Understanding Respiratory Medicine: A Problem-Orientated Approach

di Partridge • 2006 • dettagli prodotto

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A practical book with a symptom, problem based, approach backed up by disease specific facts appropriate for undergraduates. Includes an appendix of multiple choice questions, case histories for discussion and scenarios suitable for problem based learning.Section A:.1. An overview of lung disease.2. Symptoms of lung disease (a) breathlessness (b) cough (c) haemoptysis, (d) chest discomfort.3. Clinical examination of the respiratory system.4. Lung function testing.5. The chest radiograph (including a short section on CT scanning and other imaging techniques.6. Respiratory pharmacology.Section B – Disease Specific Chapters:.7. Lung cancer.8. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.9. Asthma.10. Interstitial lung diseases (including Sarcoidosis and Fibrosing Alveolitis).11. Pleural diseases.12. Infections of the respiratory tract (including pneumonia and TB).13. Bronchiectasis and other suppurative lung conditions including cystic fibrosis.14. Sleep related breathing disorders.15. Respiratory failure.16. Pulmonary thrombo embolic disease and other pulmonary vascular problems.Section C – Multiple Choice Questions.Case histories and scenarios suitable for problem based learning