Practical Diagnosis and Treatment of Pleural Effusion

Author: Li Shaoxiu
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Publish Date: 2004-08-01
Features: This book is a systematic exposition on pleural effusion and is divided into 20 chapters. Chapters 1 to 8 are the general part, introducing the epidemiology, formation mechanisms, laboratory tests, clinical manifestations, and various diagnostic and therapeutic techniques of pleural effusion. Chapters 9 to 20 are the specific part, detailing the diagnosis and treatment methods for various types of pleural effusion, such as tuberculous pleural effusion, nontuberculous pleural effusion, malignant pleural effusion, cardiovascular disease-related pleural effusion, abdominal organ disease-related pleural effusion, drug-induced pleural effusion, and chylous effusion, hemothorax, etc. The content of this book is comprehensive and highly practical, making it suitable for reference and reading by clinical internal medicine physicians, surgical physicians, and graduate students and researchers in related fields.