Oxford handbook of respiratory medicine / Stephen Chapman ... [et al.].

Other author Chapman, Stephen J. (Respiratory physician)
Format Electronic
Publication InfoOxford ; New York : Oxford University Press,
Descriptionxviii, 757 p. : ill. ; 19 cm.
Supplemental ContentFull text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
Subjects

Portion of title Handbook of respiratory medicine
Contents Breathlessness -- Chronic cough and normal CXR -- Chest pain -- Haemoptysis -- Unexplained respiratory failure -- Pleural effusion -- Diffuse lung disease -- Diffuse alveolar haemorrhage -- Pulmonary infiltrates in the immunocompromised host (non-HIV) -- Pulmonary infiltrates in the immunocompromised host (HIV) -- The respiratory sleep patient -- The breathless, pregnant patient -- Pre-operative assessment of the respiratory patient -- Post-operative breathlessness -- Asthma -- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease -- Cor pulmonale -- Lung cancer -- Mediastinal abnormalities -- Bacterial respiratory infection -- Viral respiratory infection -- Mycobacterial respiratory infection --
Contents Fungal respiratory diseases -- Parasitic lung diseases -- Pneumothorax -- Pleural effusions -- Asbestos and the lung -- Sleep apnoea -- Bronchiectasis -- Adult cystic fibrosis -- Lung transplantation -- Pulmonary hypertension -- Pulmonary thromboembolic disease -- Sarcoidosis -- Idiopathic interstitial pneumonias -- Hypersensitivity pneumonitis -- Bronchiolitis -- Eosinophilic lung disease -- Pneumoconioses -- Connective tissue disease and the lung -- Vasculitis and the lung -- Gastrointestinal disease and the lung -- Acute respiratory distress syndrome -- Upper airway diseases -- Hyperventilation syndrome -- Unusual conditions/bold -- Flying, altitude, and diving -- Toxic agents --
Contents Paediatric lung disorders pertinent to adult practice -- Non-invasive ventilation -- When to involve the intensive therapy unit (ITU) -- Ethical issues -- Tracheostomy -- Inhalers and nebulizers -- Immunosuppressive drugs -- Long-term oxygen therapy -- Pulmonary rehabilitation -- Smoking cessation -- Palliative care of chest patients -- Patient financial entitlements -- Airway management -- Cricothyroidotomy -- Bronchoscopy -- Thoracentesis -- Pneumothorax aspiration -- Abrams' pleural biopsy -- Chest drain -- Pleurodesis -- Medical thoracoscopy -- Some diagnostic tests.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
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Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2005006671
ISBN9780198529774 (flexicover : alk. paper)
ISBN0198529775 (flexicover : alk. paper)

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