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This volume includes eight chapters that detail recent advances in health and disease. Chapter One discusses the risk factors and management strategies of fragility fractures. Chapter Two summarizes how cognitive reserve can protect humans from normal aging processes and the appearance of neuropathological diseases. Chapter Three gives an overview of the fracture healing process. Chapter Four provides new insights into discovering new drugs against inflammation through computational methods. Chapter Five details the correlation between antiresorption therapies in osteoporosis and the development of atypical femoral fractures. Chapter Six explains the health damage caused by the major metabolite of nicotine, cotinine. Chapter Seven proposes a fast, non-invasive method for the analysis of virus genomes in warts and their destruction by hypoxia. Lastly, Chapter Eight aims to assess the magnitude of throat carriage, associated factors, and antimicrobial susceptibility patterns of Group A Streptococus among healthy school children in Eastern Ethiopia.
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This book presents selected topics on the larynx and related problems, providing insight into recent advances in the field. Airway and speech are of critical importance in our daily lives and contribute to our personal well-being and safety as well as our communication with others. However, it is only when disease or injury impairs its function that we appreciate the relevance of the larynx. This book presents new clinical and research developments as well as future perspectives on airway-related problems and lesions. Chapters discuss laryngeal examination, laryngo-pharyngeal reflux, vocal cord paralysis, laryngeal leukoplakia, and much more.
Larynx --- Laryngeal Diseases. --- Diseases.
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This fully revised and expanded second edition provides a comprehensive and up-to-date overview of nasal physiology and pathophysiology. With the help of numerous tables, schematic drawings, and color photographs, it helps readers gain a better understanding of the impact of structural changes and the process of disease development, and to make treatment decisions. Each chapter has been written by a leading expert in the field and addresses one important aspect in an accessible way. Covering all four functions of the nose: respiration, defense, olfaction and cosmesis, the book discusses the various techniques for the clinical evaluation of nasal function as well as current trends and future directions in nasal physiologic research. This second edition also includes additional chapters on rhinomanometry, local nasal inflammation, T cells and B cells, and artificial intelligence for the nose. Given its scope, the book is a valuable resource for both experienced otorhinolaryngologists and novices in the field.
Nose --- Diseases. --- Diseases --- Diagnosis.
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"Thorough, up to date, and unique in the field, Comprehensive Textbook of Eyelid Disorders and Diseases, by Drs. Jonathan J. Dutton, Hatem A. Tawfik, and Alan D. Proia, offers a complete up-to-date review of the most common eyelid disorders. In 147 chapters, the authors provide highly illustrated discussions of each condition, suitably detailed for ophthalmologists working in oculoplastics, neuro-ophthalmology, and pediatrics, as well as facial surgeons, dermatologists, and dermatopathologists. Offers detailed coverage on a full range of eyelid disorders, including congenital and developmental anomalies, eyelid malpositions, benign lesions, movement disorders, aging phenomena, and malignant neoplasms Presents information in an easy-to-reference, consistent format: historical background, etiology and pathogenesis, clinical presentation, differential diagnosis, histopathology, known genetic relationships, treatment options, prognosis, current research, and extensive references Includes introductory chapters on key topics such as evolution of the vertebrate eyelids, embryology, anatomy, basics of histopathology and terminology, clinical history and eyelid examination Provides superb visual guidance in more than 800 highly-quality, full-color photographs and histopathology sections Enrich Your eBook Reading Experience Read directly on your preferred device(s), such as computer, tablet, or smartphone. Easily convert to audiobook, powering your content with natural language text-to-speech. "--
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Chronic diseases. --- Diseases, Chronic --- NCDs (Noncommunicable diseases) --- Non-communicable diseases --- Non-infectious diseases --- Noncommunicable diseases --- Diseases
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Primarily for sufferers and their families, this book describes in detail how COPD is diagnosed and covers tests and treatments that patients are likely to experience. It provides an up-to-date and informative guide to the disease and will help readers to understand the symptoms of this all too common lung condition.
Lungs --- Diseases, Obstructive --- Diseases --- Diseases, Obstructive. --- Treatment.
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This reprint focused on the advancements in the field of shoulder arthroplasty in recent years. These concern surgical indications that have dramatically evolved and planification and navigation. The rapid development of surgical techniques and new prosthetic designs, as well as glenoid and humeral reconstruction for various conditions, is also overviewed. Despite the important progress highlighted in this reprint, there is currently a myriad of prosthetic designs, highlighting the evolving nature of this field.
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