Product Description: Concise and easy to read, this completely updated new edition correlates basic pathophysiologic principles with the radiologic, pathologic, and clinical aspects of disease to provide an integrated, user-friendly approach to the study of pulmonary medicine. In addition to detailed text, case-based questions cover topics including interpretation of pulmonary function tests, physiologic data, and results of arterial blood gas testing. More than 120 high-quality images complement the discussion of specific diseases and provide a clear framework for understanding difficult pulmonary concepts. The text provides updated coverage of diagnostic modalities in pulmonary disease, as well as management of asthma, lung cancer, respiratory failure, pulmonary hypertension, and other important pulmonary diseases. A new, web-based interactive learning tool box offers additional radiographic images, audio clips of lung sounds, and self-assessment questions modeled after the questions found on the USMLE exams. In print and online, this is an essential resource for mastering the foundations of pulmonary medicine.
Guides you through the anatomy, physiology, and pathophysiology relevant to major pulmonary disorders, and then focuses on the clinical aspects and treatment of specific diseases.
Presents more than 120 high-quality images which complement the discussion of specific diseases and provide a clear framework for understanding difficult pulmonary concepts.
Uses margin notes throughout the text that summarize and highlight critical information for quick review.
Features case-based questions covering topics including pulmonary function tests, physiologic data, and results of arterial blood gas testing, that help you apply the material to real-life practice.
Includes access to a web-based interactive learning tool box, featuring additional chest radiographs, audio clips of lung sounds, and self-assessment questions that test your ability to apply physiologic principles to quantitative problems, modeled after the questions found on the USMLE.
Presents updated coverage of diagnostic modalities used in pulmonary disease, as well as management of asthma, lung cancer, respiratory failure, pulmonary hypertension, and other important pulmonary diseases to help you choose the most effective course of patient treatment.
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Product Description: The Oxford American Handbook of Pulmonary Medicine is an essential quick reference guide to all the major respiratory symptoms and diseases. Each topic is covered in a consistent format including practical tips for both inpatient and outpatient care settings. The handbook features a section on practical procedures plus useful pages on lung and bronchial anatomy, CT anatomy, lung function, and blood gas nomograms. Edited and written by pulmonologists from the respected National Jewish Medical Center in Denver, Colorado, this book will be an invaluable resource for students and residents, as well as a useful reference for practitioners. The Oxford American Handbook of Pulmonary Medicine is the indispensable, evidence-based source on the subject.
The thoroughly revised, updated Sixth Edition of this Spiral(R) Manual is a complete, convenient, practical guide to diagnosis and management of pulmonary disorders. A new chapter on terrorism and disaster medicine has been added and new contributors have rewritten the chapters on preoperative pulmonary evaluation, aspiration pneumonia, the lung in immunocompromised hosts, staphylococcal and streptococcal pneumonias, anaerobic pulmonary infections, histoplasmosis, Aspergillus lung disease, neuromuscular diseases and spinal cord injury, pulmonary complications in burn patients, sarcoidosis, and Goodpasture's syndrome. Other chapters have been revised to incorporate recent American Thoracic Society recommendations on end-of-life care, exercise testing, tobacco control, and other concerns. "Doody's Core Titles™ 2009."
Management of Acute Pulmonary Embolism highlights traditional, novel, and evolving aspects of the diagnosis and treatment of pulmonary embolism (PE). The contributors comprise an international team of experts, who have each made noteworthy contributions in this exciting field. Important aspects of diagnosis, risk stratification, and differential treatment of patients with PE are presented in a concise, yet comprehensive manner. Emphasis is placed on specific issues related to PE, including pregnancy, cancer, thrombophilia, and air travel. The authors critically review and interpret available data, and provide clear recommendations for diagnosis and therapeutic concerns in clinical management of PE patients.
Management of Acute Pulmonary Embolism is organized in three precise sections - diagnosis, treatment, and special topics. Each section is up-to-date and detailed, and provides clear recommendations for diagnostic and therapeutic approaches to patients with PE in clinical practice. This practical volume is an essential starting point for future study for both medical students and established investigators.
A favorite among residents and pulmonary fellows, this text provides all the information needed to evaluate and manage respiratory diseases and critically ill patients and to pass the American Board of Internal Medicine's subspecialty exam in pulmonary medicine. The Fifth Edition includes new information on ARDS, sedation of critically ill patients, rehabilitation for COPD, care of elderly patients, genetic testing for asthma, CTA and other diagnostic techniques for pulmonary thromboembolism, new antifungal drugs without renal toxicity, new treatment guidelines for pneumothorax, and ventilators and noninvasive ventilation for respiratory failure. This edition also includes more algorithms and differential diagnosis tables.
Product Description: This is the most convenient source of answers on all pulmonary conditions. It presents practical, current information for day-to-day diagnosis and treatment of all conditions affecting breathing. It is the choice of pulmonologists, residents, students, emergency clinicians, and general and family medicine practitioners alike. It provides authoritative, easy-to-find, practical help with evaluation, treatment, and management of all common pulmonary diseases and conditions. Easy-to-use yet comprehensive, "Current Diagnosis & Treatment in Pulmonary Medicine" offers quick access to workup tools for definitive diagnosis and treatment for all common pulmonary diseases and disorders. This conveniently organized guide is the best quick reference for physicians who treat pulmonary problems." Current Diagnosis & Treatment in Pulmonary Medicine" features: forty-two chapters of practical help with pulmonary medicine; easy-access organization by procedure, anatomical structure, and disease; concise yet complete coverage of evaluation, history-taking, and examination; diagnosis and treatment help with all commonly encountered pulmonary diseases, including asthma, viral, bacterial, and mycobacterial infections; interstitial, vascular, and ventilatory control disorders; cystic fibrosis; neoplasms; diseases of the mediastinum; and pulmonary hypertension.It includes the essentials of diagnosis for every disease. It gives easy-access information on diagnostic imaging and laboratory tests. It features abundant diagnostic and treatment algorithms, and detailed advice on acute and chronic respiratory failure and mechanical ventilation. It has in-depth coverage of occupational and environmental lung diseases, including practical diagnostic and treatment plans. There is expert advice on common conditions such as sleep apnea and non-pulmonary diseases that affect breathing. It includes 250 helpful photos and illustrations. It has concise, current, and comprehensive review of pulmonary practice. It icludes helpful references to important new sources.
For a coding resource as precise and specialized as the medicine you practice, turn to Coding for Chest Medicine 2010. The updated 14th edition from the American College of Chest Physicians features chapters on:
Allergy and immunology Bronchoscopy Critical care Consultations Electronic medical records ICU procedures Malpractice issues Pay for performance Pediatric pulmonary medicine (New Chapter) Pulmonary function testing Pulmonary rehabilitation Rapid response teams Thoracic surgical procedures
New in 2010 New codes for Bronchial Placement of Fiducial Markers, Navigational Bronchoscopy, Pleural Fibrinolysis, and Infant PFTs Revised code for Pleurodesis New, important information on the ICD-10 coding system
Praise for Coding for Chest Medicine
"ACCP's Coding for Chest Medicine is a must have resource for physicians, administrators, and allied health professionals. It is updated annually to include new and revised CPT codes and is filled with invaluable pearls from national experts in coding, documentation, reimbursement, and practice management. We couldn't practice medicine without it!" --Kim D. French, MHSA, CAPP
As a private practice physician, I believe the ACCP's educational coding manual to be the single most important resource the Practice Management Department makes available. I look at it at least once a week and recommend all practicing physicians have a copy in their office. --Richard Hamrick III, MD, MBA, FCCP, Immediate Past Chair, ACCP Practice Management Committee
We do our own billing at our practice and we do quarterly chart audits. When questions arise we always go to Coding for Chest Medicine. We feel the Coding for Chest Medicine is the gold standard of resources for pulmonary and critical care medicine. --Sandy Kalic, RN, Practice Manager, Eastern Ohio Pulmonary Consultants, Boardman, OH
We use Coding for Chest Medicine as the main reference for our coding issues. It is far more useful to us than any other coding reference book that we have. --Kathy C. Campbell, Practice Administrator, Pine Bluff, Arkansas
Product Description: This succinct, bulleted handbook is the ultimate resource for pulmonary and respiratory specialists. Throughout the book, tables and figures summarize important clinical data and current professional society recommendations, while salient references provide readers with the latest, evidence-based research. Divided into three sections, section one reviews the assessment process and provides practical guidance and algorithms for the evaluation of the cardinal signs of respiratory disease. Section two outlines tests and procedures that are unique to pulmonary medicine and helps the reader to determine when a test or procedure is appropriate, the limitations of the procedure, how to interpret test results correctly, and advice on counseling the patient. The final section contains in-depth coverage of both common and uncommon diseases that affect the lungs.
Product Description: Straight from the ACCP Pulmonary Medicine Board Review 2009 course, this text covers every topic in a concise, easy-to-use format. Use as a self-study resource to prepare for the pulmonary medicine subspecialty board examination.
Product Description: Why waste time guessing at what you need to know for the pulmonary medicine board exam? Maximize your exam preparation time with this quick-hit question and answer review. The unique question and single-answer format eliminates the guesswork associated with traditional multiple-choice Q&A reviews and reinforces only the correct answers you'll need to know on exam day. Emphasis is placed on distilling key facts and clinical pearls essential for exam success. Great for certification and re-certification, this high-yield review for the boards is the perfect compliment to larger texts for intense, streamlined review in the days and weeks before your exam.
