Essentials of otolaryngology / editors, Frank E. Lucente, Gady Har-El.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Lucente, Frank E.

Har-El, Gady.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Otolaryngology.

Pediatric otolaryngology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (526 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

Fifth edition.

Place of Publication:

Philadelphia : Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, [2004]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Thoroughly revised and updated for its Fifth Edition, this handy pocket manual presents step-by-step guidelines on patient workup, differential diagnosis, and therapy for more than 40 symptoms occurring in the head and neck region. The authors outline current treatment recommendations and offer primary care physicians advice on indications for referral. Also included are chapters on anatomy and physiology, history taking, physical examination, occupational medicine, radiation therapy, chemotherapy, and pediatric, adolescent, and geriatric otolaryngology, as well as an introduction to outcome analysis and office-based clinical research. This edition features several new chapters, including pain management and use of lasers in otolaryngology.

Contents:

Intro

Contents

Contributing Authors

Preface

Acknowledgments

Note to Students

1 Introduction to Otolaryngology

2 Anatomy and Physiology

3 Medical History

4 Physical Examination

5 Introduction to Otology

6 Hearing Loss and Hearing Testing

7 Hearing Rehabilitation

8 Ear Pain and Itching

9 Ear Drainage and Bleeding

10 Tinnitus

11 Dizziness and Vertigo

12 Foreign Body and Trauma in the Ear

13 Facial Paralysis

14 Introduction to Rhinology

15 Nasal Obstruction, Congestion, and Drainage

16 Headache and Facial Pain

17 Epistaxis

18 Nasal Foreign Body

19 Allergic Disorders

20 Sleep Disorders

21 Disorders of Taste and Smell

22 Introduction to Head and Neck Surgery

23 Disorders of the Tongue and Oral Cavity

24 Throat Pain and Reflux

25 Salivary Gland Enlargement

26 Disorders of Swallowing

27 Hoarseness, Dysphonia, and Voice Change

28 Speech-Language Pathology

29 Upper Airway Obstruction

30 Tonsils and Adenoids

31 Cough

32 Hemoptysis

33 Neck Masses

34 Thyroid Masses

35 Parathyroid Disorders

36 Cancer of the Head and Neck

37 Bony and Soft-Tissue Facial Trauma

38 Facial Aesthetic Surgery

39 Introduction to Lasers in Otolaryngology

40 Immunodeficiency Disorders

41 Dermatologic Disorders

42 Neurologic Disorders

43 Congenital Disorders

44 Pediatric Otolaryngology

45 Adolescent Otolaryngology

46 Geriatric Otolaryngology

47 Psychological Disorders in Otolaryngology

48 Head and Neck Imaging

49 Antimicrobial Therapy in Otolaryngology

50 Pain Management

51 Occupational Medicine

52 Radiation Therapy

53 Chemotherapy

54 Introduction to Outcome Analysis and Office-Based Clinical Research

Subject Index.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed January 20, 2014).

ISBN:

1-4511-6647-8

OCLC:

923528652