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Nuclear Medicine: Diagnosis and Therapy
Mayo Clio Proc, May 1997, Vol 72
presents information that a surgeon would want to review before undertaking a specific procedure. Deficiencies: Some overlapping coverage and lack of continuity are evident throughout the book. In addition, some of the color surgical photographs do not clearly illustrate the technique, the inclusion of illustrative cases at the end of each chapter is somewhat redundant, two diagrams are reversed, and the book contains a few typographic errors. Recommended Readership: This book is appropriate for practicing surgeons, residents training in orthopedic surgery, and libraries. Overall Grading:
*****
Shawn W. O'Driscoll, Ph.D., M.D., Department of Orthopedics, Mayo Clinic Rochester, Rochester, Minnesota Practical Strategies in Pediatric Diagnosis and Therapy, edited by Robert M. Kliegman, 1,097 pp, with illus, $75, Philadelphia, W. B. Saunders Company (telephone: 800-545-2522), 1996, ISBN 07216-5161-5
Type of Book: A text on pediatric diseases written by contributors from several institutions. Scope ofBook: The book comprehensively reviews the evaluation of the various signs and symptoms of pediatric diseases. Contents: The volume consists of 63 chapters and is divided into 2 sections: Principles and Practical Strategies. The first section provides an overview of medical decision making, including its applications to the medical literature and ethical issues. The bulk of the text focuses on practical strategies. The material is subdivided into sections devoted to specific organ systems, and individual chapters address the signs and symptoms of diseases that can occur in each organ. In keeping with the goal of assisting health-care providers in managed-care practice, the text includes numerous useful algorithms for the diagnosis, evaluation, and management of pediatric disorders. Strengths: The well-organized tables and algorithms allow quick and easy reference to subjects of interest. The textual material provides concisely written, clinically relevant discussions of each topic. Deficiencies: The book has no major deficiencies. Recommended Readership: This text would be an excellent reference source for general pediatricians, family practitioners, nurse practitioners, and physicians' assistants in practice or in residency training. Overall Grading:
****
Maria G. Valdes, M.D., Department of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine, Mayo Clinic Rochester, Rochester, Minnesota Nuclear Medicine: Diagnosis and Therapy, edited by John C. Harbert, William C. Eckelman, and Ronald D. Neumann, 1,256 pp, with illus, $195, New York, Thieme Medical Publishers (telephone: 800-782-3488),1996, ISBN 0-86577-570-2
Type of Book: A multiauthored comprehensive textbook on nuclear medicine.
BOOK REVIEWS
489
Scope of Book: The book provides an authoritative discussion of diagnostic and therapeutic nuclear medicine techniques. Contents: The text is divided into three sections. The first 16 chapters present a wide range of information on the basic science of the discipline. The chapters on counting radioactivity, singlephoton imaging, positron emission tomography, radiopharmaceutical chemistry, and quantitative radioassays are excellent. The next 22 chapters are devoted to clinical science and eloquently discuss nuclear medicine studies of specific organ systems. The three-part chapter on the heart is particularly well done. The final 16 chapters review a comprehensive array of nuclear medicine therapies, beginning with 2 excellent chapters on radioiodine treatment of hyperthyroidism and differentiated thyroid carcinoma. The text also has 14 appendixes that contain additional helpful data. Strengths: This easy-to-read, well-organized book comprehensively covers all aspects of nuclear medicine practice, some of which are not usually included in standard texts. It has wellreproduced images, clear tables, and current references. Deficiencies: The chapter on neurologic investigations focuses heavily on positron emission tomography at the expense of singlephoton emission computed tomographic studies and contains only a brief section on cerebrovascular disease. The chapter on the genitourinary system is biased toward little-used studies (testicular scanning and the evaluation of impotence). Recommended Readership: This is an excellent reference text for both practitioners and trainees in nuclear medicine. It would also be a fine resource for nuclear medicine technology training programs. Overall Grading:
****
Brian P. Mullan, M.D., Section of Nuclear Medicine, Mayo Clinic Rochester, Rochester, Minnesota
Hematology: A Problem-Oriented Approach, edited by Samuel Gross and Stuart Roath, 814 pp, with illus, $69, Baltimore, Williams & Wilkins (telephone: 800-638-0672), 1996, ISBN 0683-03636-X
Type of Book: A multiauthored teaching text that emphasizes an integrated, problem-solving approach to hematologic disease. Scope ofBook: A systematic introduction to all aspects of clinical hematology is presented in this volume. Contents: The book is divided into nine sections. The first section thoroughly reviews the role of cytokines in the regulation of hematopoiesis. Sections 2, 3, and 4 cover the spectrum of benign and malignant conditions that affect erythrocytes, leukocytes, and lymphocytes, respectively. Problems of coagulation and immune and nonimmune platelet disorders are discussed in the fifth section. Sections 6 and 7 introduce basic concepts of chemotherapy and radiation therapy for hematologic disease and the rationale for and basic science of bone marrow transplantation. The book concludes with two short sections on immunohematology and infections in the immunocompromised host. Each chapter in the text centers around a discussion of numerous pertinent clinical vignettes that illustrate relevant aspects of the clinical manifesta-
For personal use. Mass reproduce only with permission from Mayo Clinic Proceedings.
presents information that a surgeon would want to review before undertaking a specific procedure. Deficiencies: Some overlapping coverage and lack of continuity are evident throughout the book. In addition, some of the color surgical photographs do not clearly illustrate the technique, the inclusion of illustrative cases at the end of each chapter is somewhat redundant, two diagrams are reversed, and the book contains a few typographic errors. Recommended Readership: This book is appropriate for practicing surgeons, residents training in orthopedic surgery, and libraries. Overall Grading:
*****
Shawn W. O'Driscoll, Ph.D., M.D., Department of Orthopedics, Mayo Clinic Rochester, Rochester, Minnesota Practical Strategies in Pediatric Diagnosis and Therapy, edited by Robert M. Kliegman, 1,097 pp, with illus, $75, Philadelphia, W. B. Saunders Company (telephone: 800-545-2522), 1996, ISBN 07216-5161-5
Type of Book: A text on pediatric diseases written by contributors from several institutions. Scope ofBook: The book comprehensively reviews the evaluation of the various signs and symptoms of pediatric diseases. Contents: The volume consists of 63 chapters and is divided into 2 sections: Principles and Practical Strategies. The first section provides an overview of medical decision making, including its applications to the medical literature and ethical issues. The bulk of the text focuses on practical strategies. The material is subdivided into sections devoted to specific organ systems, and individual chapters address the signs and symptoms of diseases that can occur in each organ. In keeping with the goal of assisting health-care providers in managed-care practice, the text includes numerous useful algorithms for the diagnosis, evaluation, and management of pediatric disorders. Strengths: The well-organized tables and algorithms allow quick and easy reference to subjects of interest. The textual material provides concisely written, clinically relevant discussions of each topic. Deficiencies: The book has no major deficiencies. Recommended Readership: This text would be an excellent reference source for general pediatricians, family practitioners, nurse practitioners, and physicians' assistants in practice or in residency training. Overall Grading:
****
Maria G. Valdes, M.D., Department of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine, Mayo Clinic Rochester, Rochester, Minnesota Nuclear Medicine: Diagnosis and Therapy, edited by John C. Harbert, William C. Eckelman, and Ronald D. Neumann, 1,256 pp, with illus, $195, New York, Thieme Medical Publishers (telephone: 800-782-3488),1996, ISBN 0-86577-570-2
Type of Book: A multiauthored comprehensive textbook on nuclear medicine.
BOOK REVIEWS
489
Scope of Book: The book provides an authoritative discussion of diagnostic and therapeutic nuclear medicine techniques. Contents: The text is divided into three sections. The first 16 chapters present a wide range of information on the basic science of the discipline. The chapters on counting radioactivity, singlephoton imaging, positron emission tomography, radiopharmaceutical chemistry, and quantitative radioassays are excellent. The next 22 chapters are devoted to clinical science and eloquently discuss nuclear medicine studies of specific organ systems. The three-part chapter on the heart is particularly well done. The final 16 chapters review a comprehensive array of nuclear medicine therapies, beginning with 2 excellent chapters on radioiodine treatment of hyperthyroidism and differentiated thyroid carcinoma. The text also has 14 appendixes that contain additional helpful data. Strengths: This easy-to-read, well-organized book comprehensively covers all aspects of nuclear medicine practice, some of which are not usually included in standard texts. It has wellreproduced images, clear tables, and current references. Deficiencies: The chapter on neurologic investigations focuses heavily on positron emission tomography at the expense of singlephoton emission computed tomographic studies and contains only a brief section on cerebrovascular disease. The chapter on the genitourinary system is biased toward little-used studies (testicular scanning and the evaluation of impotence). Recommended Readership: This is an excellent reference text for both practitioners and trainees in nuclear medicine. It would also be a fine resource for nuclear medicine technology training programs. Overall Grading:
****
Brian P. Mullan, M.D., Section of Nuclear Medicine, Mayo Clinic Rochester, Rochester, Minnesota
Hematology: A Problem-Oriented Approach, edited by Samuel Gross and Stuart Roath, 814 pp, with illus, $69, Baltimore, Williams & Wilkins (telephone: 800-638-0672), 1996, ISBN 0683-03636-X
Type of Book: A multiauthored teaching text that emphasizes an integrated, problem-solving approach to hematologic disease. Scope ofBook: A systematic introduction to all aspects of clinical hematology is presented in this volume. Contents: The book is divided into nine sections. The first section thoroughly reviews the role of cytokines in the regulation of hematopoiesis. Sections 2, 3, and 4 cover the spectrum of benign and malignant conditions that affect erythrocytes, leukocytes, and lymphocytes, respectively. Problems of coagulation and immune and nonimmune platelet disorders are discussed in the fifth section. Sections 6 and 7 introduce basic concepts of chemotherapy and radiation therapy for hematologic disease and the rationale for and basic science of bone marrow transplantation. The book concludes with two short sections on immunohematology and infections in the immunocompromised host. Each chapter in the text centers around a discussion of numerous pertinent clinical vignettes that illustrate relevant aspects of the clinical manifesta-
For personal use. Mass reproduce only with permission from Mayo Clinic Proceedings.