Description |
xi, 314 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm |
Series |
Respiratory medicine (New York, N.Y.) |
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Respiratory medicine (New York, N.Y.)
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Contents |
Physiologic changes -- Physiologic changes in the aging lung -- Allergy and immunology of the aging lung -- Physiologic changes in sleep with aging -- Lung diseases in older patients: epidemiology, presentation, diagnosis, treatment -- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in older patients -- Lung cancer in older patients -- Pulmonary hypertension in older patients -- Pulmonary embolism in older patients -- Obstructive sleep apnea in older patients -- Sleep disorders in older patients -- Nontuberculous mycobacterial infections in older patients -- Interstitial lung disease in older patients -- Lung disease in older patients with HIV -- Special considerations in lung transplantation in older patients -- Assessment of functional and cognitive status in older patients with lung disease -- Addressing end-of-life issues in older patients with lung disease |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
Subject |
Respiratory diseases in old age.
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Lungs -- Aging.
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Lungs -- Diseases.
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Lung Diseases.
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Aged.
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Author |
Pisani, Margaret A.
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LC no. |
2011937963 |
ISBN |
9781607617266 (alk. paper) |
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1607617269 (alk. paper) |
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9781607617273 (e-SBN) |
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1607617277 (e-SBN) |
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