Respiratory Medicine 3E, 2 Volume Set

Respiratory Medicine is an authoritative and up-to-date multicontributed text on respiratory diseases which combines applied science with good clinical practice.

The book is divided into twelve major sections over two volumes

* Part A covers the important areas of lung anatomy, lung defenses and immunology Part B deals with diagnostic methods and includes treatises on respiratory function tests and lung imaging, laboratory methods and invasive techniques such as bronchoscopy, lung biopsy and pleural aspiration
* Part C covers the principles of treatment and highlights new areas of development
* Part D deals with developmental abnormalities
* Part E with environmental problems and lung injury
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Volume I concludes with respiratory infections and covers HIV infection as well as fungal and parasitic diseases.

Volume 2 provides complete and comprehensive coverage of clinical respiratory medicine and discusses important topics such as lung tumours, airway disorders and interstitial lung disease.

Now with a free CD-ROM!

Including all the illustrations from the book - over 100 in colour - complete with a sophisticated slide making package.

Reviews

Reviews of the second edition

"In sum, I highly recommend this reference work to any practitioner or trainee in the specialties of pulmonary and critical care medicine." New England Journal of Medicine

"This textbook functions as a store of knowledge, and can be recommended to all who need a comprehensive reference book in the library or at home. It can help prepare a lecture, bring you up-to-date with the subject, and be of help in discussion of clinical or more basic scientific areas." Respiratory Medicine

Features

* A wealth of scientific information combined with sound, clinical advice
* Authoritative and up-to-date contributions from over 150 clinicians and pioneers from all over the world
* Over 1500 exquisite illustrations, including crisp radiographs, histological slides and electron micrographs
* Thorough coverage of paediatric conditions that effect the patient in adulthood, for example developmental abnormalities, childhood cystic fibrosis and asthma

What's New

* Thoroughly revised and updated throughout to reflect rapid developments
* Two new editors - Professor Costabel and Professor Sterk - lend fresh expertise to this established text
* Expanded chapter on imaging techniques and increased coverage of new imaging modalities
* More comprehensive coverage of rare conditions that could be encountered in respiratory medicine
* A summary of key points at the beginning of each chapter and details of Unresolved Questions and Therapeutic Principles at the end
* Essential references are given at the end of each chapter

Contents

Part A Structure and function

1 Structure
1.1 Anatomy of the thorax
R Alastair L Brewis and F E White
1.2 Microscopic structure of the lung
Peter K Jeffery
1.3 Embryology and growth
Peter K Jeffery and Alison A Hislop
1.4 Molecular basis of lung development
Jacques Bourbon, Alexandra Henrion-Caude and Claude Gaultier
2 Function
2.1 Matrix proteins
Sarah E Dunsmore, Rachel C Chambers and Geoffrey J Laurent
2.2 Pulmonary surfactant and lung fluid balance
Jens M Hohlfeld
2.3 Mechanics of ventilation
Vito Brusasco and Riccardo Pellegrino
2.4 Respiratory muscle function
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