Travel Medicine: Expert Consult

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		Travel Medicine: Expert Consult
		Travel Medicine: Expert Consult

基本信息·出版社：Mosby
·页码：640 页
·出版日期：2008年06月
·ISBN：0323034535
·条形码：9780323034531
·装帧：精装
·正文语种：英语
·丛书名：Expert Consult
·外文书名：旅行医学

内容简介 Revised and updated, this second edition features a team of international experts who discuss all aspects of travel medicinefrom immunizations and pre-travel advice for adults and childrento the latest information on cruise travel, bird flu and SARSto the essentials of post-travel screening. It reflects current best practices and remains both the leading comprehensive text on the principles and practice of travel medicine and a rich resource of practical guidance that you can use daily. And, as an Expert Consult title, this thoroughly updated 2nd edition comes with access to the complete contents online, fully searchableenabling you to consult it rapidly from any computer with an Internet connection.
作者简介 Jay S. Keystone, MD, MSC,(CTM), FRCPC, Professor, Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Staff Physician, Center for Travel and Tropical Medicine, Toronto General Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada; Phyllis E. Kozarsky, MD, Professor of Medicine, Infectious Diseases, Chief, Tevelers' Health and Tropical Medicine Section, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA; David O. Freedman, MD, Professor of Medicine and Epidemiology/Internal Health, Division of Geographic Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Director, University of Alabama Travelers Health Clinic, Birmingham, AL, USA; Hans D. Nothdurft, MD, Professor, Department of Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine, Head, University Travel Clinic, University of Munich, Munich, Germany; Bradley A. Connor, MD, Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Weill Medical College of Cornell University; Medical Director, The New York Center for Travel and ! Tropical Medicine, New York, NY, USA, President, International Society of Travel Medicine --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
编辑推荐 From The New England Journal of Medicine
Let such teach others who themselves excel . . . -- Alexander Pope Emporiatrics, or travel medicine, as a specialty has been slow in evolving. The growing fascination with diverse cultures in extreme latitudes, with enthrallingly adventurous exploration, and with the lure of exotic food may yet succumb to the frustrations of flight delays, baggage hassles, and catastrophic threats. However, some post-travel "souvenirs" are unidentified by customs agents, and practitioners who cannot recognize them need this encyclopedic textbook with its enclosed CD-ROM. The book's five key editors have solicited chapters in various specialties from recognized experts, who provide a highly accessible resource on today's ubiquitous medical problems associated with travel. The CD-ROM is replete with links to informative Web sites, recommendations concerning prophylaxis and vaccines, extensive tables and maps, information about potentially dangerous food and water, and selected photographs. These features facilitate the preparation of slide presentations. The 11 sections, divided into 57 chapters, contain numerous nuggets, including a glossary of tropical diseases, descriptions of emerging infections, information about travel kits, cost charts for water filters, and helpful hints regarding the aviophobia of the "white knuckle" airline passenger. The section on the risks and prevention of malaria explores the world's most dangerous vector, with reference to future research on the mosquito genome (Figure). Also discussed are the steps involved in starting a travel clinic, selective care of the corporate traveler, measures for international adoptions, medical facilities for expatriates, and telephone and Web sources for immediate health assistance. Also outlined are topics related to field management with the use of hyperbaric-oxygen therapy (as with a Gamow bag) for altitude sickness, the bites of arthropods and reptiles, and marine disasters. There is a gratifying lack of overlap in subject matter, unlike the approach of many other multiauthor textbooks. One hopes that future editions will incorporate additional historical vignettes documenting the medical hardships faced by early explorers, such as Captain Cook, who received gifts of ocean sunfish laden with tetrodotoxin; Charles Darwin, who experienced five years of mal de mer on the HMS Beagle; and Alexander von Humboldt, who climbed to 18,000 feet without ancillary oxygen support, to name a few. Aside from my own historical bias, the premise of the book -- to extend the scope of travel-related medical knowledge, a goal set forth by members of the International Society of Travel Medicine in 1999 -- has been amply fulfilled. One almost hesitates to bid bon voyage to Travel Medicine since there are so many diseases that patients can contract abroad, making post-travel diagnosis a serious challenge. The ileus of botulism and the weight loss of giardiasis -- as well as the intractable pruritus of strongyloidiasis, the seizures of neurocysticercosis, the vitamin B(sub 12)-related anemia of diphyllobothriasis, and all the other woes caused by the meandering of nematodes into sundry body orifices -- should alert clinicians to make an early diagnosis in their care of the modern traveler. Travel Medicine, with its carefully crafted CD-ROM, really shines, eliciting prismatic plaudits for the versatile authors of this encyclopedic classic. Martin E. Gordon, M.D.
Copyright © 2004 Massachusetts Medical Society. All rights reserved. The New England Journal of Medicine is a registered trademark of the MMS. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

Review
This book is edited by five experts in the field of travel medicine. They have solicited chapters in various specialties from experts around the world, including the UK. This book is very well presented with colour graphs, maps and photographs. The publishers have improved their service to the reader by providing the textbook on line. I found this of immense value, if not for anything else, for the fact that by clicking on the references I was able to access the abstracts. A comprehensive book such as this one is not easily put together. It required the expertise of the five eminent co-editors headed by Jay Keystone, and the collaboration of 83 authors of international standing. Of all the books I have reviewed for Travel Wise, this is the one I will have no hesitation in recommending to all BTHA members. Reader satisfaction is guaranteed.

Travel Wise, Autumn 2008

The book is organized in a logical way: it moves from basic epidemiology to clinic management issues, and onwards through pre-travel consultation to sections on the major threats travelers might face; illustrating how the discipline of travel medicine has matured, there is a full section devoted to the psychological aspects of travel medicine. A number of chapters explain concepts in a very easy to read and basic manner, which many less qualified workers in the travel clinic could find helpful.

Travel Medicine, November 2008

As expected, the second edition of Travel medicine provides such a resource, being both comprehensive and topical in its coverage of the subject. Several parts of the book, have been revised to reflect new developments, and many of the tables and prevalence maps have been improved. One great advantage of this second edition of Travel medicine is its online availability, making it much more easily accessible. The book continues to live up to expectations as a reputable travel medicine reference resource and one that should at the disposal of every travel health practitioner.

Media Watch, Winter 2008

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