Geriatric Chest Disease
- 1st Edition - January 1, 1974
- Latest edition
- Author: Luke Harris
- Language: English
Geriatric Chest Disease presents a guide to the management of chest disease in the elderly. It discusses the treatment and multiple pathology of the said disease. It addresses the… Read more
Geriatric Chest Disease presents a guide to the management of chest disease in the elderly. It discusses the treatment and multiple pathology of the said disease. It addresses the normal changes in the aging lung. Some of the topics covered in the book are the symptoms of dyspnoea; cough; haemoptysis; the physical signs of diffuse airways obstruction; bronchography; bronchial carcinoma; the pneumonias; pulmonary tuberculosis; pulmonary thrombo-embolic disease; pleural effusion; fungal infection; and systemic lupus erythematosus. The symptomatic management of fractured ribs and hiatus hernia are covered. The respiratory disease associated with other systemic diseases is discussed. The text describes the adverse effects of drugs. A study of the exercise ventilation, heart-rate and electrocardiogram is presented. A chapter is devoted to the arterial blood gases and rheumatoid disease. Another section focuses on the functional effects and treatment of diffuse fibrosing alveolitis. The book can provide useful information to scientists, doctors, students, and researchers.
PrefaceSection I Principles of Diagnosis Chapter I Normal Changes in the Aging Lung Anatomical Physiological Chapter 2 Symptoms Dyspnoea Cough Haemoptysis Chest Pain Sputum Chapter 3 Physical Signs Impaired Percussion Bronchial Breathing Crackles Wheezing Diffuse Airways Obstruction Chapter 4 Laboratory Evaluation Chest X-ray Bronchography Tomography Sputum Skin Tests Laryngoscopy Bronchoscopy Biopsy Serology and Biochemistry Electrocardiography Angiography Lung Scanning Respiratory Function TestsSection 2 Specific Diseases Chapter 5 Chronic Airways Obstruction Chapter 6 Bronchial Carcinoma Chapter 7 The Pneumonias Chapter 8 Pulmonary Tuberculosis Chapter 9 Pulmonary Thrombo-Embolic Disease Chapter 10 Pleural Effusion CHAPTER 11 Fungal Infection Chapter 12 Some Less Common Diseases Bronchiectasis Sarcoidosis Spontaneous Pneumothorax Diffuse Fibrosing Alveolitis Rheumatoid Disease Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Systemic Sclerosis Section 5 Special Problems Chapter 13 Symptomatic Management Haemoptysis Dyspnoea Cough Expectoration Chest Pain Carcinoma Fractured Ribs Root Pain Hiatus Hernia Chapter 14 Respiratory Disease Associated with Other Systematic Disease Respiratory and Cardiac Disease Respiratory and Cerebrovascular Disease Respiratory Disease and Mental State Respiratory and Neurological Disease Respiratory and Gastro-intestinal Disease Respiratory and Skeletal Disease Respiratory and Endocrine Disease Respiratory Disease and Anemia Chapter 15 Adverse Effects of DrugsAppendix A Diagnosis of 500 Consecutive Hospital CasesAppendix B Selected BibliographyIndex
- Edition: 1
- Latest edition
- Published: January 1, 1974
- Language: English
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