Full Description
The World Clinics: Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine series brings pulmonary specialists fully up to date with the latest developments in different branches of respiratory medicine. This first manual focuses on pneumonias.
Beginning with an introduction to the epidemiology and risk factors of pneumonia the following chapters discuss diagnosis and treatment of different strains of pneumonia in adults and children. Pneumonia in immune-suppressed patients, community acquired and zoonotic (transferrable between species) pneumonias are also covered.
More than 80 full colour images and illustrations are included to enhance learning.
Key points
Brings pulmonary specialists up to date with latest developments in diagnosis and treatment of pneumonias
Discusses different strains in both adults and children
Covers pneumonia in immune-suppressed patients, community acquired and zoonotic pneumonias
Includes more than 80 full colour images and illustrations
Contents
Abbreviations
Epidemiology and Risk Factors of Pneumonia
Diagnostic Approach to Pneumonias
Microbiological and Molecular Diagnosis of Pneumonias
Community-acquired Pneumonia: An Overview
Management of Community-acquired Pneumonia
Use of Antibiotics in Community-acquired Pneumonias
Community-acquired Pneumonia in Children
Lower Respiratory Tract Viral Infections
Nosocomial and Healthcare-associated Pneumonia
Pneumonia in the Immunosuppressed Patient
Organizing Pneumonia
Zoonotic Pneumonia
