Obesity and Lung Disease
Subtitle: A Guide to Management
Publisher: Humana; Brand: Humana Press
Published: Sep 10, 2012
Format: hardcover
Number of pages: 250
ISBN-13: 9781627030526
Description: As a result of the rapidly growing rate of obesity worldwide, clinicians are struggling to provide the best strategies for treating obese patients with concomitant pulmonary conditions. Obesity does not simply change the epidemiology of pulmonary disease; obesity has a profound impact on the pathophysiology of common pulmonary diseases. Obesity affects the severity of asthma, response to treatment, and is likely a major modifier of the phenotype of asthma. Obesity also appears to affect response to pathogens, and as such has a major influence on response to pneumonia, and has a significant impact on outcomes pertaining to acute lung injury in the intensive care unit. Obesity and Lung Disease: A Guide to Management is the first text in the field to cover the full range of issues related to managing obese patients with pulmonary problems.
Notes: Source title: Obesity and Lung Disease: A Guide to Management (Respiratory Medicine)