Overview

Concise and easy to read, this completely updated new edition correlates basic pathophysiologic principles with the radiologic, pathologic, and clinical aspects of disease to provide an integrated, user-friendly approach to the study of pulmonary medicine. In addition to detailed text, case-based questions cover topics, including interpretation of pulmonary function tests, physiologic data, and results of arterial blood gas testing.More than 120 high-quality images complement the discussion of specific diseases and provide a clear framework for understanding difficult pulmonary concepts. The text provides updated coverage of diagnostic modalities in pulmonary disease, as well as management of asthma, lung cancer, respiratory failure, pulmonary hypertension, and other important pulmonary diseases. A new, web-based interactive learning tool box offers additional radiographic images, audio clips of lung sounds, and self-assessment questions modeled after the questions found on the USMLE exams. In print and online, this is an essential resource for mastering the foundations of pulmonary medicine.

Full Product Details

Author:   Steven E. Weinberger ,  Barbara A. Cockrill ,  Jess Mandel
Publisher:   Elsevier - Health Sciences Division
Imprint:   Saunders
Edition:   5th Revised edition
Dimensions:   Width: 17.80cm , Height: 1.60cm , Length: 25.40cm
Weight:   0.671kg
ISBN:  

9781416050346

ISBN 10:   1416050345
Pages:   396
Publication Date:   01 June 2008
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Replaced By:   9781455725328
Format:   Mixed media product
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   Awaiting stock  

Table of Contents

1. Pulmonary Anatomy and Physiology-The Basics 2. Presentation of the Patient with Pulmonary Disease 3. Evaluation of the Patient with Pulmonary Disease 4. Anatomic and Physiologic Aspects of Airways 5. Asthma 6. Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 7. Miscellaneous Airway Diseases 8. Anatomic and Physiologic Aspects of the Pulmonary Parenchyma 9. Overview of the Diffuse Parenchymal Lung Diseases 10. Diffuse Parenchymal Lung Diseases Associated with Known Etiologic Agents 11. Diffuse Parenchymal Lung Diseases of Unknown Etiology 12. Anatomic and Physiologic Aspects of the Pulmonary Vasculature 13. Pulmonary Embolism 14. Pulmonary Hypertension 15. Pleural Disease 16. Mediastinal Disease 17. Anatomic and Physiologic Aspects of Neural, Muscular, and Chest Wall Interactions with the Lungs 18. Disorders of Ventilatory Control 19. Disorders of the Respiratory Pump 20. Lung Cancer: Etiologic and Pathologic Aspects 21. Lung Cancer: Clinical Aspects 22. Lung Defense Mechanisms 23. Pneumonia 24. Tuberculosis and Nontuberculous Mycobacteria 25. Miscellaneous Infections Due to Fungi and Pneumocystis 26. Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome 27. Classification and Pathophysiologic Aspects of Respiratory Failure 28. Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome 29. Management of Respiratory Failure Appendix A Appendix B Appendix C Index

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Dr. Steven Weinberger is a very esteemed pulmonologist and is Executive Vice President and Chief Executive Officer Emeritus of the American College of Physicians as well as Adjunct Professor of Medicine at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania and formerly Senior Lecturer at Harvard Medical School. He's recently retired from full-time teaching but remains very actively involved in the field. As on prior editions Dr. Weinberger will have primary responsibility for reviewing and editing all chapters and will share chapter updating with Drs. Cockrill and Mandel, both of whom are also well respected and active speakers in the subspeciality of pulmonology.

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