Overview

Cystic fibrosis is the most common life-threatening inherited disease in the UK and Europe. It affects around 1 in 2500 live births in the UK. There have been enormous advances in the treatment of CF over the last 40 years, with life expectancy increasing from just 5 years in 1964 to mid 30s today, and it now affects as many adults as children. The burden of care for CF patients is, however, considerable, and with the increase in life expectancy the impact of CF on respiratory medicine has increased considerably. Part of the Oxford Respiratory Medicine Library series, this pocketbook aims to be a concise companion for all health care professionals who manage, or come across, patients with CF. The book covers all aspects of care, including both paediatric and adult-specific issues. The book will appeal to a wide variety of health professionals in respiratory medicine, paediatrics, and primary care.

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Author:   Alex Horsley (Senior Fellow, Manchester Adult CF Centre, University Hospitals South Manchester, Wythenshawe Hospital, Manchester, UK) ,  Steve Cunningham (Consultant Respiratory Paediatrician & Part Time Senior Lecturer, Department of Child Life & Health, Royal Hospital for Sick Children, Edinburgh, UK) ,  Alistair Innes (Consultant Physician and Honorary Reader in Respiratory Medicine Scottish Adult CF Service, Western General Hospital, Edinburgh, UK)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press
Imprint:   Oxford University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 10.20cm , Height: 0.90cm , Length: 18.10cm
Weight:   0.166kg
ISBN:  

9780199582709

ISBN 10:   019958270
Pages:   192
Publication Date:   16 September 2010
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

1: Alex Horsley: Genetics and pathophysiology 2: Steve Cunningham: Diagnosis and process of care 3: Gerd Doering and Dieter Worlitzsch: Microbiology of CF lung disease 4: J. Alastair Innes: Management of stable CF lung disease 5: Alex Horsley: Management of respiratory exacerbations 6: Christopher Taylor and Sally Connolly: Gastrointestinal disease and nutrition 7: Stephen M. P. O'Riordan and Antoinette Moran: Cystic fibrosis related diabetes 8: Charles Haworth: Metabolic and musculoskeletal effects 9: Alistair J.A. Duff and Helen Oxley: Psychosocial aspects of CF care 10: Laura Tanner and Andrew J. Fisher: Lung transplantation 11: Frank P. Edenborough: Fertility, contraception and pregnancy 12: Uta Griesenbach, Jane C. Davies, and Eric W.F.W. Alton: Future treatments

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Dr. Alex Horsley is Specialist Registrar in Respiratory Medicine, Scottish Adult CF Service at Western General Hospital Edinburgh, UK. Dr. Steve Cunningham is Consultant Respiratory Paediatrician and Part Time Senior Lecturer in the Department of Child Life and Health at the Royal Hospital for Sick Children, Edinburgh, UK. Dr. Alistair Innes is Consultant Physician and Honorary Reader in Respiratory Medicine Scottish Adult CF Service at Western General Hospital, Edinburgh, UK.

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