Md Spiro BSc, Silvestri Gerard A. Silvestri MD, Md Agustí Alvar Agustí

Clinical Respiratory Medicine E-Book (eBook, ePUB)

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• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Clinical Respiratory Medicine provides practical guidance to help you more effectively diagnose and manage the full range of pulmonary disorders, including those seen in today's most challenging patient populations. In print and online, this medical reference book delivers the answers you need to ensure the best outcomes.

• Better manage and treat patients with pulmonary disease with complete clinical coverage of the critical information relevant to your everyday practice, presented in a templated, user-friendly format.
• Find critical information quickly with the help of diagnostic algorithms.

• Thoroughly understand the needs and recognize co-morbidities of particular patient populations through entirely new chapters on lung structure, echocardiography, and obesity and its effects.
• Access the latest research and advancements in lung cancer, benign tumors, and the importance of pulmonary physiology in understanding lung function and the disease processes that occur.
• Watch and learn. Over 80 videos of practical procedures and interactive review questions are available online at www.expertconsult.com.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Elsevier HealthScience EN
• Seitenzahl: 1000
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. September 2012
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781455723294
• Artikelnr.: 38459212

Inhaltsangabe

Section I: Normal Structure and Function

1. Macro and Micro Structure of the Lung



2. Basic Aspects of Cellular and Molecular Biology



3. Respiratory Mechanics

4. Pulmonary Circulation

5. Gas Exchange

6. Control of Ventilation and Respiratory Muscles



Section 2 Diagnostic Techniques



7. Imaging Techniques

8. PET Imaging

9. Pulmonary Function Testing

10. Exercise Testing

11. Bronchoscopy

12. Endobronchial and endoesophageal ultrasound (EUS and EBUS)

13. Techniques and Indications: Percutaneous Biopsy Procedures



14. Echocardiography in Respiratory Medicine



Section 3 Respiratory Pharmacology



15. Bronchodilators



16. Antiinflammatory Drugs

17. Drug-Induced and Iatrogenic Respiratory Diseases



Section 4 An Approach to Respiratory Symptoms



18. An Approach to Respiratory Symptoms: Cough

19. Dyspnea

20. Hemoptysis

21. Chest Pain



Section 5 Infectious Diseases



22. Host Defenses

23. Approach to the Diagnosis of Pulmonary Infection

24. Community Acquired Pneumonia

25. Viral Pneumonia

26. Nonbacterial Infectious Pneumonia

27. Nosocomial Infections

28. Pneumonia in the Non-HIV Immunocompromised Host

29. Pulmonary Infections

30. Noninfectious Conditions in HIV

31. Tuberculosis and Nontuberculous Mycobacterial Infections



Section 6 Critical Care Respiratory Medicine



32. Invasive Mechanical Ventilation

33. Noninvasive Mechanical Ventilation

34. Airway Management in the Intensive Care Unit

35. Hemodynamic Monitoring in Critical Illness

36. Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome



Section 7 Airway Diseases



37. Upper Airway Disease-Rhinitis and Rhinosinusitis

38. Asthma: Epidemiology, Pathophysiology and Risk Factors



39. Diagnosis and Management of Asthma in Adults

40. Occupational Asthma

41. Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Epidemiology, Pathophysiology, and Clinical Evaluation

42. Treatment of the Stable Patient with COPD

43. Management of Exacerbations in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

44. Cystic Fibrosis

45. Bronchiectasis



Section 8 Parenchymal Lung Diseases



46. Approach to Diagnosis of Diffuse Lung Disease



47. Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis and Other Idiopathic Interstitial Lung Diseases Pneumonias



48. Sarcoidosis

49. Eosinophilic Lung Disease

50. Organizing Pneumonia

51. Sicolisis and Coal Worker's Pneumoconiosis

52. Asbestosis



53. Connective Tissue Disorders

54. Rare Diffuse Interstitial Lung Diseases

55. Extrinsic Allergic Alveolitis

56. Toxic Inhalational Lung Injury



Section 9 Pulmonary Vascular Disorders, Vasculitides, and Hemorrhage



57. Pulmonary Embolism



58. Pulmonary Hypertension

59. Pulmonary Vasculitis and Hemorrhage



Section 10 Sleep-Disordered Breathing



60. Obstructive Sleep Apnea: Epidemiology, Risk Factors, and Pathophysiology,

61. Obstructive Sleep Apnea: Clinical Features, Diagnosis, and Treatment

62. Obesity Hypoventilation Syndrome



Section 11 Chest Wall Disorders



63. Scoliosis and Kyphoscoliosis

64. Diseases of the Thoracic Cage and Respiratory Muscles



Section 12 Lung Tumors



65. Epidemiology, Surgical Pathology, and Molecular Biology of Lung Cancer



66. Lung Cancer: Clinical Evaluation and Staging

67. Lung Cancer: Treatment

68. Benign Lung Tumors



Section 13 Disorders of the Pleura and Mediastinum



69. Pleural Effusion, Empyema, and Pneumothorax

70. Malignant Pleural Mesotheliom

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"A great resource that is timely, authoritative, clear, and approachable. A real value.?-Respiratory Care, review of previous edition