Respiratory medicine

Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is a communicable disease caused by a newly discovered coronavirus.

Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is a communicable disease caused by a newly discovered coronavirus.

This book serves as the primary reference for precision medicine in the fields of pulmonary, critical care and sleep medicine by documenting principles written by experts in several aspects of precision medicine.

This book examines the most up-to-date strategies that can be used to enhance the healthcare professional-patient interaction to influence positive behavior change and improve treatment adherence in pulmonary healthcare.

Eureka: Respiratory Medicine is an innovative book for medical students that fully integrates core science, clinical medicine and surgery.

A comprehensive review of the scientific and clinical aspects of acute and chronic cough, this reference focuses on recent developments in our understanding of the molecular biology of putative cough receptors, the neural mechanisms involved in the afferent and efferent limbs, the central processing of the cough reflex, and peptides and other subst

Turn to the field's definitive text for a thoroughunderstanding of the clinical and scientific aspects of pulmonary medicineSince 1980, Fishman's Pulmonary Diseases and Disorders has delivered unparalleled coverage of pulmonary medicine and the underlying basic and applied science upon which clinical practice is based.

Asthma affects millions of people worldwide and the numbers, especially of children, are increasing at an alarming rate.

Understanding Pulmonary Pathology: Applying Pathological Findings in Therapeutic Decision Making provides a much needed reference tool for pathologists, practicing pulmonologists, and pulmonologist researchers.

This book contains five chapters, each focusing on an aspect of understanding and treating acute pulmonary embolism.

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (often known as COPD) is a respiratory disease that affects more than 400 million people worldwide.

EL presente libro es el resultado de la unión indivisible que debe haber entre la experiencia profesional, la evidencia científica y el análisis crítico de un tema, como es la ventilación no invasiva en pediatría, que ha despertado gran interés desde hace muchísimos años.

This volume provides a comprehensive and multi-disciplinary overview of the aging lung, written by the main researchers in the field.

On 12 March 2003, the World Health Organisation (WHO) issued a global alert on the outbreak of a new form of pneumonia-like disease with symptoms that are similar to those of the common flu.

This is a comprehensive and up-to-date account of the clinical management of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS).

This book describes how the analysis of the trace gases in exhaled breath can be used for non-invasive clinical diagnosis of disease and for monitoring the effectiveness of therapy.

Serpins constitute a superfamily of proteins that possess a unique tertiary structure and mechanism of proteinase inhibition.

This book explores engineered nanomaterials (ENM) pulmonary effects and familiarizes readers with unique aspects of nanomaterial application and research.

The main focus of this book is providing evidence on and interpreting the risks associated with heated tobacco products (HTPs) in terms of their health effects and social effects; in addition, the author introduces a harm reduction theory related to HTPs and electronic cigarettes.

This book is a practical resource for clinicians who manage patients with chronic cough, which represents a major challenge in the clinic due to multiple diagnostic and therapeutic considerations.

This is the second volume of the comprehensive, two-volume work on oxidative stress in lung diseases.

This book provides a detailed overview of the latest innovations in respiratory endoscopy, from both diagnostic and therapeutic perspectives; each chapter focuses on one disease and the techniques for early diagnosis as well as treatment.

This book focuses on pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH, Group 1) and chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH, Group 4) among the various groups of pulmonary hypertension (PH) whose classification was updated into five major categories at the 5th World Symposium held in Nice, France, in 2013.

This book covers the up-to-date advancement of respiratory monitoring in ventilation support as well as detecting the physiological responses to therapeutic interventions to avoid complications.

This book provides essential information on recent advances in molecular genetics, epidemiology, translational research, and the latest results of clinical trials on mesothelioma.

This book explores the latest research and practical data on the clinical management of influenza.

This book provides in-depth analysis and guidance in the clinical diagnosis and treatment, and development of new treatments with clinical applied prospect of burn and trauma associated lung injury.

This book elucidates the morphological backgrounds of various functional parameters of the human respiratory system, including the respiratory control system, dynamics of the upper and lower airways, gas transport and mixing in the lower airways, gas exchange in the acinus, and gas transfer through the alveolar wall.

This book offers an essential overview of aspiration pneumonia, and focuses on four major aspects: epidemiology, pathophysiology, new preventive strategies, and trending topics.

This book covers up-to-date evidence of Rapid on-site evaluation (ROSE) for diagnosis of rare disease and used combined with metagenomic sequencing technique in clinical scenarios.

This book offers cutting-edge evidence on using rapid on-site evaluation (ROSE) for the diagnosis of neoplastic diseases in pulmonology.

This book demonstrates the recent advances in rapid on-site evaluation (ROSE) for differential diagnosis of interstitial lung disease (ILD).

This first volume of the comprehensive, two-volume work on oxidative stress in lung disease introduces the molecular mechanisms, and the role of oxidants in the progression of different lung diseases.

This book provides a comprehensive overview of the "e;real-time accompany technique"e; for diagnostic interventional pulmonology, known as rapid on-site evaluation (ROSE).

This book provides state-of-the-art information on advances in the diagnosis and treatment of pulmonary aspergillosis to help specialists and clinical practitioners make appropriate decisions concerning the management of patients with this condition.

This book offers cutting-edge evidence on using rapid on-site evaluation (ROSE) for the diagnosis of neoplastic diseases in pulmonology.

This book provides essential information on recent advances in molecular genetics, epidemiology, translational research, and the latest results of clinical trials on mesothelioma.

This book provides discussions on bronchial asthma from a clinical perspective, focusing on the recent studies on its pathophysiology, diagnosis and treatment.

This introduces the history, development and current status of uniportal VATS by pioneers and authorities of this technique.

This book provides valuable data on the outbreak, aggravation, treatment and prevention of respiratory diseases based on prior experiences of natural disasters such as earthquakes and tsunamis.

This book aims to provide comprehensive pictures of airway stenting technology in interventional radiology to clinical practitioners.

This textbook provides a comprehensive introduction to the novel concepts of pneumopedics and craniofacial epigenetics.

This book provides a comprehensive overview of the field of aerosol science related to particle inhalation and its effect on the lung, predominately in humans.

This book describes the underlying genetic basis of common pulmonary diseases and discusses their pathogenesis and pathophysiology.

This book discusses major issues and advances in the diagnosis and treatment of incidentally detected early-stage lung cancer (ESLC).

This comprehensive text expounds the pathophysiology, diagnosis, and treatment of lung disease associated with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), an autoimmune disease that primarily affects joints.

This book presents the latest scientific knowledge on the role of pollens in triggering respiratory allergies and offers up-to-date guidance on the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of pollen allergy.

This handbook covers the principles of mechanical ventilation, making them easy to understand and apply in clinical settings.

This book covers various aspects of a respiratory system disorder associated with prescribed drugs that do not yet have established treatment guidelines, and for which the only treatment is to discontinue taking the drug.