Substernal Goiter
Figure 8.1 The upper pole is prepared and resected with ligation of the superior thyroid artery and vein Figure 8.2 The superior parathyroid gland and the recurrent laryngeal nerve (RLN)…
Minimally Invasive Parathyroidectomy with Intraoperative PTH Testing
Figure 2.1 Preoperative imaging in a patient with primary hyperparathyroidism. (a) High-resolution ultrasound identified a likely parathyroid adenoma between the left thyroid lobe and the left carotid artery. (b) Planar…
Parathyroid Transplantation
Figure 4.1 The parathyroid gland is grasped along its long axis (shown here with DeBakey forceps) and, using a scalpel with a #10 Bard Parker blade, whole tissue discs approximately…
Dying: What Happens in the Cells and Tissues
Fig. 2.1 Morphology of cell deaths (Grasso et al. 2012) The molecular and genetic basis of apoptosis has been extensively explored. Defining programmed cell death by biochemical processes rather than…
Symptom Management of the Dying Oncology Patient
Fig. 12.1 Structure of morphine. “Morphin – Morphine” by NEUROtiker – Own work (Licensed under Public Domain via Commons – https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Morphin_-_Morphine.svg#/media/File:Morphin_-_Morphine.svg) 12.2.2 Oxycodone Oxycodone is a phenanthrene class opioid. Its…
Art of Dying
Fig. 1.1 Death and survival in the United States in 2005 (Skinner 2009) Skinner’s data from 2005 had a doubling of the death rate every 8 years, just as did…
Economic Aspects of Death and Dying in Oncology
Category/year 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2009 2010 2012 2013 National health expenditures, in billions $27.4 $74.9 $255.8 $724.3 $1378.0 $2505.8 $2604.1 $2817.3 $2919.1 National health expenditures as percent of…
Legal Aspects of Oncology Care for Dying Patients
© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2017Lawrence Berk (ed.)Dying and Death in Oncology10.1007/978-3-319-41861-2_5 5. Legal Aspects of Oncology Care for Dying Patients Marshall B. Kapp1 (1) Florida State University Center for Innovative Collaboration in Medicine and Law,…
Pediatric Cancer and End-of-Life
© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2017Lawrence Berk (ed.)Dying and Death in Oncology10.1007/978-3-319-41861-2_11 11. Pediatric Cancer and End-of-Life Kathleen G. Davis1 (1) Pediatric Palliative Care and Ethics, University of Kansas Medical Center, 3901 Rainbow Blvd., Kansas City,…
Oncologists and Death
© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2017Lawrence Berk (ed.)Dying and Death in Oncology10.1007/978-3-319-41861-2_10 10. Oncologists and Death Lawrence Berk1 (1) Morsani School of Medicine, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USA Lawrence Berk Email: lberk@health.usf.edu…
