Diffuse Lung Disease
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$175.00 (05)A Hodder Arnold Publication
Description
The diagnosis and management of diffuse lung disease (DLD) remain problematic for clinicians, including pulmonologists. Although specific patterns seen in patients may lead quickly to a diagnosis, many patients present with a a constellation of features that is more complex. This book is a practical aid to the physician faced with making a difficult diagnoses in their own clinical setting. It opens with an introductory section coevring general considerations-patient evaluation, including history and clinical signs, investigations, DLD classification according to the current guidelines, and therapeutic options. This is followed by a section devoted to specific DLDs including sarcoidosis, idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, occupational and iatrogenic DLDs, and other less common disorders. Within each topic, internationally renowned authors with specific expertise in the area have covered genetic aspects and epidemiology, presentation, diagnosis and clinical management. Coverage concludes with a section of case histories to illustrate differing approaches to diagnosis and management, a feature unique to this text and emphasizing its clinical applicability. The text is supported and enhanced throughout with line diagrams, management algorithms, and high quality clinical photographs. Diffuse Lung Disease will be an invaluable addition to the bookshelves of all respiratory physicians requiring a concise clinical guide to this important and complex field, while other physicians who are asked occasionally to manage these patients will also find it a useful reference.Reviews
"This book concisely summariezes our current understanding of diffuse lung diseases and will be a valuable guide to physicians in the examination of bilateral diffuse pulmonary shadows in chest radiographs." --New England Journal of Medicine
"The strength of the text lies in the reputation and experience of the authors...The editors have achieved their goal. The book has a rightful place on the shelf of any practitioner with an interest in DLD."--Respiratory Care
Product Details
304 pages; 99 halftones, 36 color illus.; ISBN13: 978-0-340-81014-9ISBN10: 0-340-81014-9About the Author(s)
Edited by Robert P. Baughman, M.D., Professor of Medicine, Pulmonary/Critical Care Division, University of Cincinnati Medical Center, Roland M. du Bois, M.D., Professor of Respiratory Medicine and Head, Interstitial Lung Disease & Clinical Genomics Groups, Royal Brompton Hospital and National Heart & Lung Institute, Imperial College of Science, Technology & Medicine, London, Joseph P. Lynch, M.D., Professor of Clinical Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, and Athol U. Wells, Respiratory Physician, Interstitial Lung Disease Unit, M.D.
