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This issue of Clinics in Chest Medicine, edited by Dr. Michael Niederman, focuses on Pneumonia, with topics including: Inflammation and Pneumonia; The Lung Microbiome's Role in Pneumonia; Biomarkers for the Management of Pneumonia; Influenza and Viral Pneumonia; Guidelines to Manage Community-Acquired Pneumonia (CAP); Vaccines to Prevent CAP; Adjunctive Therapies for CAP; Healthcare Associated Pneumonia; Rapid Diagnostic Methods for Pneumonia; Airway Devices in VAP Pathogenesis and Prevention; Management of VAP; Distinguishing Ventilator-Associated Tracheobronchitis from VAP; Practical Approaches to VAP Prevention; Optimizing Antibiotic Administration for Pneumonia; New Antibiotics for Pneumonia; and Personalized Approach to Pneumonia Management.

This issue of Endocrinology and Metabolism Clinics, Guest Edited by Dr. Amir Hekmat Hamrahian, will focus on Endocrine Hypertension. Topics include, but are not limited to, Cardiovascular Risks and Organ Damage in Secondary Hypertension, Adrenal Imaging and Adrenal Incidentalomas, Diagnosis and Management of Primary aldosteronism, Low Renin Hypertension, Cushing Syndrome, Pheochromocytoma/Paraganglioma, Paroxysmal Hypertension, Renovascular Hypertension, Hypertension and Acromegaly/GH Excess, Monogenic Forms of Hypertension, Resistant Hypertension, Endocrine Hypertension in Children, Evaluation and Management of Endocrine Hypertension During Pregnancy, and Adrenal Venous Sampling.

This issue of Immunology and Allergy Clinics, guest edited by Drs. Linda S. Cox and Anna Nowak-Wegrzyn, is devoted to Immunotherapy for Aeroallergens, Foods, and Venoms. Articles in this issue include: Mechanism of Immunotherapy: Focus SCIT and SLIT; Subcutaneous Immunotherapy Safety: Incidence per surveys and risk factors; Sublingual Immunotherapy for Other Indications: Venom large local, latex, atopic dermatitis and food; Questions and Controversies regarding venom immunotherapy; Socioeconomics or Comparative Effectiveness of Immunotherapy; Risk Reduction in Peanut Immunotherapy; Food OIT with Adjuvants; Peanut OIT: State of the art; Evolution of Immune Responses in Food Immunotherapy; Safety of Food Oral Immunotherapy: What we know and what we need to learn; Novel Vaccines for Food Allergy; IgG and IgE in Food Allergy - What''s the connection?; and Sublingual and Patch Immunotherapy for Food Allergy.

This issue of Interventional Cardiology Clinics will review some of the hottest topics currently in Interventional Cariology. Curated by the series Editor-in-Chief, Dr. Matthew J. Price, this issue will cover topics and advances in the field that are relevant for practicing clinicians. This issue is one of four selected each year by Dr. Price. The volume will include articles on: IV antiplatelet therapy during PCI; Pharmacodynamics during transition between P2Y12 therapies; Balloon valve fracture for TAVR valve-in-valve; Transcatheter Closure of Patent Foramen Ovale - Randomized Trial Update; Adjunct Pharmacotherapy after TAVR: Current Status and Future Directions; Transcatheter approaches to the treatment of mitral valve leaflet perforation;  Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement with the Lotus Valve; Conduction system abnormalities after TAVR, among other topics.

Presents the rheumatologist with the breakthroughs in the assessment and treatment of fibromyalgia. This title covers topics that include fibromyalgia and central sensitization disorders; neurobiology/pathophysiology of fibromyalgia; genetics and socioenvironmental influences; neuroimaging; dysautonomia; and, patient-reported outcome measures.

Catheter-based or invasive x-ray coronary angiography has undergone a profound change in large part because of the transition to a digital image format that allows computer processing, 3-D reconstructions, advanced graphics and analysis, and multimodality fusion.

Includes articles on GI Bleeding, Hepatic Encephalopathy, Bleeding diatheses, Disseminated intravascular coagulation, Hyperviscosity syndrome, Polycythemia, Hyperleukocytosis, Thrombocytosis, and more.

Focuses on neoplastic hematopathology. This book contains thirteen articles that cover a number of specific disease entities including the acute leukemias, myelodysplastic syndromes, myeloproliferative diseases, multiple myeloma and the chronic lymphoid leukemias.

Discusses the subject of drug hypersensitvity. This title covers topics that include: approach to the patient with drug allergy; perioperative anaphylaxis; basophil activation test in drug allergy; in vitro tests; and, desensitizations.

Includes topics such as: The Obesity Epidemic, Altered Resting and Exercise Respiratory Physiology in Obesity, Association of Asthma and Other Obstructive Lung Diseases and Obesity, Role of Obesity in Obstructive Sleep Apnea, The Pickwickian Syndrome - Obesity Hypoventilation Syndrome, and Obesity and Thromboembolic Disease.

Covers genomics - genetic disorders and techniques; newborn screening; hormones in the premature infant; congenital disorders of the thyroid: hyper/hypo; glucose in the PIC setting; diabetes prevention; obesity: etiology, prevention, and treatment; and metabolic syndrome in pediatrics.

Presents topics of importance in Point-of-Care Testing (POCT) for laboratory medicine professionals. This work covers topics such as: POCT - An overview and look to the future; Fine needle aspiration biopsy - POCT in cytopathology; Drugs of abuse; POCT and disaster response; POCT regulatory affairs; Fecal occult blood testing; and, Molecular POCT.

Examines women and obesity. This title offers reviews on topics including: The Epidemiology of Obesity and Health Economics, Early Life Origins of Obesity, Regulation of Fat Metabolism in Obesity - Gender Differences, Physiological Aspects of Obesity, Pregnancy and Obesity, and Post-partum Weight Retention and Rise for Obesity.

Provides a fresh perspective on forensic matters in child and adolescent psychiatry. This title is divided into several sections: juvenile offenders, family law/custody and visitation, child maltreatment, personal injury law suits, forensic issues in clinical child and adolescent psychiatry, and training in child and adolescent psychiatry.

Contains topics including 'Practical guide to hypothermia for neuroprotection', 'Safety of stroke thrombolysis in community practice', 'Glycemic control and the injured brain', 'Vertigo and dizziness in the ED', 'Critical care transport of patients with neuroemergencies', 'Primary headaches in the ER', and 'Meningitis and encephalitis'.

Nuclear Cardiology is a dynamic field. This book offers information on nuclear cardiology. It contains articles that focus on developments.

Suitable for child psychiatrists, this book includes articles that include: evolution of coneptualization of bipolar disorder; phenomenology, course and outcome; and living with bipolar disorder. It also includes assessment of bipolar disorder; emotion regulation in children and adolescents; comorbidity; and bipolar disorder in preschooler.

Discusses some of the important topics such as histoplasmosis, blastomycosis, coccidioidomycosis, PCP, cryptococcosis, fungal infections in the era of biologics, Candida in the ICU, Aspergillus pulmonary syndromes, fungal disease in BMT and SOT, fungal complications of lung transplantation, Moulds, and serology and Ag testing.

The bone marrow failure syndromes include a group of disorders than can be either inherited or acquired. This book presents diagnosis, treatment, and management strategies for these syndromes.

The field of melanoma biology has experienced a remarkable surge, owing to progress which has ranged from the basic laboratory/preclinical discoveries to clinical developments. This title brings together some of the leaders who have contributed insights from basic melanoma biology to progress in the clinic.

Staphylococcus aureus is an important bacterial pathogen that causes a variety of human infections, some of which are life threatening. This book contains articles that discuss the pathogenesis and epidemiology of S aureus, antimicrobial resistance, specific types of staph infections, and treatment and prevention strategies.

Reviews child abuse and neglect. This book features articles on physical abuse (including abusive head trauma, retinal hemorrhages, and fractures), and neglect (including drug exposed children, what has changed, what is reported, cultural aspects, system response, and outcomes).

Describes advances in neonatology. This book reviews topics such as trends in birthing, gestational age, birth weight and mortality in newborns; Late Prematurity; Advances in newborn resuscitation; Approaches to infants with congenital anomalies; Advances in neonatal surgery; and, Respiratory failure in the term and near term infant.

Presents an overview of fetal surgery, ethical implications, and maternal management and outcome. This book examines such topics as imaging(including Ultrasound, MRI, and Echocardiology) and Specific Diseases (including Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia, Fetal Lung Lesions, and Obstructive Uropathy, TTTS, MMC, TRAP and other discordant twins.

The prevalence of obesity has increased markedly and is being considered as an epidemic in the US. Obesity and its related metabolic abnormalities contribute significantly to cardiovascular disease. This book discusses obesity epidemic and its long-term effects on health, and presents prevention strategies and interventions.

Includes topics on: Normal Sleep and Neurobehavioral Development in Children and Adolescents, The Neurocognitive Effects of Sleep Disruption in Children and Adolescents, Evaluation of Sleep Disorders in Children and Adolescents, Epidemiology and Classification of Childhood Sleep Disorders, and Family and Cultural Influences on Sleep Development.

Includes articles on the subject of Sepsis. This issue contains topics such as: The History of Sepsis, Molecular Biology of Sepsis, Sepsis Induced Tissue Hypoperfusion, Hemodynamic Monitoring in Sepsis, Performance Improvement in Sepsis, and more.

Acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) is the most common malignancy diagnosed in children. This title presents articles that discuss thinking on the diagnosis and treatment of the disease as well as emphasize molecular genetics, allogeneic stem cell transplantation, and treatments including, clofarabine, nelarabine, rituximab, and PegAsp.

Contains articles on strategies to prevent bacterial and fungal infection in the NICU, drugs of choice for sedation and analgesia in the NICU, iron therapy for preterm infants, management of fetal arrhythmias, inhaled nitric oxide for preterm infants, and racial disparity in low birth weight and infant mortality.

Patients with acute heart failure present to the emergency department when they are unable to breathe, and their pathophysiology differs from that of patients sitting in a doctor's office. This book covers transportation and EMT services, triage, and specific treatment for patients in acute heart failure, including advanced treatment methods.