Incontinence
• Chapter 18. Coexistence of Fecal Incontinence and Constipation
• Chapter 19. Gut Microbiota Characterization in Fecal Incontinence and Irritable Bowel Syndrome
• Chapter 20. Low Anterior Resection Syndrome
• Chapter 21. Incontinence-Associated Dermatitis: an Insidious and Painful Condition
• Chapter 22. Perineal Descent and Incontinence
• Chapter 23. Reconstruction of Wide Anal Sphincter Defects by Crossing Flaps of Puborectalis Muscle
• Chapter 24. Treatment Cost Reimbursement in Italy.

This open access book describes the latest advances in the diagnosis and treatment of anal incontinence. Anal incontinence is a devastating condition that heavily impacts on the patients' lives. Those suffering from this disorder are generally highly embarrassed and reluctant to undergo appropriate clinical evaluation, thus becoming more isolated and worsening their quality of life. Fortunately, a wide range of treatments are now available to improve this distressing condition; however, recognition of the related pathophysiological alterations is mandatory to ensure its successful management. This volume will help the surgical community to keep abreast of developments in the diagnostics and treatment of anal incontinence, while providing all health professionals with the appropriate tools needed to manage patients with this disabling condition.

• Part I. Precision Medicine
• The role of transcriptomics in redefining critical illness
• Metagenomic sequencing in the ICU for precision diagnosis of critical infectious illnesses
• Risk stratification and precision medicine: is it feasible for severe infections?
• Interrogating the sepsis host immune response using cytomics
• Precision medicine in septic shock
• Part II. Sepsis Biomarkers And Organ Dysfunction Scores
• Host response biomarkers for sepsis In the emergency room
• Repetitive assessment of biomarker combinations as a new paradigm to detect sepsis early
• Organ dysfunction scores in the adult ICU
• Part III. ARDS
• Ex vivo lung perfusion models to explore the pathobiology of ARDS
• Interpretation of lung perfusion in ARDS
• A structured diagnostic algorithm for patients with ARDS
• Hemodynamic implications of prone positioning in patients with ARDS
• Part IV. Ventilatory Support
• Update on the management of acute respiratory failure using non-invasive ventilation and pulse oximetry
• Managing the physiologically difficult airway in critically ill adults
• Dyspnea in patients receiving invasive mechanical ventilation
• The potential risks of pressure support ventilation
• Advancing sedation strategies to improve clinical outcomes in ventilated critically ill patients
• Part V. Extracorporeal Support Setting and monitoring of mechanical ventilation during venovenous ECMO
• Early mobilization of patients receiving ECMO for respiratory failure
• Physiological adaptations during weaning from venovenous ECMO
• Novel strategies to enhance the efficiency of extracorporeal CO2
• Extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: a systematic approach
• Temporary and durable mechanical circulatory support in the ICU
• Part VI. Fluids and Transfusion
• Venous congestion: why examine the abdomen with ultrasound in critically ill patients?
• The most important questions in the current practice of transfusion of critically bleeding patients
• Part VII. Acute Renal Failure
• Fluid management and acute kidney injury
• Cardiorenal syndrome 1: what’s in a name?
• Part VIII. The Microcirculation and Metabolism
• Update on the microcirculatory assessment of the critically ill patient
• Intracellular measurements of micronutrients in critically ill patients
• Optimal glycemic targets in critically ill patients with diabetes
• Part IX: A Look Back at COVID-19
• Hydroxychloroquine: time for reappraisal of its effect in COVID-19 patients
• Blood purification in COVID-19 outside acute kidney injury
• Part X. Neurologic Considerations
• Epidemiology, outcomes and costs of pediatric traumatic brain injury patients treated in the ICU
• Quality improvements in the determination of death by neurologic criteria around the world
• Part XI. Obstetric Issues
• COVID-19-induced ARDS in pregnancy: implications for the non-COVID era
• Amniotic fluid embolism
• Part XII. Pre and Post-Intensive Care
• Remote telehealth aid during humanitarian crisis
• Boarding in the emergency department: challenges and success strategies to mitigate the current crisis
• Post-intensive care syndrome revisited in light of the COVID-19 pandemic
• Part XIII. Ethical Issues
• Rethinking the role of palliative care in the ICU.

The Annual Update compiles reviews of the most recent developments in clinical intensive care and emergency medicine research and practice in one comprehensive book. The chapters are written by well recognized experts in these fields. The book is addressed to everyone involved in intensive care and emergency medicine, anesthesia, surgery, internal medicine, and pediatrics.