Essentials of Pulmonary Medicine

This clinically-oriented overview of the essentials of pulmonary and critical care medicine provides relevant clinical anatomy and physiology, followed by an overview of diagnostic procedures and techniques. It then addresses the diagnosis, treatment and management of specific disorders.

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This clinically-oriented overview of the essential of pulmonary and critical care medicine provides relevant clinical anatomy and physiology, followed by a review of diagnostic procedures and techniques. The book then addresses the diagnosis, treatment and management of specific disorders, including obstructive lung diseases (asthma, cystic fibrosis, sarcoidosis), pulmonary infection (pneumonias, viral infections, fungal infections) and pulmonary vascular disorders. Critical care topics covered include haemodynamic monitoring, intubation and airway management, mechanical ventilation, sepsis, ARDs and nutrition in the ICU. Each chapter contains a bibliography of selected additional readings.