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Medullary Thyroid Carcinoma: Biology, management, and treatment of sporadic and hereditary MTC (Recent Results in Cancer Research #223)
by Friedhelm Raue Karin Frank-RaueAfter 10 years, this second edition is extensively rewritten and updated and provides a source of information concerning all aspects of medullary thyroid carcinoma, including comprehensive actual references for interested scientists. Medullary thyroid carcinoma (MTC) is a rare unique tumor which differs from other thyroid tumors by originating from the neuroendocrine C-cell, secreting the specific tumor marker calcitonin. MTC is associated in about 25% of cases with multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2, an autosomal dominant familial disorder causing tumors within various endocrine glands. The molecular genetics of tumor development is clarified: hereditary as well as sporadic MTC are linked to mutations in the RET proto- oncogene coding for a tyrosine kinase. These RET mutations serve as a genetic marker for hereditary MTC and allow for prophylactic thyroidectomy in gene carriers. The RET-tyrosine kinase is also a new therapeutic target using selective tyrosine kinase inhibitors improving the outcome of advanced metastasized MTC. This book will be an ideal source of up-to-date information for a wide range of practitioners, including endocrinologists, oncologists, internal medicine specialists, geneticists, and nuclear medicine physicians.
Medulloblastoma: Methods and Protocols (Methods in Molecular Biology #2423)
by Anshu Malhotra Abhinav Dey Neha GargThis volume details methods and protocols covering multiple aspects of Medulloblastoma. Divided into four parts, chapters guide readers through nucleic acids detection and analysis, cell-based analysis methodologies, and applications of patient-information on designing better experimental strategies for future drug development efforts in Medulloblastoma. Written in the highly successful Methods in Molecular Biology series format, chapters include introductions to their respective topics, lists of the necessary materials and reagents, step-by-step, readily reproducible laboratory protocols, and tips on troubleshooting and avoiding known pitfalls. Authoritative and cutting-edge, Medulloblastoma: Methods and Protocols aims to deliver a clear-cut and standardized set of protocols to a broad scientific community.
Meet Florence Nightingale - An eStory
by Charles MargerisonMeet Florence Nightingale, also known as The Lady with the Lamp. From a very young age, she was on a mission to care for others. She laid the foundations for the first nursing school and demonstrated amazing courage during the Crimean War, taking care of countless injured soldiers. Be inspired by her amazing story reflected in her BioView®.Each story comes to life through BioViews®. These are short biographical narratives, similar to interviews. They provide an easy way of learning about amazing people who made major contributions and changed our world.
Meet Me Where I Am: An Alzheimer's Care Guide
by Mary Ann DrummondMe Where I Am provides knowledge and essential tools to lovingly, confidently and, above all, successfully care for those who live with Alzheimer&’s and related dementias. Over 5 million Americans currently live with Alzheimer&’s disease. Along with them, 15 million unpaid caregivers seek knowledge and resources to assist them in the journey. The unique care principles found in Meet Me Where I Am help mitigate depression, decrease anxiety, and allow for successful relationships as long as possible in the dementia journey. Mary Ann Drummond, RN credits her unique care philosophy to the greatest teachers of all—the many individuals living with Alzheimer&’s and related dementias she has had the pleasure of caring for over the years. Imbuing practical tips with wisdom, respect, and sensibility, Drummond comes full circle by sharing what happened when her own mentor fell prey to the disease. Meet Me Where I Am is a road map that teaches caregivers how to focus on the possibilities, discover the joy in the journey, and prepare for the road ahead.
Meet Your Bacteria (Meet your...)
by Catherine Whitlock Nicola TempleMeet Your Bacteria introduces you to all of your tiny tenants, and reveals the fascinating inner workings of your body, and the importance of these usually helpful (but sometimes harmful) microbes.Highly topical and accessible, this book:- Explores the different bacteria that live on and in various parts of your body (not just in the gut)- Explains what they do, and why some are beneficial and some harmful- Offers practical advice for promoting the good and inhibiting the bad bacteria- Examines the latest thinking on good and bad dirt, and the links between bacteria and diseaseIncluding in-depth profiles on each of the most important families of bacteria living in the human body, and helpful advice on how you can look after your own health through greater knowledge of your microbial friends, this is a wide-ranging introduction to the secret world inside your own body.
Meet Your Bacteria: The Hidden Communities That Live In Your Gut And Other Organs (Meet Your... Ser.)
by Catherine Whitlock Nicola TempleMeet Your Bacteria introduces you to all of your tiny tenants, and reveals the fascinating inner workings of your body, and the importance of these usually helpful (but sometimes harmful) microbes.Highly topical and accessible, this book:- Explores the different bacteria that live on and in various parts of your body (not just in the gut)- Explains what they do, and why some are beneficial and some harmful- Offers practical advice for promoting the good and inhibiting the bad bacteria- Examines the latest thinking on good and bad dirt, and the links between bacteria and diseaseIncluding in-depth profiles on each of the most important families of bacteria living in the human body, and helpful advice on how you can look after your own health through greater knowledge of your microbial friends, this is a wide-ranging introduction to the secret world inside your own body.
Meeting Children's Psychosocial Needs Across the Health-Care Continuum
by Rosemary Bolig Judy A. Rollins Carmel C. MahanThis book captures the many developments in children's health care since the last edition, integrating current research and theory within the framework of a new and transitioning health-care environment. New to this second edition is the exploration of family and community issues and the impact on children’s psychosocial health and well-being. For, children in all settings continue to need nurturing, predictability, adequate stimulation, interaction, a sense of control, and mastery of their environments. The book concludes with an Epilogue that addresses trends in children's health care, providing thought-provoking ideas for new directions in psychosocial care of children and their families across the health-care continuum. E-Book Instructor's Manual is included with desk copy.
Meeting Children's Psychosocial Needs Across the Healthcare Continuum
by Judy Rollins Rosemary Bolig Carmel MahanMeeting Children's Psychosocial Needs Across the Health-Care Continuum integrates current research and theory within the framework of the new and transitioning health-care environment. Despite the changes we experience now and in the future, children in health-care settings--in the home, child care center, school, community agency, ambulatory setting, or hospital--continue to need what they have always needed: the basics, such as nurturing, predictability, adequate stimulation, interaction, a sense of control, and mastery of their environments.
Meeting Psychosocial Needs Of Women With Breast Cancer
by Institute of Medicine National Research Council of the National AcademiesIn Meeting Psychosocial Needs of Women with Breast Cancer, the National Cancer Policy Board of the Institute of Medicine examines the psychosocial consequences of the cancer experience. The book focuses specifically on breast cancer in women because this group has the largest survivor population (over 2 million) and this disease is the most extensively studied cancer from the standpoint of psychosocial effects. The book characterizes the psychosocial consequences of a diagnosis of breast cancer, describes psychosocial services and how they are delivered, and evaluates their effectiveness. It assesses the status of professional education and training and applied clinical and health services research and proposes policies to improve the quality of care and quality of life for women with breast cancer and their families. Because cancer of the breast is likely a good model for cancer at other sites, recommendations for this cancer should be applicable to the psychosocial care provided generally to individuals with cancer. For breast cancer, and indeed probably for any cancer, the report finds that psychosocial services can provide significant benefits in quality of life and success in coping with serious and life-threatening disease for patients and their families.
Meeting the American Diabetes Association Standards of Care
by Mayer B. DavidsonImproving glycemic, lipid, and blood pressure outcomes is the essence of diabetes care. Maintaining consistently positive results is an ongoing challenge for every healthcare professional. After years of clinical practice, Mayer Davidson, MD, has developed a series of algorithmic techniques that can increase positive results. Based on ADA's Standards of Care, this book offers detailed treatment algorithms that have been shown to be clinically effective in improving outcomes in people with diabetes.
Meeting the Mental Health Needs of Children 4-11 Years (Positive Mental Health)
by Jonathan Glazzard Caroline BlighHelps teachers to identify and support primary-aged children with mental health needs, providing a range of evidence-based tools. The mental health and well-being of children in primary schools is a current concern. Do you feel equipped to identify mental health needs in your pupils? Do you have the knowledge and understanding to adequately support them? Do you understand where your responsibilities start and stop? This book helps you address these questions and more, providing a range ofevidence-based strategies and tools. It introduces the various risk factorsinvolved, shows how you can build resilience in children, and focuses on identifying and supporting both specific mental health needs and particular groups of pupils.
Meeting the Mental Health Needs of Learners 11-18 Years (Positive Mental Health)
by Jonathan Glazzard Kate BancroftThe mental health of young people in secondary schools is a current concern. Do you feel equipped to identify mental health needs in your learners? Do you have the knowledge and understanding to adequately support them? Do you understand where your responsibilities start and stop? This book helps you address these questions and more, providing a range ofevidence-based strategies and tools. It introduces the various risk factorsinvolved, shows how you can build resilience in your students, and focuseson identifying and supporting both specific mental health needs and particulargroups of learners.
Meeting the Mental Health Needs of Young Children 0-5 Years (Positive Mental Health)
by Samuel Stones Marie PotterThe mental health of children is a current concern, and this applies even to the earliest years of a child’s life. This book supports trainees and practitioners working in early years contexts to understand the risk factors which can result in the development of mental health needs in children from birth to 5. It argues that high quality early years provision can mitigate against some of these risk factors and provides clear, evidence-informed guidance around government policy, transitions, attachment and working with parents or carers.
Meeting the Needs of Children with Disabilities: Families and Professionals Facing the Challenge Together
by Helen K. WarnerThis textbook provides the reader with an insight into the needs of children with both physical and learning disabilities, particularly within an acute care setting. It considers the principles that underpin the fundamental aspects of care delivery to children with special needs. The key areas of knowledge and practical skills covered include: the social and historical context challenging assumptions best practice for giving news to parents communication methods play and movement nutrition and feeding boundary setting respite care transitions into adult services. This interesting book covers practice areas identified by the English National Board as essential for student nurses. It will also be invaluable for qualified nurses and for other health professionals working with children with disabilities.
Meeting the Needs of Older Adults with Serious Illness
by Diane E. Meier Amy S. KelleyMeeting the Needs of Older Adults with Serious Illness: Challenges and Opportunities in the Age of Health Care Reform provides an introduction to the principles of palliative care; describes current models of delivering palliative care across care settings, and examines opportunities in the setting of healthcare policy reform for palliative care to improve outcomes for patients, families and healthcare institutions. The United States is currently facing a crisis in health care marked by unsustainable spending and quality that is poor relative to international benchmarks. Yet this is also a critical time of opportunity. Because of its focus on quality of care, the Affordable Care Act is poised to expand access to palliative care services for the sickest, most vulnerable, and therefore most costly, 5% of patients- a small group who nonetheless drive about 50% of all healthcare spending. Palliative care is specialized medical care for people with serious illnesses. It focuses on providing patients with relief from the symptoms, pain, and stress of a serious illness--whatever the diagnosis or stage of illness. The goal is to improve quality of life for both the patient and the family. Research has demonstrated palliative care's positive impact on health care value. Patients (and family caregivers) receiving palliative care experience improved quality of life, better symptom management, lower rates of depression and anxiety, and improved survival. Because patient and family needs are met, crises are prevented, thereby directly reducing need for emergency department and hospital use and their associated costs. An epiphenomenon of better quality of care, the lower costs associated with palliative care have been observed in multiple studies. Meeting the Needs of Older Adults with Serious Illness: Challenges and Opportunities in the Age of Health Care Reform, a roadmap for effective policy and program design, brings together expert clinicians, researchers and policy leaders, who tackle key areas where real-world policy options to improve access to quality palliative care could have a substantial role in improving value.
Meeting the Needs of Parents Pregnant and Parenting After Perinatal Loss
by Joann M O'Leary Jane WarlandDespite research which highlights parents’ increased anxiety and risk of attachment issues with the pregnancy that follows a perinatal loss, there is often little understanding that bereaved families may need different care in their subsequent pregnancies. This book explores the lived experience of pregnancy and parenting after a perinatal loss. Meeting the Needs of Parents Pregnant and Parenting After Perinatal Loss develops a helpful framework, which integrates continuing bonds and attachment theories, to support prenatal parenting at each stage of pregnancy. Giving insight into how a parent’s world view of a pregnancy may have changed following a loss, readers are provided with tools to assist parents on their journey. The book discusses each stage of a pregnancy, as well as labor and the postpartum period, before examining subjects such as multi-fetal pregnancies, reluctant terminations, use of support groups, and the experiences of fathers and other children in the family. The chapters include up-to-date research findings, vignettes from parents reflecting on their own experiences and recommendations for practice. Written for researchers, students and professionals from a range of health, social welfare and early years education backgrounds, this text outlines what we know about supporting bereaved families encountering the challenges of a subsequent pregnancy.
Mehr Fallbeispiele Notfallmedizin: Einprägsam - spannend - mit Lerneffekt
by Volker WenzelNach dem erfolgreichen Buch Fallbeispiele Notfallmedizin erscheint mit Mehr Fallbeispiele Notfallmedizin ein weiteres Werk mit realen, spannenden und lehrreichen Fallbeispielen. Langjährig erfahrene Profis aus der Notfallmedizin schildern oft dramatisch verlaufene und menschlich berührende Notfalleinsätze, mit denen sie im Laufe ihres Berufslebens konfrontiert worden sind. Jeder Fall wird anhand aktueller Literatur diskutiert und schließt mit einem Fazit für die Praxis. Es wendet sich an alle, die in der Notfall - und Rettungsmedizin tätig sind und von der Erfahrung der Kolleginnen und Kollegen lernen wollen. Notärzte, Notärztinnen, Rettungssanitäter und Rettungssanitäterinnen erhalten so wertvolle Tipps für eigene, zukünftige Notfalleinsätze.
Mehr Komplikationen in der Anästhesie: Fallbeispiele - Analyse - Prävention
by Matthias HüblerNach dem erfolgreichen Buch Komplikationen in der Anästhesie folgen nun mit Mehr Komplikationen in der Anästhesie weitere, spannende Fallbeispiele aus der täglichen Praxis, bei denen es zu Komplikationen oder Beinahe-Zwischenfällen gekommen ist. In unvergleichlicher Art und Weise - mit Tiefgang und dramaturgisch ausgefeilt - schildern und analysieren die Autoren typische Kliniksituationen und Klinikabläufe. Sie beleuchten dabei, welche Rolle menschliche und organisatorische Fehler für das Zustandekommen der Zwischenfälle gespielt haben und wie sich diese künftig vermeiden lassen. Dabei lernt der Leser quasi nebenbei, eingewoben in die Fälle, wichtige Fakten des Faches Anästhesiologie. Für alle Anästhesisten in Klinik oder Praxis, die aus Fehlern lernen oder sich gegenüber Gefahrensituationen sensibilisieren möchten.
Mehrkanal-Bioimpedanz-Instrumentierung: Zeitaufgelöste Messung physiologischer Ereignisse
by Roman KuscheZur Entwicklung neuer biomedizinischer Messverfahren werden theoretische Ansätze, technische Umsetzungen und Charakterisierungen von Mehrkanal-Bioimpedanz-Instrumentierungen vorgestellt. Diese ermöglichen die simultane Messung der passiven elektrischen Gewebeeigenschaften an unterschiedlichen Körperstellen. Es wird gezeigt, wie aus den abgeleiteten Signalen Informationen bezüglich des Herz-Kreislauf-Systems gewonnen werden können, wobei insbesondere auf die Impedanz-Plethysmographie eingegangen wird. Bei dem zweiten behandelten Anwendungsschwerpunkt handelt es sich um die Detektion von Muskelkontraktionen mittels Impedanz-Myographie, insbesondere zur Ansteuerung von Prothesen.
Mein Leitfaden Psychiatrie: Basiskompetenzen für den Klinikalltag
by Jan Philipp Klein Eva Margaretha KleinDieses Buch vermittelt Ihnen die Kenntnisse, die Sie für eine sichere und souveräne Bewältigung des klinischen Alltags in den ersten Jahren Ihrer Weiterbildung als Psychiater und Psychotherapeut benötigen. Es enthält die wichtigsten klinischen Fertigkeiten, angefangen bei Grundfertigkeiten wie Anamnese und Diagnostik, bis hin zum konkreten Vorgehen in der Psychotherapie und Pharmakotherapie der wichtigsten psychischen Störungen. Schritt für Schritt werden auch die wichtigsten Handgriffe, z. B. für die Durchführung von Elektrostimulationsbehandlungen, sowie der Ablauf von Unterbringung und Behandlung nach PsychKG und BGB übersichtlich und gut verständlich dargestellt. Das Buch wendet sich vor allem an Berufsanfänger, die sich einen möglichst sicheren und souveränen Einstieg in den klinischen Alltag in diesem Fachbereich wünschen. Aber auch „alten Hasen“ kann es ein wertvolles Nachschlagewerk sein, in dem man schnell alles Wichtige findet.
Mein Mann hat Krebs: Wie gehen wir als Paar mit der Erkrankung um
by Tanja Zimmermann Jochen ErnstDiagnose Krebs – füreinander da sein! Dieser Ratgeber richtet sich an Paare, bei denen der Mann an Krebs erkrankt ist. Er unterstützt die Partnerin bzw. den Partner des Erkrankten und bietet Hilfe bei der Bewältigung paarbezogener Belastungen und Herausforderungen. Die Diagnose Krebs stellt das ganze Leben auf den Kopf. Jeder Lebensbereich ist betroffen, unzählige Fragen kommen auf, Perspektiven verändern sich: Werde ich wieder gesund? Was wird aus meiner Beziehung? Warum musste ich krank werden, was habe ich falsch gemacht? Auch die Angehörigen sehen sich im Spannungsfeld von eigenen Belastungen und Sorge um ihren Partner vielfach mit Problemen konfrontiert. Die erfahrenen Autoren gehen einfühlsam und sachkundig auf die konkreten Herausforderungen im Lebensalltag von Krebspatienten ein. Viele Beispiele und Übungen helfen den Lesern, die eigene Situation besser zu verstehen und einzuordnen.
Mein erster Dienst - Anästhesie
by Daniel Kiefer Tobias Fink Dominik LorenzMit diesem Buch für die Kitteltasche oder als eBook auf dem Smartphone behalten Sie die Nerven vor und während Ihres ersten Dienstes. Präzise beantwortet Ihnen dieser Leitfaden alle wichtigen Fragen, die Sie sich vor Ihrem ersten Einsatz stellen: Wann muss ich den Oberarzt rufen? Auf welche Notfälle muss ich vorbereitet sein? Von rechtlichen Aspekten, über das konkrete Vorgehen in Notfällen, bis hin zum Umgang mit eigener Müdigkeit und Konzentrationsschwäche finden Sie zahlreiche Tipps und Tricks für das ideale Vorgehen.Plus: eBook inklusive und separate Seiten für Telefonnummern, klinikinternen Standards und eigenen Notizen.Für jeden Weiterbildungsassistenten, der seine ersten Dienste und alle weiteren souverän bewältigen möchte!
Mein erster Dienst - psychiatrische Notfälle
by Jan Philipp Klein Bastian Willenborg Eva Margaretha KleinDieses Büchlein hilft Ihnen, während Ihrer ersten Dienste in der Psychiatrie die Nerven zu behalten. Kurz und knapp beinhaltet dieser Leitfaden alle wichtigen Dinge, die man im Auge behalten muss – vom konkreten Ablauf der Anamnese über die genaue Dosierung von Notfallmedikamenten bis hin zum praktischen Vorgehen bei Unterbringung und Zwangsbehandlung. Das Buch eignet sich damit nicht nur für Berufsanfänger, sondern auch als schnelle und präzise Entscheidungshilfe für Mitarbeiter in der Notfallmedizin und erfahrene Psychiater.Die zweite Auflage des erfolgreichen Pocket Guide wurde überarbeitet und aktualisiert: Highlights der Neuauflage sind die übersichtlichere Darstellung des diagnostischen Vorgehens, das evidenzbasierte Update aller Medikationsstrategien, die Anpassung des Vorgehens bei Zwangsmaßnahmen an die aktuelle Rechtslage sowie eine Anleitung zur Konfliktdeeskalation.
Mein erster Dienst - psychiatrische Notfälle
by Jan Philipp Klein Bastian Willenborg Eva Margaretha KleinDieses Büchlein hilft Ihnen, während Ihrer ersten Dienste in der Psychiatrie die Nerven zu behalten. Kurz und knapp beinhaltet dieser Leitfaden alle wichtigen Dinge, die man im Auge behalten muss – vom konkreten Ablauf der Anamnese über die genaue Dosierung von Notfallmedikamenten bis hin zum praktischen Vorgehen bei Konfliktdeeskalation und Zwangsmaßnahmen. Das Buch eignet sich damit nicht nur für Berufsanfänger, sondern auch als schnelle und präzise Entscheidungshilfe für Mitarbeiter in der Notfallmedizin und erfahrene Psychiater.Die dritte Auflage des erfolgreichen Pocket Guide wurde vollständig überarbeitet und aktualisiert und berücksichtigt nun auch die Ehegattennotvertretung und andere Neuerungen im Betreuungsrecht!
Meine Frau hat Krebs: Wie gehen wir als Paar mit der Erkrankung um
by Tanja Zimmermann Jochen ErnstDieser Ratgeber richtet sich an Paare, bei denen die Frau an Krebs erkrankt ist, und er bietet besonders den PartnerInnen Unterstützung zur Bewältigung der aufkommenden Belastungen und Herausforderungen. Eine Krebsdiagnose hat Auswirkungen auf nahezu alle Lebensbereiche: auf die Partnerschaft, den Alltag, auf das berufliche und soziale Umfeld. Die Krankheit kann aber auch die Sicht auf das Leben und den Tod nachhaltig verändern und mit teilweise schmerzlichen Erfahrungen verbunden sein. Einfühlsam und konkret sprechen die erfahrenen Autoren alle wesentlichen Punkte an. Das Buch ist praxisbezogen und die Kapitel werden durch viele Beispielen und Übungen ergänzt. Rat, Informationen und Hilfe für Betroffene und Angehörige!