Full Description
This easy yet comprehensive reference guide covers the mechanisms of respiratory diseases, explaining the main respiratory conditions for clinicians and postgraduate trainees. It discusses their aetiology as well as the basic concepts required to effectively evaluate and treat them. Applied Respiratory Pathophysiology is the first book to bring together detailed, clinically-relevant explanation of respiratory physiological processes and pathophysiological processes in one text. It is essential reading for anyone diagnosing and treating specific clinical conditions of the lungs.
Contents
CHAPTER 1. EMBRYOLOGY, ANATOMY AND HISTOLOGY OF THE LUNG
CHAPTER 2. PHYSIOLOGY OF THE RESPIRATORY SYSTEM
CHAPTER 3. LABORATORY TECHNIQUES TO STUDY THE CELLULAR AND MOLECULAR PROCESSES OF DISORDERS
CHAPTER 4. ACUTE RESPIRATORY INSUFFICIENCY
CHAPTER 5. PATHOPHYSIOLOGY OF ASTHMA
CHAPTER 6. CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE
CHAPTER 7. PULMONARY VASCULAR DISEASES
CHAPTER 8. RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS
CHAPTER 9. SLEEPING RESPIRATORY DISEASES
CHAPTER 10. INTERSTITIAL LUNG DISEASES
CHAPTER 11. LUNG CANCER
CHAPTER 12. OCCUPATIONAL RESPIRATORY DISEASES
CHAPTER 13. DISEASES OF THE PLEURA
CHAPTER 14. CYSTIC FIBROSIS
CHAPTER 15. BRONCHIECTASIS
