Preventive Medicine: Nephrology / Urology

Chronic Kidney Disease, Dialysis, and Transplantation, 4th ed. by Jonathan Himmelfarb; T. Alp Ikizler, 2019 From basic science to practical clinical tools, Chronic Kidney Disease, Dialysis, and Transplantation, 4th Edition provides you with the up-to-date, authoritative guidance you need to safely and effectively manage patients with chronic renal disease. Covering all relevant clinical management issues, this companion volume to Brenner and Rector's The Kidney presents the knowledge and expertise of renowned researchers and clinicians in the fields of hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis, critical care nephrology, and transplantation - for an all-in-one, indispensable guide to every aspect of this fast-changing field. Contains expanded content on economics and outcomes of treatment, as well as acute kidney injury. Covers hot topics such as the genetic causes of chronic kidney disease, ethical challenges and palliative care, and home hemodialysis. Discusses the latest advances in hypertensive kidney disease, vitamin D deficiency, diabetes management, transplantation, and more. Provides a clear visual understanding of complex information with high-quality line drawings, photographs, and diagnostic and treatment algorithms. Expert ConsultT eBook version included with purchase. This enhanced eBook experience allows you to search all of the text, figures, and references from the book on a variety of devices.

Current Status of Prostate Cancer: Diagnosis, Biomarkers and Therapies by Paul B. Fisher; O. John Semmes; Julius O. Nyalwidhe et al, 2024 Current Status of Prostate Cancer: Diagnosis, Biomarkers and Therapies, Volume 161 in the Advances in Cancer Research series, covers timely topics such as The Prostate Cancer Tissue N-glycome as a Source of Biomarkers, a Progression from Normal to Metastatic Disease, Multiplexed Targeted Proteomics for Prostate Cancer Biomarker Verification, MRI for the Detection of Clinically Significant Prostate Cancer: Update and Future Directions, Genetic and epigenetic factors for prostate cancer progression, Epigenetic regulation of androgen dependent and independent prostate cancer, Molecular Landscape of Prostate Cancer Bone Metastasis, Future of radioligand Therapy in PC, and more. Additional chapters of note include Advancements in Computer Vision and Pathology: Unraveling the Potential of Artificial Intelligence for Precision Diagnosis and Beyond and Extracellular Vesicles in Prostate Cancer.

Effects of Lifestyle on Men's Health by Faysal A. Yafi; Natalie H. Yafi, 2019 Effects of Lifestyle on Men's Health provides an evidence-based review of the effects of modifiable risk factors such as sleep, diet, stress and exercise on various elements of men's health, notably sexual function, urinary function and cancer prevention and detection. Content highlights the most up-to-date basic and clinical information available, along with future research directions. Each chapter provides an easy to reference bullet point style summary to highlight the salient take-home messages from each section. Researchers and clinicians alike can use this book as a reference point for all matters related to lifestyle and men's health.

Essentials of Men's Health by Shalender Bhasin, 2021 The Essentials of Men's Health ensures you are current on all the health issues of your male patients. Written by internationally renowned experts in every facet of men's health, this timely guide delivers evidence-based algorithms for disease management, integrated models of patient-centric treatment, and pathophysiologic basis of major men's health issues. It also provides indispensable advice on optimizing workflow, useful patient-education tools and resources, and powerful management strategies aligned with recent trends in healthcare delivery. Male patients experience distinct susceptibility to certain disease, exhibit specific symptoms, and respond to treatment in unique ways.

Long-term Care of Kidney Transplant Patients by Sundaram Hariharan, 2024 Long-Term Care of Kidney Transplant Patients provides details on topics relevant to kidney transplant including current survival rates, phases following kidney transplantation, transplant wellness, current immunosuppressive management, and alloimmune injuries such as early and late T-cell- and antibody-mediated rejections. Various nonalloimmune factors such as post-transplant infections, cardiovascular diseases, and cancers are discussed in special chapters. Chapters are dedicated to psychological and social factors influencing kidney transplant, followed by special chapters on pediatric kidney transplantation and multiorgan transplantation. The final chapter addresses transplant tolerance, and the conclusion summarizes all chapters and highlights potential novel advances that might become game changers in the kidney transplant field. This comprehensive book is a valuable resource for clinical transplant physicians and surgeons, nephrologists, primary care physicians, as well as other healthcare specialists involved in the care of kidney transplant patients such as cardiologists and critical care physicians. It also benefits other healthcare providers such as pharmacists, psychologists, advanced nurse practitioners, pharmaceutical and diagnostic companies, and agencies involved in kidney transplantation.

Mental Health Counseling for Men by Daniel Bates, 2024 In recent times, researchers, theorists, and mental health counselors have directed increased attention toward understanding and effectively treating men's mental health issues. However, a significant stumbling block persists--comprehensive and evidence-based recommendations for mental health professionals are notably scarce. This glaring gap leaves practitioners grappling with uncertainty, struggling to comprehend how to adeptly engage and clinically treat men in therapy. As societal trends show alarming rates of suicide, substance abuse, and a reluctance among men to seek mental health services, the call for innovative and creative strategies becomes increasingly urgent. Mental Health Counseling for Men: Practical Strategies and Effective Engagement is a groundbreaking exploration that boldly confronts the issue at hand. The book recognizes the importance for mental health professionals to move beyond traditional approaches and embrace innovative strategies to effectively reach and treat men. Serving as a response to the escalating crisis, the book acts as a guide that seamlessly blends theoretical insights, practical counseling approaches, and evidence-based interventions. By unearthing the underlying challenges contributing to the disproportionate rates of mental health issues among men, this book aims to equip mental health counselors with the knowledge and tools needed to address and reverse these alarming trends. It connects the interest in men's mental health with the lack of practical advice, providing a path for practitioners to transform men's mental health care. The objective of this book is to empower mental health professionals with the necessary tools and insights to address the critical gap in men's mental health care. Through a compassionate and strengths-based approach, the book prepares therapists to dismantle barriers preventing men from accessing mental health services. Crucial topics such as masculinity, the mental health system, male-friendly therapy, stigma, and trauma among men are explored, providing practical strategies to facilitate personal growth. By creating a safe and supportive therapeutic space, counselors empower men to embrace vulnerability, seek support, and achieve transformative, long-term mental health improvements. The book stands as a beacon in the evolving landscape of men's mental health, striving to create a more compassionate and inclusive therapeutic environment and empowering practitioners to successfully guide male clients towards their therapeutic goals.

Molecular Mechanisms of Nutritional Interventions and Supplements for the Management of Sexual Dysfunction and Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia by Bilal Chughtai, 2021 Molecular Mechanisms of Nutritional Interventions and Supplements for the Management of Sexual Disfunction and Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia presents the epidemiologic data linking diet with BPH and ED, along with a deep explanation on why nutritional approaches and different macronutrients may modify the pathogenesis of the disease. Coverage includes the relevance/epidemiology of the disease, pathophysiological events causing the disease, available therapeutic options, molecular mechanisms of action of available treatments, epidemiological and intervention studies suggesting the benefit of diet as therapeutic option for BPH and ED, and potential mechanisms of action of nutritional based approaches as treatment for BPH and ED. By combining medicine, diet and lifestyle options, this title provides a truly multidisciplinary approach to BPH and ED, making it a unique resource for those treating BPH and an irreplaceable reference guide for those in research.

Nutrition, Metabolism and Kidney Support: a Critical Care Approach by Antonella Cotoia; Silvia De Rosa; Fiorenza Ferrari et al, 2024 This book draws a pathway from metabolic assessment and nutrition support to advances in renal replacement therapy and organ support in critical care underling the specific clinical aspect and focusing on medical clinical management in critical care. Metabolic alterations in critically ill patients have been studied for many years. Despite everything, the heterogeneity of critically ill patients, the duration and variable severity of the acute phase of the disease and the numerous confounding factors have hindered progress in this field. A cornerstone of metabolic care is nutrition, that is an essential part of the care for critically ill patients, although the optimal feeding strategy for patients in the intensive care unit is still debated and often remains a challenge for the intensive care team in clinical practice. In addition, acute loss of renal function interferes with the metabolism of all macronutrients, responsible for pro-inflammatory, pro-oxidative and hyper-catabolic situations. The physiological and biological modifications related to acute renal failure in critically ill patients, including the current use of continuous renal replacement therapies, have dramatically changed the type and importance of the metabolic and nutrition disturbances observed during treatment of renal failure. This book - addressed to healthcare providers working in intensive care units - aims to provide a comprehensive synthesis and interpretation of the adult critical care nutrition and critical care nephrology literature, with a particular focus on continuing practice gaps and areas with new data, to assist clinicians in making practical, yet evidence-based decisions regarding nutrition management during the different stages of critical illness.

Nutritional Management of Renal Disease, 4th ed. by Joel D. Kopple; Shaul G. Massry; Kamyar Kalantar-Zadeh et al, 2021 Nutritional Management of Renal Disease, Fourth Edition, offers in-depth reviews of the metabolic and nutritional disorders prevalent in patients with renal disease and serves as an in-depth reference source concerning nutrition and kidney disease. This classic translational reference provides correct diagnosis - and therefore correct treatment - of renal, metabolic, and nutritional disorders. Nephrologists, diebetologists, endocrinologists, dieticians, and nutritionists depend on a strong understanding of the molecular basis for the disease. This fourth edition includes thorough new case reports, offering expert advice on how to use the latest research and clinical findings in counseling patients about dietary and lifestyle options. Readers gain insight into which treatments, medications, and diets to use based on the history, progression, and genetic make-up of a patient.

Telehealth in Urology by Dara Lundon, 2023 Offering significant benefits to both healthcare providers and patients, telehealth is a key component in the future of urology and patient care.Telehealth in Urology is a step-by-step, illustrated guide for clinicians who are beginning a telehealth offering or are interested in adopting new digital technologies-all specific and relevant to today's urology practice. It covers the key information you need to know-from necessary equipment to the practice team-with clear explanations of how you can best use telemedicine to provide timely, effective care to every patient. Explains how to establish and conduct telehealth consultations and describes the growing number of options in telehealth diagnostics, patient monitoring, and digital therapeutics. Offers practical examples of conducting telehealth visits for common adult and pediatric urological complaints, for both benign and malignant conditions.Guides readers step by step through the many practical challenges of telemedicine for clinicians, patients, and practices, and describes the opportunities that lay ahead for the field. Covers regulatory, compliance, and technical principles of telehealth devices and applications for use in urology, including key topics such as data protection, patient privacy, e-prescribing, remote diagnostics and monitoring, and much more.