Principles of Pulmonary Medicine, 8th Edition, integrates clinical topics with underlying physiologic, pathophysiologic, and basic scientific ideas to present a thorough review of this rapidly evolving area. From start to finish, it concisely explains and illustrates even the trickiest ideas in a way that is both legible and easy to understand. This well-known work is a crucial resource for medical students, trainees, and others searching for a practical update on both acute and chronic pulmonary diseases since it places an emphasis on pathophysiology and diagnosis as the foundation for the best management of respiratory disorders.
the clear, intelligible presentation of physiologic ideas, pathogenetic and pathophysiologic pathways, and radiologic and pathologic correlates of disease.
Contains significant information updates on interstitial lung disease, novel biologic and immunologic therapies for a range of disorders, and viral and/or developing infections (such as COVID-19).
features clear anatomic representations, with radiologic and pathophysiologic images that are now featured in full color for the first time, to aid in understanding and interpreting pulmonary disease. This edition offers considerably more illustrations, particularly CT scans and chest radiographs, which provide greater illustrations of clinical problems.
outlines therapy approaches and offers data for comparing costs, benefits, and hazards.
Contains helpful appendices that offer streamlined techniques for interpreting arterial blood gases and pulmonary function tests, as well as sample problems that evaluate the reader’s proficiency with respiratory equations, the assessment of pulmonary function abnormalities, and the interpretation of arterial blood gases.
provides access to a wealth of online resources, including over 200 case-based self-assessment questions based on the USMLE test, author remarks, video clips, and audio recordings of lung sounds.
Include margin notes that highlight the key ideas and points throughout the text to help readers rapidly evaluate the information.
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