Main description:

Providing a detailed overview of respiratory medicine in one shortvolume,
Respiratory Medicine Lecture Notes covers everythingfrom the basics of anatomy and physiology through to information ona full range of respiratory diseases.

Whether approaching the topic for the first time, starting arotation, or looking for a quick–reference summary, medicalstudents, specialist nurses, technicians and doctors in trainingwill find this book an invaluable source of theoretical andclinical information.

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Providing a detailed overview of respiratory medicine in one shortvolume,
Respiratory Medicine Lecture Notes covers everythingfrom the basics of anatomy and physiology through to information ona full range of respiratory diseases.

Whether approaching the topic for the first time, starting arotation, or looking for a quick–reference summary, medicalstudents, specialist nurses, technicians and doctors in trainingwill find this book an invaluable source of theoretical andclinical information.

Contents:

Preface.

Part 1 Structure and Function.

1 Anatomy and physiology of the lungs.

Part 2 History Taking, Examination andInvestigations.

2  History taking and examination.

3  Pulmonary function tests.

4  Radiology of the chest.

Part 3 Respiratory Diseases.

5  Upper respiratory tract infections and influenza.

6  Pneumonia.

7  Tuberculosis.

8  Bronchiectasis and lung abscess.

9  Cystic fibrosis.

10 Asthma.

11 Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

12 Carcinoma of the lung.

13 Interstitial lung disease.

14 Occupational lung disease.

15 Pulmonary vascular disease.

16 Pneumothorax and pleural effusion.

17 Acute respiratory distress syndrome.

18. Sleep–related breathing disorders.

19 Lung transplantation.

Part 4 Self assessment.

Multiple choice questions.

Answers to multiple choice questions.

Index.