Medical Research and Innovation

This volume is dedicated to multidisciplinary research at the interface between basic biomedicine and clinical practice.

This book guides best practice in the diagnosis and therapy while dealing with difficult-to-treat disorders of yet unclear etiology. Chapters address such disorders as granulomatosis with polyangiitis causing autoimmune-related multiorgan inflammation of blood vessels, increasingly widespread allergy to peanuts, occupational exposure to zinc oxide, and immunogenic responses to pneumococcal and influenza vaccination underlying their preventive effectiveness. Other hot issues deal with the proper use of fluid therapy in the perioperative period and a cognitive decline in lung transplant patients. A new physiotherapeutic approach of treating key myofascial trigger points in low-back pain appears highly beneficial in reducing patients' disability, advancing physiotherapy of this overwhelming condition. Finally, other chapters consider ways to streamline medical management to increase the number of physicians and their availability for patients, a particularly sensitive issue in the current COVID-19 pandemic. The dissemination of clinical knowledge about high-risk and hardly controllable conditions is an inalienable part of progress in medical practice. The book is a resource for clinical specialists, general practitioners, and allied healthcare professionals.

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Overload of Medical Documentation: A Disincentive for Healthcare Professionals.- Epidemiologic Benefits of Pneumococcal Vaccine Introduction into Preventive Vaccination Programs.- Serum Vitamin D and Immunogenicity of Influenza Vaccination in the Elderly.- Influenza A (H1N1) and Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) Coinfection in a Newborn Child: A Case Report.- Thoracic Manifestation of Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis: A Case Report.- The Natural Course of Impaired Fasting Glucose.- Oleosins: A Short Allergy Review.- Shortage of Physicians: A Critical Review.- Fluid Therapy in Patients Undergoing Abdominal Surgery: A Bumpy Road Towards Individualized Management.- Manual Pressure Release and Low-Grade Electrical Peripheral Receptor Stimulation in Nonspecific Low Back Pain: A Randomized Controlled Trial.- Human Inhalation Study with Zinc Oxide: Analysis of Zinc Levels and Biomarkers in Exhaled Breath Condensate. Cognitive Function After Lung Transplantation.