More than 30% of patients who visit a doctor each year have respiratory complaints. These can range from minor infections (such as the common cold) to chronic obstructive conditions (such as asthma). This helpful book looks at the respiratory problems that nursing and healthcare professionals are most likely to encounter in clinical practice. Beginning with…
Using illustrative case examples, this book thoroughly reviews similarities and differences between asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and the overlap syndrome. It is important to highlight the distinctions because these commonly encountered conditions in respiratory and primary care share many similarities but have important differences often mistaken for each other. This can have serious…
At the present time, 430 drugs are known to cause respiratory injury. This represents an increase of almost 200 in the last ten years, and the number is still increasing. This comprehensive, definitive reference work, with an outstanding range of international expert contributors and two of the world’s leading editors, provides an essential reference for…
The Washington Manual Pulmonary Medicine Subspecialty Consult – 2nd edition. Concise, portable, and user-friendly, The Washington Manual® Pulmonology Subspecialty Consult, 2nd Edition, provides quick access to the essential information needed to evaluate patients on a subspecialty consult service. This edition offers state-of-the-art content on the diagnosis, investigation, and treatment of common acute and chronic lung…
Drug Information Handbook 21st edition Endorsed by the American Pharmacists Association (APhA), Lexicomp’s “Drug Information Handbook” is relied on daily by clinicians everywhere to improve medication safety and enhance patient care. Benefits Lexicomp’s “Drug Information Handbook, 20th Edition”, covers over 5,500 medications and features 31 new monographs and hundreds of updates to existing content. Each…
