New Releases by Laura Jacobsen

Quick Guide to Endocrinology, The Pediatric Version, Second Edition, continues to be an essential resource which focuses on the physiology, diagnostics, and laboratory testing of endocrine (hormone-mediated) disorders encountered in the field of endocrinology with expanded coverage of pediatric endocrinology. The guide is for laboratory scientists and technicians, as well as trainees and clinicians in the field of pediatrics and pediatric endocrinology including fellows, residents, medical students, nursing students, and advance practice providers and students. It is presented in an easy to read, quick format, the physiology and method of measurement for hormones essential to many bodily processes and how their dysregulation results in disease. The characteristics of such diseases and diagnostic testing including up-to-date molecular testing is addressed. - Includes new topics on molecular testing for various endocrine diseases as well as clinically relevant immunoassay interferences - New coverage on children including newborn Screening for CAH and ADL not covered in previous edition - Present clear and concise new information of the latest research of endocrinology for quick access

These brief fantasy stories (and speculative poems) were published in the small press. In "The Grave and Christopher" a man discovers that a grave in his yard is trying to lure him in. In "The Vanishing of Wid", grey magic eventually liberates a medieval farmer. "The Boat" finds a woman who's escaping an inexplicable apparition; in "The Green Zoo" a couple's bills mutate into lethal animals each month. "The Place of the Dragons", a novella, uses themes like wizards and romance, also humor. Its protagonist is Jakka, a peasant who's wandering the world.