US Latest Clinical Medicine Q&A---Respiratory Medicine

Author: Polly E. Parsons
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Publication Date: 1999-08-01
Features: The theme of this book is that pulmonologists and respiratory therapists must first pose appropriate questions about a patient's respiratory diseases before systematically explaining their solutions. Numerous practical problems encountered in clinical practice are discussed in detail and systematically. Lung lesions involve a wide range of conditions, requiring doctors to have a profound understanding of immunological, infectious, traumatic, neoplastic, and other lesions. Some respiratory symptoms and signs are primarily caused by lung lesions, while others are actually manifestations of latent, systemic diseases in the lungs. Moreover, effective treatment of respiratory diseases requires expertise not only in the mechanical structure of ventilators, gas and liquid flow principles, and the electronic circuit systems of ventilation and monitoring equipment but also in pharmacology and surgery. Thus, it is no wonder that it poses a dual challenge.