This book analyzes the transformation of newborn screening (NBS), examining its impact on parenting, policy making, and critical issues in health and medicine. It explores how diagnostic procedures affect parents' encounters with disease, specifically addressing parenting in the shadow of conditions like Cystic Fibrosis, and the relationship between parents and healthcare professionals.
A comprehensive medical textbook or lecture notes focused on the diagnosis and management of conditions affecting newborns, likely prepared for the 2024-2025 academic period.
Pulmonary hypertension (PH) in newborns is a critical condition requiring early and accurate detection. This work presents an explainable multi-view video-based deep learning approach to predict and classify the severity of PH in a cohort of 270 newborns using echocardiograms. The model showed strong performance (e.g., F1-score of 0.84 for severity prediction via cross-validation) and uses saliency maps to confirm focus on clinically relevant cardiac structures, offering the first automated assessment method for PH in this population.
A comprehensive review book covering essential concepts and subject matter in Pediatrics and Neonatology, designed for medical students and practitioners.
Detailed clinical notes covering crucial topics in neonatology, including the management and preparation of blood products for exchange transfusion in Rh and ABO incompatibility, and the diagnosis, differential diagnosis, and management of Meconium Ileus in newborns, emphasizing its association with Cystic Fibrosis.
A medical handbook and guide that focuses on explaining the physiological and pathological mechanisms behind various clinical signs and symptoms, useful for diagnosis and understanding internal medicine.
A comprehensive textbook detailing the modern interdisciplinary approach to the diagnosis, surgical repair, and long-term management of congenital cleft lip and palate. Includes chapters on embryology, surgical techniques, speech pathology, and orthodontic management.
A comprehensive annual review summarizing the latest developments, techniques, and breakthroughs in various subspecialties of surgery, compiled by leading experts.
An essential reference detailing the spectrum of neurological complications and syndromes that occur in patients suffering from systemic cancer, including direct effects of the disease and adverse reactions stemming from antineoplastic (chemotherapy/drug) treatments.
Analysis of current advancements in urologic oncology, focusing on chemoablation therapy (UGN-102) for low-grade non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC), the application of novel implantable microdevices for personalized drug response evaluation in prostate cancer, and the utility of PSMA PET/CT imaging for detecting biochemical recurrence at low PSA levels after radical prostatectomy.
A concise guide (Fast Facts) for the practical implementation of Faith Community Nursing (FCN) or Parish Nursing, providing essential knowledge for nurses working within faith communities and community health settings.
A guide addressing the critical need for tailoring medication dosages based on patient-specific metabolic and excretory functional capacity, focusing on dosage adjustment for medications eliminated by the kidneys to ensure optimal effectiveness and safety in managing acute and chronic diseases.
Ebook Info
Published: 2020
Number of pages: 434 pages
Format: PDF
File Size: 14.67 MB
Authors: Ayman S. El-Baz
Description
Diabetes and Fundus OCT brings together...
Analysis of the physiological changes and immune system decline associated with aging, which leads to alterations in organ function and increased susceptibility to infections. The content defines infection and old age (including WHO classifications), discusses common infections among the elderly (such as UTIs and bacterial pneumonia), lists causes and risk factors (bacteria, viruses, fungi, nosocomial infections), and outlines prevention tips, including vaccination and stress management.
