| Description |
1 online resource (425 pages) |
| Series |
Essentials Ser |
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Essentials Ser
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| Contents |
880-01 Intro; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; About the author; Acknowledgements; About the companion website; Chapter 1 Introduction to respiratory medicine; About the book; Chapter 2 Embryology, anatomy, and physiology of the lung; Introduction; Development of the respiratory system; Development of the lungs; The respiratory tract; Muscles of respiration and mechanical ventilation; Structure of the lungs; Blood supply of the lungs; Nervous supply of the lungs; Lymphatics of the lungs; Control of breathing; Central control; Lung receptors and reflexes; Chemoreceptors; Transport of oxygen |
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880-01/(S AsthmaDefinition; Epidemiology; Pathophysiology of asthma; Clinical presentation; Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD); α-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency; Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis (ABPA); Vocal cord dysfunction; Hyperventilation syndrome (HV); Multiple choice questions; Appendix 6.A Diagnosis of asthma; Appendix 6.B Management of asthma; Appendix 6.C Management of COPD; Further Reading; Chapter 7 Diffuse parenchymal lung disease; Introduction; Diagnosis of DPLD; Investigations in a patient suspected of a DPLD; Idiopathic interstitial pneumonias (IIP); Pathophysiology |
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Transport of carbon dioxideThe acid-base balance; Ventilation-perfusion mismatch; Lung defence; Multiple choice questions; Further Reading; Chapter 3 Pharmacology of the lung; Drugs and the lung; Principles of drug deposition in lungs; Inhaler devices; Oxygen; Inhaled drugs; Drugs prescribed for smoking cessation; Drugs that damage the lungs; Multiple choice questions; Further Reading; Chapter 4 Common respiratory investigations; Laboratory tests; Imaging of the lung; Lung function tests; Exercise testing; Sleep studies; Cardiology investigations; Invasive investigations |
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Miscellaneous investigationsMultiple choice questions; Further Reading; Chapter 5 Common presentations of respiratory disease; Respiratory history; Breathlessness; Management of severe breathlessness; Cough; Haemoptysis; Management of life-threatening haemoptysis; Chest pain; Wheeze; Hoarse voice; Snoring; Examination of the respiratory system; Examination of the chest; Pre-operative respiratory assessment; Post-operative respiratory problems; Respiratory assessment of an acutely ill patient; Multiple choice questions; Further Reading; Chapter 6 Obstructive airways disease; Introduction |
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Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF)Clinical presentation of IPF; Investigations in IPF; Management and prognosis in IPF; Non-specific interstitial pneumonia (NSIP); Clinical presentation of NSIP; Investigations in NSIP; Management of NSIP; Prognosis in NSIP; Cryptogenic organising pneumonia (COP); Desquamative interstitial pneumonia (DIP); Respiratory bronchiolitis interstitial lung disease (RB-ILD); Lymphoid interstitial pneumonia (LIP); Acute interstitial pneumonia (AIP); Eosinophilic lung disease; Sarcoidosis; Clinical presentation of sarcoidosis; Acute sarcoidosis (Löfgren's syndrome) |
| Notes |
Chronic sarcoidosis |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Lungs -- Diseases.
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Lung Diseases
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Lungs -- Diseases
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781118618325 |
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1118618327 |
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9781118618318 |
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1118618319 |
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