UPHS - Penn Today Online, Physician Forum Newsletter
Clinical Briefing: Robotic Partial Nephrectomy for Renal Cell Carcinoma Urologists at Penn Presbyterian Medical Center (PPMC) are now performing robotic partial nephrectomy surgery for patients with renal cell carcinoma. A recent addition to the expanding robotic surgery program at Penn, robotic partial nephrectomy surgery greatly reduces blood loss, postoperative pain and patient recovery time when compared to standard open surgery. Clinical Briefing: Minimally Invasive Thyroidectomy for Follicular Neoplasm Penn Head and Neck Cancer Surgery recently introduced a variety of minimally invasive techniques for thyroidectomy that substantially reduce the impact of open thyroid surgery for patients requiring diagnostic interventions for follicular neoplasms. About 80 percent of these growths are benign nodules, cysts and hyperplastic growths; the remainder are papillary or follicular carcinomas. Clinical Briefing: Prosthetic Replacement for Temporomandibular Joint (TMJ) Degeneration The Penn TMJ and Facial Pain Clinic is one of a handful of centers nationwide offering the Lorenz Total TMJ Replacement System prosthesis for functional reconstruction of the temporomandibular joint in patients with severe late-stage degeneration of the disc and condyle refractory to conservative treatment, arthroscopy and arthroplasty. Clinical Briefing: Nonsurgical Treatment of Desmoid Tumors Desmoid tumors are classified as benign fibromatous neoplasms, but are extremely aggressive, locally invasive, destructive and often very painful. Eradication can be achieved by radical surgery with high dose (>50 Gy) external radiation, but this combination often results in disfigurement and considerable morbidity. Orthopaedic Trauma Service at Penn At the Trauma Center of the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, the number of patients being resuscitated with isolated fractures or high energy complex orthopaedic polytrauma has risen dramatically in recent years. This increase is due, in part, to improved emergency response systems and advances in safety technology that have reduced serious head and internal organ injuries, making it possible for more patients to reach the emergency room alive.
Wilderness Medical Society - Society for physicians, nurses, physician assistants, EMTs and other first responders concerned with the health safety of individuals in the wilderness.
Rescue - Any person interested in search, rescue or survival activities may join as individual members. Courses are available for search rescue, basic water rescue, and managing the lost person incident.
Survival Expert - Greg Davenport is the founding member of a wilderness survival education program, author of numerous books related to outdoor survival, and is considered one of the best global survival experts in the world.
Meta Description: [ Greg Davenport is the founding member of a wilderness survival education program, author of numerous books related to outdoor survival, and is considered one of the best global survival experts in the world. ]
eMedicine Health: Wilderness Emergencies - Consumer health resource center providing information on wilderness aid.
Meta Description: [ Wilderness Emergencies ]
Everest Base Camp Medical Clinic - Describes daily life at the medical clinic. Provides information on medical conditions affecting high altitude climbers.
Glacier Society - The Glacier Society mission is to provide assistance to the indigenous peoples in the Arctic by delivering needed medical care to remote coastal areas,
Meta Description: [ The Glacier Society is dedicated to the restoration and operation of the USS / USCGC Icebreaker Glacier in honor of all who have explored the polar regions of the world. ]
High-Altitude Medical Guide - Provides current medical information on the prevention, recognition, and treatment of altitude illness, as well as other health issues affecting travelers to high mountainous regions of the world.
Meta Description: [ The High Altitude Medicine Guide. These web pages provide
information about altitude illness and other health issues affecting travellers
to high mountainous regions of the world. ]
Himalayan Rescue Association of Nepal - HRA is a voluntary non-profit organization formed with an objective to reduce casualties in the Nepal Himalayas.
Meta Description: [ Himalayan Rescue Association of Nepal- HRA is a voluntary non-profit organization formed with an objective to reduce casualties in the Nepal Himalayas.One of the most important tasks of the HRA is to try to prevent deaths from Acute Mountain Sickness that confronts foreign trekkers. The Associati... ]
Mountain Medicine Society of Nepal - Non-profit, non-govermental organization of physicians, scientists and allied professionals interested in mountain medicine.
Survival Medical FAQ - Part of a survival web site. Not strictly wilderness medicine, but an adequate orientation for anyone not already trained in emergency medicine. Lists of books for the layman who may have to go it with out a physician.
Wilderness Doctor - Personal website of Christopher Van Tilburg, an emergency physician and an outdoor book author.
Meta Description: [ Christopher Van Tilburg M.D. is a wilderness physician and outdoor author. ]
Wilderness Medicine of Utah - Offers programs to train and prepare in prevention, proper treatment, and evacuation techniques for medical problems in the backcountry. Affiliated with University of Utah School of Medicine.
Wilderness Medicine Publications - A selection of publications on Wilderness medicine and outdoor first-aid. Ideal for both search and rescue and the avid outdoors person.
Meta Description: [ A selection of publications on Wilderness medicine and outdoor first-aid. Ideal for both search and rescue and the avid outdoors person. ]
