This book is a practical guide to the diagnosis and management of tuberculosis. Presented in a step by step approach, the text provides the latest information in the specialty, guiding clinicians through the history of the disease, its epidemiology, pathogenesis and pathology, to clinical presentation, imaging, diagnosis, and treatment options. The book is enhanced by illustrations and figures, and provides a clear understanding of the management of the disease from a global perspective and the challenges associated with tuberculosis care. Key points Practical guide to diagnosis and management of tuberculosis Presented in a step by step approach, providing latest information in the field Includes illustrations and figures to assist learning Provides clear understanding of challenges associated with tuberculosis care
Clinical Tuberculosis: A Practical Guide will be invaluable for all junior doctors, nurses and TB workers who have to manage patients with tuberculosis, whether in the well-resourced or poorly-resourced healthcare setting. With extensive case studies, clinical pearls and down-to-earth practical advice, this book is a clinical manual outlining day-to-day management of patients together with treatment and control of this important and ever-spreading global disease. Practical yet authoritative, this handbook contains all the background information and clinical advice that the healthcare worker needs to know for the step-by-step diagnosis, management and treatment of patients with tuberculosis in whatever circumstances and environment they might be.
This is a guide to the diagnosis of all forms of tuberculosis (TB). The second edition of the text includes a rewritten and enlarged section on HIV infection in relation to TB as well as the recommendations from experts from the World Health Organization and the International Union against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease. An outline of the WHO DOTS (Directly Observed Treatment Shortcourse) programme is included and the whole text reviewed and updated. Case studies are used to demonstrate points raised.
Clinical Respiratory Medicine provides practical guidance to help you more effectively diagnose and manage the full range of pulmonary disorders, including those seen in today’s most challenging patient populations. In print and online, this medical reference book delivers the answers you need to ensure the best outcomes. Better manage and treat patients with pulmonary disease with complete clinical coverage of the critical information relevant to your everyday practice, presented in a templated, user-friendly format. Find critical information quickly with the help of diagnostic algorithms. Thoroughly understand the needs and recognize co-morbidities of particular patient populations through entirely new chapters on lung structure, echocardiography, and obesity and its effects. Access the latest research and advancements in lung cancer, benign tumors, and the importance of pulmonary physiology in understanding lung function and the disease processes that occur. Watch and learn. Over 80 videos of practical procedures and interactive review questions are available online at www.expertconsult.com.
The topics chosen for discussion represent the most common problems referred by family doctors to chest clinics. It was taken for granted that the reader will be familiar with the symptoms, signs, and natural history of respiratory diseases, so that the stress is on differential diagnosis and treatment. Tuberculosis once occupied nearly all the time of chest physicians. At present weeks go by without a single case presenting itself. There has been no comparable improvement in cancer of the lung, which remains one of the most intract able problems. Asthma was seldom referred to out-patient clinics when the disease was regarded as more unpleasant than dangerous. The hazards of severe attacks and the advan tages of liaison with a hospital department are now widely recognized. A similar change of attitude to the management of chronic bronchitis brought many new patients to the chest clinics in place of the vanishing tuberculous population. Some uncommon pulmonary diseases are included: allergic alveolitis, because of the importance of early diagnosis, and sarcoidosis in order to discourage unnecessary treatment. The book is intended to be a practical guide and is not a critical review. This might serve as an excuse for its didactic style and the exclusion of controversial subjects. Some statements are repeated at more than one place in order to help readers who wish to consult individual chapters bearing on some current problem. Source references are omitted and are replaced by a short list of books recommended for further reading.
Part of the Clinical Focus series, this book is a comprehensive guide to the diagnosis and treatment of tuberculosis. The new volume is highly illustrated with tables and images and written by an internationally recognised editor and author team.
This comprehensive clinical textbook examines all aspects of respiratory medicine. The editors take a practical approach to the diagnosis and management of patients with the full range of pulmonary disorders, making this your ideal source for reference in clinical practice. Fully revised, this essential volume includes new chapters on PET imaging, implications of genetic research, oxygen therapy, and rehabilitation. Now an Expert Consult title, it comes with access to the complete contents of the book online, including all of the book's images, downloadable for use in presentations. Provides complete clinical coverage so you can Better manage and treat patients with pulmonary disease. Uses templated, clinical chapters for consistent, concise, essential information. Includes coverage that reflects the way you practice medicine today with critical information relevant to everyday practice. Utilizes diagnostic algorithms to help you find critical information and at a glance. Includes new chapters on PET imaging, implications of genetic research, oxygen therapy, and rehabilitation to keep you up to date. Includes access to the complete contents of the book online, including all of the book's images, downloadable for use in presentations.
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Principles of Pulmonary Medicine helps you master the foundations of pulmonary medicine without being overwhelmed! This concise, easy-to-read medical reference book correlates basic science principles with the radiologic, pathologic, and clinical aspects of respiratory disease to provide an integrated, accessible approach to the study of pulmonary medicine. Focus on the clinical aspects and treatment of specific pulmonary and respiratory diseases, and understand the anatomy, physiology, and pathophysiology relevant to major pulmonary disorders. Apply the material to real-life practice with case-based pulmonology questions covering topics including pulmonary function tests, physiologic data, and results of arterial blood gas testing. Learn the latest diagnostic and therapeutic strategies with updated coverage of diagnostic modalities used in pulmonary disease, as well as management of asthma, lung cancer, respiratory failure, pulmonary hypertension, and other pulmonary diseases. Visually grasp difficult concepts with high-quality images of the lung that complement discussions of specific diseases. Efficiently review critical information in pulmonary medicine by skimming margin notes throughout the text. Practice your knowledge with 200 case-based, self-assessment questions and apply pulmonology principles to real-life practice. Access the complete contents online at Expert Consult, including NEW unique author audio chapter lectures, video clips, questions, additional audio recordings of lung sounds, supplemental images, and more. Your purchase entitles you to access the web site until the next edition is published, or until the current edition is no longer offered for sale by Elsevier, whichever occurs first. If the next edition is published less than one year after your purchase, you will be entitled to online access for one year from your date of purchase. Elsevier reserves the right to offer a suitable replacement product (such as a downloadable or CD-ROM-based electronic version) should access to the web site be discontinued.
