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Seeds of Hope: A Physician's Personal Triumph Over Prostate Cancer

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Total reviews: 5 Average rating: 5.0 of 5

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At fifty-four years of age, Dr. Dorso discovers he has prostate cancer. Suddenly Michael Dorso, M.D. becomes Michael Dorso, PATIENT! Seeds of Hope is the story of this physician's personal transformation as he searches for the most promising cure for his cancer. It is also the story of one man's struggle to find meaning in a potentially life-threatening illness. Writing to educate and encourage men combating this disease, Dr. Dorso skillfully describes the hurdles of biopsy, testing, diagnosis, treatment options, sexual impotence. He carefully diagrams the workings of such technological marvels as Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Bone Scans, which can do so much to detect illness, target treatment and preserve quality of life. In non-technical terms, he outlines a man's options for defeating the beast in his loins. Our author describes the choices he made, and tells why. He guides readers "through the dragon's belly" of physical threats, medical odds, emotional costs and spiritual rewards. With candor and honesty Dr. Dorso portrays his own changing mental state through the course of his illness and recovery: disbelief, panic, anger, grief, acceptance, resolve. He gradually moved from denial to action, but not without the caliber of struggle characteristic of a real fighter. He found strength in sharing his illness with widening circles of family, friends and associates. He also found an amazing reserve of internal strength, as he redefined the boundaries of the battlefield to include his spirit and his life as a whole man — and not just a physical body under attack from a treacherous adversary. In redefining those boundaries, he understood that he could defeat his enemy. As only a professional insider could do, Dr. Dorso navigates through the medical world, driven as a prostate cancer patient with his own critical needs. He faces the reality that physicians do not agree on a cure for prostate cancer. In "one of those rare flashes of clarity," he realizes: "Perhaps there is no best therapy!" With that realization he is freed to follow his instincts — the dictates of his own heart. He rejects surgery and elects radiation therapy. Dr. Dorso describes in detail the state-of-the-art radiation therapy as performed in Seattle, where physicians implant radioactive seeds directly into the prostate gland. He finds new promise in his "seeds of hope." The procedure involves physicians using a needle to uniformly implant a hundred tiny, radioactive seeds into the cancer. As the seeds decay, they literally burn out the malignancy. Cure rates are approaching 95% for early cancer. This revolutionary technique offers a viable alternative to surgery. While there are many books on the market about cancer, including a surfeit about prostate cancer, there are only a few describing this new therapy which is exploding on the scene. Readers have the opportunity to experience this revolutionary therapy through the eyes of a sensitive physician. Keeping technical information to a minimum, the author demystifies these procedures and offers some margin of comfort for patients facing them. While Dr. Dorso skillfully describes the medical procedure of implanting radioactive "seeds" with all its implications, he is even more masterful as he himself plants seeds of hope for men and their families contending with the physical assaults and emotional insults of prostate cancer. He says the hard things that must be said about this cancer. Knowing what it is to be rendered impotent, he poignantly examines marital love and sexuality. Dr. Dorso reflects back on his year of therapy and two years of recovery, to realize how his attitudes have changed. His relationships to his wife, friends, work and God have been profoundly altered — healed. A gifted story-teller and a wise man, Michael reflects on where he planted his own hope and how he continues to harvest what has been cultivated in his life since.

WHO Classification of Tumours: Pathology and Genetics of Tumours of the Urinary System and Male Genital Organs (World Health Organization Classification of Tumours)

G. Sauter, International Agency for Research on Cancer

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This new volume in the WHO series on histological and genetic typing of human tumours covers tumours of the kidney, the urinary system, the prostate, the testis and paratesticular tissue and the penis. Each entity is extensively discussed with information on clinicopathological, epidemiological, immunophenotypic and genetic aspects of these diseases. This book is an authoritative, concise reference, prepared by 131 authors from 22 countries. It contains more than 800 colour photographs, numerous MRIs, ultrasound images, CT scans, charts and 3000 references.

Campbell-Walsh Urology Review Manual

Alan J. Wein, Louis R. Kavoussi, Andrew C. Novick, Alan W. Partin, Craig A. Peters

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Total reviews: 7 Average rating: 4.5 of 5

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The internationally renowned team of authors responsible for Campbell-Walsh Urology, 9th Edition (formerly known as Campbell's Urology) has skillfully constructed this companion review source to help you master the most important knowledge in urology. Over 2,800 multiple-choice questions cover all of the core material from the text-offering a structured, systematic approach for course review and exam preparation.

• Features contributions from the same respected authorities that made Campbell's UROLOGY, 8th Edition the most trusted source in the field.
  
• Offers more than 2,800 straightforward multiple-choice study questions with answers and rationales to help you assess and deepen your understanding of key information.
  
• Uses a chapter sequence, which mirrors that of the parent text, and provides specific page references for each question-making it easy to turn to the relevant sections of Campbell-Walsh UROLOGY, 9th Edition for more information.
  
• Delivers balanced coverage of controversial issues-providing well-rounded explanations of questions for which no one answer is correct.

Provides a wealth of new chapters that that delineate the latest advances and authoritative guidance in the field including chapters on such hot topics as vascular and prosthetic surgery for erectile dysfunction, female sexual function and dysfunction, laparoscopic bladder surgery, tumor markers for prostate cancer, neuromodulation and electrical stimulation.

House Officer Urology (House Officer)(4th Edition)

Michael T Macfarlane

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Total reviews: 3 Average rating: 4.5 of 5

Oustanding... 5 out of 5 stars.
2 of 2 people found this review helpful.

Absolutely outstanding book. Pocket size, easily referenced. If you are about to start a case and need to learn just about everything you would need to know, you can do so in about 2-3 pages of quick reading.

What A Great Book! 5 out of 5 stars.
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This remains the premier urologic manual for medical students, nurses, and first year urology residents. It would be nice if the next edition contained a chapter on infertilty and had a few blank pages at the end of each chapter for notes.

A must for medical students and interns 4 out of 5 stars.
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A highly recommended concise quick reference book for the interested medical student or intern rotating in the speciality of urology. Needs more recent edition.

Editorial Review:

Now in its Fourth Edition, this popular House Officer Series volume is a portable quick-reference clinical guide to the diagnosis, treatment, and management of urologic symptoms and diseases. It fits into a pocket and provides the essential information that residents and practitioners need when seeing patients on the wards or in the office. The book is divided into two sections--one on presenting problems and one on diseases.

Musculoskeletal Examination

Jeffrey Gross, Joseph Fetto, Elaine Rosen

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Total reviews: 1 Average rating: 2.0 of 5

Too detailed 2 out of 5 stars.
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This is an okay book as a reference to look up specialty tests. Can't be used as a primary musculoskeletal exam book. There are too many details, not enough high yield info.

Editorial Review:

All students of physical therapy, rehabilitation and chiropractics take a course in skeletal exam and they all need a textbook.

800 illustrations show precise approach to patient

Contains 2nd color throughout to help highlight anatomy and key concepts

Consistent, progressive chapter format helps students and instructor work logically through each body area

Stedman's GI & GU Words (Stedman's Word Books)

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Features:

• Newly updated with more than 1,500 new terms!
• Also available in an easy-to-use, searchable CD-ROM version!

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Editorial Review:

Stedman's GI & GU Words, Fifth Edition provides fast and easy access to gastroenterology, urology, and nephrology terminology. Reflecting the latest advances in these fields, this edition features more than 10% new terms obtained by thorough review of respected journals, catalogues, textbooks, and Websites. This edition's updated and expanded appendix section includes additional anatomical illustrations and brand-new sample reports.

Urologic Pathology

Robert O Petersen, Isabell A Sesterhenn, Charles J Davis

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Featuring over 600 full-color illustrations, the Third Edition of this definitive reference provides comprehensive, current, and authoritative coverage of the entire spectrum of urologic surgical pathology. The book emphasizes diagnostic morphology and includes clinical-pathologic correlations. This thoroughly updated edition clarifies histologic variants of prognostic value in urinary bladder cancers and prostate carcinomas and identifies tumor markers useful in both diagnosis and post-therapy management of cancer patients. Also included are current diagnostic criteria for urothelial carcinomas, the latest TNM staging of urogenital organ malignancies, and up-to-date renal tumor classifications, including cytogenetic, immunohistochemical, and morphologic correlations. A companion Website will offer the fully searchable text and an image bank.

Fundamentals of Urine & Body Fluid Analysis

Nancy A. Brunzel

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Renowned for its clear writing style, organization, level and depth of content, and excellent color illustrations, this reference covers the collection and analysis of urine, fecal specimens, vaginal secretions, and other body fluids such as cerebrospinal, synovial, seminal, amniotic, pleural, pericardial, and peritoneal fluids. It covers all aspects of fluid analysis from basic factual information and essential techniques and procedures, to easy-to-grasp explanations of how data is correlated with the basic knowledge of anatomy and physiology to understand pathologic processes.

• More than 120 photomicrographs are pictured beside their textual explanations to ensure maximum comprehension and understanding.
• Extensive diagrams and tables throughout the text clarify concepts and reinforce content.
• Discussion of each body fluid includes the physiology of formation, its composition, diagnostic importance, and the clinical procedures frequently performed.
• Various pedagogical elements such as chapter outlines, learning objectives, key terms, case studies, and study questions reinforce the most important information in each chapter.
• The chapter on Quality Assurance and Safety (Chapter 2) focuses on the importance of following established lab protocols and guidelines in the clinical lab.
• A glossary of scientific terms appears in the back of the book for convenient reference to succinct, accurate definitions.

• A unique, new chapter on Analysis of Vaginal Secretions covering wet mount preparation, evaluation, and disease correlation.
• A urine sediment image glossary containing over 90 images that serves as a visual reference for identifying cells, crystals, casts, and other elements at the microscope. In addition, these images are almost exclusively of unstained sediment using Brightfield microscopy - the technique most frequently used in clinical laboratories.
• Case studies at the end of relevant chapters to assist in applying key concepts to real-life scenarios and test reader knowledge.

Experiencing Infertility: An Essential Resource

Debby Peoples, Harriette, Rovner Ferguson, Harriette Rovner Ferguson

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Total reviews: 25 Average rating: 4.5 of 5

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One of every six couples in America is experiencing infertility, a devastating crisis that affects men and women individually and as a couple. This comforting and informative book addresses the medical, financial, and emotional issues that couples must work through while resolving their infertility. Written in a question-and-answer format, this sympathetic book offers practical advice on how to contend with the emotional ups and downs of infertility-from learning how to communicate feelings more effectively to coping with the losses of failed treatments or miscarriages. Warm and practical, the book is divided into twelve chapters, grouped according to the four stages involved in resolving infertility: crisis, acceptance, resolution and epilogue. Addressing the crisis phase are chapters on communicating effectively in a crisis, viewing infertility through the eyes of a parent, coping with family and friends, dealing with stresses at work while going through medical treatment, dealing with the medical establishment, and working through loss. For the stages of acceptance and resolution the authors offer chapters on deepening one's faith, knowing when to stop medical treatment, and practical advice for couples deciding to live child-free or considering adoption. An extensive section at the end addresses issues and concerns of professionals dealing with infertility patients. In addition, there are self-help exercises and a guide to resources. Originally titled What to Expect When You're Experiencing Infertility in hardcover.

Urodynamics Made Easy

Christopher R. Chapple, Scott A. MacDiarmid, Anand Patel

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Total reviews: 4 Average rating: 4.0 of 5

Very nice little book. 4 out of 5 stars.
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Wow, did this book cost so much money? I must of forgot. In the end, even given the cost of this thin little book, I think it does a very nice job going over the topic. It is a quick read and hits the big topics and may be a nice thing to have if you are a urology resident or someone reading for the boards.

Urodynamics Made Easy 5 out of 5 stars.
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Found the book to be easy readible and a good resource for quick review of urodynamics. Photographs were also very helpful and accurate.

Editorial Review:

This volume in the Made Easy series provides a concise, user-friendly guide to the principles and practice of urodynamics as applied to the routine management of patients. It offers clear explanations presented in a visually appealing and accessible format.

• Volume in hugely successful Made Easy series.
• Excellently illustrated in full colour.
• Covers theory, methods and applications in clinical practice.

• Contents made even more clinically relevant.
• Includes descriptions of use of newly available refined urodynamic electronic devices.