English version -- Clinical Handbook of Lung Diseases (English version)

Author: Bo Dao
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Publication Date: 2003-01-01
Features: The fully revised and updated Clinical Handbook of Pulmonary Diseases is a perfect, practical, and portable clinical guide for diagnosing and managing pulmonary diseases. This handbook provides the following information in 109 concise chapters: brief discussions on the definitions, etiology, incidence, diagnostic tests, treatment, and outcomes of all listed pulmonary diseases; new chapters include: pulmonary drug abuse, anaerobic infections, hospital-acquired pneumonia, postoperative respiratory failure, nursing measures based on laboratory report results in respiratory therapy, air travel and high-altitude sickness, tobacco control, and respiratory problems in immunocompromised hosts. New information includes the management of infectious diseases, AIDS, asthma, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, as well as cystic fibrosis and pulmonary vascular diseases. The references listed at the end of each chapter include both new and classic papers in the field.