Supportive Care in Respiratory Disease

Herausgeber: Ahmedzai, Sam H

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

The second edition of this popular title in the Supportive Care series focuses on the aetiology, diagnosis and management of respiratory diseases, emphasising symptoms, quality of life and psychosocial support. The underlying theme of the book is the application of modern research-based knowledge, in a humane way, for those with advancing disease.

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Produktdetails

• Supportive Care Series
• Verlag: Oxford University Press
• 2 Revised edition
• Seitenzahl: 400
• Erscheinungstermin: 24. März 2012
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 244mm x 170mm x 22mm
• Gewicht: 944g
• ISBN-13: 9780199591763
• ISBN-10: 0199591768
• Artikelnr.: 47971526

Inhaltsangabe

* Part 1 Supportive care in respiratory medicine
* 1: S.H. Ahmedzai: Palliation and supportive care
* 2: Martin F. Muers: Anatomy and physiology
* 3: Michael E. Hyland and Samantha C. Sodergren: Quality of life:
models and measurement
* 4: Sarah Willis: Principles of economic evaluation
* Part 2 Mechanisms and assessment of dyspnoea
* 5: Jeremy B. Richards and Richard M. Schwartzstein: The genesis of
breathlessness - what do we understand?
* 6: Ingrid Harle and Deborah Dudgeon: Multidimensional assessment of
dyspnoea
* Part 3 Management of dyspnoea
* 7: David C. Currow and Amy P. Abernethy: Pharmacological treatment of
respiratory symptoms
* 8: Christine McDonald and James Ward: Oxygen and airflow
* 9: Sally Singh and Louise Sewell: Occupational therapy and
environmental modifications
* 10: Virginia Carrieri-Kohlman and DorAnne Donesky-Cuenco:
Non-pharmacological strategies for dyspnoea
* 11: Josep M. Argilés, Sílvia Busquets, Mireia Olivan and Francisco J.
López-Soriano: Nutrition and cachexia
* Part 4 Dyspnoea in special situations
* 12: Mary McGregor and David R Baldwin: Diffuse airflow obstruction
and 'restrictive' lung disease
* 13: John Shneerson: Neuromuscular and skeletal diseases, and
obstructive sleep apnoea
* 14: Julie Moore and Sally Singh: Hyperventilation syndrome
* Part 5 Cough and haemoptysis
* 15: Ian D. Pavord: Physiology and pathophysiology of cough
* 16: Alyn H. Morice: Expectoration: Pathophysiology, measurement and
therapy
* Part 6 Pain
* 17: Boland J, Cachia E, Russell K. Portenoy, Sam H. Ahmedzai: Pain in
respiratory disease - mechanisms and management
* 18: Elaine Cachia, Jason Boland and Sam H. Ahmedzai: Pain assessment
in respiratory disease
* Part 7 Specific diseases
* 19: Andrew Clayton: Supportive care in Cystic Fibrosis
* 20: Jennifer Chard, Peter Hoskin and Sam H. Ahmedzai: Assessment and
management of respiratory symptoms of malignant disease
* 21: Gary T. Buckholz and Charles F. von Gunten: Comprehensive
supportive care for chronic pulmonary infections