Pulmonary Disorders of the Elderly

Diagnosis, Prevention and Treatment

Thomas L. Petty, James S. Seebass (Autoren)

Buch | Softcover

144 Seiten

2007
American College of Physicians (Verlag)
978-1-930513-84-6 (ISBN)

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Focusses on several issues pertinent to pulmonary disorders of the elderly, including: the aging lung, symptoms troublesome cough and dyspnea, influenza and other viral infections, community acquired pneumonia, and more. This work also covers the principles of respiratory medicine; its foundations in basic anatomy, pharmacology, and more.

This new title from the ACP focusses on several issues pertinent to pulmonary disorders of the elderly, including: the aging lung, symptoms troublesome cough and dyspnea, influenza and other viral infections, community acquired pneumonia, hospital acquired pneumonia, pneumonia in the nursing home, tuberculosis and other mycobacterial diseases. This new book is a complete, convenient, practical guide to the diagnosis and management of pulmonary disorders in elderly patients. It covers the principles of respiratory medicine; its foundations in basic anatomy, physiology, pharmacology, pathology, and immunology; and its clinical applications. It examines the hottest topics in the field, including COPD guidelines and , better pharmacological control of asthma, ARDS ventilation guidelines, and more. It also explains each disease entity in detail to help readers work through differential diagnosis.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	15.2.2007
Zusatzinfo	Illustrations
Verlagsort	Philadelphia
Sprache	englisch
Themenwelt	Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Geriatrie
Themenwelt	Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Innere Medizin ► Pneumologie
ISBN-10	1-930513-84-4 / 1930513844
ISBN-13	978-1-930513-84-6 / 9781930513846
Zustand	Neuware