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ERS Handbook of respiratory medicine

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1299830188

(Number (ISBN

1849840415

(Number (ISBN

9781299830189

(Number (ISBN

9781849840415

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b568696

Title Proper

ERS Handbook of respiratory medicine

General Material Designation

[Book]

First Statement of Responsibility

editors Paolo Palange and Anita K. Simonds.

Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.

Sheffield

Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.

European Respiratory Society

Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.

2013

Text of Note

Front cover; Title page; Table of contents; Contributors; Preface; Get more this Handbook; List of abbreviations; Chapter 1 --; Structure and function of the respiratory system; Genetics; Molecular biology of the lung; Anatomy of the respiratory system; Respiratory physiology; Cytology of the lung; Immunology and defence mechanisms; Chapter 2 --; Signs and symptoms; Cough and sputum; Dyspnoea; Chest pain; Physical examination; Chapter 3 --; Pulmonary function testing; Static and dynamic lung volumes; Respiratory mechanics; Gas transfer: TLCO and TLNO; Control of ventilation. Arterial bloog gas assessmentExercise testing; Bronchial provocation testing; Sputum and exhaled breath analysis; Chapter 4 --; Other diagnostic tests; Bronchoscopy; Bronchoalveolar lavage; Fine-needle biopsy; Medical thoracoscopy/pleuroscopy; Thoracentesis; Interventional pulmonology; Chapter 5 --; Lung imaging; Chest X-ray and fluroscopy; Lung CT and MRI; HRCT of the chest; Nuclear medicine of the lung; Transthoracic ultrasound; Chapter 6 --; Lung injury and respiratory failure; Lung injury; Respiratory failure; NIV in acute respiratory failure; Acute oxygen therapy. Assessment for anaesthesia/surgeryLong-term ventilation; Chapter 7 --; Respiratory infections; Microbiology testing and interpretation; Upper respiratory tract infections; Infective exacerbations of COPD; Pneumonia; Hospital-acquired pneumonia; Opportunistic infections in the immunocompromised host; Pneumonia in the immunocompromised host; Pleural infection and lung abscess; Influenza, pandemics and SARS; Chapter 8 --; Tuberculosis; Pulmonary tuberculosis; Extrapulmonary tuberculosis; Tuberculosis in the immunocompromised host; Latent tuberculosis; Nontuberculous mycobacterial diseases. Laboratory diagnosis of mycobacterial infectionsChapter 9 --; Airway diseases; Chronic rhinitis; Asthma; Vocal cord dysfunction; Bronchitis; Gastr-oesophageal reflux; COPD and emphysema; Exacerbations of COPD; Extrapulmonary effects of COPD; Pharmacology of asthma and COPD; Bronchiectasis; Cystic fibrosis; Chapter 10 --; Occupational and environmental lung; Work-related and occupational asthma; Respiratory disease caused by acute inhalation of gases, vapours and dusts; Hypersensitivity pneumonitis; Pneumoconiosis; Indoor and outdoor pollution; Smoking-related diseases. Treatment of tobacco dependenceHigh-altitude disease; Diving-related diseases; Radiation-induced lung disease; Chapter 11 --; Interstitial lung disease; HRCT in the diagnosis of interstitial lung disease; Sarcoidosis; Idiopathic interstitial pneumonias; Eosinophilic diseases; Drug-induced respiratory disease; Chapter 12 --; Pulmonary vascular diseases; Pulmonary embolism; Pulmonary vasculitis; Pulmonary hypertension; Chapter 13 --; Pleural, mediastinal and chest wall disease; Pleural effusion; Pneumothorax and pneumomediastinum; Mediastinitis; Neuromuscular disorders; Chest wall disorders. Chapter 14 --; Thoracic tumours.

Text of Note

The ERS Handbook of Respiratory Medicine is a concise, compact and easy-to-read guide to each of the key areas of respiratory medicine.

HEALTH & FITNESS -- Diseases -- General.

Respiratory organs -- Diseases -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Respiratory therapy -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.

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editors Paolo Palange and Anita K. Simonds.

Anita K Simonds

P Palange

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