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Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis

A Comprehensive Clinical Guide

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Language: English
Release Date: December 14, 2018

This book is a comprehensive guide to our current understanding of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), its disease pathogenesis, genetic underpinnings, diagnosis, and management. Since the first edition, many new developments have occurred in the understanding and management of this serious disease,...
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Language: English
Release Date: November 14, 2012

  Gastroesophageal Reflux and the Lung provides a comprehensive review of current knowledge concerning normal deglutition and foregut digestive processes and examines how abnormalities of swallowing or excessive/abnormal GER can lead to respiratory tract dysfunction and lung disease.  In-depth...
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Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis

Advances in Diagnostic Tools and Disease Management

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Language: English
Release Date: September 28, 2015

From epidemiology and pathogenesis to disease management, this book reviews our current understanding of and provides up-to-date information of Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (IPF). A subtype of Idiopathic Interstitial Pneumonias (IIP), IPF is one of the most elusive and intractable respiratory disease...
Cover of COPD, An Issue of Clinics in Chest Medicine, E-Book
by Peter J Barnes
Language: English
Release Date: February 15, 2014

This issue of Clinics in Chest Medicine is Guest Edited by Peter J. Barnes FRS, FMedSci from Imperial College London and will fosus on COPD. Article topics include epidemiology, pathophysiology, cellular and molecular mechanisms and comorbidities of COPD, diagnosis and phenotype of COPD, pulmonary...
Cover of Manual of Clinical Problems in Pulmonary Medicine
by Timothy A. Morris, Andrew L. Ries, Richard A. Bordow
Language: English
Release Date: April 16, 2014

Stay current with the latest information on the diagnosis and management of pulmonary disorders with Manual of Clinical Problems in Pulmonary Medicine, 7e. Drawing on the expertise of a stellar team of renowned experts in the field, this updated pocket reference provides concise coverage of all aspects...
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Language: English
Release Date: May 18, 2016

The book focuses on the contagion nature of respiratory ailments, the ways a pulmonary disease is spread. Respiratory infections are surrounded by interrelated circumstances that act upon individual and community and eventually underlie morbidity. Patient’s age, vulnerability to infections, immune...
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Language: English
Release Date: July 29, 2015

Diseases of the respiratory system often cause multisystem dysfunction and morbidity. Respiratory diseases not transmissible by a direct contact are rarer than those of inflammatory or infectious background. Such noncommunicable diseases, often entailing genetic and immune aspects, are areas of limited...
Cover of Asthma: A Multidisciplinary Approach, 2C (Clinics Collections), E-Book
by Joel J. Heidelbaugh, MD, FAAFP
Language: English
Release Date: September 18, 2015

Clinics Collections: Asthma draws from Elsevier’s robust Clinics Review Articles database to provide multidisciplinary teams, including general practitioners, pulmonologists, otolaryngologists, allergists, pediatricians, and other healthcare professionals, with practical clinical advice and insights...
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Language: English
Release Date: July 27, 2012

This book, an international collaborative effort in the area of molecular respiratory research, showcases a broad range of multidisciplinary approaches to unravel and analyze the underlying mechanisms of a spectrum of respiratory ailments. It discusses immunological and genetic respiratory disorders,...
Cover of Mediastinal Tumors, A Simple Guide To The Condition, Diagnosis, Treatment And Related Conditions
by Kenneth Kee
Language: English
Release Date: September 19, 2017

Mediastinal tumors are the tumors that are found in the mediastinum.The mediastinum is the region in the middle of the chest that splits the lungs into right and left.Mediastinal tumors are benign or cancerous growths that form in the area of the chest that separates the lungs.The mediastinum is enveloped...
Cover of Molecular Targeted Therapy of Lung Cancer
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Language: English
Release Date: January 24, 2017

This book discusses the latest molecular targeted therapy of lung cancer including its evaluation and future directions. It clearly illustrates the initial dramatic effectiveness of molecular targeted therapy, recurrence of the disease, overcoming the wide variety of resistance mechanisms using new-generation...
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Language: English
Release Date: May 8, 2007

Pneumonia (along with influenza) is the sixth leading cause of death in adults. About 4 million adults develop pneumonia each year in the US, resulting in 64 million days of restricted activity, 39 million days of bed confinement, and 10 million days of lost work. Yet the admission rates to hospital,...
Cover of A Simple Guide To Chronic Cough In Children, Diagnosis, Treatment And Related Conditions
by Kenneth Kee
Language: English
Release Date: June 7, 2018

This book describes Chronic Cough In Children, Diagnosis and Treatment and Related Diseases Chronic Cough in Children is very commonly seen at the family doctor clinic. Up to 7-10 % of preschool and primary school children may have chronic cough without wheeze at some time. Cough...
Cover of The Asthma Educator’s Handbook
by Christopher H. Fanta, Elisabeth S. Stieb, Elaine L. Carter
Language: English
Release Date: July 23, 2007

Learn asthma care essentials-from top experts at the Partners Asthma Center Internists, family physicians, physician's assistants, respiratory therapists, and pharmacists will find this unparalleled, authoritative guide has everything needed to understand and treat asthma in children and adults. Ideal...
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