Fig. 8.1 2014 Hypertension Guideline Management Algorithm. SBP systolic blood pressure, DBP diastolic blood pressure, ACEI angiotensin-converting enzyme, ARB angiotensin receptor blocker, CCB calcium channel blocker. aACEIs and ARBs should…
Cause Percent Heart disease 24.6 Cancer 24.1 Unintentional injuries 6.3 Chronic lower respiratory diseases 5.4 Stroke 4.2 Diabetes 3.1 Suicide 2.5 Alzheimer’s disease 2.0 Influenza and pneumonia 2.0 Kidney disease…
© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2016Joel J. Heidelbaugh (ed.)Men’s Health in Primary CareCurrent Clinical Practice10.1007/978-3-319-26091-4_4 4. Providing Preventive Services to Men: A Substantial Challenge? Masahito Jimbo1 (1) Department of Family Medicine and Urology, University of…
© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2016Joel J. Heidelbaugh (ed.)Men’s Health in Primary CareCurrent Clinical Practice10.1007/978-3-319-26091-4_3 3. Health-Seeking Behavior and Meeting the Needs of the Most Vulnerable Men Keon L. Gilbert1 , Keith Elder2 and Roland J. ThorpeJr.3 (1) Department of…
© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2016Joel J. Heidelbaugh (ed.)Men’s Health in Primary CareCurrent Clinical Practice10.1007/978-3-319-26091-4_2 2. Masculinity in Men’s Health: Barrier or Portal to Healthcare? Derek M. Griffith1 , Keon L. Gilbert2 , Marino A. Bruce3, 4 and Roland J. ThorpeJr.5 (1) Institute for…
© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2016Joel J. Heidelbaugh (ed.)Men’s Health in Primary CareCurrent Clinical Practice10.1007/978-3-319-26091-4_6 6. Caring for the Adolescent Male Cullen N. Conway1 , Samuel Cohen-Tanugi1, Dennis J. Barbour2 and David L. Bell1 (1) Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY,…
Fig. 6.1 Food bolus impaction above an esophageal stricture Esophageal Strictures A variety of conditions can cause benign esophageal strictures. The most commonly found and clinically significant conditions are listed in…
Fig. 8.1 a Wide open pylorus after surgical pyloroplasty. b Appearance of a surgical pyloroplasty done more than 60 years previously, in a 100-year old patient After antrectomy, the remaining mid-stomach needs…
Esophagus Esophageal cancer – Squamous cell – Adenocarcinoma Gastric cardia cancer GE junction cancer Esophageal intramural neoplasia (GIST) Extrinsic tumor compression – Mediastinal tumors – Lymphoma – Lung cancer –…
Fig. 3.1 Natural history of portal hypertension: annual risks of varices and variceal Endoscopy plays a critical role in every aspect of the management of patients with varices and variceal hemorrhage…
