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Designed to serve as a desk reference as well as textbook for students and residents, the sixth edition was identified in Brandon-Hill as an "initial purchase" and as needed for a "minimal core list" of books in a medical library. More tightly focused than earlier editions, the seventh is confined to 70 authored chapters, all of them completely rewritten, contained in a single volume. The volume is divided by disease and diagnostic method, with individual chapters on pulmonary aerosols, pulmonary fungal infections, approaches to interstitial lung disease, pathophysiology and clinical disorders in pulmonary hypertension, lung cancer, industrial hygiene, acute respiratory failure, immunodeficiency diseases, genetics of lung disease, management of pleural diseases, and respiratory disorders of sleep. The 106 authors are specialists who practice mainly in the US, although some are in Canada and Europe.Copyright © 2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Book Info
National Jewish Medical and Research Center, Denver, CO. Completely rewritten and revised, text addresses new diagnostic and therapeutic advances in the field of pulmonary diseases. Includes such topics as obstructive lung disease. inflammatory and infectious diseases, and neoplastic disease. Previous edition, c1998, was authored by Gerald L. Baum. DNLM: Lung Diseases.

ANNOTATION

This book contains predominantly black-and-white illustrations, with some color illustrations.

SYNOPSIS

& Designed to serve as a desk reference as well as textbook for students and residents, the sixth edition was identified in Brandon-Hill as an "initial purchase" and as needed for a "minimal core list" of books in a medical library. More tightly focused than earlier editions, the seventh is confined to 70 authored chapters, all of them completely rewritten, contained in a single volume. The volume is divided by disease and diagnostic method, with individual chapters on pulmonary aerosols, pulmonary fungal infections, approaches to interstitial lung disease, pathophysiology and clinical disorders in pulmonary hypertension, lung cancer, industrial hygiene, acute respiratory failure, immunodeficiency diseases, genetics of lung disease, management of pleural diseases, and respiratory disorders of sleep. The 106 authors are specialists who practice mainly in the US, although some are in Canada and Europe. Annotation ©2003 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

FROM THE CRITICS

Booknews

New edition of a comprehensive overview of pulmonary diseases that supplies enough detail to appeal to the specialist, and enough basic medical science and background discussion to keep a good beginning medical student from feeling over his/her head. Emphasizing accurate diagnosis, this edition reflects the current focus on a genetic basis for many pulmonary abnormalities and the relevance of public health concerns when diagnosing and treating pulmonary infections. The contributors' approach to infectious diseases extrapolates from established standards of clinical bacteriology to diagnose and treat viral, rickettsial, and fungal diseases. Such discussions also integrate recent progress in chemotherapy and rehabilitation techniques. To further aid the clinician's skills, many chapters end with diagnostic tables that summarize that chapter's findings. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

ACCREDITATION

Baum, Gerald L., MD (Tel Aviv Univ); Wolinsky, Emanuel, MD (Case Western Reserve Univ)