BookMieczyslaw Pokorski, editor.
Summary: Clinical investigation plays an essential role in the differential diagnosis, biomarker development, and therapy and cure of diseases. The book presents a bench-to-bed approach, with broad empirical coverage by experienced practitioners. The articles include topics like cytokine receptors in lung cancer, conduciveness of oxidative stress to carcinogenesis, safety and effectiveness of surgical correction of deformed chest, diagnostic and treatment regimens in inflammation-ridden obstructive lung conditions, alterations in growth hormone secretion leading to disorders of growth and metabolism, microbiota transplantation in pediatric patients, and the promising markers of renal epithelial injury. Yet another issue concerns the restructuring of chronic pain management by establishing the community-based specialized pain clinics. The book aims to disseminate and deliberate on the latest interdisciplinary medical knowledge to enhance clinical outcomes. Being a blend of clinical investigation and practice the book is addressed to physicians, scientists, and allied health care professionals.
Contents:
Prognostic Value of Osteoprotegerin and sRANKL in Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid of Patients with Advanced Non-small Cell Lung Cancer / W. Naumnik, I. Płońska, M. Ossolińska, J. Nikliński, and B. Naumnik
Melatonin and Metformin Diminish Oxidative Stress in Heart Tissue in a Rat Model of High Fat Diet and Mammary Carcinogenesis / Natalia Kurhaluk, Bianka Bojkova, Marek Radkowski, Olga V. Zaitseva, Svitlana Kyriienko, Urszula Demkow, and Pawel J. Winklewski
Evaluation of the Implementation of Hospital Antibiotic Policy in Oncosurgery Ward: A Six-Year Experience / Aneta Nitsch-Osuch, Damian Okruciński, Magdalena Dawgiałło, Izabela Gołębiak, and Ernest Kuchar
Surgical Correction of Pectus Excavatum by the Nuss Procedure: A 15-Year Experience Study / Piotr Cierpikowski, Adam Rzechonek, Piotr Błasiak, Hanna Lisowska, Grzegorz Pniewski, and Patric Le Pivert
Influence of Inhaled Corticosteroids on Bronchial Inflammation and Pulmonary Function in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with Moderate Obstruction / Iza Toczyska, Ewa Zwolińska, and Andrzej Chcialowski
Association Between Vitamin D and Carboxy-Terminal Cross-Linked Telopeptide of Type I Collagen in Children During Growth Hormone Replacement Therapy / Ewelina Witkowska-Sędek, Anna Stelmaszczyk-Emmel, Anna Kucharska, Urszula Demkow, and Beata Pyrżak
Weight Disorders in Short Children / Paweł Tomaszewski, Anna Majcher, Katarzyna Milde, and Romuald Stupnicki
Neutrophil Gelatinase-Associated Lipocalin: A Biomarker for Early Diagnosis of Urinary Tract Infections in Infants / Grażyna Krzemień, Małgorzata Pańczyk-Tomaszewska, Dominika Adamczuk, Iwona Kotuła, Urszula Demkow, and Agnieszka Szmigielska
A Two-Week Fecal Microbiota Transplantation Course in Pediatric Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease / Katarzyna Karolewska-Bochenek, Pawel Grzesiowski, Aleksandra Banaszkiewicz, Agnieszka Gawronska, Maria Kotowska, Marcin Dziekiewicz, Piotr Albrecht, Andrzej Radzikowski, and Izabella Lazowska-Przeorek
Specialized Pain Clinics in Primary Care: Common Diagnoses, Referral Patterns and Clinical Outcomes- Novel Pain Management Model / Yacov Fogelman, Eli Carmeli, Amir Minerbi, Baruch Harash, and Simon Vulfsons.