Occupational Medicine
Occupational Medicine Rhoda Wynn Andrew C. Goldman Occupational and environmental medicine is a specialty that focuses on the prevention, diagnosis, and management of diseases related to the workplace and environment….
Pain Management
Pain Management Joshua Greenspan Pain is an important phenomenon in many otolaryngologic disorders. During the last 10 years, treatment of these disorders has improved greatly through cooperative arrangements with physicians…
Antimicrobial Therapy in Otolaryngology
Antimicrobial Therapy in Otolaryngology Marina Boruk Richard M. Rosenfeld One-fourth of all Americans who seek medical care do so because of an infectious disease. At least 150 million courses of…
Head and Neck Imaging
Head and Neck Imaging Vishvesh M. Mehta Deborah Reede Gady Har-El Imaging plays a profound role in the head and neck diagnostic process. Head and neck imaging is continuously undergoing…
Geriatric Otolaryngology
Geriatric Otolaryngology Mahesh H. Bhaya Frank E. Lucente The increase in the number of people older than 65 years represents a marked change in demographic patterns in the United States….
Psychological Disorders in Otolaryngology
Psychological Disorders in Otolaryngology Ramaswamy Viswanathan Katarzyna Derlukiewicz Frank E. Lucente Numerous symptoms in the otolaryngologic region may reflect an underlying psychological disturbance that either constitutes or modifies the cause…
Adolescent Otolaryngology
Adolescent Otolaryngology Ari J. Goldsmith Adolescence is defined as the period beginning with the appearance of secondary sexual characteristics and ending with completion of growth. Adolescents are not simply medium-sized…
Pediatric Otolaryngology
Pediatric Otolaryngology Aren Francis Richard M. Rosenfeld Ari J. Goldsmith Otolaryngologists have always cared for children, but a subspecialty group of pediatric otolaryngologists has emerged to supply comprehensive otolaryngologic care….
Congenital Disorders
Congenital Disorders Christopher S. Song Ari J. Goldsmith Congenital disorders seen by otolaryngologists appear as disturbances of form and function. The spectrum ranges from respiratory distress at birth to subtle…
Neurologic Disorders
Neurologic Disorders A. Paul Vastola Aren Francis The head and neck region is unique in that it represents the confluence of the cranial nerves in a very small area. Central…
