McGraw-Hill's Pocket Guide to Lung Function Tests
McGraw-Hill's Pocket Guide to Lung Function Tests

Author: Robert John Hancox

Publisher: McGraw-Hill/Spanish Imports

Published: 2001

Total Pages: 180

ISBN-13:

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Pocket Guide to Interpreting Lung Function Tests is a practical guide for respiratory practitioners and students to use in the clinical setting. It aims to teach the clinician how to interpret results for the most commonly used respiratory tests. Aimed at the non-specialist, this title is highly practical and fills a gap in the market by providing key information regarding lung function tests with minimal use of equations. This title review the various lung function tests, including spirometry, arterial blood gas analysis, lung volume measurement and gas transfer tests, and teaches the clinician how to interpret the tests. Clinical examples support the text where appropriate and line diagrams are also included to explain test results and the principles behind their measurement.

Pulmonary Function Tests in Clinical Practice
Pulmonary Function Tests in Clinical Practice

Author: Ali Altalag

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2009-04-28

Total Pages: 285

ISBN-13: 1848822316

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Complete review of pulmonary function tests in clinical practice, including performance and interpretation of lung function tests with an emphasis on practical aspects. Review of polysomnographic techniques and interpretive strategies again with a practical hands-on approach. An integrative aproach to cardiopulmonary exercise testing with interpretive strategy. Includes case discussions illustrating key concepts.

Pocket Guide to Diagnostic Tests, Sixth Edition
Pocket Guide to Diagnostic Tests, Sixth Edition

Author: Diana Nicoll

Publisher: McGraw Hill Professional

Published: 2012-06-22

Total Pages: 652

ISBN-13: 0071766243

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A quick reference guide to the selection and interpretation of more than 450 commonly used diagnostic tests COVERS: Basic principles of diagnostic testing, common blood, urine and cerebrospinal fluid laboratory tests, therapeutic drug monitoring, microbiologic test selection and interpretation and diagnostic imaging tests by body system , electrocardiography, and differential diagnosis tables & algorithms Tests used in internal medicine, pediatrics, surgery, neurology and obstetrics and gynecology INCLUDES: Costs and risks of diagnostic tests Evidence-based information Diseases associated with abnormal test results, including test sensitivities Full literature citations with PubMed (PMID) numbers included for each reference More than 24 NEW clinical laboratory test entries, 6 NEW differential diagnosis tables 5 NEW diagnostic algorithms NEW sections on point-of-care testing, provider-performed microscopy, pharmacogenetic testing, and diagnostic echocardiography

Interpretation of Pulmonary Function Tests
Interpretation of Pulmonary Function Tests

Author: Robert E. Hyatt

Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins

Published: 2014

Total Pages: 232

ISBN-13: 145114380X

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This guide provides practical, clinical coverage of various types of pulmonary function testing as it applies to a host of disease conditions.

McGraw-Hill's Pocket Guide to Chest X-Rays
McGraw-Hill's Pocket Guide to Chest X-Rays

Author: Greg Briggs

Publisher:

Published: 2004

Total Pages: 140

ISBN-13:

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A concise and practical handbook that uses checklists and bullet- pointed boxes to highlight important information, this text includes an extensive range of images for easy reference. It is written for non-specialist medical professionals who need to know how to interpret chest X-rays.

Guide to Diagnostic Tests,Seventh Edition
Guide to Diagnostic Tests,Seventh Edition

Author: Diana Nicoll

Publisher: McGraw Hill Professional

Published: 2017-03-24

Total Pages: 528

ISBN-13: 1259640906

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The essential guide to more than 450 of the most commonly performed diagnostic tests – updated with the latest molecular, genetic, and microbiological tests A Doody's Core Title for 2019! Guide to Diagnostic Tests, Seventh Edition is a concise guide to the selection and interpretation of more than 450 of the laboratory and microbiology tests most relevant to the general practice of medicine. This on-the-spot clinical companion also includes coverage of diagnostic imaging, electrocardiology, echocardiography, and the use of tests in differential diagnosis. Features: • Covers areas of internal medicine, pediatrics, surgery, neurology, and obstetrics and gynecology • Over 25 new or substantially revised laboratory tests • New and updated coverage of emerging and re-emerging pathogens and infectious agents,including the Zika and Ebola viruses • Updated material on molecular and genetic tests, including pharmacogenetics tests • An entire section of diagnostic algorithms • Full literature citations with PubMed identification (PMID) numbers included for each reference • Details costs and risks of various procedures and tests • Full section on electrocardiography and echocardiography If you’ve been looking for an authoritative, up-to-date, and easy-to-carry guide to the latest diagnostic testing procedures, your search ends here.

EBOOK Pocket Guide to Spirometry
EBOOK Pocket Guide to Spirometry

Author: David Johns

Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education Australia

Published: 2015-03-06

Total Pages: 162

ISBN-13: 1743765282

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Pocket Guide to Spirometry explains everything a practitioner needs to know about spirometry, including what a spirometer is, how to use one, how to interpret test results and the different types of spirometers. This book presents information in a practical, systematic manner and is an essential aid for all practitioners and nurses treating patients with respiratory conditions.Key Features Completely revised and updatedNew figures and tablesNow includes information on how to treat children from 4 years of ageNew design and layoutEndorsed by the Australian Lung Foundation When you can breathe nothing else matters...The Australian Lung Foundation New Book: Pocket Guide to Spirometry View more documents from McGraw-Hill Medical Australia

Supportive Care in Respiratory Disease
Supportive Care in Respiratory Disease

Author: Sam H. Ahmedzai

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Published: 2012-01-26

Total Pages: 399

ISBN-13: 0199591768

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The second edition of this popular title in the Supportive Care series focuses on the aetiology, diagnosis and management of respiratory diseases, emphasising symptoms, quality of life and psychosocial support. The underlying theme of the book is the application of modern research-based knowledge, in a humane way, for those with advancing disease.

Pulmonary Rehabilitation - E-Book
Pulmonary Rehabilitation - E-Book

Author: John E. Hodgkin

Publisher: Elsevier Health Sciences

Published: 2023-06-02

Total Pages: 1413

ISBN-13: 0443261733

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Approx.592 pagesApprox.592 pages - New chapters covering new advances and discoveries in respiratory care: - Systemic Effects of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disorders - Complementary Alternative Medicine for Patients with Chronic Lung Disease - Pulmonary Rehabilitation and Lung Volume Reduction Surgery - Management of and Reimbursement for Pulmonary Rehabilitation Services - Exercise and Pulmonary Hypertension - New and revised illustrations and photographs. - Expanded coverage of patients with respiratory diseases other than COPD as well as pediatric pulmonary patients. - New and revised pedagogy including chapter outlines and updated objectives - Enhanced chapters - Addresses the latest research and reports including The Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD) report recommending pulmonary rehabilitation.