Cardiotoxicity
Cardiotoxicity may be caused by radiotherapy and/or anticancer agents for many malignancies, adverse effects of some drugs in the context of medical intervention or heavy metal intake, especially during the anticancer therapy. This book intends to bring forward the recent development in toxicities from cancer treatment. It updates the possible mechanisms of cardiotoxicities of some […]
Anorexia and Bulimia Nervosa
The prevalence of eating disorders such as anorexia and bulimia nervosa is growing, and these disorders are affecting adolescents and young adults at increasingly younger ages. This has led to a greater number of patients presenting to health services. Although novel therapeutic approaches have been introduced in recent decades, the mortality rates of patients with […]
Allergic Disease
This book provides a comprehensive overview of allergies, ranging from environmental allergies to food allergies. It discusses the diagnosis and management of allergic reactions, including early exposure to allergens, immunotherapy, and stem cell treatment. It includes eight chapters organized into four sections. Chapters discuss some of the most frequent allergic diseases, such as atopic dermatitis […]
Allergen
Allergy is a main problem of public health in the world. Many people in all countries are suffering from this problem. Some diseases (i.e. allergic rhinitis, allergic asthma, food allergy, urticaria, eczema, etc.) have allergic reaction pathophysiology, and with control of allergic mechanisms, these diseases can be controlled and cured. The current book entitled Allergen […]
Advances in Histopathology
This edition aims to present some relevant topics in the histopathology area that may be of interest for medical doctors and for other professionals interested in pathology. Histopathology applies basic knowledge obtained from biologic and anatomic science to make diagnosis, to determine the severity and progress of a condition and to evaluate the possible response […]
Voice and Swallowing Disorders
The book has been written by international authors and experts in this field. You will find not only clinical aspects but also basic science aspects of voice and swallowing disorders. The chapters include the quantitative analysis of activity patterns of muscles of mastication and deglutition, and salivary secretion after facial massage and vibrotactile stimulation. You […]
Trauma Surgery
Early treatment is of the utmost importance for traumatic injuries. The patient’s vital signs, abdominal examination and hematocrit should be checked at frequent intervals. Using ultrasound allows the examiner to make a better clinical diagnosis of the patient. This book discusses different types of trauma surgery for abdominal injuries, bone fractures, injuries sustained from animal […]
Spinal Anaesthesia
Topics on Spinal Anaesthesia consists of eight important and updated chapters covering subarachnoid anaesthesia for major orthopaedic surgeries, ambulatory and short stay plastic surgical procedures, complications, and discussing the usefulness of opioids and non opioids drugs as spinal adjuvants to enhance subarachnoid block, transoperative analgesia and postoperative analgesia in various clinical scenarios. InTech invited respectable […]
Schizophrenia
Patients with schizophrenia need a personalized medicine approach where the pharmacological and neurological mechanism is understood from the perspective of the patient’s own experience and symptoms. Even though genetics play a role in the etiology, there are other important contributing risk factors. Schizophrenia is not a single-disease entity but has overlapping neurobiological and clinical profiles […]
Renin-Angiotensin System – Past, Present and Future
Exploring the contractile activity of smooth muscle segments isolated from various organs of healthy animals and animals with experimentally induced diabetes, she obtained original data about angiotensin II-induced force and time parameters. For the first time, she established the effect of ghrelin on angiotensin II-provoked contraction of the urinary bladder. Original data on the role […]
