Respiratory Medicine, 2 Vol.

By John Gibson, Duncan Geddes, Ulrich Costabel et al.

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Respiratory Medicine is an authoritative and up-to-date multicontributed text on respiratory diseases which combines applied science with good clinical practice.
The book is divided into twelve major sections over two volumes
Part A covers the important areas of lung anatomy, lung defenses and immunology Part B deals with diagnostic methods and includes treatises on respiratory function tests and lung imaging, laboratory methods and invasive techniques such as bronchoscopy, lung biopsy and pleural aspiration
Part C covers the principles of treatment and highlights new areas of development
Part D deals with developmental abnormalities
Part E with environmental problems and lung injury Volume I concludes with respiratory infections and covers HIV infection as well as fungal and parasitic diseases.
Volume 2 provides complete and comprehensive coverage of clinical respiratory medicine and discusses important topics such as lung tumours, airway disorders and interstitial lung disease.
Now with a free CD-ROM!
Including all the illustrations from the book - over 100 in colour - complete with a sophisticated slide making package.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Saunders
• 3rd ed.
• Seitenzahl: 2192
• Englisch
• Gewicht: 7030g
• ISBN-13: 9780702026133
• ISBN-10: 0702026131
• Artikelnr.: 11198482

Inhaltsangabe

Part A Structure and function
1 Structure
1.1 Anatomy of the thorax R Alastair L Brewis and F E White
1.2 Microscopic structure of the lung Peter K Jeffery
1.3 Embryology and growth Peter K Jeffery and Alison A Hislop
1.4 Molecular basis of lung development Jacques Bourbon, Alexandra Henrion-Caude and Claude Gaultier
2 Function
2.1 Matrix proteins Sarah E Dunsmore, Rachel C Chambers and Geoffrey J Laurent
2.2 Pulmonary surfactant and lung fluid balance Jens M Hohlfeld
2.3 Mechanics of ventilation Vito Brusasco and Riccardo Pellegrino
2.4 Respiratory muscle function André De Troyer
2.5 Pulmonary gas exchange Roberto Rodriguez-Roisin
2.6 Pulmonary circulation Robert Naeije
2.7 Respiratory function during exercise J osep Roca and Roberto A Rabinovich
2.8 Control of breathing Hans Folgering
3 Respiratory defences
3.1 Physical defences Stewart Clarke and Malcolm King
3.2 Defence properties of airway surface liquid Edith Puchelle, Sophie de Bentzmann, Jean-Marie Zahn and Jacky Jacquot
3.3 Immunology of the lung Carlo Agostini and Gianpietro Semenzato
3.4 Antiproteineases and antioxidants Robert A Stockley
3.5 Lung inflammation and repair Christopher Haslett
Part B Symptoms and signs
4 Clinical assessment John Earis
5 An approach to common respiratory symptoms
5.1 Cough Lorcan McGarvey and Joseph MacMahon
5.2 Haemoptysis Michael G Pearson and John Corless
5.3 Breathlessness Paul W Jones
5.4 Chest pain Pavlav L Shah
Part C Principles of diagnosis and treatment
6 Respiratory function tests G John Gibson
7 Imaging
7.1 Thoracic imaging David M Hansell
7.2 Scintigraphic imaging Antonio Palla and Carlo Guintini