| Edition |
6th ed. |
| Description |
1 online resource (xiii, 504 pages) : illustrations |
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text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Anatomy of the pleura -- Physiology of the pleural space -- Physiological effects of pneumothorax and pleural effusion -- Animal models in pleural investigation -- Cytokines and the pleura -- Radiographic examinations -- Clinical manifestations and useful tests -- Approach to the patient -- Transudative pleural effusions -- Pleural effusions related to metastatic malignancies -- Primary tumors of the pleura -- Parapneumonic effusions and empyema -- Tuberculous pleural effusions -- Pleural effusion secondary to fungal infections, actinomycosis, and nocardiosis -- Pleural effusion due to parasitic infection -- Pleural effusion due to acquired immunodeficiency syndrome, other viruses, mycoplasma pneumoniae, and rickettsiae -- Pleural effusion due to pulmonary embolization -- Pleural effusion secondary to diseases of the gastrointestinal tract -- Pleural effusion secondary to diseases of the heart -- Pleural disease in obstetrics and gynecology -- Pleural disease due to collagen vascular diseases -- Pleural effusion due to drug reactions -- Pleural effusion due to miscellaneous diseases -- Pneumothorax -- Hemothorax -- Chylothorax and pseudochylothorax -- Other pleural diseases -- Thoracentesis (diagnostic and therapeutic) and pleural biopsy -- Chest tubes -- Thoracoscopy. |
| Summary |
This book focuses on the pathophysiology, clinical manifestations, diagnosis, and management of pleural diseases. It combines procedural expertise, insights on recent technical advances, and recommendations for both diagnosis and treatment. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Pleura -- Diseases.
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Pleura -- Diseases. |
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Pleural Diseases. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Light, Richard W. Pleural diseases. Sixth edition. Philadelphia : Wolters Kluwer Health/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, [2013] 9781451175998 (DLC) 2012043314 (OCoLC)814440867 |
| ISBN |
9781469831398 (electronic book) |
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1469831392 (electronic book) |
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9781451175998 (alkaline paper) |
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145117599X (alkaline paper) |
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