Clinical Respiratory Medicine

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3rd еd. — Mosby, 2008. — 979 р. Язык: английский.This comprehensive clinical textbook examines all aspects of respiratory medicine. The editors take a practical approach to the diagnosis and management of patients with the full range of pulmonary disorders, making this your ideal source for reference in clinical practice. Fully revised, this essential volume includes new chapters on Pet imaging, implications of genetic research, oxygen therapy, and rehabilitation. now an Expert Consult title, it comes with access to the complete contents of the book online, including all of the book’s images, downloadable for use in presentations. New to this edition. Includes new chapters on Pet imaging, implications of genetic research, oxygen therapy, and rehabilitation to keep you up to date. Includes access to the complete contents of the book online, including all of the book’s images, downloadable for use in presentations. Key features. provides complete clinical coverage so you can Better manage and treat patients with pulmonary disease. Uses templated, clinical chapters for consistent, concise, essential information. Includes coverage that reflects the way you practice medicine today with critical information relevant to everyday practice. Utilizes diagnostic algorithms to help you find critical information and at a glance.Contents Imaging Respiratory mechanics Gas exchange in the lung Pulmonary circulation Acid-base balance and control of ventilation Overview of respiratory muscle function Pulmonary function and exercise testing Host defenses Bronchoscopy Thoracentesis and closed pleural biopsy Other biopsy procedures Chest tube insertion and management Diagnostic thoracic surgical procedures Invasive mechanical ventilation Noninvasive mechanical ventilation Airway management Preoperative pulmonary evaluation Cough Dyspnea Hemoptysis Chest pain An approach to the diagnosis of pulmonary infection Bacterial pneumonia Non-bacterial pneumonia Pneumonia in the non-HIV immunocompromised host Hospital-acquired pneumonia Tuberculosis and disease caused by atypical mycobacteria Rhinitis and sinusitis Bronchiectasis Pulmonary infections Noninfectious conditions Beta-agonists, anticholinergics, and other nonsteroid drugs Corticosteroids Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease : epidemiology, physiology, and clinical evaluation Management of exacerbations in chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease : management of chronic disease Asthma : epidemiology and risk factors Asthma : cell biology Asthma : clinical features, diagnosis, and treatment Cystic fibrosis Lung tumors Approach to diagnosis of diffuse lung disease Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis and other idiopathic interstitial pneumonias Extrinsic allergic alveolitis Sarcoidosis Eosinophilic lung disease and bronchiolitis obliterans organizing pneumonia Other diffuse lung diseases Connective tissue disorders Pregnancy Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation Hepatic and biliary diseases Inflammatory bowel disease Pulmonary embolism Pulmonary hypertension Pulmonary vasculitis and hemorrhage Disability evaluation Silicosis and coal workers' pneumoconiosis Asbestosis Berylliosis, byssinosis, and occupational chronic obstructive pulmonary disease Occupational asthma Air pollution Pneumothorax Pleural effusion Malignant pleural mesothelioma Acute respiratory distress syndrome Toxic inhalational lung injury Scoliosis and kyphoscoliosis Acute and chronic neuromuscular disorders Obesity Disorders of the mediastinum Obstructive sleep apnea Central sleep apnea and other forms of sleep-disordered breathing Drugs and the lungs Lung transplantation Index