Pathology

April Faculty Publications

A new selection of articles has been added to the Faculty Publications display in the Isché Library. These eight articles, as well as all the articles in LSU Health Digital Scholar, are authored by at least one member of our research community here at LSUHSC-New Orleans. Each month the Library is proud to present copies of eight of these publications in a rotating display of 16. Check out the display below:

LSUHSC Digital Scholar is an institutional repository and is a service of the LSU Health Science Center Libraries. Research and scholarly output included here has been selected and deposited by the Libraries, as well as individual university departments and centers on campus.  

Publications cited in LSU Health Digital Scholar are harvested from a variety of sources, such as PubMed, SCOPUS, and CINAHL, to name a few. In addition to articles, they include books, book chapters, papers, editorials, letters to the editor, and meeting abstracts, all authored by at least one member of the LSUHSC-NO community. You can access LSU Health Digital Scholar at https://digitalscholar.lsuhsc.edu/.  

If you have an article that you would like us to highlight or if you have any questions regarding the display or the database, you can contact our Librarians at reference@lsuhsc.edu. 

June Faculty Publications

A new selection of articles have been added to the Faculty Publications display in the Ische Library. These eight articles, as well as all of the articles in our Faculty Publications database, are authored by at least one member of our research community here at LSUHSC-New Orleans. Each month the Library is proud to present copies of eight of these publications in a rotating display of 16. With the currently changes, we’ve decided to post the publications digitally. Check out the display below:

Publications cited in the Faculty Publications database are harvested weekly from a variety of sources, such as PubMed, SCOPUS, and CINAHL, to name a few. In addition to articles they include books, book chapters, papers, editorials, letters to the editor, and meeting abstracts, all authored by at least one member of the LSUHSC-NO community. The database is maintained by Reference Librarian Kathy Kerdolff and will be available to the general public here or via the Library’s webpage. A PDF of a bibliography of this month’s addition is available here. If you have an article you would like us to highlight or if you have any questions regarding the display or the database, you can contact Kathy Kerdolff.

April Faculty Publications

A new selection of articles have been added to the Faculty Publications display in the Ische Library. These eight articles, as well as all of the articles in our Faculty Publications database, are authored by at least one member of our research community here at LSUHSC-New Orleans. Each month the Library is proud to present copies of eight of these publications in a rotating display of 16. With the currently changes, we’ve decided to post the publications digitally. Check out the display below:

Publications cited in the Faculty Publications database are harvested weekly from a variety of sources, such as PubMed, SCOPUS, and CINAHL, to name a few. In addition to articles they include books, book chapters, papers, editorials, letters to the editor, and meeting abstracts, all authored by at least one member of the LSUHSC-NO community. The database is maintained by Reference Librarian Kathy Kerdolff and is available to the general public here or via the Library’s webpage. A PDF of a bibliography of this month’s addition is available here. If you have an article you would like us to highlight or if you have any questions regarding the display or the database, you can contact Kathy Kerdolff.

September Faculty Publications

A new selection of articles have been added to the Faculty Publications display in the Ische Library. These eight articles, as well as all of the articles in our Faculty Publications database, are authored by at least one member of our research community here at LSUHSC-New Orleans. Each month the Library is proud to present copies of eight of these publications in a rotating display of 16. With the currently changes, we’ve decided to post the publications digitally. Check out the display below:

Publications cited in the Faculty Publications database are harvested weekly from a variety of sources, such as PubMed, SCOPUS, and CINAHL, to name a few. In addition to articles they include books, book chapters, papers, editorials, letters to the editor, and meeting abstracts, all authored by at least one member of the LSUHSC-NO community. The database is maintained by Reference Librarian Kathy Kerdolff and is available to the general public here or via the Library’s webpage. For a PDF of a bibliography of this month’s additions,click here. If you have an article you would like us to highlight or if you have any questions regarding the display or the database, you can contact Kathy Kerdolff.

July Faculty Publications

A new selection of articles have been added to the Faculty Publications display in the Ische Library. These eight articles, as well as all of the articles in our Faculty Publications database, are authored by at least one member of our research community here at LSUHSC-New Orleans. Each month the Library is proud to present copies of eight of these publications in a rotating display of 16. With the currently changes, we’ve decided to post the publications digitally. Check out the display below:

Publications cited in the Faculty Publications database are harvested weekly from a variety of sources, such as PubMed, SCOPUS, and CINAHL, to name a few. In addition to articles they include books, book chapters, papers, editorials, letters to the editor, and meeting abstracts, all authored by at least one member of the LSUHSC-NO community. The database is maintained by Reference Librarian Kathy Kerdolff and is available to the general public here or via the Library’s webpage. For a PDF of a bibliography of this month’s additions,click here. If you have an article you would like us to highlight or if you have any questions regarding the display or the database, you can contact Kathy Kerdolff.

New Books Display to Start the School Year!

The first New Books display for Fall 2018 is now posted on the New Books Shelf (3rd floor of the Ische Library)! This display highlights some course textbooks for medical students as well as other titles of interest for faculty, students, and staff on two of our newest e-book resources: Access Neurology and ClinicalKey!

(* denotes course textbook for medicine)

Access Neurology Titles:

• Clinical Neurology and Neuroanatomy: a localization-based approach by Berkowitz, 2017*
• Molecular Neuropharmacology: a foundation for clinical neuroscience by Nestler, 3rd ed. 2015*
• The Hospital Neurology Book edited by Salardini and Biller, 2016.
• Neuromuscular Disorders by Amato and Russell, 2nd ed. 2016
• DeMyer’s The Neurologic Examination: a programmed text by Biller, Gruener, and Brazis, 7th ed. 2017
• Depression in Medical Illness edited by Barsky and Silbersweig, 2016
• Pediatric Practice: Neurology edited by Carney and Geyer, 2010
• Neuroanatomy Text and Atlas by John H. Martin, 4th ed. 2012

ClinicalKey Titles: 

• Principles of Medical Biochemistry by Meisenberg, 4th ed. 2017*
• Thompson and Thompson Genetics in Medicine by Nussbaum, 8th ed. 2016*
• Robbins and Cotran Pathologic Basis of Disease edited by Kumar, Abbas, and Aster, 9th ed. 2015*
• Sedation: a guide to patient management by Malamed, 6th ed. 2018*
• Atlas of Essential Procedures by Tuggy and Garcia, 2011
• Child Abuse and Neglect: Diagnosis, Treatment and Evidence by Carole Jenny, 2011
• Signs and Symptoms in Family Medicine: a Literature-Based Approach edited by Paulman, 2012
• Principles of Gender-Specific Medicine: gender in the genomic era by Legato, 3rd ed. 2017
• Travel Medicine edited by Keystone, 3rd ed. 2013
• Integrative Medicine by Rakel, 4th ed. 2018
• Textbook of Physical Diagnosis: history and examination by Swartz, 7th ed. 2014
• Roberts and Hedges’ Clinical Procedures in Emergency Medicine and Acute Care edited by Roberts, 7th ed. 2019

May Health Observances Display

The Isché Library is featuring books about subjects related to upcoming health observances in the Month of May! Information about these health observances as well as the featured books are in the New Books display. The display is located near the 3rd floor elevator. Subjects include Sports Medicine, Emergency Medicine, Dermatology, Environmental Public Health, and Immunology.

These books and many more are available for checkout and/or online access. If you have questions about checking out a book, do not hesitate to ask a library staff member.

May 26 is Heat Safety Awareness Day.

• PHTLS : Prehospital Trauma Life Support, 6th ed., by Norman E. Mcswain, Scott Frame, Jeffrey P. Salomone, Naemt Staff.
• Clinical Procedures in Emergency Medicine, 5th ed., edited by James R. Roberts,  Jerris R. Hedges.

May is National Physical Fitness and Sports Month.

• Clinical Sports Medicine, 3rd ed., by Peter Brukner, Karim Khan.
• Motivating People to be Physically Active, by Bess H.Marcus, LeighAnn H. Forsyth.
• Physique, Fitness, and Performance, 2nd ed., by Thomas Battinelli.
• A Lifelong Guide to Wellness and Prevention, by Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, Department of Occupational Therapy, School of Allied Health Professions.  Also available in E-book format!
• ACSM’s Guidelines for Exercise Testing and Prescription, 8th ed., by American College of Sports Medicine; senior editor, Walter R. Thompson; associate editors, Neil F. Gordon, Linda S. Pescatello.

May is Melanoma/Skin Cancer Detection and Prevention Month ®.

• Melanoma: Prevention, Detection, and Treatment, by Catherine M.Poole with DuPont Guerry IV; drawings by David Low.
• Fitzpatrick’s Color Atlas and Synopsis of Clinical Dermatology, 6th ed., by Thomas Bernard Fitzpatrick. Newer edition available in E-book format!
• Cancers of the Skin: Proceedings of the 8th World Congress, edited by R.Dummer, F.O. Nestle and G. Burg.

May 22 – 28 is Healthy and Safe Swimming Week.

• Water Recreation and Disease : Plausibility of Associated Infections : Acute Effects, Sequelae, and Mortality, by Kathy Pond.
• Guidelines for Safe Recreational Water Environments, Volumes 1 & 2. by the World Health Organization.

May is National Asthma and Allergy Awareness Month.

• Global Surveillance, Prevention, and Control of Chronic Respiratory Diseases : A Comprehensive Approach, edited by Jean Bousquet and Nikolai Khaltaev; core contributors were Alvaro A. Cruz … et al. Also available in E-book format!
• Clinical Manifestations and Assessment of Respiratory Disease, 6th ed., by Terry Des Jardins, George G. Burton ; medical illustrations by Timothy H. Phelps.
• Bronchial Asthma : A Guide for Practical Understanding and Treatment, 5th ed., edited by M. Eric Gershwin, Timothy E. Albertson.
• Allergy, 3rd ed., edited by Stephen T. Holgate, Martin K. Church, Lawrence M. Lichtenstein.
• Atlas of Allergic Diseases, edited by Phillip L. Lieberman, Michael S. Blaiss; with 39 contributors.

E-Books Display!

The Isché Library is kicking off the fall semester by featuring E-book editions of required textbooks! The newest editions of the books on display are available in our online catalog.

The display is located near the 3rd floor elevator along with the links to the current E-book edition. Subjects include physiology, anatomy, dermatology, nursing, biochemistry, pathology, diagnostic examination, anesthesia, obstetrics, and more.

These books and many more are available for online access.

Featured E-books from EBSCOhost:

EBSCOhost E-books may be printed, saved, or emailed one chapter at a time

• Atlas of Human Poisoning and Envenoming, 2nd ed., by James H. Diaz
• Pharmacology in Rehabilitation, 5th ed., by Charles D. Ciccone
• Health Program Management : From Development Through Evaluation / Managing Health Programs and Projects, 2nd ed., by Beaufort B. Longest Jr.
• The Developing Human : Clinically Oriented Embryology, 9th ed., by Keith L. Moore
• Robbins and Cotran Pathologic Basis of Disease, 9th ed., edited by Vinay Kumar, Abul K. Abbas, Jon C. Aster ; with illustrations by James A. Perkins
• Reading, Understanding, and Applying Nursing Research, 4th ed., by James A. Fain

Featured E-books from AccessMedicine:

    AccessMedicine E-books may be printed one chapter at a time but may not be saved.

• Jawetz, Melnick, & Adelberg’s Medical Microbiology, 27th ed., by Karen Carroll
• DeGowin’s Diagnostic Examination, 10th ed., edited by Richard F. LeBlond, Donald D. Brown, Manish Suneja & Joseph F. Szot ; illustrated by Elmer DeGowin, Jim Abel, & Shawn Roach
• Endocrine Physiology, 4th ed., by Patricia E. Molina
• Williams Obstetrics, 24th ed.,  edited by F. Gary Cunningham, Kenneth J. Leveno, Steven L. Bloom, Catherine Y. Spong, Jodi S. Dashe, Barbara L. Hoffman, Brian M. Casey & Jeanne S. Sheffield
• Fitzpatrick’s Color Atlas and Synopsis of Clinical Dermatology, 7th ed., by Thomas Bernard Fitzpatrick

Featured E-books from LWW Health Library:

    LWW Health Library E-books may be printed one chapter at a time but may not be saved. Emailed chapters are valid for 72 hours only.

• Grant’s Atlas of Anatomy, 13th ed., edited by Anne M.R. Agur & Arthur F. Dalley
• Grant’s Dissector, 15th ed., by Patrick W. Tank
• Biochemistry, 6th ed., by Richard A. Harvey
• Bates’ Guide to Physical Examination and History Taking, 11th ed., by Lynn S. Bickley
• Neuroanatomy in Clinical Context: An Atlas of Structures, Sections, Systems, and Syndromes, 9th ed., by Duane E. Haines
• Clinically Oriented Anatomy, 7th ed., by Keith L. Moore, Arthur F. Dalley, II; & Anne M. R. Agur

Other Featured E-books:

• Atlas of Human Anatomy, 5th ed., by Frank H. Netter
• A Manual of Laboratory and Diagnostic Tests, 9th ed., edited by Frances Talaska Fischbach & Marshall Barnett Dunning III
• Stoelting’s Anesthesia and Co-Existing Disease, 6th ed., edited by Roberta L. Hines & Katherine E. Marschall

LWW Health Library – Anatomy and Basic Sciences Collection

The Library is pleased to announce that we now have access to over 40 anatomy and basic sciences books from Lippincott, Williams, & Wilkins online through the LWW Health Library platform.

The Premium Basic Sciences Collection includes classic course textbooks, review guides, case studies, and videos.  All of the books have been cataloged and can be accessed from the Library’s INNOPAC catalog.  The LWW Health Library can also be found on the Library’s list of databases.

Below is a quick look at some of these essential resources:

• Bates’ Guide to Physical Examination and History Taking
• Clinically Oriented Anatomy (Moore)
• Color Atlas and Text of Histology (Gartner)
• Grant’s Atlas of Anatomy
• Grant’s Dissector
• Histology: a Text and Atlas (Ross)
• Lippincott’s Illustrated Reviews: Biochemistry
• Lippincott’s Illustrated Reviews: Pharmacology
• Neuroanatomy: an Atlas of Structures… (Haines)
• Neuroanatomy in Clinical Context (Haines)
• Physiology: Cases and Problems (Costanzo)
• Principles of Pharmacology (Golan)

Be sure to check out the full product!  We hope these will be useful in your studies!

This Month in History: Don’t Just Grin and Bear It

“A woman’s first responsibility is to make an effort to do what she wants to do.” —sage advice?áfrom?áDr. Winston Weese, Emeritus Associate Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at LSU Medical School

You never know what you will chance upon when you browse the LibraryÔÇÖs Newspaper Clippings Collection. Trolling for this monthÔÇÖs topic took me on a journey through various strange perspectives on womenÔÇÖs health.

In 1959, convention speakers discussed ÔÇ£gyno-psychiatry,ÔÇØ ÔÇ£a very basic and superficial type of psychiatry [that] is primarily reassurance. Sometimes a woman is infertile because she believes her husband does not love her. Or vice versa. What we are trying to do today is to make the infertile woman realize that help is possible: that they donÔÇÖt have to just grin and bear it.ÔÇØ One article from 1961 blames men for womenÔÇÖs anxieties: ÔÇ£The American man isnÔÇÖt asserting his male dominance.ÔÇØ The piece is full of quotable gems like, ÔÇ£The wise woman of course, vocally credits her husband with leadership even when he does not have itÔÇØ and ÔÇ£boosts her husbandÔÇÖs ego even though she may be far superior to him in intelligence.ÔÇØ

Some answered the call for by entering the medical field.?áIn 1931, The Southern Medical Association fielded questions about the rise of women as doctors. At the time, women doctors still combated some suppositions about their patients: ÔÇ£Why should they be all women?ÔÇØ and about their personhood with ÔÇ£frequent assertions that such professions as social work and medicine destroy many of the gentler attributes of the feminine nature.ÔÇØ One of the doctors interviewed was the remarkable Dr. Moss of New Orleans, who said, ÔÇ£ThatÔÇÖs a lot of foolishness on the part of people who donÔÇÖt know us.ÔÇØ

Dr. Emma Sadler Moss rejected a teaching career because she was ÔÇ£not gentle enoughÔÇØ and stood as is a?áshining example?áof a woman doing what she wants. She brushed aside the hackneyed image of the young, gentle Southern woman, preferring the allure of the medical profession, where she excelled. After a stint as a medical technologist, Dr. Moss studied for her M. D., which she earned in 1935 from LSU. From there, she earned the title of Director of Pathology at Charity Hospital, clinical professor of pathology at LSU Medical School, and President of the American Society of Clinical Pathology (notably, the first woman President of the society).

Dr. MossÔÇÖ commitment to these institutions lasted for over thirty years until her death in 1970. She received numerous awards for her work in pathology including being recognized as the 1954 Medical Woman of the Year and as one of ÔÇ£The Six Most Successful Women of 1955.ÔÇØ The Library owns two editions of her lauded text, An Atlas of Medical Mycology, which she co-authored with Dr. Albert Louis McQuown. A full listing of her contributions to LSU Medical School and Charity Hospital can be viewed in A History of LSU School of Medicine New Orleans.

Glimpse of the Past is an ongoing project to promote the?áLouisiana Digital Library effort. This Month in History will present for your reading pleasure a closer look into a newspaper clipping of note from our Digital Collections and articles relating to the LSU Medical School.

This Month in History: The Hardened Artery Blues

ÔÇ£We first make our habits, and then our habits make us.ÔÇØÔÇöJohn Dryden

Integral to a discussion of health is a discussion of habit. This excerpt from Dryden points out the consequences of habit-forming. Health-wise, each personÔÇÖs habits contribute to that personÔÇÖs overall health including but not limited to how they eat, drink, smoke, and exercise. While this is now a well-known fact of life, bad habits persist.

The 1960s were no stranger to poor health and heart disease. A Times-Picayune article highlights the LSU Medical SchoolÔÇÖs pathology unit of the 1960s and their research into atherosclerosis, a hardening of the arteries due to plaque formation. Dr. Jack C. Geer and Dr. Henry C. McGill, Jr. sought to study the effects of exercise and diet habits, saturated fat intake, geographic and economic environment, genetic predisposition, and stress levels on arterial health. Scientists began to understand that a low-fat diet is not enough to ensure a strong heart, but is only one aspect of leading a healthy lifestyle.

Along with Dr. Jack P. Strong, Dr. Geer and Dr. McGill were known as “The Three Amigos.” Dr. Strong would become Chair of Pathology from 1966 to 2009 and receive numerous awards and honors. Dr. Geer graduated from LSU Medical School in 1956 and took on the role of Professor from 1956-1966, eventually serving as Chair and Professor of Pathology at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. Dr. McGill served as Head and Professor of Pathology at LSU Medical School from 1960 to 1966 and became one of the founding faculty members at the University of Texas Health Sciences Center at San Antonio.

Research for this post lead me to a video interview of Dr. McGill on his lengthy career in pathology. He describes his ideal pathology department as comprehensive: with anatomy, laboratory, and surgery. Dr. McGill endearingly and vehemently promotes preventive care as opposed to treatment plans applied after the damage has been done.?á Unfortunately, he says, ÔÇ£There is no moneyÔÇØ in that game in a familiar trend of “No Pills, No Profit.”?á He mourns the fact that by middle age, it is often too late to prevent the type of lifelong damage done to your arteries as they form the fibrous plaque that leads to heart disease. Watching the video is worth the pearls of wisdom that he offers. One such instance is a life philosophy: “Everybody needs to get fired once in their life.” In describing his classroom experience, he tells that, “The style was to quiz a student until he admitted to absolute ignorance and that was the lesson for the day.”

According to the 2011 edition of The Merck Manual of Diagnosis and Therapy, atherosclerosis ÔÇ£is the leading cause of morbidity and mortality in the US and in most developed countries.ÔÇØ A big thanks to the work of LSU Medical School’s “The Three Amigos” for doing their part along the line of pathology research to help combat our bad habits.

Glimpse of the Past is an ongoing project to promote the Louisiana Digital Library effort. This Month in History will present for your reading pleasure a closer look into a newspaper clipping of note from our Digital Collections and articles relating to the LSU Medical School.