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Portrays via text and photographs the desperate conditions for children affected by the AIDS pandemic in Kenya. It is based on the authors' travel there beginning in 2002. A brief chronology includes events from 1981 to 2009. Proceeds from the sale of the book will be used to support orphaned and vulnerable children in Sub-Saharan Africa, a few of whom are profiled in the book.

Internal medicine / editor, Jeff Susman -- Pediatrics / editor, Mitchell S. King -- Obstetrics / editor, Robert W. Bales -- Gynecology / editor, Robert W. Bales -- Psychiatry / editor, Matthew Hunsaker -- Surgery / editor, Robert W. Bales -- Geriatrics / editor, Mitchell S. King -- Community medicine / editor, Matthew Hunsaker -- Clinical set problems / editor, Martin S. Lipsky.

Obstetrics -- Women's health -- Pediatric issues -- Dermatological issues -- Surgical issues -- Neurological issues -- Cardiovascular and pulmonary issues -- Musculoskeletal issues -- GU and GI issues -- Psychiatric and substance abuse issues -- Primary care -- Review Q&A.

Medicine and the biomedical technologies in the context of Asian perspectives /Shui Chuen Lee and Justin Ho --Confucian familism and its bioethical implications /Ruiping Fan --The family in transition and in authority: the impact of biotechnology /H. Tristram Engelhardt --Family life, bioethics and Confucianism /Stephen A. Erickson --The moral ground of truth telling guideline development: the choice between autonomy and paternalism /Shuh-Jen Sheu --Truth telling to the sick and dying in a traditional Chinese culture /Stephen Wear --On relational autonomy: from feminist critique to Confucian model for clinical practice /Shui Chuen Lee --Regulating sex selection in a patriarchal society: lessons from Taiwan /Wenmay Rei --Modern biotechnology and the postmodern family /Leonardo D. De Castro --The ethics of human embryonic stem cell research and the interests of the family /Ruiping Fan -- A Confucian evaluation of embryonic stem cell research and the moral status of human embryos /Shui Chuen Lee --Regulations for human embryonic stem cell research in East Asian countries: a Confucian critique /Hon Chung Wong --Stem cell research: an Islamic perspective /Sahin Aksoy, Abdurrahman Elmali and Anwar Nasim --Why Western culture, unlike Confucian culture, is so concerned about embryonic stem cell research: the Christian roots of the difference /H. Tristram Engelhardt --Confucian healthcare system in Singapore: a family-oriented approach to financial sustainability /Kris Su Hui Teo --Respect for the elderly and family responsibility: Confucian response to the old age allowance policy in Hong Kong /Erika H. Y. Yu --Is Singapore's health care system congruent with Confucianism? /Justin Ho.

Volume 1 -- Section 1. The Field of Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine -- Section 2. The Fetus -- Section 3. Pregnancy Disorders and Their Impact on the Fetus -- Section 4. The Delivery Room -- Section 5. Provisions for Neonatal Care -- Volume 2 -- Section 6. Development and Disorders of Organ Systems.

Why, what, and how can we learn from a rare disease like Fanconi anemia? / Schroeder-Kurth, T. -- Fanconi anemia: a disease with many faces / Dietrich, R., Velleuer, E. -- Milestones in Fanconi anemia research / Digweed, M., Hoehn, H., Sperling K. -- Fanconi anemia genes: structure, mutations, and genotype-phenotype correlations / Kalb, R. ... [et al.] -- Cancer in Fanconi anemia and Fanconi anemia genes in cancer / Neveling, K., Kalb, R., Schindler, D. -- Clonal chromosomal aberrations in bone marrow cells of Fanconi anemia patients: results and implications / Neitzel H. ... [et al.] -- Interphase FISH-assay for the detection of MDS- and AML-associated chromosomal imbalances in native bone marrow and peripheral blood cells / Tönnies, H. ... [et al.] -- Applications of cell cycle testing in Fanconi anemia / Schindler, D. ... [et al.] -- Prenatal diagnosis of Fanconi anemia: functional and molecular testing / Bechtold, A. ... [et al.] -- Revertant mosaicism in Fanconi anemia: natural gene therapy at work / Hoehn, H. ... [et al.] -- Stem cell transplantation in Fanconi anemia, recent advances with alternative donors / Eyrich, M., Winkler, B., Schlegel, P.G. -- Fanconi anemia genes in vertebrates: evolutionary conservation, sex-linkage, and embryonic expression of FANCC and FANCG in avian cells / Nanda, I. ... [et al.] -- Studying homologous recombination in Fanconi anemia / Demuth, I., Digweed, M. -- Functional knock-down of human RAD51 for testing the Fanconi anemia-BRCA connection / Rio, P., Hanenberg, H.

FasL and Fas: typical members of the TNF ligand and receptor family / Anja Krippner-Heidenreich and Peter Scheurich -- FasL-independent activation of Fas / Faustino Mollinedo and Consuelo Gajate -- Role of ceramide in CD95 signaling / Volker Teichgräber, Gabriele Hessler and Erich Gulbins -- Regulation of Fas signaling by FLIP proteins / Margot Thome -- Fas-induced necrosis / Tom Vanden Berghe ... [et al.] -- Fas - more than an apoptosis inducer / Harald Wajant -- Retrograde Fas ligand signaling -- FasL and Fas in liver homeostasis and hepatic injuries -- Fas-activation, development and homeostasis of T cells / Georg Häcker -- The FasL-Fas system in disease and therapy -- Tools for activation and neutralization of Fas signaling.

The fattest generation -- Obese twins and thrifty genes -- Size, health, and self-esteem -- Teaching children how to eat for life -- Off the couch and away from the screen -- Programming babies for health, before and after birth -- Eating lessons at school -- Finding help for an overweight child -- Action for healthy communities.

Expert witnesses : an overview -- Methods, testing, and science -- The players -- The legal context -- Testimony -- Direct examination of experts -- The visual display of information -- Cross examination of expert witnesses -- Ethics.

The role of immune tolerance in allergy prevention / Fritsché, R. -- Prevention of food allergy during late infancy and early childhood / Schmitz, J. -- Celiac disease: effect of weaning on disease risk / Hernall, O. ... [et al.] -- Gut microbiota in infants between 6 and 24 months of age / Salminen, S., Gueimonde, M. -- Malabsorption of carbohydrates / Kneepkens, C.M.F., Hoekstra, J.H. -- Chronic nonspecific diarrhea of childhood / Kleinman, R.E. -- Development of motility / Staiano, A., Boccia, G. -- Motility and allergy / Bueno, L. -- The role of dietary fiber in childhood and its application in pediatric gastroenterology / Kokke, F.T.M., Taminiau, J.A.J.M., Benninga, M.A. --Early influences on taste preferences / Leathwood, P., Maier, A. -- Junk food or "junk eating"? / Gracey, M. -- Does nutrition during infancy and early childhood contribute to later obesity via metabolic imprinting of epigenetic gene regulatory mechanisms? / Waterland, R.A. -- Long-term effects of weaning habits: type-1 diabetes / Vaarala, O. -- What is known? Short-term and long-term effects of complementary feeding / Michaelsen, K.F. -- Educational recommendations for processed foods for infant feeding / Aggett, P. -- Recommendations for physicians and parents / Heymans, H.

"The book addresses the question of structural and functional differences between the female brain and the male brain. Are there differences? How good is the evidence? Where do the differences lie? Are there differences in the neuroanatomy of females, and if so, where? Do females and males process information differently, and if so, how? The author puts the relative lack of information on the female brain into historical perspective and reviews empirical evidence relevant to the different aspects of brain structure and function."--Jacket.

Overview -- Anatomy and dynamics of pelvic floor function and dysfunction -- Diagnosis of connective tissue damage -- Reconstructive pelvic floor surgery according to the integral theory -- Pelvic floor rehabilitation -- Mapping the dynamics of connective tissue dysfunction -- Current and emerging research issues -- Conclusion -- Patient questionnaires and other diagnostic resource tools.

pt. 1.Concept and physical exam in FAI --Historical Evolution of the Concept of Femoroacetabular Impingement as a Cause of Hip Osteoarthritis /Martin Lavigne, Laffosse Jean-Michel and Vendittoli Pascal-André --Mechanism of Femoroacetabular Impingement /Martin Beck, Slaman Chegini, Stephen Ferguson and Harish S. Hosalkar --Physical Exam in FAI /Óliver Marín-Peña --pt. 2.Imaging in FAI --X-Ray Examination in FAI /Klaus A. Siebenrock and Philipp Henle --MRI/CT in FAI /Kawan S. Rakhra --Future Strategies for the Assessment of Cartilage and Labral Lesions in Femoroacetabular Impingement /Ara Kassarjian, Luis Cerezal and Eva Llopis --pt. 3.FAI Surgical Treatment --Evidence-Based Medicine in the Treatment of Femoroacetabular Impingement /Ricardo Larraínzar Garijo, R. García-Bógalo and E. Díez-Nicolás --Bone Resection: First Step for Treatment, How Much Is Too Much? /Rodrigo Mardones and Fernando Nemtala --Open Surgical Treatment of FAI: Safe Surgical Dislocation of the Femoral Head /Michael Leunig, Anil Ranawat, Martin Beck and Reinhold Ganz --Mini-Anterior Approach /Manuel Ribas and Óliver Marín-Peña --Arthroscopic Treatment of FAI: Position, Portals, and Instrumentation /Victor M. Ilizaliturri --Normal and Pathological Arthroscopic View in Hip Arthroscopy /Damian Griffin and Shanmugam Karthikeyan --What Goes on During the Learning Curve? /Luís Perez-Carro and Marc Tey --My Experience of Hip Arthroscopy in the Lateral Position /Alexandros P. Tzaveas and Richard N. Villar --Arthroscopic Treatment of FAI: Supine Position, My First Option /Marcelo Quieroz, Katrina Dela Torre and Bryan T. Kelly --Complications and Revision Surgery in Hip Arthroscopy /Bruno G. S. e Souza and Marc J. Philippon --Combined Techniques in FAI: Hip Arthroscopy Followed /Mini-Anterior Approach /Nader A. Nassif and John C. Clohisy --Femoroacetabular Impingement Management Through a Mini-Open Anterior Approach and Arthroscopic Assistance: Technics and Mid-Term Results /Frédéric Laude and Elhadi Sariali --pt. 4.F.A.I. and Hip Dysplasia --Differentiating FAI from Dysplasia /Wadih Y. Matar and Javad Parvizi --Advances in PAO Surgery: The Minimally Invasive Approach /Anders Troelsen and Kjeld Søballe --Retroverted PAO or Rim Trimming in the Dysplastic Hip with FAI /Philipp Henle and Klaus A. Siebenrock --pt. 5.Hip arthroplasty in young adult --Current Arthroplasty Options in the Young Adult Hip /Eduardo García Cimbrelo, Eduardo Garcia-Rey and Ana Cruz-Pardos --Resurfacing Arthroplasty for Femoroacetabular Impingement /Matías J. Salineros and Paul E. Beaulé --How to Do Resurfacing in Hip Dysplasia /Koen De Smet --pt. 6.Postoperative management (POM) --Rehabilitation Following Femoroacetabular Impingement Surgery /Lafayette de Azevedo Lage --Postoperative Management of Hip Resurfacing /Alfonso Valles and Carlos Gebhard --pt. 7.Outcome in FAI Treatment --Clinical Scores in Femoroacetabular Impingement /Néstor Moreno and Óliver Marín-Peña.

Part 1. Female Reproduction -- New Insights into Ovarian Function / JoAnne S. Richards and Stephanie A. Pangas -- Estrogen Signaling in the Regulation of Female Reproductive Functions / J. K. Findlay, S. H. Liew, E. R. Simpson and K. S. Korach -- Progesterone Receptors and Ovulation / Orla M. Conneely -- Contraception Targets in Mammalian Ovarian Development / Eileen A. McLaughlin and Alexander P. Sobinoff -- Proteomics of Embryonic Implantation / T. Garrido-Gómez, F. Dominguez and C. Simón -- Evaluation of Plasma Membrane Calcium/Calmodulin-Dependent ATPase Isoform 4 as a Potential Target for Fertility Contro / Elizabeth J. Cartwright and Ludwig Neyses -- Part 2. Male Reproduction -- New Insights into Sperm Physiology and Pathology / R. John Aitken, Mark A. Baker, Geoffry N. De Iuliis and Brett Nixon -- The Epididymis as a Target for Male Contraceptive Development / B. T. Hinton and T. G. Cooper -- Sperm-Zona Pellucida Interaction: Molecular Mechanisms and the Potential for Contraceptive Intervention / Matthew D. Dun, Lisa A. Mitchell, R. John Aitken and Brett Nixon -- Mouse Models as Tools in Fertility Research and Male-Based Contraceptive Development / Duangporn Jamsai and Moira K. O'Bryan -- Part 3. New options: From target to product -- Male Hormonal Contraception / E. Nieschlag -- Family Planning: Today and in the Future / Michael J. K. Harper.

Gamete transport / Susan S. Suarez -- Sperm motility activation and chemoattraction / Timothy A. Quill and David L. Garbers -- Capacitation / Bijay S. Jaiswal and Michael Eisenbach -- Function of the egg's extracellular matrix / Richard A. Cardullo and Catherine D. Thaler -- Sperm adhesion to the extracellular / Ming Bi, Michael J. Wassler, and Daniel M. Hardy -- Signal transduction mechanisms regulating sperm acrosomal exocytosis / Gregory S. Kopf -- Regulation of sperm ion currents / Alberto Darszon, Felipe Espinosa, Blanca Galindo, Daniel Sánchez, and Carmen Beltrán -- Function of the sperm acrosome / George L. Gerton -- Gamete fusion in mammals / Paul Primakoff and Diana G. Myles -- Membrane events of egg activation / Karl Swann and Keith T. Jones -- Molecular genetics of fertilization / Patricia Olds-Clarke and Stephen H. Pilder -- Gemete immunobiology / M.G. O'rand and I.A.Lea -- Fertilization biophysics / D.P.L. Green -- Applications of fertility regulation for the management of wild and domestic species / Mark P. Bradley and Peter Bird.

Embryology and physiology of the fetal heart -- Scanning : indications and technique -- Cardiac malposition -- Atrial septal defects -- Ventricular septal defects -- Atrioventricular septal defects -- Hypoplastic left heart syndrome -- Hypoplasia of the right ventricle -- Univentricular heart -- Aortic stenosis and pulmonary stenosis -- Coarctation of the aorta -- Ebstein anomaly -- Tetralogy of fallot -- Persistent truncus arteriosus -- Complete and congenitally corrected transposition of the great arteries -- Anomalous pulmonary venous connection -- Double-outlet right ventricle and double-outlet left ventricle -- Congenital cardiac masses -- Cardiosplenic syndromes -- Fetal cardiomyopathies -- Fetal dysrhythmias -- First trimester fetal echocardiography -- 3D fetal echocardiography prenatal intervention in the fetus with cardiac disease.

Embryology and development of the ductal plate / Clifford W. Bogue -- Cholangiocyte biology as relevant to cystic liver diseases / Silvia Lecchi ... [et al.] -- Cholangiocyte cilia and basal bodies / Tatyana V. Masyuk, Anatoliy I. Masyuk, and Nicholas F. LaRusso -- Genetics of fibrocystic diseases of the liver and molecular approaches to therapy / Maya Tuchman, William A. Gahl, and Meral Gunay-Aygun -- Radiologic findings in the fibrocystic diseases / Orpheus Kolokythas and Grace Phillips -- Pathology of fibrocystic diseases of the liver / Camtu D. Nguyen Truong and Matthew M. Yeh -- Alagille Syndrome and JAGGED1/NOTCH sequence / Binita M. Kamath, Kathleen M. Loomes, and David A Piccoli -- Biliary atresia and the ductal plate / Ronald J. Sokol and Cara L. Mack --Nephronophthisis and renal-hepatic-pancreatic dysplasia of Ivemark / David A. Myers and Jordan M. Symons -- Meckel and Joubert syndromes / Melissa A. Parisi, Laura S. Finn, and Ian A. Glass -- Bardet-Biedl and Jeune syndromes / Aoife M. Waters and Philip L Beales -- Congenital disorders of glycosylation and their effects on the liver / Erik A. Eklund and Hudson H. Freeze -- Autosomal recessive polycystic kidney disease / Jodi M. Smith and Ruth A. McDonald -- Caroli disease, Caroli syndrome, and Congenital hepatic fibrosis / Ronen Arnon, Henrietta Kotlus Rosenberg, and Frederick J. Suchy -- Simple hepatic cysts/choledochal cysts / André A. S. Dick and Patrick J. Healey -- Autosomal dominant polycystic liver disease / Qi Qian, Vicente E. Torres, and Stefan Somlo -- Echinococcal/Hydatid cysts of the liver / Paul S. Pottinger, Austin Spitzer, and Raymond R. Yeung -- Miscellaneous cystic lesions of the liver / Iris W. Liou -- Vascular complications of fibrocystic liver disease / Maarouf Hoteit and Patrick S. Kamath -- Biliary cystadenoma and cystadenocarcinoma / Paolo Del Poggio, Ezio Pezzica, and Daniela Corti -- Cholangitis / Shayan Irani and Richard Kozarek -- Surgical management of fibrocystic liver disease / Meelie DebRoy.

Tissue scarring: lessons from wound healing / Mohammed S. Razzaque ... [et al.] -- Pathological significance of renal expression of proinflammatory molecules / Takashi Wada ... [et al.] -- Oxidative stress, lipoproteins, and angiotensin II-the unholy triade in the pathogenesis of renal fibrosis / Jan Galle, Thomas Quaschning and Stefan Seibold -- Involvement of NF-kB in renal inflammation and sclerosis / Laurent Baud -- Low-density lipoprotein and glomerulosclerosis / Hyun Soon Lee -- Molecular developments in the treatment of renal fibrosis / Gavin J. Becker and Tim D. Hewitson -- Myocardial infarction and cardiac fibrogenesis / Shozo Kusachi and Yoshifumi Ninomiya -- Cardiac fibrosis and aging / Serge Masson ... [et al.] -- Matrix remodeling and atherosclerosis effect of age / Ladislas Robert -- Molecular and cellular aspect of liver fibrosis / Norifumi Kawada --Recent therapeutic developments in hepatic fibrosis / Ichiro Shimizu -- Reversibility of liver fibrosis: role of matrix metalloproteinases / Isao Okazaki ... [et al.] -- Can manipulation of apoptotic cell death benefit tissue scarring? / Wesam Ahmed, Mohammed S. Razzaque, and Takashi Taguchi -- Pulmonary fibrogenesis: the role of apoptosis and its clinical potentials / Kazuyoshi Kuwano, Naoki Hagimata, and Nobuyuki Hara -- Silica-induced inflammatory mediators and pulmonary fibrosis / Andrea K. Hubbard ... [et al.].

Cognitive and behavioral approaches to chronic pain / David A. Williams -- Local therapy for fibromyalgia and nonneuropathic pain / Lan Chen, Jodi Goldman-Knaub, and Sally Pullman-Mooar -- Systemic therapies for chronic pain / Lesley M. Arnold -- Complementary and alternative medicine for fibromyalgia / Edzard Ernst -- The economic impact of fibromyalgia on society and disability issues / Daniel J. Wallace -- Prognosis / Arash A. Horizon and Michael H. Weisman -- Future research directions / Leslie J. Crofford.Fibromyalgia in children / David D. Sherry -- Fibromyalgia in inflammatory and endocrine disorders / David S. Hallegua -- Chronic fatigue syndrome / Atul Deodhar -- The functional bowel disorder spectrum / Lucinda A. Harris and Lin Chang -- Genitourinary associations with fibromyalgia / Daniel J. Wallace and Swamy Venuturupalli -- Chronic low back pain / Thorsten Giesecke and Michael E. Geisser -- Reflex sympathetic dystrophy syndrome / Franklin Kozin --Functional imaging of pain / Richard H. Gracely and Laurence A. Bradley -- Muscles and peripheral abnormalities in fibromyalgia / Haiko Sprott -- Sleep and its potential role in chronic pain and fatigue / Harvey Moldofsky and James G. MacFarlane -- Symptoms and signs of fibromyalgia syndrome : an overview / Muhammad B. Yunus -- Neurologic features of fibromyalgia / Robert Bennett -- Myofascial pain syndromes of the head and face / Eli Eliav and Rafael Benoliel -- Psychosocial factors in fibromyalgia / Laurence A. Bradley and Graciela S. Alarcón --The history of fibromyalgia / Daniel J. Wallace -- The taxonomy of chronic pain : moving toward more mechanistic classifications / Daniel J. Clauw -- The epidemiology of chronic widespread pain and fibromyalgia / John McBeth -- The concept of central sensitivity syndromes / Muhammad B. Yunus -- The neurobiology of chronic musculoskeletal pain (includes chronic regional pain) / Roland Staud -- Neurotransmitters, cytokines, hormones, and the immune system in chronic nonneuropathic pain / I. Jon Russell -- Dysfunction of the autonomic nervous system in chronic pain syndromes / Manuel Martinez-Lavin --The role of trauma in chronic neuromusclar pain / Samuel A. McLean, Daniel J. Clauw, and David A. Williams -- Controversial syndromes and their relationship to fibromyalgia / Swamy Venuturupalli and Daniel J. Wallace -- The evaluation of individuals with chronic widespread pain / Daniel J. Clauw -- The differential diagnosis of chronic regional pain / Kevin P. White -- Assessment tools and outcome measures used in the investigation of fibromyalgia / Stuart L. Silverman and Susan A. Martin -- Lifestyle and environmental interventions in fibromyalgia and related conditions / Stephanie A. Bolling and Thomas M. Susko -- The use of exercise and rehabilitation regimens / Kaisa Mannerkorpi and Maura Daly Iversen --

Proper use of topical corticosteroids -- Atopic dermatitis -- Contact dermatitis -- Scabies -- Pediculosis -- Dyshidrotic eczema -- Stasis dermatitis -- Pruritis and excoriations with no primary skin lesions -- Acne vulgaris -- Perioral dermatitis -- Rosacea -- Seborrheic dermatitis -- Lupus erythematosus -- Dermatomyositis -- Urticaria -- Erythema multiforme -- Drug eruption -- Erythema migrans/Lyme disease -- Candidosis -- Psoriasis -- Pityriasis rosea -- Lichen planus -- Tinea -- Tinea versicolor -- Secondary syphilis -- Bullous pemphigoid -- Impetigo -- Herpes simplex -- Herpes zoster -- Pemphigus vulgaris -- Toxic epidermal necrolysis/Stevens-Johnson syndrome -- Seborrheic keratosis -- Squamous cell carcinoma -- Actinic keratosis -- Keratoacanthoma -- Basal cell carcinoma -- Melanocytic nevus -- Halo nevus -- Malignant melanoma -- Dyplastic nevus -- Dermatofibroma -- Skin tags -- Epidermoid cyst and pilar cyst -- Molluscum contagiosum -- Cherry angioma -- Granuloma annulare -- Folliculitis -- Pyogenic granuloma -- Milium -- Syringoma -- Furuncle and carbuncle -- Erythema nodosum -- Hidradenitis suppurativa -- Chondrodermatitis nodularis chronica helicis -- Keloid and hypertrophic scar -- Lipoma -- Xanthelasma -- Xanthoma -- Warts -- Kaposi's sarcoma -- Ecchymosis/actinic purpura -- Cutaneous vasculitis -- Postinflammatory hypopigmentation -- Lichen sclerosus et atrophicus -- Vitiligo -- Morphea (localized scleroderma) -- Scleroderma (progressive systemic sclerosis) -- Lentigo -- Postinflammatory hyperpigmentation -- Leg ulcers -- Onychomycosis -- Pseudomonas nails -- Acute paronychia and chronic paronychia -- Alopecia areata -- Androgenetic alopecia -- Telogen effluvium -- Punch biopsy -- Shave biopsy and shave excision -- Cryosurgery -- Electrodesiccation and curettage.

Introduction -- History of filoviral diseases outbreaks -- Clinical presentation of filoviral disease -- Filoviral disease pathology -- Geographic distribution of filoviruses : serological surveys -- Ecology of filoviruses : search for reservoirs -- Cultivation of filoviruses -- Molecular characteristics of filoviruses -- Laboratory diagnosis of filoviral disease -- Outbreak containment -- Inactivation of filoviruses and disinfection protocols -- Vaccine development -- Treatment of filoviral disease

A brilliant young transplant surgeon brings moral intensity and narrative drama to the most powerful and vexing questions of medicine and the human condition. When Chen began medical school, she dreamed of saving lives--what she did not count on was how much death would be a part of her work. Almost immediately, Chen found herself wrestling with medicine's most profound paradox, that a profession premised on caring for the ill also systematically depersonalizes dying. Over the course of her education, training, and practice, she grappled at strikingly close range with the problem of mortality, struggling to reconcile the lessons of her training with her innate knowledge of shared humanity, and to separate her ideas about healing from her fierce desire to cure. Her rumination on how doctors negotiate the ineluctable fact of death becomes, in the end, a provocative questioning of how we should live.--From publisher description.

Partitioning around medoids (Program PAM) -- Clustering large applications (Program CLARA) -- Fuzzy analysis (Program FANNY) -- Agglomerative nesting (Program AGNES) -- Divisive analysis (Program DIANA) -- Monothetic analysis (Program MONA).

Introduction and historical perspective -- FNAC technique and slide preparation -- Diagnostic interpretation of FNAC material -- Diagnostic dilemmas in FNAC practice: cystic lesions -- Diagnostic dilemmas in FNAC practice: lymphoid infiltrates -- Diagnostic dilemmas in FNAC practice: metastatic tumours -- Diagnostic dilemmas in FNAC cytology: small round cell tumours -- Diagnostic dilemmas in FNAC cytology: soft-tissue lesions -- Diagnostic dilemmas in FNAC cytology: difficult breast lesions -- Principles of safe practice: the role of FNAC in clinical management -- Principles of safe FNAC practice: FNAC versus core biopsy -- Principles of safe FNAC practice: medicolegal issues.

Mirrors the table of contents of First aid for the USMLE step 1. Delivers single-source coverage of the entire second year of medical school. Covers the high-yield topics and facts tested on the USMLE. Provides a practical framework for understanding the anatomy, physiology, pathohysiology, and pharmacology of each human organ system.--excerpt from publisher notes.

Resuscitation -- Diagnostics -- Trauma -- Neurologic Emergencies -- Head and Neck Emergencies -- Respiratory Emergencies -- Cardiovascular Emergencies -- Gastrointestinal Emergencies -- Renal and Genitourinary Emergencies -- Hematologic and Oncologic Emergencies -- Gynecologic Emergencies -- Obstetric Emergencies -- Musculoskeletal Emergencies -- Endocrine Emergencies -- Dermatologic Emergencies -- High Yield Images -- Procedures -- Emergency Toxicology -- Environmental Emergencies -- Ethics, Medico-legal Issues, and Evidence-Bases Medicine.

Section I. How to succeed in the medicine clerkship -- Section II. High-yield facts in internal medicine -- Cardiology -- Endocrinology -- Hematology-oncology -- Infectious disease -- Nephrology and acid-base disorders -- Pulmonology -- Rheumatology -- Neurology -- Dermatology -- Health maintenance and evidence-based medicine -- Section III. Classified: Awards and opportunities for students interested in medicine.

1. Reproductive Anatomy -- 2. Diagnosis of Pregnancy -- 3. Physiology of Pregnancy -- 4. Antepartum -- 5. Intrapartum -- 6. Postpartum -- 7. Medical Conditions in Pregnancy -- 8. Obstetric Complications -- 9. Infections in Pregnancy -- 10. Twin Gestation -- 11. Abortions and Fetal Death -- 12. Ectopic Pregnancy -- 13. Contraception and Sterilization --14. Menstruation -- 15. Premenstrual Syndrome/Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder -- 16. Infertility -- 17. Amenorrhea -- 18. Hyperandrogenism -- 19. Hyperprolactemia/Galactorrhea -- 20. Abnormal Uterine Bleeding -- 21. Pelvic Pain -- 22. Endometriosis/Adenomyosis -- 23. Differential Diagnoses of Pelvic Masses -- 24. Cervical Dysplasia --25. Cervical Cancer -- 26. Endometrial Hyperplasia and Endometrial Cancer -- 27. Ovarian Cancer and Fallopian Tube Cancer -- 28. Vulvar Dysplasia, Vulvar Cancer, and Vaginal Cancer -- 29. Vulvar Disorders -- 30. Gestational Trophoblastic Disease -- 31. Sexually Transmitted Infections/Vaginitis -- 32. Breast Disease -- 33. Women's Health Maintenance -- 34. Female Sexuality -- 35. Ethics -- 36. Menopause -- 37. Pelvic Relaxation -- 38. Urinary Incontinence.