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Record Nr.

UNINA9910463840103321

Autore

Bourke S. J.

Titolo

Lecture notes Respiratory medicine / / Stephen J. Bourke, Graham P. Burns

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Chichester, England : , : Wiley, , 2015

©2015

ISBN

1-118-68899-6

1-118-65228-2

Edizione

[Ninth edition.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (262 p.)

Disciplina

616.2

Soggetti

Respiratory tract diseases

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"with self-test"--Cover.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Nota di contenuto

Anatomy and physiology of the lungs -- History taking and examination -- Pulmonary function tests -- Radiology of the chest -- Upper respiratory tract infections and influenza -- Pneumonia -- Tuberculosis -- Bronchiectasis and lung abscess -- Cystic fibrosis -- Asthma -- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease -- Carcinoma of the lung -- Interstitial lung disease -- Occupational lung disease -- Pulmonary vascular disease -- Pneumothorax and pleural effusion -- Acute respiratory distress syndrome -- Ventilatory failure and sleep-related breathing disorders -- Lung transplantation.