Main description:

This easy yet comprehensive reference guide covers the mechanisms of respiratory diseases, explaining the main respiratory conditions for clinicians and postgraduate trainees. It discusses their aetiology as well as the basic concepts required to effectively evaluate and treat them. Applied Respiratory Pathophysiology is the first book to bring together detailed, clinically-relevant explanation of respiratory physiological processes and pathophysiological processes in one text. It is essential reading for anyone diagnosing and treating specific clinical conditions of the lungs.

Contents:

CHAPTER 1. EMBRYOLOGY, ANATOMY AND HISTOLOGY OF THE LUNG

CHAPTER 2. PHYSIOLOGY OF THE RESPIRATORY SYSTEM

CHAPTER 3. LABORATORY TECHNIQUES TO STUDY THE CELLULAR AND MOLECULAR PROCESSES OF DISORDERS

CHAPTER 4. ACUTE RESPIRATORY INSUFFICIENCY

CHAPTER 5. PATHOPHYSIOLOGY OF ASTHMA

CHAPTER 6. CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE

CHAPTER 7. PULMONARY VASCULAR DISEASES

CHAPTER 8. RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS

CHAPTER 9. SLEEPING RESPIRATORY DISEASES

CHAPTER 10. INTERSTITIAL LUNG DISEASES

CHAPTER 11. LUNG CANCER

CHAPTER 12. OCCUPATIONAL RESPIRATORY DISEASES

CHAPTER 13. DISEASES OF THE PLEURA

CHAPTER 14. CYSTIC FIBROSIS

CHAPTER 15. BRONCHIECTASIS