616.2/4
Paramothayan, Shanthi,
Essential respiratory medicine /
Shanthi Paramothayan.
- p. ; cm. -
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction to respiratory medicine -- Embryology, anatomy and physiology of the lung -- Drug and pharmacology of the lung -- Common respiratory investigations -- Common respiratory presentations -- Obstructive airways disease -- Diffuse parenchymal lung disease -- Respiratory infections -- Lung cancer -- Pleural disease -- Vasculitides -- Suppurative lung disease -- Respiratory failure -- Sleep disorders -- Occupational, environmental and recreational lung disease -- Disorders of the mediastinum -- Acute lung injury and acute respiratory distress syndrome.