Research Catalog

Title

Therapy for mucus-clearance disorders / edited by Bruce K. Rubin, Cees P. van der Schans.

Publication

New York : Marcel Dekker, [2004], ©2004.

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Details

Additional Authors

• Rubin, Bruce K.
• Schans, Cees P. van der.

Description

xix, 597 pages : illustrations; 24 cm.

Series Statement

Lung biology in health and disease ; v. 188

Uniform Title

Lung biology in health and disease ; v. 188.

Subjects

• Expectorants
• Pulmonary Surfactants
• Mucociliary Clearance > drug effects
• Mucociliary Clearance > physiology
• Mucus > metabolism
• Physical Therapy Modalities
• Drainage, Postural
• Mucus > physiology
• Respiratory Therapy
• Respiratory Tract Diseases > therapy

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

Introduction / Claude Lenfant -- 1. Overview of airway mucus clearance / Duncan F. Rogers -- 2. The biophysical properties of mucus / Malcolm King -- 3. Regulation of airway mucus secretion / J. H. Widdicombe -- 4. Outcomes for trials of mucoactive therapy / Bruce K. Rubin and Cees P. van der Schans -- 5. Adherence with the use of clearance techniques / Janice Abbott, Mary E. Dodd and A. Kevin Webb -- 6. Taxonomy of mucoactive medications / Bruce K. Rubin -- 7. Mucoactive drug delivery / Israel Amirav and Michael T. Newhouse -- 8. Expectorants / Irwin Ziment -- 9. Mucolytics and mucus clearance / Malcolm King -- 10. Modulation of mucociliary function by drugs and other agents / Jonathan Rutland, Lucy Morgan and Robb de Iongh -- 11. Mucokinetic agents and surfactant / Antonio Anzueto and Bruce K. Rubin -- 12. Mucoregulatory medications / Jun Tamaoki, Mitsuko Kondo and Atsushi Nagai -- 13. Hyperosmolar solutions and ion channel modifiers / Chikako Kishioka -- 14. Mucoactive agents and the upper airway / Yasuo Sakakura, Yuichi Majima, Kosuke Okamoto and John W. Georgitis -- 15. Issues on regulatory approval of mucoactive drugs / Donald J. Kellerman, Richard J. Morishige and Babatunde A. Otulana -- 16. Airway-clearance techniques individually tailored to each patient / Lone Olseni, Louise Lannefors and Cees P. van der Schans -- 17. High-frequency oscillation, PEP, and flutter / James B. Fink and Malcolm King -- 18. Pediatric mucus clearance by chest physiotherapy : principles and practice / Maximilian S. Zach and Beatrice Oberwaldner -- 19. Postoperative mucus clearance / Linda Denehy and J. P. van de Leur -- 20. Management of airway secretions in patients with severe respiratory muscle dysfunction / John R. Bach and Jodi Thomas.

ISBN

0824707168 (alk. paper)

Owning Institutions

Columbia University Libraries