Essential Respiratory Medicine
Wiley (Verlag)
978-1-118-61834-9 (ISBN)
»Essential Respiratory Medicine« is an indispensable text offering an understanding of respiratory conditions and their clinical management within evidence-based guidelines. Containing information on taking a medical history, performing examinations and investigations, diagnosis and the management of respiratory conditions, this comprehensive text was put together by a noted expert in the field.
Written in an accessible manner, »Essential Respiratory Medicine« contains the foundational science associated with respiratory medicine, a wide-variety of practical procedures, helpful diagrams, and self-assessments designed to enhance understanding of the material presented. The text covers a variety of conditions as well as providing suggestions for engaging with patients at different stages of care.
This important resource:
- Demonstrates an effective approach to patients presenting with common respiratory symptoms
- Includes a description of all key practical procedures with diagrams
- Discusses acute management of important respiratory emergencies
- Covers both acute and chronic disease
- Contains a companion website containing a range of learning materials, including downloadable management summaries and algorithms, an image bank, videos of patient examination, example respiratory sounds and multiple-choice questions
»Essential Respiratory Medicine« is an essential resource for anyone on a clinical placement, rotation, or training programme in respiratory medicine.
Dr. Shanthi Paramothayan is a Consultant Physician in Respiratory and General Medicine and Honorary Senior Lecturer at St. George's University of London, UK. She is an educationalist with a Masters in Medical Education.
About the author ix
Acknowledgements xi
About the companion website xiii
1 Introduction to respiratory medicine 1
2 Embryology, anatomy, and physiology of the lung 5
3 Pharmacology of the lung 29
4 Common respiratory investigations 51
5 Common presentations of respiratory disease 83
6 Obstructive airways disease 105
7 Diffuse parenchymal lung disease 137
8 Respiratory infections 173
9 Lung cancer 205
10 Pleural disease 235
11 Pulmonary embolus, pulmonary hypertension, and vasculitides 267
12 Suppurative lung disease 293
13 Respiratory failure 317
14 Sleep‐related disorders 333
15 Occupational, environmental, and recreational lung disease 353
16 Disorders of the mediastinum 369
17 Acute lung injury and acute respiratory distress syndrome 383
Index 395
| Erscheinungsdatum | 22.12.2018 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | Essentials |
| Verlagsort | New York |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Gewicht | 894 g |
| Einbandart | kartoniert |
| Themenwelt | Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Innere Medizin ► Pneumologie |
| Schlagworte | Atemfunktion • Atemwegserkrankungen • Atemwegsmanagement • Beatmung |
| ISBN-10 | 1-118-61834-3 / 1118618343 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-118-61834-9 / 9781118618349 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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