Brain Tumors: Meningiomas and Gliomas
Brain Tumors Meningiomas and Gliomas Glen H.J. Stevens Primary brain tumors are tumors that arise from brain tissue itself as compared with metastatic tumors, whereby tumor cells travel to the…
Coronary Artery Disease
Coronary Artery Disease Curtis M. Rimmerman DEFINITION Coronary artery disease is characterized by atherosclerosis in the epicardial coronary arteries. Atherosclerotic plaques, the hallmark of atherosclerosis, progressively narrow the coronary artery…
Diabetes Mellitus Treatment
Diabetes Mellitus Treatment Tania Babar, Mario Skugor After diagnosis of diabetes, the importance of protecting the body from damage caused by hyperglycemia cannot be overstated. In the United States, 57.9%…
Bleeding Disorders
Bleeding Disorders Rachid Baz, Tarek Mekhail EVALUATION The accurate diagnosis and treatment of patients with bleeding require some basic understanding of the pathophysiology of hemostasis. The process is divided into…
Dilated and Restrictive Cardiomyopathies
Dilated and Restrictive Cardiomyopathies Corinne Bott-Silverman Cardiomyopathies are diseases of the myocardium associated with cardiac dysfunction.1 Table 1 lists the five types of cardiomyopathy: dilated, hypertrophic, restrictive, arrhythmogenic right ventricular,…
Hypothyroidism and Hyperthyroidism
Hypothyroidism and Hyperthyroidism Mario Skugor, Maria Fleseriu ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY A normal adult thyroid weighs 10-20 g and receives blood from bilateral superior and inferior thyroid arteries and a small artery…
Interstitial Lung Disease
Interstitial Lung Disease Jeffrey T. Chapman The term interstitial lung disease (ILD) refers to a broad category of lung diseases rather than a specific disease entity.1,2 It includes a variety…
Schizophrenia and Acute Psychosis
Schizophrenia and Acute Psychosis Manu Mathews, George E. Tesar, Omar Fattal, David J. Muzina DEFINITION AND ETIOLOGY Schizophrenia is a chronic and disabling neuropsychiatric illness possibly best characterized as a…
Cervical Cancer Screening and Prevention
Cervical Cancer Screening and Prevention Xian Wen Jin This chapter provides a concise review of the definition, prevalence, and contemporary concepts of the pathogenesis of cervical cancer. In addition, the…
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Georges Juvelekian, James K. Stoller Recently, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) has gained interest as a major public health concern and is currently the focus of…
