Synopses & Reviews
In the fourth edition of the Atlas of Pulmonary Medicine, each chapter has been carefully reviewed and updated. Figures and references have been revised to include new advances on diagnosis and therapy. New authors have been recruited and several new chapters have been added, including chapters on sleep disorders, HIV and fungal infections, lower respiratory tract infections, and nutrition.
Review
From the reviews of the fourth edition: "This book ... broadly addresses all aspects of Pulmonary disease. It is a comprehensive and up-to-date treatise ... . The audience would include primary care internists, pulmonologists, and intensivists ... . Nurses, respiratory therapists, and rehabilitators would undoubtedly find this informative. ... This book achieves its ... intended goals well. ... I personally would consider it a practical resource and would have some ... enthusiasm about adding it to my personal library."(Joel C Seidman, Doody's Review Service, November, 2008)
Synopsis
This new fourth edition of the Atlas of Pulmonary Medicine has been updated in content and quality. Now in four-color, the Atlas covers all pertinent areas of pulmonary medicine-asthma, COPD, cystic fibrosis, chronic bronchitis, pneumonia, HIV and fungal infections, sarcoidosis, vasculitis, tumors and masses, pulmonary neoplasms, and many others. The latest advances in diagnosis and treatment are also included. The striking, four-color format combined with the breadth of information it contains make this book an invaluable resource for physicians, pulmonologists, and all professionals involved in the study and treatment of pulmonary disease. .
Synopsis
The updated edition of this multidisciplinary text, now in four-color format, covers all areas of pulmonary medicine. It contains hundreds of images, each with its own explanation, and also offers the latest advances in diagnosis and treatment.
Table of Contents
From the contents Pulmonary Obstructive Diseases.- Infectious Diseases.- Interstitial and Alveolar Inflammatory Disorders.- Pulmonary Vascular Diseases.- Neoplasms.- Pleural Disease.