1st Edition

Understanding Respiratory Medicine A Problem-Oriented Approach

176 Pages 98 Color Illustrations

by CRC Press

176 Pages

by CRC Press

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Description

In this concise practical guide the Editor and Authors combine a symptoms- and problem-based approach with systematic coverage of lung disease - to help students and young professionals to understand respiratory medicine in the round. The first section of the book is devoted to the underlying principles and clinical skills needed - science and disease process, symptoms and signs, examination, and... Read more

Preface
Contributors
Further sources of information
Glossary
Abbreviations

Making a Diagnosis
An overview of lung disease
The symptoms of lung disease: taking a respiratory history
The signs of lung disease: the respiratory examination
Respiratory investigations: lung function tests, thoracic imaging

Diseases and Disorders of the Respiratory System
Lung cancer
Chronic Obstructive pulmonary disease
Asthma
Diffuse parenchymal lung disease
Pleural diseases
Infections of the respiratory tract
Supprative lung conditions
Sleep-related breathing disorders
Respiratory failure
Pulmonary vascular problems

Respiratory Pharmacology
Airway pharmacology

Multiple Choice Questions
Index