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Chest medicine : essentials of pulmonary and critical care medicine / edited by Ronald B. George [and others].

Title
Chest medicine : essentials of pulmonary and critical care medicine / edited by Ronald B. George [and others].
Publication
Baltimore, MD : Williams & Wilkins, [1995], ©1995.

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George, Ronald B.
Description
xii, 715 pages : illustrations; 29 cm
Subjects
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
  • Ch. 1. Functional Anatomy of the Respiratory System / Ronald B. George, Andrew L. Chesson, Jr. and Stephen I. Rennard -- Ch. 2. Pulmonary Circulation / Michael A. Matthay, Jeffrey R. Fineman and Richard A. Matthay -- Ch. 3. Mechanics of Respiration / Richard W. Light -- Ch. 4. Ventilation, Gas Transfer, and Oxygen Delivery / Ronald B. George -- Ch. 5. History and Physical Examination / Ronald B. George -- Ch. 6. Invasive Diagnostic Procedures / William McDowell Anderson and Richard W. Light -- Ch. 7. Chest Imaging / H. Dirk Sostman and Richard A. Matthay -- Ch. 8. Clinical Pulmonary Function Testing, Exercise Testing, and Disability Evaluation / Richard W. Light -- Ch. 9. Asthma / Mani S. Kavuru and Herbert P. Wiedemann -- Ch. 10. Chronic Obstructive Lung Diseases: Emphysema, Chronic Bronchitis, Bronchiectasis, and Cystic Fibrosis / James K. Stoller and Loutfi S. Aboussouan -- Ch. 11. Sleep-Related Breathing Disorders / Richard B. Berry --
  • Ch. 12. Pulmonary Thromboembolism and Other Pulmonary Vascular Diseases / Alejandro C. Arroliga, Michael A. Matthay and Richard A. Matthay -- Ch. 13. Diffuse Interstitial and Alveolar Inflammatory Diseases / Herbert Y. Reynolds and Richard A. Matthay -- Ch. 14. Occupational and Environmental Lung Disease / Carrie A. Redlich and John R. Balmes -- Ch. 15. Lung Neoplasms / Richard A. Matthay and Darryl C. Carter -- Ch. 16. Respiratory Tract Infections / Michael S. Niederman and George A. Sarosi -- Ch. 17. Infectious and Noninfectious Pulmonary Complications in Patients Infected with the Human Immunodeficiency Virus / Scott A. Sasse and Francoise Kramer -- Ch. 18. Diseases of the Pleura, Mediastinum, Chest Wall, and Diaphragm / Richard W. Light -- Ch. 19. Lung Transplantation / Jay I. Peters and Stephanie M. Levine -- Ch. 20. General Principles of Managing the Patient with Respiratory Insufficiency / Michael A. Matthay --
  • Ch. 21. Acute Hypercapnic Respiratory Failure: Neuromuscular and Obstructive Diseases / Michael A. Matthay -- Ch. 22. Acute Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure: Pulmonary Edema and ARDS / Michael A. Matthay -- Ch. 23. Principles of Managing the Patient with Hemodynamic Insufficiency and Shock / Michael A. Matthay -- Ch. 24. Sepsis and Multiple Organ Failure / Michael A. Matthay and Paul M. Dorinsky -- Ch. 25. Thoracic Trauma, Surgery, and Perioperative Management / Steven A. Conrad, Christian Jayr and Eric A. Peper -- Ch. 26. Metabolism, Nutrition, and Respiration in Critically Ill Patients / C. Kees Mahutte.
ISBN
0683034588
LCCN
94038017
Owning Institutions
Columbia University Libraries