Diffuse Lung Disease: A Practical Approach by Keith C. Meyer MD, MS, Ganesh Raghu MD, FCCP, FACP (auth.),

By Keith C. Meyer MD, MS, Ganesh Raghu MD, FCCP, FACP (auth.), Robert P. Baughman, Roland M. du Bois (eds.)

Interstitial lung illnesses include an important a part of any breathing drugs perform. This well timed moment version of Diffuse Lung disorder is a realistic clinically-oriented source, protecting the entire significant advances in diagnostic thoughts and treatments. Authored through global specialists within the box, this booklet offers transparent and particular options for the administration of all sorts of interstitial lung ailments.

This publication is split into sections. the 1st part addresses the overall features of prognosis and administration, together with medical procedure, radiographic method, physiological adjustments, and category. the second one part info each one person type of interstitial lung sickness. equipped in a simple to stick with layout, each one illness particular bankruptcy contains tables outlining diagnostic process, differential analysis, affliction tracking, and therapy. Illustrative instances, replete with prime quality HRCT pictures, deliver an further size to this extraordinary book.

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15). 2) [19, 20]. The secondary pulmonary lobule is a basic anatomic and physiologic unit of mammalian lung [21]. In humans, it is an irregularly polyhedral structure composed of several acini, each supplied by a terminal bronchiole. 3 Differential diagnosis of infiltrative lung diseases by distribution within the lung Peripheral distribution Perilymphatic distribution Upper lobe predominance Lower lobe predominance UIP OP Asbestosis Collagen vascular disease Eosinophilic pneumonia Sarcoidosis Lymphangitic carcinoma Lymphoproliferative disorders Organizing pneumonia Sarcoidosis Coal workers’ pneumoconiosis Silicosis Eosinophilic pneumonia Langerhans cell histiocytosis Hypersensitivity pneumonitis UIP NSIP OP Asbestosis Collagen vascular disease Fig.

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