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The new series of Crash Course continues to provide readers with complete coverage of the MBBS curriculum in an easy-to-read, user-friendly manner. Building on the success of previous editions, the new Crash Courses retain the popular and unique features that so characterised the earlier volumes. All Crash Courses have been fully updated throughout.

More than 170 illustrations present clinical, diagnostic and practical information in an easy-to-follow manner

Friendly and accessible approach to the subject makes learning especially easy

Written by students for students - authors who understand exam pressures

Contains ‘Hints and Tips’ boxes, and other useful aide-mémoires

Succinct coverage of the subject enables ‘sharp focus’ and efficient use of time during exam preparation

Contains a fully updated self-assessment section - ideal for honing exam skills and self-testing

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Crash Courses also available electronically!

Online self-assessment bank also available - content edited by Dan Horton-Szar!

Now celebrating over 10 years of success - Crash Course has been specially devised to help you get through your exams with ease.

Completely revised throughout, the new edition of Crash Course is perfectly tailored to meet your needs by providing everything you need to know in one place. Clearly presented in a tried and trusted, easy-to-use, format, each book in the series gives complete coverage of the subject in a no-nonsense, user-friendly fashion.

Commencing with 'Learning Objectives', each chapter guides you succinctly through the topic, giving full coverage of the curriculum whilst avoiding unnecessary and often confusing detail. Each chapter is also supported by a full artwork programme, and features the ever popular 'Hints and Tips' boxes as well as other useful aide-mémoires. All volumes contain an up-to-date self-assessment section which allows you to test your knowledge and hone your exam skills.

Authored by students or junior doctors - working under close faculty supervision - each volume has been prepared by someone who has recently been in the exam situation and so relates closely to your needs. So whether you need to get out of a fix or aim for distinction Crash Course is for you!!

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Publié par	Mosby Ltd.
Date de parution	29 juillet 2013
Nombre de lectures	0
EAN13	9780723437925
Langue	English
Poids de l'ouvrage	2 Mo

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Crash Course: Respiratory System
Fourth Edition
Sarah Hickin, BSc(Hons) MBBS
F2, Heatherwood and Wexham Park Hospitals NHS Trust, Slough, UK
James Renshaw, BSc(Hons) MBBS
F2, Whipps Cross University Hospital, Barts Health NHS Trust, London, UK
Rachel Williams, BSc(Hons) MBBS
F2, West Middlesex University Hospital, London, UK
SERIES EDITOR:
Dan Horton-Szar, BSc(Hons) MBBS(Hons) MRCGP
Northgate Medical Practice, Canterbury, Kent, UK
FACULTY ADVISOR:
Omar S Usmani, MBBS PhD FHEA FRCP
NIHR Career Development Fellow, Clinical Senior Lecturer Consultant Physician in Respiratory Internal Medicine, National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College London and Royal Brompton Hospital, London, UK
Provides the exam syllabus in one place - saves valuable revision time
Written by senior students and recent graduates - those closest to what is essential for exam success
Quality assured by leading Faculty Advisors - ensures complete accuracy of information
Updated self-assessment section matching the latest exam formats - confirm your understanding and improve exam technique fast
Table of Contents
Cover image
Title page
Front Matter
Copyright
Series editor foreword
Prefaces
Authors
Faculty Advisor
Acknowledgements
FIGURE ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Part 1: Basic Science and Physiology
1. Overview of the respiratory system
Objectives
OVERALL STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION
BASIC CONCEPTS IN RESPIRATION
CONTROL OF RESPIRATION
OTHER FUNCTIONS OF THE RESPIRATORY SYSTEM
2. Organization of the respiratory tract
Objectives
THE RESPIRATORY TRACT
Further reading
3. Pulmonary circulation
Objectives
INTRODUCTION
BLOOD SUPPLY TO THE LUNGS
PULMONARY BLOOD FLOW
4. Physiology, ventilation and gas exchange
Objectives
INTRODUCTION
MECHANICS OF BREATHING
GASEOUS EXCHANGE IN THE LUNGS
5. Perfusion and gas transport
Objectives
OVERVIEW
THE VENTILATION-PERFUSION RELATIONSHIP
GAS TRANSPORT IN THE BLOOD
ACID-BASE BALANCE
6. Control of respiratory function
Objectives
CONTROL OF VENTILATION
COORDINATED RESPONSES OF THE RESPIRATORY SYSTEM
RESPIRATORY RESPONSE TO EXTREME ENVIRONMENTS
7. Basic pharmacology
Objectives
OVERVIEW
BRONCHODILATORS
GLUCOCORTICOSTEROIDS
MUCOLYTICS
DRUGS USED IN SMOKING CESSATION
DRUG DELIVERY DEVICES
Part 2: Clinical Assessment
8. The respiratory patient - taking a history and exploring symptoms
Objectives
INTRODUCTION
GENERAL STEPS
BREATHLESSNESS
SPUTUM
HAEMOPTYSIS
WHEEZE
CHEST PAIN
OTHER ASSOCIATED SYMPTOMS
PAST MEDICAL HISTORY
PATIENTS WITH KNOWN RESPIRATORY DISEASE
9. Examination of the respiratory system
Objectives
INTRODUCTION
GENERAL INSPECTION
10. The respiratory patient: clinical investigations
Objectives
INTRODUCTION
ROUTINE INVESTIGATIONS
MORE INVASIVE PROCEDURES
HISTOPATHOLOGY
INVESTIGATIONS OF PULMONARY FUNCTION
Further reading
11. The respiratory patient: imaging investigations
Objectives
PLAIN RADIOGRAPHY
PULMONARY ANGIOGRAPHY
ULTRASOUND
MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING
Useful links
Part 3: Respiratory Conditions
12. Respiratory emergencies
Objectives
INITIAL ASSESSMENT
ACUTE RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME (ARDS)
RESPIRATORY FAILURE
PNEUMOTHORAX
TENSION PNEUMOTHORAX
FOREIGN-BODY ASPIRATION
PULMONARY EMBOLISM
ACUTE ASTHMA
PULMONARY OEDEMA
ANAPHYLAXIS
CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING
VENTILATION
Useful links
13. Pulmonary hypertension
Objectives
DEFINITION AND BACKGROUND
PATHOPHYSIOLOGY
EPIDEMIOLOGY
PRESENTATION
INVESTIGATION
MANAGEMENT
PROGNOSIS
Further reading
14. The upper respiratory tract
Objectives
DISORDERS OF THE NOSE
DISORDERS OF THE LARYNX
Further reading
15. Sleep disorders
Objectives
SLEEP APNOEA
NARCOLEPSY
Useful links
16. Asthma
Objectives
DEFINITION AND BACKGROUND
PREVALENCE
CLASSIFICATION
PRECIPITATING FACTORS
PATHOGENESIS
INFLAMMATORY MEDIATORS
EARLY AND LATE RESPONSES
AIRWAY REMODELLING
CLINICAL FEATURES
INVESTIGATIONS
TREATMENT
ACUTE ASTHMA
EDUCATION
Useful links
17. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
Objectives
INTRODUCTION
EPIDEMIOLOGY
AETIOLOGY
GENETIC RISK FACTORS
PATHOPHYSIOLOGY
ALVEOLAR DESTRUCTION (EMPHYSEMA)
CLINICAL FEATURES
COMPLICATIONS
INVESTIGATION
MANAGEMENT
Further reading
18. Disorders of the interstitium
Objectives
INTRODUCTION
PULMONARY FIBROSIS - OVERVIEW
THE PNEUMOCONIOSES
EXTRINSIC ALLERGIC ALVEOLITIS
IDIOPATHIC PULMONARY FIBROSIS
PULMONARY EOSINOPHILIA
BRONCHIOLITIS OBLITERANS
DESQUAMATIVE INTERSTITIAL PNEUMONITIS
ALVEOLAR PROTEINOSIS
Useful links
19. Malignant lung disease
Objectives
NEOPLASTIC DISEASE OF THE LUNG
NEOPLASMS OF THE PLEURA
Further reading
20. Infectious lung disease
Objectives
INTRODUCTION
PNEUMONIA
TUBERCULOSIS
INFLUENZA
HIV-related LUNG DISEASE
Further reading
21. Suppurative lung disease
Objectives
BRONCHIECTASIS
CYSTIC FIBROSIS
LUNG TRANSPLANTATION
LUNG ABSCESS
Useful links
22. Pleural effusions
Objectives
INTRODUCTION
GROSS APPEARANCE
CLINICAL FEATURES
INVESTIGATIONS
LIGHT S CRITERIA
TREATMENT
EMPYEMA
HAEMOTHORAX
CHYLOTHORAX
CHEST DRAIN INSERTION
Further reading
23. Respiratory manifestations of systemic disease
Objectives
INTRODUCTION
SARCOIDOSIS
VASCULITIS
RESPIRATORY MANIFESTATIONS OF SYSTEMIC RHEUMATOLOGICAL DISEASES
Single best answer questions (SBAs)
1 Overview of the respiratory system
2 Organization of the respiratory tract
3 Pulmonary circulation
4 Physiology, ventilation and gas exchange
5 Perfusion and gas transport
6 Control of respiratory function
7 Basic pharmacology
8 The respiratory patient - taking a history and exploring symptoms
9 Examination of the respiratory system
10 and 11 The respiratory patient: clinical and imaging investigations
12 Respiratory emergencies
13 Pulmonary hypertension
14 The upper respiratory tract
15 Sleep disorders
16 Asthma
17 Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
18 Disorders of the interstitium
19 Malignant lung disease
20 Infectious lung disease
21 Suppurative lung disease
22 Pleural effusions
Extended matching questions (EMQs)
SBA answers
EMQ answers
Glossary
Index
Front Matter
First and second edition authors:
Angus Jeffries
Andrew Turley
Pippa McGowan
Third edition authors:
Harish Patel
Catherine Gwilt
Copyright

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