Overview
This comprehensive, but practical, reference is an informative guide to the management of acute respiratory problems in the hospital setting. Evaluation of the patient with breathing difficulties is often challenging, since the differential diagnosis is broad and the use of the wrong treatment can exacerbate the problem. This book helps the practising clinician to recognize both common and more unusual causes of respiratory distress in a patient, and assists them in making the correct diagnosis by enhancing their understanding of the application and significance of tests of pulmonary function and pulmonary imaging studies and through improved knowledge of the underlying physiology of acute and chronic respiratory failure that underpins clinical practice in this area. To enhance this 'bench to bedside' approach, authors illustrate their material with helpful management algorithms, and each chapter will conclude with a summary of key points.
Full Product Details
Author: Stephan Kamholtz , Alan M Fein , David Ost , Stephan Kamholtz
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint: Hodder Arnold
Dimensions:
Width: 21.00cm
, Height: 4.00cm
, Length: 27.60cm
Weight: 2.000kg
ISBN: 9780340811955
ISBN 10: 0340811951
Pages: 604
Publication Date: 27 October 2006
Audience:
College/higher education
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Professional and scholarly
,
Undergraduate
,
Professional & Vocational
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Out of Print
Availability: Out of stock 
Table of Contents
Respiratory Emergencies A. Fein, S. Kamholz & D. Ost (Eds) I. Pathophysiology 1. Dyspnea Pathophysiology, DDx, and Quantitation PMA Calverley, Aintree Chest Centre, Liverpool 2. Pathophysiology of acute and chronic respiratory failure Hubmeyer 3. Pulmonary Vascular Physiology Ivan McMurtry, PhD, Univ Colorado 4. Pulmonary Mechanics (ventilation/compliance) Martin Tobin 5. Respiratory Muscle Mechanics: a clinical approach A. Grassino II. Diagnostics and Interventions 1. Airway Mngmt (ETT/intubation) Peter Walker 3. Tracheostomy Kevin Kovitz, Tulane Univ. Med Ctr. 4. Mechanical Ventilation Modalities C. Roussos 5. Advanced Modalities of Mechanical Ventilation Roy Brauer, Johns Hopkins 6. NIPPV Mancebo 7. Radiology Rakesh Shah 8. Bronchoscopy Praveen Mathur, Indiana Univ Med Ctr 9. Chest tubes and Thoracoscopy R. Loddenkemper III. Diseases and Syndromes 1. Infectious Diseases: a. Upper Airway Infections Gulane PJ, Toronto, Canada b. Pneumonia A. Torres, Barcelona c. ARDS Timothy Evans d. Tropical Pulmonary Syndromes Sharma, UCLA e. Pleural Space Infections and Empyema Sahn 2. Environmental a. Toxic Gas Inhalation/CO/Smoke Inhalation Haponik, Johns Hopkins b. Diving B. Krieger c. High Altitude Diseases (HAPE/HACE) Peter Hackett, Univ Colorado d. Drug Induced Dorothy White, Memorial Sloan Kettering 3. Mechanical/Pleural a. Pneumothorax John Heffner b. Trauma Rudy Lackner 4. Vascular a. Pulmonary Embolism Victor Tapson b. Massive Hemoptysis Michael Lippman c. Vasculitis and Pulmonary-Renal Syndromes Marvin Schwartz, Univ Colorado d. Cardiogenic Pulmonary Edema Stanley Katz e. Pulmonary Hypertension Nazarino Gali, Italy 5. Airway Diseases a. Status Asthmaticus Jill Karpel, NSUH b. COPD NM Siafakias, Univ Hospital of Heraklion c. Large Airway Tumors/Obstruction Marquette, Lille, France d. Aspiration syndromes IV. Special Populations and Situations 1. Lung Transplant T. Higenbottam 2. Immunocompromised Host/BMT C. Mayaud 3. HIV G. Semenzato 4. Bioterrorism Lisa Moores, Walter Reed Med Ctr
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Alan M. Fein, Chief, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine Stephan Kamholz, Chief of Medicine David Ost, Consultant Physician All at the North Shore University Hospital, New York, USA
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