Respiratory Disease

ISBN-13: 9783540162094 / Angielski / Miękka / 1987 / 287 str.

Anne E. Tattersfield;Martin W. McNicol

Opis

Respiratory Disease, the latest volume in the "Treatment in Clinical Medicine" series, is in two parts: the first reviews the background to each of the main respiratory diseases with particular emphasis on management and treatment. The second reviews the main drugs used in respiratory practice in more detail and combines a pharmacological appraisal with a more personal assessment of their role and value in treatment. Practical aspects of management are emphasised. Where uncertainty exists the authors have described their own practice. The book aims to fill the gap which exists between textbooks of respiratory medicine, where there is often insufficient space to cover treatment in detail, and pharmacological textbooks, which are not concerned with practical management problems. It is intended for respiratory physicians, general physicians and senior medical students, and will provide useful background information for researchers entering the the field.

Spis treści

1 Assessment of Patients with Respiratory Disease.- 2 Autonomic Control of Airway Function.- 3 Lung Defence Mechanisms.- 4 Asthma.- 5 Chronic Bronchitis and Emphysema.- 6 Respiratory Failure and Sleep-related Breathing Disorders.- 7 Lower Respiratory Tract Infections.- 8 Tuberculosis.- 9 Sarcoidosis.- 10 Alveolitis.- 11 Lung Tumours.- 12 The Lungs in Systemic Disease, Pulmonary Eosinophilia and Drug Reactions.- 13 Pneumothorax and Pleural Effusions.- 14 Methods of Drug Administration.- 15 Sympathomimetic Amines.- 16 Antimuscarinic Drugs.- 17 Theophylline and Related Xanthines.- 18 Corticosteroids.- 19 Sodium Cromoglycate and Related Drugs.- 20 Respiratory Stimulants.- 21 Antituberculous Chemotherapy.- 22 Drugs Affecting Cough and Sputum.- 23 Oxygen Therapy.