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Zusatztext Review from previous edition This is a well-constructed book with a clear practical procedures section: it's concise but thorough - an excellent handbook for those working in chest medicine. Informationen zum Autor Stephen Chapman! Consultant and Senior Lecturer in Respiratory Medicine! Oxford University Hospitals! UK! Grace Robinson! Consultant in Respiratory Medicine! Royal Berkshire Hospital! Reading! UK! John Stradling! Professor of Respiratory Medicine! University of Oxford! UK! Sophie West! Consultant inRespiratory Medicine! Freeman Hospital! Newcastle! UK! John Wrightson! Specialist registrar! Respiratory Medicine! Oxford Rotation! UK Klappentext Respiratory ailments are the most common reason for emergency admission to hospital! the most common reason to visit the GP! and cost the NHS more than any other disease area. This pocket-sized handbook allows instant access to a wealth of information needed in the day-to-day practice of respiratory medicine. Zusammenfassung Respiratory ailments are the most common reason for emergency admission to hospital! the most common reason to visit the GP! and cost the NHS more than any other disease area. This pocket-sized handbook allows instant access to a wealth of information needed in the day-to-day practice of respiratory medicine. Inhaltsverzeichnis Clinical presentations-approaches to problems; 1 Breathlessness; 2 Chest pain; 3 Chronic cough and a normal CXR; 4 Critically ill patient with respiratory disease; 5 Diffuse alveolar haemorrhage; 6 Diffuse lung disease; 7 Haemoptysis; 8 Pleural effusion; 9 Post-operative breathlessness; 10 Pregnancy and breathlessness; 11 Pre-operative assessment; 12 Pulmonary disease in the immunocompromised (non-HIV); 13 Pulmonary disease in the immunocompromised (HIV); 14 Sleep and ventilation; 15 Unexplained ventilatory failure; Clinical conditions; 16 Acute respiratory distress syndrome; 17 Asbestos and the lung; 18 Asthma; 19 Bronchiectasis; 20 Bronchiolitis; 21 Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD); 22 Connective tissue disease and the lung; 23 Cor pulmonale; 24 Cystic fibrosis; 25 Eosinophilic lung disease; 26 Extreme environments-flying! altitude! diving; 27 Gastrointestinal disease and the lung; 28 Hypersensitivity pneumonitis; 29 Hyperventilation syndrome; 30 Idiopathic interstitial pneumonias; 31 Lung cancer; 32 Lung transplantation; 33 Mediastinal abnormalities; 34 Paediatric lung disorders pertinent to adult patients; 35 Pleural effusion; 36 Pneumoconioses; 37 Pneumothorax; 38 Pulmonary hypertension; 39 Pulmonary thromboembolic disease; 40 Respiratory infection-bacterial; 41 Respiratory infection-fungal; 42 Respiratory infection-mycobacterial; 43 Respiratory infection-parasitic; 44 Respiratory infection-viral; 45 Sarcoidosis; 46 Sickle cell disease: pulmonary complications; 47 Sleep apnoea and hypoventilation; 48 Toxic agents; 49 Unusual lung diseases; 50 Upper airway diseases; 51 Vasculitis and the lung; Supportive care; 52 Ethical issues; 53 Financial entitlements; 54 Immunosuppressive drugs; 55 Inhalers and nebulizers; 56 Intensive care unit (ICU): when to involve; 57 Non-invasive ventilation; 58 Oxygen therapy; 59 Palliative care; 60 Pulmonary rehabilitation; 61 Smoking cessation; Practical procedures; 62 Airway management; 63 Bronchoscopy; 64 Chest drains; 65 Cricothyroidotomy; 66 Miscellaneous diagnostic tests; 67 Pleural biopsy; 68 Pleurodesis; 69 Pneumothorax aspiration; 70 Safe sedation: general principles; 71 Thoracentesis; 72 Thoracic ultrasound; 73 Thoracoscopy (medical); 74 Tracheostomy; Appendices; 1 Blood gases and acid-base balance; 2 BMI calculator; height and weight converter; 3 CT anatomy of the thorax; 4 CT patterns of lung disease; 5 Drugs used for bronchoscopy and sedation; 6 Lung function and cardiopulmonary exercise testing; 7 Plain radiograph and lobar collapses; 8 Radiological investigations...
