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Interstitial Lung Disease, An Issue of Clinics in Chest Medicine

• 1st Edition
• Volume 33-1
• March 17, 2012
• Talmadge E King + 2 more
• English
• Hardback 978-1-4557-3842-7

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• eBook 978-1-4557-4271-4

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The guest editors for this issue, Talmadge King, Harold Collard, celebrated pulmonary specialists from UCSF, and Luca Richeldi, renowned visiting professor to UCSF from University of Modena, Italy, bring together a state-of-the-art issue on the important topic of Interstitial Lung Diseases (ILD).  This comprehensive issue reviews the approach to diagnosis of ILD, radiology if ILD, pathology of ILD.  Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis is discussed, including phenotypes and comorbidities, acute exacerbation and accelerated decline, management, and pathobiology of novel approaches to therapy.  Connective Tissue ILD, Chronic Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis, familial ILD and smoking-related ILD, and non-specific interstitial pneumonia are reviewed.  In the final article, lung transplantation is discussed.

Les troubles du sommeil

• 2nd Edition
• December 7, 2011
• Michel Billiard + 1 more
• French
• eBook 978-2-294-72021-5

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La médecine du sommeil est une discipline récente et les manuels qui lui sont consacrés sont encore peu nombreux. Les troubles du sommeil et de l'éveil touchent pourtant une part importante de la populati on et ont de graves répercussions sur la santé physique et mentale ainsi que sur la qualité de vie. Cette 2° édition, largement revue et augmentée fait le point sur le sommeil normal, l'exploration du sommeil et de l'éveil, la somnolence et la vigilance, les troubles du sommeil et de l'éveil, et sur les nombreuses maladies organiques et psychiatriques dépendant du sommeil ou ayant un impact sur lui. D'un usage très pratique, cet ouvrage de référence est agrémenté d'index et de questionnaires, d'inventaires et échelles utilisés pour préciser les troubles du sommeil et de l'éveil. Il est complété par un glossaire étendu nécessaire à une bonne compréhension de la terminologie du sommeil et de ses troubles. Cet ouvrage s'adresse aux médecins généralistes et spécialistes. Ils y trouveront des réponses à leurs questi ons ainsi que de nombreuses indicati ons pour la prise en charge des pati ents et la prescripti on de traitements. Il s'adresse également aux étudiants en médecine, aux infi rmiers, aux psychologues désireux de s'ouvrir à un domaine encore peu enseigné dans les facultés et écoles, et enfin, à tous les chercheurs intéressés par ce sujet. Il est rédigé par une équipe de spécialistes du sommeil, chercheurs et cliniciens, européens et nord-américains reconnus internationalement.

Lung Cancer, An Issue of Clinics in Chest Medicine

• 1st Edition
• Volume 32-4
• November 29, 2011
• Lynn T. Tanoue + 1 more
• English
• Hardback 978-1-4557-7981-9

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• eBook 978-1-4557-0971-7

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Carcinoma of the lung is one of the most prevalent and aggressive types of cancer, and rates of lung cancer are on the rise. This issue gives a comprehensive review of the most recent advances in Lung Cancer. Epidemiology, etiology, and prevention of lung cancer is first discussed, followed by articles on pre-invasive evaluation and management, screening, pathology and molecular biology. There is an article on the approach to the ground glass nodule. Of great importance is the revised staging classification of Lung Cancer, which is discussed here in detail. Articles on PET imaging, interventional pulmonary, and functional evaluation before Lung Resection are also included. The issue then focuses on advances in treatment for early stage lung cancer, high risk patients with early stage lung cancer, advances in the treatment of Advanced Stage Lung Cancer, Small Cell Lung Cancer, and gene therapy for lung neoplasms.

Parasomnias, An Issue of Sleep Medicine Clinics

• 1st Edition
• Volume 6-4
• November 29, 2011
• Mark Pressman
• English
• Hardback 978-1-4557-7992-5

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• eBook 978-1-4557-0955-7

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Parasomnias can be roughly divided into Non-REM disorders and REM disorders, and this issue covers much of what is known today on the diagnosis and treatment of various types of parasomnias. Articles examine disorders such as sleepwalking, sleep sex, sleep violence, sleep eating, and diagnostic methods of these. The issue also delves into forensic concerns, especially with regard to sleep violence. Other types of parasomnias discussed include sleep talking and sleep enuresis.

Respiratory Tract Infections:Advances in Diagnosis, Management, and Prevention, An Issue of Clinics in Chest Medicine

• 1st Edition
• Volume 32-3
• September 23, 2011
• Michael Niederman
• English
• Hardback 978-1-4557-1023-2

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• eBook 978-1-4557-1198-7

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This issue provides fully updated information on respiratory infections, including healthcare associated pneumonia, new diagnostic tests for pneumonia, epidemic viral pneumonia and other emerging pathogens, biomarkers to optimize antibiotic therapy for pneumonia, pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics to improve management of penumonia. Nosocomial tracheobronchitis and bronchiectasis are also discussed. Articles on CAP and VAP, including an examination of the impact of guidelines on outcomes, de-escalation therapy, inhaled antibiotic therapy and prevention of VAP are also included.

Lung Transplantation, An Issue of Clinics in Chest Medicine

• 1st Edition
• Volume 32-2
• May 17, 2011
• Robert Kotloff
• English
• Hardback 978-1-4557-0430-9

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This issue of Clinics in Chest Medicine, guest edited by Robert Kotloff, focuses on the topics of Lung Transplantation. Articles include:  Candidate Selection, Timing of Listing, and Choice of Procedure for Lung Transplantation; Lung Allocation in the United States, Selection and Management of the Lung Donor; Novel Approaches to Expanding the Lung Donor Pool: Donation After Cardiac Death and Ex Vivo Conditioning; Extracorporeal Life Support as a Bridge to Lung Transplantation; Survival and Quality of Life of Patients Undergoing Lung Transplant; Primary Graft Dysfunction; Acute Allograft Rejection: Cellular and Humoral Processes, and more!

Year Book of Pulmonary Diseases 2011

• 1st Edition
• Volume 2011
• April 1, 2011
• James Jim Barker
• English
• Hardback 978-0-323-08425-3

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• eBook 978-0-323-08749-0

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The Year Book of Pulmonary Disease brings you abstracts of the articles that reported the year's breakthrough developments in pulmonary disease carefully selected from more than 500 journals worldwide. Expert commentaries evaluate the clinical importance of each article and discuss its application to your practice. Topics such as Asthma and Cystic Fibrosis, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, Lung Cancer, Community-Acquired Pneumonia, Lung Transplantation, Sleep Disorders, and Critical Care Medicine are represented highlighting the most current and relevant articles in the field.

Pulmonary Disease and Pregnancy, An Issue of Clinics in Chest Medicine

• 1st Edition
• Volume 32-1
• March 2, 2011
• Ghada Bourjeily
• English
• Hardback 978-1-4557-0429-3

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This issue provides valuable information on the many different pulmonary concerns that arise in pregnancy. Topics include: Radiation in pregnancy, Pharmacotherapy in pregnancy and lactation; Respiratory physiology; Asthma in pregnancy; Cystic Fibrosis in pregnancy, Pulmonary embolism in pregnancy; Interstitial lung disease and connective tissue diseases in pregnancy; Pulmonary hypertension in pregnancy; Tuberculosis in pregnancy; Pneumonia in pregnancy; Sleep in pregnancy; Smoking and smoking cessation in pregnancy; High altitude and pregnancy; Fetal oxygenation and ventilation.

Venous Thromboembolism, An Issue of Clinics in Chest Medicine

• 1st Edition
• Volume 31-4
• November 22, 2010
• Terence K. Trow + 1 more
• English
• Hardback 978-1-4377-2435-6

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Venous Thromboembolism, a critical area for all pulmonary medicine specialists, is completely reviewed and updated in this issue, which starts with an epidemiological overview and then provides an in-depth look at the following topics: use of clinical probability algorithms (Geneva Score, Wells Criteria, and others), imaging techniques, deep vein thrombosis prophylaxis, chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension, inherted hypercoaguable states, venous thromboembolism and pregnancy, interventional therapies (such as fragmentation, IVC filters, and surgical embolectomy), massive pumonary embolism and the role of thrombolysis, and upper extremity DVT.

Pulmonary Manifestations of Rheumatic Disease, An Issue of Clinics in Chest Medicine

• 1st Edition
• Volume 31-3
• September 9, 2010
• Kristin B. Highland
• English
• Hardback 978-1-4377-2434-9

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This issue brilliantly pairs a rheumatologist with a pulmonologist to explore each of the 14 article topics. Topics include autoantibody testing, ultility of bronchoalveolar lavage in autoimmune disease, and pulmonary manifestations of such conditions as scleroderma, rheumatoid arthritis, lupus erythematosus, Sjogren's Syndrome, Inflammatory Myopathies, and Relapsing Polychondritis. The pulmonary vasculitities are discussed, as is antiphospholipid antibody syndrome, ankylosing spondylitis, and the impact of osteoporosis on pulmonary fuction. Toxicity and monitoring of immunosuppressive therapy used in systemic autoimmune diseases is reviewed, as is lung transplantation in autoimmune diseases.