CROFTON AND DOUGLAS'S RESPIRATORY DISEASES:2 VOLUME SET, 5TH ED

Download or read book CROFTON AND DOUGLAS'S RESPIRATORY DISEASES:2 VOLUME SET, 5TH ED written by A. Gordon Leitch and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2008-01-30 with total page 792 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is one of the leading clinical textbooks on diseases of the chest. This volume present an up-to-date review of all aspects of lung disease, smoking, air pollution, sleep apnoea, diving, lung transplantation and medico-legal aspects. It also has an exclusive chapter on asthma which covers epidemiology, mechanisms and management, reflecting the enormous research effort currently underway following a marked increase in the incidence of this disease in recent years. The book is an excellent reference both for the trainee and specialist in respiratory medicine, as well as the general physician. · Development and Structure· Functions of the Lung· Epidemiology· Lung Defences and Immunology· Genetics of Lung Disease· Clinical Aspects· Diagnostic Imaging· Minimally Invasive Diagnostic Procedures· Drugs in Lung Disease· Smoking· Air Pollution· Acute Upper Respiratory Tract Infection· Pneumonia· Empyema· Lung Abscess· Tuberculosis: Pathogenesis, Epi and Prevention· Pulmonary Tuberculosis - Clinical Features· Extra-Pulmonary Tuberculosis· Mangement of Tuberculosis· Opportunistic Mycobacterial Dieseases· Actinomycotic And Fungal Dieseases· Parasitic Diseases· Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Diseases· Respiratory Failure· Pulmonary Embolism· Pulmonary Hypertension· Pulmonary Oedema and ARDS· Brochiectasis· Bronchiolar Diseases· Cystic Fibrosis· Cryptogenic Fibrosing Alycolitis· Asthma - Epidemiology· Asthma - Cellular and Humoral Mechanisms· Asthma - Clinical Features· Management of Asthma· Reactive Airways Dysfunction Syndrome· Hypersensitivity Lung Diseases· Pulmonary Cosinophilias· Sarcoidosis· Lymphocytic Angiitis and Granulomatosis· Lung Cancer· Other Lung Neoplasms· Diseases of the Pleura· Pneumothorax· Chest Wall and Neuromusular Disease· Diaphragmatic Disease· Sleep Apnoea· Hyperventilation Syndromes· Mediastinal Disease· Developmental Disorders· Other Rare Lung Diseases· Lung Disease in the Immunosuppressed· Pulmmonary Manifestations of Systemic Disease· Occupational Lung Diseases· Drug-Induced Lung Diseases· Paediatric Influences on Adult Lung Disease· Diving and the Lung· Assisted Ventilation· Lung Transplantation· Terminal Care· Medico-Legal Aspects of Lung Disease