Critical Care Nursing Clinics

Title: Obesity and Critical Care (December 2009)

Guest Editor: Linda Harrington, PhD, RN, CNS, CPHQ

Description: As obesity rates climb, critical care nurses must be aware of the condition's affect on care. Patients may display various comorbities such as cardio and pulmonary issues as well as require a new approach to sedation, pain management and maintaing skin integrity.

 Clinics in Chest Medicine

Title: Obesity and Respiratory Disease (September 2009)

Guest Editors: Charles Dela Cruz, David Beuther, Richard Matthay

Description: Overweight and Obesity can have a significant impact on the respiratory system. With Obesity now at epidemic proportions, this issue takes a close look at how the respiratory system is affected and what can be done. This topic has never before been covered in Clinics in Chest Medicine

 Nursing Clinics

Title: Legal and Ethical Issues: To Know, To Reason, To Act (September 2009)

Guest Editors: Dana Bjarnason, PhD, RN, CAN; Michele A Carter, PhD

Description: Ethical issues or moral distress in nursing is being recognized as a barrier to retention as more nurses (25 % as compared to 13 % in 1995 in a Virginia Commonwealth University study) cite ethical discontent as a reason for leaving a position. Many nurses know the "right thing to do" in a patient care situation but are forced to take other action due to institutional rules, legal concerns or a lack of adequate staffing.

 Dermatologic Clinics

Title: Cosmetic Dermatology (July 2009)

Guest Editor: Vik Narukar



 Hand Clinics

Title: Congenital Hand Differences (May 2009)

Guest Editor: Kevin C. Chung, MD

Description: In the issue of the Hand Clinics on "Congenital Hand Differences" the guest editor, Dr Kevin C. Chung invited world renowned experts on congenital hand problems to share their insights regarding the treatments and outcomes of a variety of common and uncommon conditions. This volume will present a concise, yet practical guide in understanding and managing the diversity of presentations in these diseases. The illustrations are meticulously presented and the key points are highlighted by the "masters" of the field. This Hand Clinics volume will be an invaluable resource for those interested in advancing their knowledge regarding this intriguing field in hand surgery.

 Rheumatic Disease Clinics of North America

Title: Fibromyalgia (May 2009)

Guest Editor: Philip Mease



 Clinics in Perinatology

Title: Current Controversies in Perinatology (March 2009)

Guest Editors: Michael Uhing and Robert Kliegman

Description: Current Controversies in Perinatology is covered in this issue of Clinics in Perinatology, guest edited by Drs. Michael Uhing and Robert Kliegman. Authorities in the field have come together to pen articles on Strategies to prevent bacterial and fungal infection in the NICU, Drugs of choice for sedation and analgesia in the NICU, Iron therapy for preterm infants, Inhaled nitric oxide for preterm infants, Racial disparity in low birth weight and infant mortality, Evaluation and treatment of hypotension in the preterm infant, Indications for home apnea monitoring, Short bowel syndrome: how short is too short?, Anemia in the preterm infant: the role of transfusions and erythropoietin, Evaluation and management of stroke in the neonate, Screening for postpartum depression in the NICU, Treatment of gastroesophageal reflux in the preterm and term infant, Optimizing growth in the preterm infant, The role of postnatal steroids in the treatment of bronchopulmonary dysplasia, and The role of genomics in the NICU.

 Emergency Medicine Clinics

Title: Neurologic Emergencies (February 2009)

Guest Editors: Romergryko Geocadin and Robert Silbergleit



 Anesthesiology Clinics

Title: Value-Based Anesthesia (December 2008)

Guest Editor: Alex Macario



 Hand Clinics

Title: Nerve Transfers (Novemer 2008)

Guest Editors: Susan E. Mackinnon MD, Christine B. Novak

Description: The recent use of nerve transfers presents a paradigm shift in the management of nerve injury. Surgical reconstruction of proximal level nerve injures or repairs with long nerve grafts often result in less than optimal outcomes, thus presenting the opportunity for other reconstructive techniques. Nerve transfers provide a closer source of axons to the motor end plates from an uninjured nerve to a recipient nerve and in many cases these transfers eliminate the need for a nerve graft by allowing a direct end to end nerve repair without tension. Basic research on cortical plasticity, peripheral nerve regeneration and muscle recovery support the concept that transfer is by far the best method of nerve reconstruction when ever possible. This edition of Clinics will review the surgical options and experiences of experts in the field using nerve transfers for patients with upper extremity nerve injuries.

 Medical Clinics

Title: New and Emerging Infectious Diseases (Novemer 2008)

Guest Editor: Mary Wilson



 Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Clinics

Title: Motor Neuron Disease (May 2008)

Guest Editors: Michael Carter, MD, Gregory Weiss, MD

Description: Half a century after Lou Gehrig was given his diagnosis: amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. It remains a devastating terminal disease. However, considerable effort has been made in the last decade by some of the premier neurologists, physiatrists, and neuroscientists in the world to elucidate a greater understanding of pathogenic mechanisms, to characterize the disease clinically, and to find greater ways to ease suffering for these patients. In this issue of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Clinics of North America, we have brought together some of the world’s leading authorities on amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and other motor neuron diseases to emphasize this ongoing research and to explain what the future holds in regard to our further understanding of these diseases.