Clinical Handbook of Lung Diseases

Author: Mei) Boda
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Publication Date: 2003-01-01
Features: The fully revised and updated Clinical Handbook of Lung Diseases is a perfect, practical, and portable clinical guide for diagnosing and treating lung diseases. This handbook provides the following information in 109 concise chapters: brief discussions of all listed lung diseases covering their definitions, etiology, incidence, diagnostic tests, treatment, and outcomes; 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: 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. The fully revised and updated Clinical Handbook of Lung Diseases is a perfect, practical, and portable clinical guide for diagnosing and treating lung diseases. This handbook provides the following information in 109 concise chapters: brief discussions of all listed lung diseases covering their definitions, etiology, incidence, diagnostic tests, treatment, and outcomes; 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: management of infectious diseases, AIDS, asthma, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, as well as cystic fibrosis and pulmonary vascular diseases.