Lecture Notes: Respiratory Medicine

by Bourke, Stephen J.; Burns, Graham P.

• ISBN13: 9780470654422
• ISBN10: 0470654422
• Edition: 8th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2011-04-25
• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell

Summary

The book introduces students to the principles of respiratory medicine and provide an overview of all the respiratory diseases covered on an undergraduate medical course. It is split into three sections: anatomy and physiology, history-taking and examination, and respiratory diseases. The aetiology, clinical features, progression, investigations, and management of each respiratory disease/condition are summarised under these headings, supplemented by relevant images. The authors have expanded the anatomy and physiology section in order to make it more relevant to today's medical school courses, add self-assessment questions (in line with the updating of all LN titles) and included more clinical photographs to replace some of the line drawings portraying symptoms. 60 line drawings; 50 mono halftones

Author Biography

Wiley-Blackwell Medical Education books are designed exactly for their intended audience. All of our books are developed in collaboration with students. This means that our books are always published with you, the student, in mind.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. vii
Structure and Function
Anatomy and physiology of the lungs	p. 1
History Taking, Examination and Investigations
History taking and examination	p. 13
Pulmonary function tests	p. 23
Radiology of the chest	p. 37
Respiratory Diseases
Upper respiratory tract infections and influenza	p. 46
Pneumonia	p. 52
Tuberculosis	p. 68
Bronchiectasis and lung abscess	p. 78
Cystic fibrosis	p. 87
Asthma	p. 98
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease	p. 115
Carcinoma of the lung	p. 130
Interstitial lung disease	p. 142
Occupational lung disease	p. 151
Pulmonary vascular disease	p. 160
Pneumothorax and pleural effusion	p. 169
Acute respiratory distress syndrome	p. 179
Sleep-related breathing disorders	p. 185
Lung transplantation	p. 192
Self-assessment
Multiple choice questions	p. 197
Answers to multiple choice questions	p. 207
Index	p. 215
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