| Phys. Description |
x, 410 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm |
| Note |
Preceded by Principles of pulmonary medicine / Steven E. Weinberger, Barbara A. Cockrill, Jess Mandel. 6th ed. 2014. |
| Bibliog. |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Pulmonary anatomy and physiology : the basics -- Presentation of the patient with pulmonary disease -- Evaluation of the patient with pulmonary disease -- Anatomic and physiologic aspects of airways -- Asthma -- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease -- Miscellaneous airway diseases -- Anatomic and physiologic aspects of the pulmonary parenchyma -- Overview of diffuse parenchymal lung diseases -- Diffuse parenchymal lung diseases associated with known etiologic agents -- Diffuse parechymal lung diseases of unknown etiology -- Anatomic and physiologic aspects of the pulmonary vasculature -- Pulmonary embolism -- Pulmonary hypertension -- Pleural disease -- Mediastinal disease -- Anatomic and physiologic aspects of neural, muscular, and chest wall interactions with the lungs -- Disorders of ventilatory control -- Disorders of the respiratory pump -- Lung cancer : etiologic and pathologic aspects -- Lung cancer : clinical aspects -- Lung defense mechanisms -- Pneumonia -- Tuberculosis and nontuberculosis mycobacteria -- Miscellaneous infections caused by fungi and pneumocystis -- Pulmonary complications in the immunocompromised host -- Classification and pathophysiologic aspects of respiratory failure -- Acute respiratory distress syndrome -- Management of respiratory failure. |
| Subject |
Lung Diseases.
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Respiration Disorders.
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| Other Number |
2017029947 |
| Alt Author |
Cockrill, Barbara A., author.
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Mandel, Jess, author.
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| ISBN |
9780323523714 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
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