Table-Format Clinical Medicine Series 6: Respiratory Disease Volume

Author: Deng Changgui, Fan Weiwen
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Publish Date: 2003-12-01
Features: This book summarizes common respiratory disease content that is of interest to clinicians and helpful in broadening their perspectives, presented in a novel tabular format. The book is divided into two parts. The first part introduces the collection of respiratory disease histories, the diagnosis and differential diagnosis of common respiratory symptoms, special examinations, special treatments, and drug therapies for respiratory diseases. The second part focuses on the etiology, pathogenesis, clinical characteristics, laboratory and ancillary examination items and their clinical significance, diagnosis and differential diagnosis, treatment and prevention, and prognosis of various common respiratory diseases and pulmonary syndromes. Additionally, the appendices provide new data on certain respiratory diseases and common abbreviations used in respiratory medicine. The book consists of 40 chapters, 889 tables, 10 appendices, and approximately 400,000 words. The content is systematic, comprehensive, and emphasizes practicality. The concise text, with table titles as an index, makes it more convenient to consult. It serves as a reference tool for respiratory physicians to improve their professional skills, for attending physicians during teaching ward rounds, and for respiratory specialists preparing for professional examinations.