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Autore |
Light Richard W |
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Titolo |
Pleural diseases / / Richard W. Light |
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Philadelphia : , : Wolters Kluwer/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Health, , [2013] |
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©2013 |
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ISBN |
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1-4698-3138-4 |
1-4698-3139-2 |
1-4698-7569-1 |
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Edizione |
[Sixth edition.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (518 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Pleura - Diseases |
Electronic books. |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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""Preface to the First Edition""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Contents""; ""1. Anatomy of the Pleura""; ""2. Physiology of the Pleural Space""; ""3. Physiological Effects of Pneumothorax and Pleural Effusion""; ""4. Animal Models in Pleural Investigation""; ""5. Cytokines and the Pleura""; ""6. Radiographic Examinations""; ""7. Clinical Manifestations and Useful Tests""; ""8. Approach to the Patient""; ""9. Transudative Pleural Effusions""; ""10. Pleural Effusions Related to Metastatic Malignancies""; ""11. Primary Tumors of the Pleura""; ""12. Parapneumonic Effusions and Empyema"" |
""13. Tuberculous Pleural Effusions""""14. Pleural Effusion Secondary to Fungal Infections, Actinomycosis, and Nocardiosis""; ""15. Pleural Effusion Due to Parasitic Infection""; ""16. Pleural Effusion Due to Acquired Immunode ciency Syndrome, Other Viruses, Mycoplasma Pneumoniae, and Rickettsiae""; ""17. Pleural Effusion Due to Pulmonary Embolization""; ""18. Pleural Effusion Secondary to Diseases of the Gastrointestinal Tract""; ""19. Pleural Effusion Secondary to Diseases of the Heart""; ""20. Pleural Disease in Obstetrics and Gynecology"" |
""21. Pleural Disease Due to Collagen Vascular Diseases""""22. Pleural Effusion Due to Drug Reactions""; ""23. Pleural Effusion Due to |
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Miscellaneous Diseases""; ""24. Pneumothorax""; ""25. Hemothorax""; ""26. Chylothorax and Pseudochylothorax""; ""27. Other Pleural Diseases""; ""28. Thoracentesis (Diagnostic and Therapeutic) and Pleural Biopsy""; ""29. Chest Tubes""; ""30. Thoracoscopy""; ""iNDEX"" |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Now in a fully revised and updated Sixth Edition, Dr. Light's classic text, Pleural Diseases, delivers even more focused content on the pathophysiology, clinical manifestations, diagnosis, and management of pleural diseases. The text's straightforward, single-author perspective combines procedural expertise, insights on recent technical advances, and clear recommendations for both diagnosis and treatment. This edition includes current and timely information on management of both paraneoplastic and malignant pleural effusions, new cautions regarding the need for training in thoracentesis, diagn |
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