This book covers the following topics: Approach to the Pulmonary
Patient, Symptoms of Pulmonary Disorders, Tests of Pulmonary Function (PFT),
Diagnostic Pulmonary Procedures, Pulmonary Rehabilitation, Asthma and Related
Disorders, Acute Bronchitis, Pneumonia, Lung Abscess, Interstitial Lung
Diseases, Pulmonary Hypertension, Mediastinal and Pleural Disorders and Tumors
of the Lungs.
Asthma is a severe and growing threat affecting both children and
adults in both developing and developed world, currently affecting approximately
8% of US population. This book aims to update the paradigm shifts in precision
medicine of asthma diagnosis and management, driven by underlying phenotypes or
endotypes.
Author(s): Kuan-Hsiang Gary Huang and Chen Hsuan
Sherry Tsai
Cough is the most
common complaint for patients seeking medical attention in the United States.
This guide covers the following topics: Measuring Cough, Chronic Cough, Patient
Population, Current Treatment Strategies, Topic Refinement and Review Protocol.
A book on intestinal endoscopy,
which included tracheobronchoscopy, was written by American laryngologist
Jackson Chevalier (1865-1958) of Pittsburgh in the same year. He also performed
the first removal of an endobronchial tumor through a bronchoscope in 1917 and
was the first professor of bronchoscopy at the University of Pennsylvania in
1920. Extensively illustrated classic on endoscopy.
Tuberculosis
(TB) is an infectious airborne disease, is a major global health problem.
The goal this guide is to eliminate TB as a public health problem and, ultimately, to secure a world free of TB.