Chronic Nonmalignant Pain
Chronic Nonmalignant Pain Edward C. Covington, Manu Mathews DEFINITION The International Society for the Study of Pain defines pain as an “unpleasant sensory and emotional experience associated with actual or…
GENERAL SURGERY
Lipid-Lowering Strategies and Reduction of Coronary Heart Disease Risk
Lipid-Lowering Strategies and Reduction of Coronary Heart Disease Risk Byron J. Hoogwerf, Julie C. Huang Observational studies have shown a relation between dyslipidemia and coronary heart disease risk for several…
Venous Thromboembolism
Venous Thromboembolism Esther S.H. Kim, John R. Bartholomew DEFINITION AND CAUSES Venous thromboembolism (VTE) is a disease that includes both deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and pulmonary embolism (PE). It is…
Acute Myocardial Infarction
Acute Myocardial Infarction H. Michael Bolooki, Arman Askari DEFINITION AND ETIOLOGY Acute myocardial infarction (MI) remains a leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Myocardial infarction occurs when myocardial ischemia,…
The Aging Skin
The Aging Skin Oren H. Lifshitz, Kenneth J. Tomecki The number and percentage of older persons in industrialized nations continue to increase. In the United States, in 2004, there were…
Celiac Disease and Malabsorptive Disorders
Celiac Disease and Malabsorptive Disorders Jamilé Wakim-Fleming DEFINITION Celiac disease (CD) is an immune-mediated disorder that develops in genetically susceptible persons when gluten, a major protein found in wheat, barley,…
Laboratory Evaluation of Rheumatic Diseases
Laboratory Evaluation of Rheumatic Diseases Marina Magrey, Abby Abelson The diagnosis of rheumatologic diseases is based on clinical information, blood and imaging tests, and in some cases on histology. Blood…
Tuberculosis
Tuberculosis Octavian C. Ioachimescu, J. Walton Tomford Man must want to achieve more than he is able to achieve. … If we do not reach for the impossible, we shall…
Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder
Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder Gurjit Kaur DEFINITION AND ETIOLOGY Premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD) is a severe form of premenstrual syndrome (PMS) that causes marked social impairment in approximately 5 of 100…
