Oxford handbook of respiratory medicine
By: Stephen Chapman ... [et al.].
Contributors: Chapman, Stephen.
Series: Oxford handbooks
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Oxford; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 757
Subjects: Respiratory organs -- Diseases -- Handbooks, manuals, etc; Respiratory Tract Diseases -- diagnosis -- Handbooks; Respiratory Tract Diseases -- therapy -- Handbooks
Genres: Handbooks, manuals, etc.; Handbooks.
Other titles: Handbook of respiratory medicine
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Breathlessness; title: Chronic cough and normal CXR; title: Chest pain; title: Haemoptysis; title: Unexplained respiratory failure; title: Pleural effusion; title: Diffuse lung disease; title: Diffuse alveolar haemorrhage; title: Pulmonary infiltrates in the immunocompromised host (non-HIV); title: Pulmonary infiltrates in the immunocompromised host (HIV); title: The respiratory sleep patient; title: The breathless, pregnant patient; title: Pre-operative assessment of the respiratory patient; title: Post-operative breathlessness; title: Asthma; title: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; title: Cor pulmonale; title: Lung cancer; title: Mediastinal abnormalities; title: Bacterial respiratory infection; title: Viral respiratory infection; title: Mycobacterial respiratory infection; title: Fungal respiratory diseases; title: Parasitic lung diseases; title: Pneumothorax; title: Pleural effusions; title: Asbestos and the lung; title: Sleep apnoea; title: Bronchiectasis; title: Adult cystic fibrosis; title: Lung transplantation; title: Pulmonary hypertension; title: Pulmonary thromboembolic disease; title: Sarcoidosis; title: Idiopathic interstitial pneumonias; title: Hypersensitivity pneumonitis; title: Bronchiolitis; title: Eosinophilic lung disease; title: Pneumoconioses; title: Connective tissue disease and the lung; title: Vasculitis and the lung; title: Gastrointestinal disease and the lung; title: Acute respiratory distress syndrome; title: Upper airway diseases; title: Hyperventilation syndrome; title: Unusual conditions/bold; title: Flying, altitude, and diving; title: Toxic agents; title: Paediatric lung disorders pertinent to adult practice; title: Non-invasive ventilation; title: When to involve the intensive therapy unit (ITU); title: Ethical issues; title: Tracheostomy; title: Inhalers and nebulizers; title: Immunosuppressive drugs; title: Long-term oxygen therapy; title: Pulmonary rehabilitation; title: Smoking cessation; title: Palliative care of chest patients; title: Patient financial entitlements; title: Airway management; title: Cricothyroidotomy; title: Bronchoscopy; title: Thoracentesis; title: Pneumothorax aspiration; title: Abrams' pleural biopsy; title: Chest drain; title: Pleurodesis; title: Medical thoracoscopy; title: Some diagnostic tests.