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Pleural Diseases
Clinical Cases and Real-World Discussions
- 1st Edition - March 26, 2021
- Editors: Claudio Sorino, David Feller-Kopman, Giampietro Marchetti
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 7 9 5 4 1 - 8
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 7 9 5 4 2 - 5
Using a unique, case-based approach, Pleural Diseases: Clinical Cases and Real-World Discussions brings you up to date with the latest advances in this fast-moving subspecialty.… Read more
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Request a sales quoteUsing a unique, case-based approach, Pleural Diseases: Clinical Cases and Real-World Discussions brings you up to date with the latest advances in this fast-moving subspecialty. A wide variety of real-world challenges are presented along with multiple perspectives from expert pulmonologists who discuss and analyze each case collaboratively, replicating actual patient experiences and outcomes. This first-of-its-kind resource is ideal for practicing pulmonologists and fellows, interventional pulmonologists, critical care physicians, and others who are interested in an interactive approach to everyday clinical problems related to pleural disease.
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Provides a unique, interactive approach to understanding the nuances and complexities of patient cases for both invasive and non-invasive therapies, drawing from real clinical cases and accompanying case discussions.
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Describes the approach taken by experts for each case, presenting the clinical reasoning on the most appropriate approaches and the possible therapies.
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Offers easy-to-read, templated information for every case: onset of symptoms, the entire diagnostic-therapeutic path including clinical and laboratory findings, and discussions on the clinical choices made in accordance with evidence-based medical procedures.
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Includes both positive and negative outcomes for a broader experience.
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Features more than 200 illustrations including x-rays, procedural photos, ultrasound, CT scans, and histopathology specimens, as well as video procedures for thoracentesis, chest tube placing, medical thoracoscopy, and insertion of indwelling pleural catheter.
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Addresses other common clinical issues such as the management of multimorbid elderly patients, the optimization of fluid balance, and the need to discontinue antiplatelet or anticoagulant therapy before invasive procedures.
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Enhanced eBook version included with purchase. Your enhanced eBook allows you to access all of the text, figures, and references from the book on a variety of devices.
Pulmonology fellows and pulmonologists; critical care MDs
- Cover Image
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Acknowledgments
- Preface
- Contributors
- Video Contents
- Table of Contents
- Part I Malignancies
- Chapter 1 Malignant Pleural Effusion With Nonexpandable Lung and Hydropneumothorax After Thoracentesis
- Abstract
- History of Present Illness
- Past Medical History
- Physical Examination and Early Clinical Findings
- Clinical Course
- Recommended Therapy and Further Indications at Discharge
- Follow-Up and Outcomes
- Further Reading
- Chapter 2 Pleural Plaques and Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma in a Patient With Previous Asbestos Exposure
- Abstract
- History of Present Illness
- Past Medical History
- Physical Examination and Early Clinical Findings
- Clinical Course
- Recommended Therapy and Further Indications at Discharge
- Follow-Up and Outcomes
- Further Reading
- Chapter 3 Malignant Pleural Effusion in Metastatic Pulmonary Adenocarcinoma Complicated by Pulmonary Embolism
- Abstract
- History of Present Illness
- Past Medical History
- Physical Examination and Early Clinical Findings
- Clinical Course
- Further Reading
- Chapter 4 Squamous Cell Lung Cancer Complicating a Tuberculous Fibrothorax
- Abstract
- History of Present Illness
- Past Medical History
- Physical Examination and Early Clinical Findings
- Follow-Up
- Further Reading
- Chapter 5 Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma With Trapped Lung
- Abstract
- History of Present Illness
- Past Medical History
- Physical Examination and Early Clinical Findings
- Clinical Course
- Follow-Up and Outcomes
- Further Reading
- Chapter 6 Lung Adenocarcinoma With Diffuse Pleural Infiltration in a Young Nonsmoker Man
- Abstract
- History of Present Illness
- Past Medical History
- Physical Examination and Early Clinical Findings
- Clinical Course
- Recommended Therapy and Further Indications at Discharge
- Follow-Up and Outcomes
- Further Reading
- Chapter 7 Chylothorax Associated With Indolent Follicular Lymphoma
- Abstract
- History of Present Illness
- Past Medical History
- Physical Examination and Early Clinical Findings
- Clinical Course
- Discharge, Follow-Up, and Outcomes
- Further Reading
- Part II Infections
- Chapter 8 Relapsing Unilateral Pleural Effusion Due to Unrecognized Tuberculosis
- Abstract
- History of Present Illness
- Past Medical History
- Physical Examination and Early Clinical Findings
- Clinical Course
- Recommended Therapy and Further Indications at Discharge
- Follow-Up and Outcomes
- Further Reading
- Chapter 9 Loculated Parapneumonic Pleural Effusion Treated With Intracavitary Urokinase
- Abstract
- History of Present Illness
- Past Medical History
- Physical Examination and Early Clinical Findings
- Clinical Course
- Follow-Up and Outcomes
- Further Reading
- Chapter 10 Primary Pleural Empyema in a Hemodialysis Patient With Catheter-Related Bloodstream Infection
- Abstract
- History of Present Illness
- Past Medical History
- Physical Examination and Early Clinical Findings
- Clinical Course
- Recommended Therapy and Further Indications at Discharge
- Follow-Up and Outcomes
- Further Reading
- Chapter 11 Pyopneumothorax in Necrotizing Pneumonia With Bronchopleural Fistula
- Abstract
- History of Present Illness
- Past Medical History
- Physical Examination and Early Clinical Findings
- Clinical Course
- Follow-Up and Outcomes
- Further Reading
- Chapter 12 Pneumonia and Volume Overload Complicating Chronic Fibrothorax With Persistent Fluid Collection
- Abstract
- History of Present Illness
- Past Medical History
- Physical Examination and Early Clinical Findings
- Clinical Course
- Recommended Therapy and Further Indications at Discharge
- Follow-Up and Outcomes
- Further Reading
- Chapter 13 Late Postpneumonectomy Bronchopleural Fistula With Pleural Empyema
- Abstract
- History of Present Illness
- Past Medical History
- Physical Examination and Early Clinical Findings
- Clinical Course
- Recommended Therapy and Further Indications at Discharge
- Follow-Up and Outcomes
- Further Reading
- Chapter 14 Tuberculous Pleural Effusion and Pott Disease
- Abstract
- History of Present Illness
- Past Medical History
- Physical Examination and Early Clinical Findings
- Clinical course
- Recommended Therapy and Further Indications at Discharge
- Follow-Up and Outcomes
- Further Reading
- Part III Miscellanea
- Chapter 15 Cloudy Pleural Effusion in a Heavy Smoker With Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Abstract
- History of Present Illness
- Past Medical History
- Physical Examination and Early Clinical Findings
- Clinical Course
- Discharge, Follow-Up, and Outcomes
- Further Reading
- Chapter 16 Calcified Pleural Plaques in a Man With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
- Abstract
- History of Present Illness
- Past Medical History
- Physical Examination and Early Clinical Findings
- Clinical Course
- Recommended Therapy and Further Indications
- Follow-Up and Outcomes
- Further Reading
- Chapter 17 Middle and Low Back Pain Due to Pulmonary Embolism With Ipsilateral Pleural Effusion
- Abstract
- History of Present Illness
- Past Medical History
- Physical Examination and Early Clinical Findings
- Clinical Course
- Therapy and Further Indications at Discharge
- Follow-Up and Outcomes
- Further Reading
- Chapter 18 Bilateral Asymmetrical Pleural Effusion Due to Congestive Heart Failure
- Abstract
- History of Present Illness
- Past Medical History
- Physical Examination and Early Clinical Findings
- Clinical Course
- Follow-Up and Outcomes
- Further Reading
- Chapter 19 Posttraumatic Hemothorax and Pneumothorax in a Patient on Oral Anticoagulant
- Abstract
- History of Present Illness
- Past Medical History
- Physical Examination and Early Clinical Findings
- Clinical Course
- Recommended Therapy and Further Indications at Discharge
- Follow-Up and Outcomes
- Further Reading
- Chapter 20 Pneumothorax After Transthoracic Needle Biopsy of the Lung
- Abstract
- History of Present Illness
- Past Medical History
- Physical Examination and Early Clinical Findings
- Clinical Course
- Recommended Therapy and Further Indications at Discharge
- Follow-Up and Outcomes
- Further Reading
- Chapter 21 Primary Spontaneous Right Pneumothorax in a Patient With Pulmonary Bullae
- Abstract
- History of Present Illness
- Past Medical History
- Physical Examination and Early Clinical Findings
- Clinical Course
- Recommended Therapy and Further Indications at Discharge
- Follow-Up and Outcomes
- Further Reading
- Index
- No. of pages: 240
- Language: English
- Edition: 1
- Published: March 26, 2021
- Imprint: Elsevier
- Paperback ISBN: 9780323795418
- eBook ISBN: 9780323795425
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Claudio Sorino
Dr Claudio Sorino is Professor of Medicine at the Insubria University, Italy. He earned his MD and PhD in Experimental and Clinical Pulmonology from the University of Palermo, Italy. He did his fellowship in Pulmonary Pathophysiology at the Arizona Respiratory Center and served as Adjunct Professor at the Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health, Tucson, University of Arizona, USA. He is the author of numerous scientific publications in international journals and book chapters in the field of respiratory medicine. He recently edited Pleural Diseases: Clinical Cases and Real-World Discussions (Elsevier, April 2021) with the collaboration of leading international experts in pleural pulmonology diseases.
Affiliations and expertise
Professor of Medicine and Associate Medical Director, Respiratory Pathophysiology Unit, Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Sant’Anna Hospital, Como, ItalyDF
David Feller-Kopman
Affiliations and expertise
Professor of Medicine, Director, Bronchoscopy and Interventional Pulmonology, Johns Hopkins University Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland
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Giampietro Marchetti
Affiliations and expertise
Associate Medical Director of Interventional Pulmonology, Department of Pulmonology, Spedali Civili, Brescia, ItalyRead Pleural Diseases on ScienceDirect