1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910456896303321

Autore

Hyatt Robert E

Titolo

Interpretation of pulmonary function tests : a practical guide / / Robert E. Hyatt, Paul D. Scanlon, Masao Nakamura

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Philadelphia : , : Lippincott Williams and Wilkins, , [2009]

©2009

ISBN

1-4511-5738-X

Edizione

[Third edition.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (272 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

ScanlonPaul D (Paul David)

NakamuraMasao (Pulmonologist)

Disciplina

616.2/40754

Soggetti

Pulmonary function tests

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Spirometry: dynamic lung volumes -- Static (absolute) lung volumes -- Diffusing capacity of the lungs -- Bronchodilators and bronchial challenge testing -- Arterial blood gases -- Other tests of lung mechanics: resistance and compliance -- Distribution of ventilation -- Maximal respiratory pressures -- Preoperative pulmonary function testing -- Simple tests of exercise capacity -- Patterns in various diseases -- When to test and what to order -- Approaches to interpreting pulmonary function tests -- Illustrative cases.



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910778046703321

Autore

Cowett Mark <1951->

Titolo

Birmingham's rabbi : Morris Newfield and Alabama, 1895-1940 / / Mark Cowett

Pubbl/distr/stampa

University, Ala. : , : University of Alabama Press, , 1986

©1986

ISBN

0-8173-8271-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xiii, 222 pages) : illustrations, portraits

Collana

Judaic studies series

Disciplina

296.61

296.8/32/0924

296.8320924

Soggetti

Rabbis - Alabama - Birmingham

Jews - Alabama - Birmingham - Politics and government

Birmingham (Ala.) Biography

Birmingham (Ala.) Ethnic relations

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliography and index.

Nota di contenuto

CONTENTS; Illustrations; Acknowledgments; Preface; ONE The Early Years: From Hungary through Hebrew Union College; TWO A Leader of Birmingham Jews, 1895-1914; THREE Newfield the Man; FOUR A Leader in Birmingham, 1895-1920; FIVE A Leading Social Worker in Alabama, 1909-1940; SIX A Moderate in Times of Reactive and Radical Change, 1920-1940; SEVEN Altered Attitudes toward Zionism, 1895-1938; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

American Jewish history has been criticized for its parochial nature because it has consisted largely of chronicles of American Jewish life and has often failed to explore the relationship between Jews and other ethnic groups in America. Rabbi Morris Newfield led Temple Emanu-El in Birmingham from 1895-1940 and was counted among the most influential religious and social leaders of that city. Cowett chronicles Newfield's career and uses it as a vehicle to explore the nature of ethnic leadership in America. In doing so he explores the conflicts with which Newfield stru