Cystic Fibrosis in Adults

Download or read book Cystic Fibrosis in Adults written by James R. Yankaskas and published by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. This book was released on 1999 with total page 536 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This manual combines research principles with practical guidelines for the clinical care of adult cystic fibrosis patients. There are discussions of clinical manifestations, pathophysiology, treatment options, patient management problems, and progress in developing new therapies. The work takes a multidisciplinary perspective, combining views from specialists in cystic fibrosis pathophysiology, pulmonology, cardiovascular disease, and gastroenterology. It also delivers key facts on disease manifestations at the molecular, cellular, tissue and organ system levels.