Respiratory medicine

Challenging Cases in Rheumatology and Diseases of the Immune System is the latest title in a growing collection of thought-provoking case-based titles from Massoud Mahmoudi, D.

From the 39th annual conference of the International Society on Oxygen Transport to Tissue (ISOTT), held in Washington, DC, USA in July 2011, this volume covers aspects of oxygen transport from air to the cells, organs and organisms; instrumentation and methods to sense oxygen and clinical evidence.

Principles and Practice of Interventional Pulmonology provides a comprehensive text covering all aspects of Interventional Pulmonology.

Sleep Medicine is a field that attracts physicians from a variety of clinical backgrounds.

Sleep Loss and Obesity: Intersecting Epidemics represents a major contribution to the field of sleep medicine.

This popular book covers the "e;how-to"e; of the respiratory care of newborns in outline format.

Based on the 38th annual conference of the International Society on Oxygen Transport to Tissue (ISOTT), held in Ascona, Switzerland in July 2010, this volume covers all aspects of oxygen transport from air to the cells, organs and organisms; instrumentation and methods to sense oxygen and clinical evidence.

It is a pleasure to contribute a brief foreword to this new, comprehensive 1980s saw an explosion of knowledge in pul- text on the pneumonias.

The gratifYing response to the first edition of Tuberculosis has prompted this revision.

Why write another small book on respiratory physiology?

I organized this book because there is a need to put together in book form recent advances in our knowledge of how airway smooth muscle:works in health and in disease.

The processes of distention and recoil have an essential role in the functions of arteries and lungs.

The purpose of this series of volumes is to present a comprehensive view of the complications that result from the use of acceptable diagnostic and therapeutic proce- dures.

The simple reason for creating this book was my impression that the law is having an increasing impact on the practice of medicine.

This text is in no danger of incomplete identification of where it should fit in the bibliographical spectrum of radiological monographs.

Breathlessness is increasingly recognised as a common, disabling symptom of many advanced diseases and one that is very difficult to treat.

This book aims to highlight the importance of the development of health conditions and demand for the application of noninvasive mechanical ventilation (NIMV) outside the intensive care units (ICUs); the diversification of possible scenarios outside the ICUs; the need to establish references that consolidate this phenomenon and the healthcare organizations models.

Lung Cancer: A Multidisciplinary Approach provides clinicians with a comprehensive text that can be used when caring for patients with lung cancer throughout the entire patient journey.

Lung Cancer: A Multidisciplinary Approach provides clinicians with a comprehensive text that can be used when caring for patients with lung cancer throughout the entire patient journey.

Rehearse for life in clinical practice with this easy-to-use and unique series, which combines cases drawn from real-life experiences with a refreshing approach to presentations as you would see them in day-to-day situations.

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is a progressive, largely irreversible lung condition characterised by airflow obstruction.

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is a progressive, largely irreversible lung condition characterised by airflow obstruction.

Asthma is a common condition with increasing prevalence.

Lung Cancer is the most common cause of cancer death and cancer symptoms.

Concise yet comprehensive, this textbook of clinical pulmonology provides pulmonologists and respiratory disease physicians with all the key information that they need to know to manage the patient through the diagnosis and treatment journeys.

With a large volume of ultrasound images and teaching videos, Pleural Ultrasound for Clinicians: A Text and E-book is a print and interactive digital resource that provides practical guidance for all those undertaking pleural ultrasound investigations and procedures.

This unique and comprehensive atlas by an expert practioner provides an innovative pictorial guide to flexible bronchoscopy, one of the most exciting and challenging procedures in respiratory medicine today.

When a patient presents to the emergency department, in the GP practice, or in the outpatient clinic with a range of clinical signs, the chest x-ray is one of the most valuable diagnostic tools available to the attending physician.

At the present time, 430 drugs are known to cause respiratory injury.

There are at least four reasons why a sleep clinician should be familiar with rating scales that evaluate different facets of sleep.

Interstitial lung diseases comprise a significant part of any respiratory medicine practice.

From acute respiratory diseases to chronic lung conditions, pulmonology is a vital area of clinical medicine.

Hailed by professional journals and esteemed by primary care physicians, Bronchial Asthma: A Guide for Practical Understanding and Treatment, Sixth Edition, has been fully updated to help physicians face the challenge of diagnosis and management in every variety of patient subpopulation.

Imaging in Pediatric Pulmonology is a definitive reference to imaging and differential diagnosis for pediatric pulmonology.

This essential resource presents the most up-to-date information on scleroderma.

An easy-to-use resource for teens wanting to learn more about why nicotine and tobacco are bad for your health and how to quit using them.

Nanoparticles have a physical dimension comparable to the size of molecular structures on the cell surface.

Incidences of inflammatory airway diseases are on the rise across the world.

Encyclopedic in scope, Reversibility of Chronic Degenerative Disease and Hypersensitivity, Volume 2: The Effects of Environmental Pollutants on the Organ System draws deeply from clinical histories of thousands of patients.

Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is a relatively rare but potentially life-threatening disease.

Textbook of Lung Cancer, 2nd edition, published in association with the European Society of Medical Oncology, is a comprehensive and multidisciplinary text, which examines all aspects of this disease, with contributions from a multinational team of authors on etiology, epidemiology, molecular biology, pathology, smoking, detection and manage

The median age of survival for those with cystic fibrosis has risen considerably in recent years.

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The only available text to focus primarily on Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS).

Written by skilled specialists in the field of interventional pulmonology, the new Second Edition thoroughly explores the latest advancements, newest therapies, and diagnostic techniques in interventional pulmonary medicine.

Utilizing a syndrome-based approach, Respiratory Infections provides pulmonologists, infectious disease specialists, and immunologists with essential and thorough knowledge of respiratory infections and the multitude of diseases that make us these infections, including pneumonia, tuberculosis, HIV, and cystic fibrosis.

Updated to reflect the latest scientific advances and technologies in the diagnosis and treatment of pleural diseases, this new Second Edition explores the structure and function of these diseases and malignancies, from tuberculosis and asbestos to pleurisy and pneumothorax.

Addressing the dramatic number of children diagnosed with bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) in recent years, Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia provides pulmonologists, critical care specialists, and pediatricians with up-to-date diagnostic and treatment techniques and therapies to effectively manage all BPD cases.