html xmlns=”http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml” xmlns:mml=”http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML” xmlns:epub=”http://www.idpf.org/2007/ops”> Chapter 13 Special PopulationsA. Old, not Neutered: A Sex and Gender-Based Approach to the Acute Care of Elders Elena Kapilevich and Bruce Becker The Case of…
Figure 6.1 Trauma incidents and case fatality rate by age and gender Age Related Trauma in the elderly is complicated by impaired hemostasis, adverse drug reactions and drug–drug interactions, and…
Figure 12.1 Dose report from a non-contrast CT of the abdomen pelvis for suspected kidney stone. The two reported values are the CT dose index (CTDIvol) and the dose length…
html xmlns=”http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml” xmlns:mml=”http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML” xmlns:epub=”http://www.idpf.org/2007/ops”> Chapter 11 Overcoming Resistance: Importance of Sex and Gender in Acute Infectious Illnesses Erica Hardy, Mitchell Kosanovich and Arvind Venkat Opening Cases A 25-year-old female patient…
Figure 9.1 Pain detection, transmission, and expression The threshold of activation of a nociceptor can be modulated (increased or decreased) by a variety of chemical mediators including prostaglandin, cyclic adenosine…
html xmlns=”http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml” xmlns:mml=”http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML” xmlns:epub=”http://www.idpf.org/2007/ops”> Chapter 7 Sex and Gender Differences in the Presentation and Treatment of Cerebrovascular Emergencies Tracy Madsen and Karen Furie Opening Case EL is a 63-year-old woman…
html xmlns=”http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml” xmlns:mml=”http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML” xmlns:epub=”http://www.idpf.org/2007/ops”> Chapter 5 Sex and Gender; Pharmacology, Efficacy, Toxicity, and Toxicology Annette Lopez and Robert G. Hendrickson Opening Case A 30-year-old female presents via emergency medical transport…
CHAPTER 21 Interlaminar Epidural Steroid Injections: Cervical, Thoracic, Lumbar, and Caudal Raj Doshi, Vikram B. Patel, and Salahadin Abdi INTRODUCTION Epidural steroid injections have been used for the treatment of…
CHAPTER 39 Vertebral Augmentation Ramsin Benyamin, Ricardo Vallejo, Atiq Rehman, and Allen Burton INTRODUCTION The aging population gives us cause for great concern especially in those suffering from osteoporosis. Rates…
