Libri di Stephen I. Rennard

"The Second Edition of Asthma and COPD: Basic Mechanisms and Clinical Management" continues to provide a unique and authoritative comparison of asthma and COPD. Written and edited by the world's leading experts, it continues to be a comprehensive review of the most recent understanding of the basic mechanisms of both conditions, specifically comparing their etiology, pathogenesis, and treatments. Each chapter considers Asthma and COPD in side-by-side contrast and comparison not in isolation - in the context of mechanism, triggers, assessments, therapies, and clinical management. This title presents the latest and most comprehensive understandings of the mechanisms of inflammation in both Asthma and COPD. It provides most extensive reference to primary literature on both Asthma and COPD in one source. It offers easy-to-read summaries of the latest advances alongside clear illustrations.

The only international clinical textbook for COPD - one of the top 5 causes of death and disability worldwide * The only COPD textbook to include the latest national and international guidelines and the newer therapeutic agents in COPD treatment * International team of contributors covers all aspects of COPD - from physiology and epidemiology to diagnosis and treatment * Everything the busy physician needs to understand, diagnose and treat the COPD patient: - Structure and physiology of the respiratory system - Clinical considerations and allied conditions - Therapy (including current and developing treatments) - Diagnostic tests used in daily practice