ABC of COPD, 3rd ed.

Pages: 132 Size: 16.76 MB Format: PDF Publisher: Wiley-VCH
Published: 14 June, 2017
eISBN-13: 9781119212805

The third edition of the ABC of COPD provides the entire multidisciplinary team across both primary and secondary care with an up-to-date, easy to read and accessible account of this common lung disorder. Thoroughly updated by experienced clinicians dealing with patients with COPD on a regular basis, it discusses the entire breadth of the condition from epidemiology, causes, diagnosis, treatment and end of life care. This practical and highly visual guide contains new and extensively updated chapters on diagnosis, smoking cessation and interventional approaches as well as expanded content on non-pharmacological and pharmacological management taking into account the most recent national and international guidelines. It also explores practical issues relating to COPD in terms of pulmonary rehabilitation, oxygen use, air travel, and end of life care. The ABC of COPD is an authoritative and essential guide for specialist nurses, general practitioners, physiotherapists, junior doctors, front line staff working in emergency departments, paramedics, physician associates and students of medicine and its allied disciplines.

Lecture Notes: Tropical Medicine

Author: Edited By Nick Beeching, Geoff Gill. Pages: 410 Size: 131.89 MB Format: PDF Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
Published: 17 April, 2014
eISBN-13: 9781118734551

Providing a comprehensive introduction to the study of tropical medicine, this new edition has been thoroughly revised and updated to include new content and more illustrations and clinical photographs to aid understanding. Now fully supported by a companion website containing hundreds of interactive multiple-choice questions, and available in a range of digital formats, Tropical Medicine Lecture Notes is the perfect resource for study and revision, and is the ideal companion for those practising medicine in tropical and sub-tropical regions. New edition of the best-selling tropical medicine textbook Brand new chapters covering

  • Ophthalmology and Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs)
  • Increased coverage of malaria, tuberculosis and HIV/AIDS
  • More colour illustrations and photographs for greater clarity and understanding

Clinical Tuberculosis, Fifth Edition

Author: Edited By Peter D.O. Davies, Stephen B. Gordon, Geraint Davies. Pages: 470 Size: 16.21 MB Format: PDF Publisher: CRC Press Inc – M.U.A.
Published: 30 April, 2014
eISBN-13: 9781444154351

Completely updated and revised, Clinical Tuberculosis continues to provide the TB practitioner―whether in public health, laboratory science or clinical practice―with a synoptic and definitive account of the latest methods of diagnosis, treatment and control of this challenging and debilitating disease.

New in the Fifth Edition:

  • Gamma interferon-based blood tests for the screening of latent infection
  • New molecular techniques for diagnosing the species of Mycobacterium and identifying the gene for rifampicin resistance
  • Updated content on the human immune response to the tubercle bacillus
  • Details of microscopic observation for drug sensitivity
  • Expanded sections on the management and control of TB both locally and globally
  • A wealth of new diagrams and clinical photographs