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Chapter 27 Preventing and Treating Tobacco Dependence Harold J. Farber, MD, MSPH, FAAP, and Marianna M. Sockrider, MD, DrPH, FAAP Introduction/Etiology/Epidemiology •Tobacco dependence is a severe chronic illness. Nicotine changes…

Chapter 82 Drowning Christopher M. Cielo, DO, FAAP Introduction/Epidemiology •Drowning is the process of experiencing respiratory impairment from submersion or immersion in liquid. •Drowning outcomes can be classified as “death,”…

Chapter 78 Vocal Cord Dysfunction Paula Barson, MA-CCC, SLP, and Joseph Piccione, DO, MS Introduction/Etiology/Epidemiology •Vocal cord dysfunction (VCD) can be described as inappropriate adduction or closure of the true…