Presents 47 epidemiological studies in children regarding asthma.

Offers critical respiratory care information. This guide provides access to vital respiratory procedures, facts, and formulas with an emphasis on critical care.

Includes topics such as: The Obesity Epidemic, Altered Resting and Exercise Respiratory Physiology in Obesity, Association of Asthma and Other Obstructive Lung Diseases and Obesity, Role of Obesity in Obstructive Sleep Apnea, The Pickwickian Syndrome - Obesity Hypoventilation Syndrome, and Obesity and Thromboembolic Disease.

Offers information about the structure and function of the respiratory system. This title highlights clinical scenarios to challenge your application of principles and formulas as well as many illustrations of common pathological conditions such as cystic fibrosis, chronic bronchitis, and asthma.

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Medical training for Intensive Care Medicine (ICM) has made great developments over the years. Advances have led to the introduction of competency based training, with a strong focus on the development of specific competencies at basic, intermediate and advanced stages of learning. This text addresses the key areas in the field.

A modern quantitative study of lung mechanics, relating mathematical modeling and engineering principles to lung function, structure, mechanics, and disease.

This clinically-oriented textbook aims to teach students how to care for babies and children with respiratory and cardiovascular problems. The content has been updated to include advancements in perinatal and paediatric medicine.

This text contains work and reviews on respiratory control and cardiovascular medicine, with an emphasis on physiological, pharmacological and anaesthesiological aspects. It is intended for basic scientists in physiology, pharmacology and neuroscience, and clinicians in internal medicine.

Adopting a uniform, systematic format to encourage a problem-based approach to clinical scenarios, the books in this series are aimed primarily at medical students taking post-graduate qualifications.

This text reviews the way family practitioners, in the face of an increase in asthma cases, can maximize a patient care regime and make referrels to hospitals and specialists when required. It presents explanations of the concept, diagnosis, management, and organization of care.

Brings a fresh perspective on respiratory care pharmacology. This book offers the information about respiratory pharmacology in an easy-to-understand format that simplifies complex concepts and prepares you for practice. It includes the FDA approved medications and reflects the state of respiratory care practice in the health care environment.

Featuring guidelines and research to enable readers to provide evidence-based care for their patients, this book covers the patients' journey from diagnosis through to end of life and includes the role each member of the multidisciplinary team.

Covers the important areas of respiratory physiology of particular relevance for pulmonary fellows and academic physicians. This text features a collection of topics, spanning classical physiological concepts to modern research. The clinical relevance of various research findings is also examined and interpreted for the reader.

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Focuses on the function of the diseased lung. This title offers an overview of some of the most essential information regarding disease states of the lung, emphasizing structure and function. It also offers coverage of lung cancer and infectious diseases affecting the lungs.

Includes an audio CD of breath sounds for those who must interpret breath sounds and understand their implications, diagnosis, and treatments. This book takes the reader through more than 50 breath sounds. It includes an audio index and cues to the CD sounds throughout the text that allow the reader to listen to the sounds sequentially.