Pulmonary & Thoracic Medicine

Change is an inherent feature of all aspects of clinical practice and patient management. This book seeks to contribute to presenting novel knowledge in various fields of clinical work. The articles tackle transdisciplinary topics and focus on the...

This concise manual provides clinicians and other related health care professionals with an essential reference tool to the background of cystic fibrosis, and the management and treatment of this disease. The latest guidelines are reviewed and current...

Although influenza, commonly known as the flu, is a familiar disease to many people, its effects can be deadly. The virus holds the record for having the highest death rate in a two-year period of any disease (1918-1919), is highly potent, and is...

This book educates the reader on the molecular and cellular mechanism of allergic diseases in the respiratory tract covering all aspects, from its immunological basis to its application in drug development. In contrast to other books, this book focuses...

Every second a new person is exposed to tuberculosis (TB). Each untreated TB-infected person will infect 10-15 people every year. Following the success of its predecessor, this new edition of Tuberculosis: The Essentials scrutinizes the new discoveries...

The only available text to focus primarily on Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS). Thoroughly revised content and ten new chapters provide pulmonologists with the latest developments and applications of pharmacological and mechanical...

Addressing the dramatic number of children diagnosed with bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) in recent years, Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia provides pulmonologists, critical care specialists, and pediatricians with up-to-date diagnostic and treatment...

Utilizing a syndrome-based approach, Respiratory Infections provides pulmonologists, infectious disease specialists, and immunologists with essential and thorough knowledge of respiratory infections and the multitude of diseases that make us these...

Noninvasive Positive Pressure Ventilation offers practical, evidence-based advice from experienced authors on the selection of appropriate patients, equipment and techniques used in the initiation of noninvasive positive pressure ventilation (NPPV). It...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780727908261Author Dennis J. ShaleFormat HardbackPage Count 176Imprint BMJ BooksPublisher BMJ Publishing GroupWeight(grams) 378g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780727913791Author D. YoungFormat PaperbackPage Count 318Imprint BMJ BooksPublisher BMJ Publishing GroupWeight(grams) 378g

Venous diseases are among the most commonly encountered problems at primary care level, yet they are poorly understood and often mismanaged. This concise, highly illustrated book will fill the need of all primary care staff and trainees for clear...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9788170216766Author George H. QuayFormat PaperbackPage Count 197Imprint B Jain Publishers Pvt LtdPublisher B Jain Publishers Pvt Ltd

Key Features• Explores evolutionary context and comparative physiology of hypoxia tolerance in fetus and neonate, from basic research to clinical scenarios • Provides guidance to trainees, physicians and allied health professionals engaged in NICU care;...

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Exacerbations covers the definition, diagnosis, epidemiology, mechanisms, and treatment associated with COPD exacerbations. This text also addresses imaging and how it plays a pivotal role in the diagnosis and study...

Pulmonary embolism (PE) has experienced a rapid expansion in available treatments, from hyperacute emergency care to the detailed investigation of persistent breathlessness despite anticoagulation during follow up. Whilst recent clinical practice...

Practical Immunology is a basic text aimed at immunology students and researchers at all levels who need a comprehensive overview of the methodology of immunology. The rapid and startling innovations in immunology over the past two decades have their...

Between 1550 and 1750 tens of thousands of immigrants, many of them religious refugees escaping persecution on the Continent, settled in Britain and its colonies, and in Ireland. They brought with them their formidable energies and talents and quickly...

1. Contains images and videos of challenging cases to aid learning for speciality and certification exams 2. Serves as an invaluable resource for pulmonologists, radiologists, critical care physicians, and trainees 3. First case history-based book to be...

Key features: 1. Uses bronchoalveolar lavage in the infectious diseases field and the search for respiratory viruses using the RT-PCR technique, with contributions from worldwide experts. 2. Clarifies bronchoalveolar lavage technique and its diagnostic...

Key features: 1. Uses bronchoalveolar lavage in the infectious diseases field and the search for respiratory viruses using the RT-PCR technique, with contributions from worldwide experts. 2. Clarifies bronchoalveolar lavage technique and its diagnostic...

Inhaled therapies form the cornerstone for treatment of patients with asthma and COPD. Evolving technology has resulted in availability of a wide range of devices for delivery of inhaled drugs. The four different delivery systems -- pressurized...

Pocket Prescriber Pulmonary Medicine is a concise, up-to-date prescribing guide containing all the 'must-have' information that clinical professionals treating patients with respiratory conditions need to know. This book provides focused information for...

This book describes control of ventilation during sleep in both health and disease states. The topics are presented in a fashion that can be easily comprehended with many figures to illustrate complex concepts. Thus, a wide range of topics, starting from...

This book is a quick reference and atlas for performing bronchoscopy in pediatric patients. It offers a multidisciplinary approach, incorporating the perspectives of pediatric pulmonology, otolaryngology, anesthesiology, and respiratory therapy by...

As the series title implies each Clinician's Desk Reference is a practical resource and a daily aid for physicians in the hospital setting and in primary care. Asthma is one of the most important chronic disorders in the developed world. Evidence from...

Obstructive sleep apnea is a disorder characterised by repetitive, complete or partial closure of the upper airway during sleep. Many factors, including craniofacial abnormalities, influence upper airway obstruction during sleep. Sleep apnea syndrome...

This issue of Sleep Medicine Clinics, guest-edited by Dr. Jessie Bakker, focuses on Unraveling the Puzzle of Adherence in Sleep Medicine. This issue is one of four selected each year by series Consulting Editors, Dr. Teofilo Lee-Chiong and Dr. Ana C...

In this issue, guest editors bring their considerable expertise to this important topic. Provides in-depth reviews on the latest updates in the field, providing actionable insights for clinical practice. Presents the latest information on this timely,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781632418821Author Ronin WahlbergFormat HardbackPage Count 184Imprint Hayle MedicalPublisher Hayle MedicalWeight(grams) 726g

This issue of Sleep Medicine Clinics has been compiled by esteemed Consulting Editor, Teofilo Lee-Chiong, and brings together recent sleep medicine articles that will be useful for Primary Care Providers. Topics include: Internet-Delivered Cognitive...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780323813679Author Diego Garcia-BorregueroFormat HardbackImprint ElsevierPublisher Elsevier

The median age of survival for those with cystic fibrosis has risen considerably in recent years. This text thoroughly examines the developments and breakthroughs which have led to this improvement in life expectancy. With a focus on the latest...

In this issue of Clinics in Chest Medicine, guest editors Drs. Luis Angel and Stephanie M. Levine bring their considerable expertise to the topic of Lung Transplantation. Top experts in the field cover key topics such as difficult decisions to transplant...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780323897242Author Melissa P KnauertFormat HardbackImprint ElsevierPublisher Elsevier

This issue of Clinics in Chest Medicine, guest-edited by Dr. M. Patricia Rivera, is the first of two issues focused on Lung Cancer. Topics discussed in this issue include but are not limited to: Lung Cancer in the 21st Century; Epidemiology, Etiology,...

COPD is a respiratory disease, commonly diagnosed using spirometry. Spirometry is time consuming and difficult to perform on certain patients. Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Diagnosis using Electromyography (EMG) presents a new and...

Worldwide, the total number of asthma sufferers is estimated to be over 300 million with an additional 100 million expected to develop asthma by 2025. There are a number of clinical books available in asthma, but without much discussion into the current...

In this issue of Clinics in Chest Medicine, guest editors Drs. Clemente J. Britto and Jennifer L. Taylor-Cousar bring their considerable expertise to Advances in Cystic Fibrosis. Top experts in the field cover key topics such as genetics of cystic...

This issue of Sleep Medicine Clinics has been compiled by esteemed Consulting Editor, Teofilo Lee-Chiong, and brings together recent sleep medicine articles that will be useful for Primary Care Providers. Topics include: Internet-Delivered Cognitive...