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Clinical Respiratory Medicine 2nd Edition (New edition now available)
Editors: Richard K. Albert, Stephen G. Spiro & James R. Jett
Pages: 912 Hard Cover
ISBN: 0323024971 978-0323048255
Elsevier/Mosby 2004- New edition published in April, 2008
List Price: $149.00

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Completely revised and updated to reflect the newest advances in the field, this clinically focused resource provides all of the information you need to successfully identify, treat, and manage the full range of respiratory diseases and disorders.

Delivers complete coverage of respiratory medicine in one full-color volume!

Over 100 international experts offer to-the-point guidance on everything from investigative techniques and presenting signs and symptoms...to clinical management techniques.
A wealth of new chapters explore Host Defenses, Chest Tube Insertion and Management, Perioperative Pulmonary Evaluation, Nonbacterial Pneumonia, Pneumonia in the Non-HIV Immunocompromised Host, Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia, Bronchiectasis and Disorders of the Large Airway, Respiratory Mechanics, Gas Exchange in the Lungs, Pulmonary Circulation, Acid-Base Balance and Control of Ventilation, Respiratory Muscles, Pulmonary Function and Exercise Testing, and more!
An expanded section on airway diseases presents the latest information on chronic conditions such as COPD and asthma.
Consistent chapter templates and full-color art allow for easy navigation and retrieval of information.
A bonus CD-ROM contains all of the figures from the book for use in PowerPoint Presentations.

Comprehensive, concise, and visually stunning, Clinical Respiratory Medicine 2nd Edition will help you diagnose and manage the difficult cases you see every day!

Table of Contents:

Section I. Structure and Function

Chapter 1. Imaging

Section 2. Physiology

Chapter 2. Respiratory Mechanics

Chapter 3. Gas Exchange in the Lung

Chapter 4. Pulmonary Circulation

Chapter 5. Acid-Base Balance and Control of Ventilation

Chapter 6. Overview of Respiratory Muscle Function

Chapter 7. Pulmonary Function and Exercise Testing

Section 3. Host Defenses

Chapter 8. Host Defenses

Section 4. Techniques and Indications

Chapter 9. Bronchoscopy

Chapter 10. Thoracentesis and Closed Pleural Biopsy

Chapter 11. Other Biopsy Procedures

Chapter 12. Chest Tube Insertion and Management

Chapter 13. Diagnostic Thoracic Surgical Procedures

Section 5. Principles of Respiratory Care

Chapter 14. Invasive Mechanical Ventilation

Chapter 15. Noninvasive Mechanical Ventilation

Chapter 16. Airway Management

Chapter 17. Preoperative Pulmonary Evaluation

Section 6. An Approach to Respiratory Symptoms

Chapter 18. Cough

Chapter 19. Dyspnea

Chapter 20. Hemoptysis

Chapter 21. Chest Pain

Section 7. Infectious Diseases

Chapter 22. An Approach to the Diagnosis of Pulmonary Infection

Chapter 23. Bacterial Pneumonia

Chapter 24. Non-bacterial Pneumonia

Chapter 25. Pneumonia in the Non-HIV Immunocompromised Host

Chapter 26. Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia

Chapter 27. Tuberculosis and Disease Caused by Atypical Mycobacteria

Chapter 28. Rhinitis and Sinusitis

Chapter 29. Bronchiectasis

Section 8. Acquired Immunodeficiency

Chapter 30. Pulmonary Infections

Chapter 31. Noninfectious Conditions

Section 9. Airway Diseases

Chapter 32. Beta-Agonists, Anticholinergics, and Other Nonsteroid Drugs

Chapter 33. Corticosteroids

Chapter 34. Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Epidemiology, Physiology, and Clinical Evaluation

Chapter 35. Management of Exacerbations of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Chapter 36. Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Management of Chronic Disease

Chapter 37. Asthma: Epidemiology, and Risk Factors

Chapter 38. Asthma: Cell Biology

Chapter 39. Asthma: Clinical Features, Diagnosis, and Treatment

Chapter 40. Cystic Fibrosis

Section 10. Lung Tumors

Chapter 41. Lung Tumors

Section 11. Diffuse Lung Diseases

Chapter 42. Approach to Diagnosis of Diffuse Lung Disease

Chapter 43. Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis and Other Idiopathic Interstitial Pneumonias

Chapter 44. Extrinsic Allergic Alveolitis

Chapter 45. Sarcoidosis

Chapter 46. Eosinophilic Lung Disease and Bronchiolitis Obliterans Organizing Pneumonia

Chapter 47. Other Diffuse Lung Diseases

Section 12. Pulmonary Manifestations of Systemic Conditions

Chapter 48. Connective Tissue Disorders

Chapter 49. Pregnancy

Chapter 50. Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation

Chapter 51. Hepatic and Biliary Diseases

Chapter 52. Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Section 13. Pulmonary Vascular Disorders, Vasculitides, and Hemorrhage

Chapter 53. Pulmonary Embolism

Chapter 54. Pulmonary Hypertension

Chapter 55. Pulmonary Vasculitis and Hemorrhage

Section 14. Occupational and Environmental Lung Disease

Chapter 56. Disability Evaluation

Chapter 57. Silicosis and Coal Workers' Pneumoconiosis

Chapter 58. Asbesstosis

Chapter 59. Berylliosis, Byssinosis, and Occupational Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Chapter 60. Occupational Asthma

Chapter 61. Air Pollution

Section 15. Pleural Diseases

Chapter 62. Pneumothorax

Chapter 63. Pleural Effusion

Chapter 64. Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma

Section 16. Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome

Chapter 65. Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome

Section 17. Toxic Inhalational Lung Injury

Chapter 66. Toxic Inhalational Lung Injury

Section 18. Chest Wall Disorders

Chapter 67. Scoliosis and Kyphoscoliosis

Chapter 68. Acute and Chronic Neuromuscular Disorders

Chapter 69. Obesity

Section 19. Disorders of the Mediastinum

Chapter 70. Disorders of the Mediastinum

Section 20. Disorders of Ventilatory Control

Chapter 71. Obstructive Sleep Apnea

Chapter 72. Central Sleep Apnea and Other Forms of Sleep-Disordered Breathing

Section 21. Drugs and the Lungs

Chapter 73. Drugs and the Lungs

Section 22. Lung Transplantation

Chapter 74. Lung Transplantation

Index