Cystic Fibrosis

A Guide for Patient and Family

David Michael Orenstein (Herausgeber)

Buch | Softcover

368 Seiten

1996 | 2nd Revised edition
Lippincott Williams and Wilkins (Verlag)
978-0-397-51653-7 (ISBN)

Infos

Intended for patients and their families, this volume explains the effects of cystic fybrosis on major organ systems, describes the methods of diagnosis and treatment and offers practical suggestions for the patient's adaption to the disease.

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This guide offers clear explanations and advice on cystic fibrosis and its management. It seeks to provide practical and reassuring information for patients, families and health care professionals, on issues such as school, travel, exercise, nutrition and medication, as well as on psychological effects, treatments, complications, long-term issues, and the prospects of a cure. Each chapter begins with a "quick list", so the reader can know at a glance what topics are covered.

Inhalt

The basic defect; making the diagnosis; the respiratory system; the gastrointestinal system; other systems; nutrition; hospitalization and other special treatment; lung transplantation; daily life; exercise; genetics; family; special considerations for adults; death; research and future treatments; the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 1.5.1997
• Zusatzinfo: 58 illustrations
• Verlagsort: Philadelphia
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 155 x 235 mm
• Gewicht: 690 g
• Themenwelt: Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Innere Medizin ► Pneumologie
• ISBN-10: 0-397-51653-3 / 0397516533
• ISBN-13: 978-0-397-51653-7 / 9780397516537
• Zustand: Neuware