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Vital Signs
New on the bookshelf: Recent releases by DMS faculty authors
Renal Physiology. Edited by Bruce
M. Koeppen, M.D., Ph.D.; and
Bruce Stanton, Ph.D., professor of
physiology. Mosby; 2007. The
fourth edition of this book, part
of Mosby's Physiology Monograph
Series,
covers the fundamental
concepts
of normal
renal function.
It highlights
cellular and
molecular detail in supplementary
boxes, incorporates updated
clinical material, and includes
self-study problems. Among the
kidney functions covered are the
regulation of body fluid, the excretion
of metabolic products,
and the production of hormones.
Case-based Handbook of Diagnosis,
Management, and Prognosis.
Edited by Morris Levin, M.D., associate
professor of medicine; and
Thomas N. Ward, M.D., professor of
medicine. Anadem; 2006. This
book brings together the perspectives
of diverse
pain specialists in a
unified approach to the
management
of conditions
that produce
chronic pain in the head, neck,
and face. It covers over 20 categories
of such pain, includingmigraine,
temporomandibular joint
disease, and carotid artery pain.
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