Full Description
Although we live in an era of evidence-based medicine, case histories have always had an important role in medical education. This book aims to provide complex case-based learning in pleural medicine, which is an integral part of respiratory medicine. It delivers practical knowledge learned through the experience of leading international authorities. Each case comprises clinical history, investigations, diagnosis, management, and detailed answers with discussion and key points. These interesting/challenging/puzzling real case histories will stimulate the reader's mind with interactive questions and answers, imparting in-depth knowledge in diagnosis and management of complex pleural cases.
Key Features:
Contains high-quality illustrations of challenging cases to aid learning for speciality and certification exams
Serves as an invaluable resource for pulmonologists, radiologists, critical care physicians, and trainees
First case history-based book to be published exclusively for pleural medicine
Contents
1. A post operative pleural effusion 2. Pleural effusion and chest pain in an elderly gentleman 3. A difficult to drain effusion 4. A recurrent and persistent effusion 5. To ambulate or admit? 6. Right sided pleural effusion in a young Nepalese man 7. Bilateral transudative effusions 8. Renal failure and pleural fluid 9. Management of pleural effusion in a patient with known liver disease 10. Pleural effusion and thickening after asbestos exposure 11. Recurrent effusion in a cyclist 12. Pleural thickening and effusion in a traveller 13. Recurrent effusion in a patient on amiodarone 14. A case of green pleural fluid 15. Pleural effusion in a patient with previous pancreatitis 16. Pleural effusion and abnormal bones 17. Pleural effusion in a patient with Chronic Myeloid Leukemia 18. An unusual pleural abnormality 19. Pneumothorax in chronic lung disease 20. Air in the wrong place 21. Recurrent chest pain in a young woman 22. An interesting case of recurrent pneumothoraces 23. Post effusion drainage complication in a 86 year old gentleman 24. Chest pain in a 65 year old writer post pleural fluid aspiration 25. A simple pneumothorax?
