Providing a detailed overview of respiratory medicine in one short volume, Respiratory Medicine Lecture Notes covers everything from the basics of anatomy and physiology through to information on a full range of respiratory diseases.
Whether approaching the topic for the first time, starting a rotation, or looking for a quick-reference summary, medical students, specialist nurses, technicians and doctors in training will find this book an invaluable source of theoretical and clinical information.
Contents
Part 1 Structure and Function.
- 1 Anatomy and physiology of the lungs.
Part 2 History Taking, Examination and Investigations.
- 2 History taking and examination.
- 3 Pulmonary function tests.
- 4 Radiology of the chest.
Part 3 Respiratory Diseases.
- 5 Upper respiratory tract infections and influenza.
- 6 Pneumonia.
- 7 Tuberculosis.
- 8 Bronchiectasis and lung abscess.
- 9 Cystic fibrosis.
- 10 Asthma.
- 11 Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
- 12 Carcinoma of the lung.
- 13 Interstitial lung disease.
- 14 Occupational lung disease.
- 15 Pulmonary vascular disease.
- 16 Pneumothorax and pleural effusion.
- 17 Acute respiratory distress syndrome.
- 18. Sleep-related breathing disorders.
- 19 Lung transplantation.
Part 4 Self assessment.
- Multiple choice questions.
- Answers to multiple choice questions.
Index.
About the Author
- Dr Stephen J. Bourke MD FRCPI FCCP, Consultant Physician, Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK.
- Dr Graham P. Burns, Consultant Physician in Respiratory Medicine, Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK.
Book Details
- Paperback: 232 pages
- Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell; 8 edition (June 28, 2011)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0470654422
- ISBN-13: 978-0470654422
- Product Dimensions: 6.8 x 0.5 x 9.6 inches
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