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Books > Medicine > Clinical & internal medicine > Respiratory medicine
This book provides a comprehensive overview of the "real-time
accompany technique" for diagnostic interventional pulmonology,
known as rapid on-site evaluation (ROSE). It also offers readers a
detailed understanding of how to interpret ROSE cytological slides,
which is key to the interventional procedure itself and valuable in
the analysis of the infectious disease status. The first part
discusses the ROSE procedure, clarifying the role of ROSE in the
diagnosis of respiratory diseases, while further sections address
correct work processes and the implications of ROSE, incorporating
multidisciplinary perspectives on respiratory diseases,
interventional pulmonology, pathology, clinical microbiology and
infectious diseases. This helps practitioners, such as
pulmonologists, interventional physicians, radiologists, critical
care physicians, haematologists and rheumatologists, establish
standardized clinical practices. The book also covers detailed
clinical workups, including presentations of lesions, which are of
interest to physicians from other specialties.
This book provides an innovative and comprehensive overview of the
relationship between lung and exercise, both in healthy, active
subjects and in subjects with chronic respiratory diseases. It
investigates in detail the central role of the lungs during
exercise and illustrates the impact of respiratory impairment due
to both acute and chronic lung diseases on performance. Further,
the book presents the latest evidence-based findings, which confirm
that exercise is an effective and safe form of prevention and
rehabilitation in respiratory diseases. The first section describes
the changes in the respiratory system during exercise and the
contribution of respiration to exercise, while readers will learn
how to perform a respiratory assessment in the second section. The
third section addresses a broad range of chronic respiratory
diseases and the (in)ability of those affected to play sports and
perform exercise, thus providing a basis for individual
assessments. The last two sections focus on respiratory training,
rehabilitation and the relationship between respiration and the
environment, e.g. in high-altitude and underwater sports. The book
will appeal to a wide readership, including pulmonologists, sport
medicine physicians, physiotherapists and trainers, as well as
instructors and students in exercise science.
This book contains the refereed contributions from the 43rd annual
meeting of ISOTT. The annual meetings of ISOTT bring together
scientists from various fields (medicine, physiology, mathematics,
biology, chemistry, physics, engineering, etc.) in a unique
international forum. ISOTT conferences are a place where an
atmosphere of interaction is created, where many questions are
asked after each presentation and lively discussions occur at a
high scientific level. This vivid interaction is the main
motivation for members to participate and gain new ideas and
knowledge in the broad field of oxygen transport to tissue. The
proceedings include sessions covered various research topics
including Multi-Modal Imaging/Spectroscopy & Instrumentation;
Cancer Metabolism; Cellular Hypoxia and Mitochondrial Function;
Brain Oxygenation and Function; Other Organ Function and
Metabolism; Oxygen Transport in Sports, Diseases and Clinical Care;
Acupuncture, Meridians, and Primo Vascular System; EPR, MRS and
MRI.
This volume details our current understanding of the architecture
and signaling capabilities of known canonical and non-canonical
inflammasome complexes and highlights their action, in particular
in response to infection with important bacterial model organisms
and the corresponding disease pathologies. The first chapters
review new insights into the assembly and structures of
inflammasome components and emphasize general strategies of up- and
downstream signaling events. In addition, the authors specifically
discuss the composition and activity of inflammasomes during
infection with various gut pathogens (Salmonella, Shigella,
Yersinia, Listeria and Helicobacter), respiratory pathogens
(Mycobacterium, Legionella, Burkholderia and Streptococcus) as well
as skin and soft tissue pathogens (Francisella and Staphylococcus).
The discoveries presented provide a better understanding of the
cellular and molecular biology of inflammasomes, which will
pinpoint important new therapeutic targets for the treatment and
prevention of multiple infectious diseases in the future. It is a
valuable resource for students, scientists and clinicians,
providing up-to-date information on this emerging research topic.
The latest in a series of books from the International Hypoxia
Symposia, this volume spans reviews on key topics in hypoxia, and
abstracts from poster and oral presentations. The biannual
International Hypoxia Symposia are dedicated to hosting the best
basic scientific and clinical minds to focus on the integrative and
translational biology of hypoxia. Long before 'translational
medicine' was a catchphrase, the founders of the International
Hypoxia Symposia brought together basic scientists, clinicians and
physiologists to live, eat, ski, innovate and collaborate in the
Canadian Rockies. This collection of reviews and abstracts is
divided into six sections, each covering new and important work
relevant to a broad range of researchers interested in how humans
adjust to hypoxia, whether on the top of Mt. Everest or in the
pulmonary or cardiology clinic at low altitude. The sections
include: Epigenetic Variations in Hypoxia High Altitude Adaptation
Hypoxia and Sleep Hypoxia and the Brain Molecular Oxygen Sensing
Physiological Responses to Hypoxia
Leading researchers are specially invited to provide a complete
understanding of the key topics in these archetypal
multidisciplinary fields. In a form immediately useful to
scientists, this periodical aims to filter, highlight and review
the latest developments in these rapidly advancing fields.
The Multiple Inert Gas Elimination Technique (MIGET) is a complex
methodology involving specialized gas chromatography and
sophisticated mathematics developed in the early 1970's.
Essentially, nobody possesses knowledge of all its elements except
for its original developers, and while some practical and
theoretical aspects have been published over the years, none have
included the level of detail that would be necessary for a
potential user to adopt and understand the technique easily. This
book is unique in providing a highly detailed, comprehensive
technical description of the theory and practice underlying the
MIGET to help potential users set up the method and solve problems
they may encounter. But it is much more than a reference manual -
it is a substantial physiological and mathematical treatise in its
own right. It also has a wide applicability - there is extensive
discussion of the common biological problem of quantitative
inference. The authors took measured whole-lung gas exchange
variables, and used mathematical procedures to infer the
distribution of ventilation and blood flow from this data. In so
doing, they developed novel approaches to answer the question: What
are the limits to what can be concluded when inferring the inner
workings from the "black box" behavior of a system? The book
details the approaches developed, which can be generalized to other
similar distributed functions within tissues and organs. They
involve engineering approaches such as linear and quadratic
programming, and uniquely use mathematical tools with biological
constraints to obtain as much information as possible about a
"black box" system. Lastly, the book summarizes the hundreds of
research papers published by a number of groups over the decades in
a way never before attempted in order to marshal the world's
literature on the topic and to provide in one place the wealth of
important discoveries, both physiological a nd clinical, enabled by
the technique.
This issue of Chest Medicine Clinics focuses on Interventional
Pulmonology, with topics including: Flexible bronchoscopy;
Radiology for mediastinal lymph node station in lung cancer
diagnosis and staging; Lung cancer screening; Early lung cancer
detection; Palliative care and interventional pulmonology;
Anesthesia for flexible and rigid bronchoscopy; Mediastinal and
pulmonary pathology: Specimen collection and processing; Bronchial
Thermoplasty: A nonpharmacological therapy for severe asthma;
Bronchoscopic lung volume reduction; Malignant pleural effusion:
From diagnostics to therapeutics; Intrapleural therapeutics;
Percutaneous dilational tracheostomy; Tracheobronchial stenosis and
Tracheobroncho malacia: diagnostic and therapeutic dilemmas;
Pediatric interventional pulmonology; The Business of Bronchoscopy:
How to set up an Interventional Pulmonology Program; Bronchoscopic
therapies for peripheral lung malignancies; and Bronchial
Thermoplasty: A nonpharmacological therapy for severe asthma.
This book is a practical guide to the diagnosis and management of
tuberculosis. Presented in a step by step approach, the text
provides the latest information in the specialty, guiding
clinicians through the history of the disease, its epidemiology,
pathogenesis and pathology, to clinical presentation, imaging,
diagnosis, and treatment options. The book is enhanced by
illustrations and figures, and provides a clear understanding of
the management of the disease from a global perspective and the
challenges associated with tuberculosis care. Key points Practical
guide to diagnosis and management of tuberculosis Presented in a
step by step approach, providing latest information in the field
Includes illustrations and figures to assist learning Provides
clear understanding of challenges associated with tuberculosis care
This book provides a comprehensive review of the structure,
function and pathophysiology of the pulmonary vasculature. Emerging
evidence reveals the multifaceted roles played by the pulmonary
vasculature. To reflect those roles, the individual chapters
address topics ranging from pulmonary blood vessel development to
vascular endothelial apoptosis, and delve deeply into our current
understanding of various aspects of the pulmonary vasculature.
This book is an informal autobiography by John West MD PhD. He
obtained his medical degree in Adelaide, Australia and then spent
15 years mainly at the Royal Postgraduate Medical School,
Hammersmith Hospital in London where he, with others, used
radioactive oxygen-15 to make the first description of the uneven
regional distribution of blood flow in the lung. In 1960-1961, he
was a member of the Himalayan Scientific and Mountaineering
Expedition led by Sir Edmund Hillary who had made the first ascent
of Mt Everest 7 years before. During the expedition about 6
scientists spent up to three months at an altitude of 5800 m
studying the effects of this very high altitude on human
physiology. Because of his interests in the effects of gravity on
the lung, Dr. West spent a year at the NASA Ames Research Center in
Mountain View, California in 1967-1968. While there he submitted a
proposal to NASA to measure pulmonary function of astronauts in
space, and this was funded. Later, in 1981 he organized the
American Medical Research Expedition to Everest during which the
first measurements of human physiology on the summit, altitude 8848
m, were obtained. In the 1990's, Dr. West's team made the first
comprehensive measurements of pulmonary function of astronauts in
space using SpaceLab which was taken up in the Shuttle.
The Multiple Inert Gas Elimination Technique (MIGET) is a complex
methodology involving specialized gas chromatography and
sophisticated mathematics developed in the early 1970's.
Essentially, nobody possesses knowledge of all its elements except
for its original developers, and while some practical and
theoretical aspects have been published over the years, none have
included the level of detail that would be necessary for a
potential user to adopt and understand the technique easily. This
book is unique in providing a highly detailed, comprehensive
technical description of the theory and practice underlying the
MIGET to help potential users set up the method and solve problems
they may encounter. But it is much more than a reference manual -
it is a substantial physiological and mathematical treatise in its
own right. It also has a wide applicability - there is extensive
discussion of the common biological problem of quantitative
inference. The authors took measured whole-lung gas exchange
variables, and used mathematical procedures to infer the
distribution of ventilation and blood flow from this data. In so
doing, they developed novel approaches to answer the question: What
are the limits to what can be concluded when inferring the inner
workings from the "black box" behavior of a system? The book
details the approaches developed, which can be generalized to other
similar distributed functions within tissues and organs. They
involve engineering approaches such as linear and quadratic
programming, and uniquely use mathematical tools with biological
constraints to obtain as much information as possible about a
"black box" system. Lastly, the book summarizes the hundreds of
research papers published by a number of groups over the decades in
a way never before attempted in order to marshal the world's
literature on the topic and to provide in one place the wealth of
important discoveries, both physiological a nd clinical, enabled by
the technique.
This issue of Clinics in Chest Medicine focuses on Pulmonary
Considerations in Solid Organ and Hematopoietic Stem Cell
Transplantation. Editors Vivek Ahya and Joshua Diamond have
assembled an expert team of authors on topics such as: Overview of
HSCT Transplantation and future directions in treatment of
hematologic malignancies; Early Pulmonary complications of HSCT and
Prognosis of Respiratory FailureLate Pulmonary complications of
HSCT; Overview of Lung Transplantation, Heart-lung transplantation,
Lung-Liver transplantation and combined HSCT and lung
transplantation; Primary graft dysfunction after Lung
Transplantation; Extracorporeal life support (ECLS) in lung
transplantation; Evaluation and Management of the potential lung
donor (including EVLP); Acute rejection & antibody mediated
rejection in lung transplantation; Chronic lung allograft
dysfunction (CLAD); Airway complications in lung transplantation;
PTLD in solid organ and HSCT transplantation; Respiratory Bacterial
and Mycobacterial Infections in solid organ transplantation and
HSCT; Respiratory Viral infections in solid organ transplantation
and HSCT; Respiratory Fungal infections in solid organ and
hematopoietic stem cell transplantation; Non-infectious pulmonary
complications of Liver, Heart and Kidney Transplantation;
Hepatopulmonary syndrome and portal- pulmonary hypertension in
liver failure; implications for liver transplantation.
The main goal of this book is to form a high-quality platform in
which well-known and emerging pioneering basic, translational and
clinical scientists can present their latest, exciting findings in
the studies of redox signaling in the pulmonary vasculature.
Content from outstanding investigators with unique expertise and
skills of molecular and cell biology, biochemistry, physiology,
pharmacology, biophysics, biotechnology and medicine will update
our current out-of-date concepts with new knowledge. Rapidly
increasing scientific studies have gathered a large volume of novel
and important information on redox signaling in healthy and
diseased pulmonary vasculature. This volume covers the need for a
cohesive book to display state-of-the-art advances in the field.
The second major aim of this book is to help direct future
research. Redox signaling is a major molecular process involved in
almost every physiologic cellular response in the pulmonary
vasculature including energy metabolism, host defense, gene
expression, contraction, proliferation, and migration. Aberrancy in
this important signaling pathway leads to a critical role in the
development of nearly all pulmonary diseases, such as pulmonary
hypertension, cor pulmonale, pulmonary edema, and vasculitis, among
others.
Airborne allergies afflict millions of Americans, and are now the
sixth leading cause of chronic illness. But now allergy victims can
fight back with the most up-to-date information available anywhere.
Learn the latest techniques for controlling symptoms through
conventional medicines and diet, how to make your home
allergen-free, and discover the exciting promise offered by lgE
blockers and improved immunotherapy. Detailed discussions of
allergy myths and how to find a physician who can offer real relief
are also included in this essential guide.
Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) is a ubiquitous and highly
contagious virus belonging to the Paramyxoviridae family. RSV is
the most common cause of bronchiolitis and hospitalisation during
the first year of life and it might be associated with an increased
risk of recurrent wheeze, asthma as well as with decreased
respiratory function in school-aged children. In Chapter One, the
authors report the most updated evidences for the environmental
prophylaxis and summarise current recommendations about targeted
palivizumab immunisation and ongoing trials on RSV vaccine
development. Chapter Two summarises the most recent literature
regarding acute bronchiolitis to provide an evidence-based approach
to the management and treatment of this disease. In Chapter Three,
the authors review risk factors associated with hospitalisation and
pediatric intensive care unit admission. The final chapter
illustrates a practical, pathophysiological and step up approach to
children affected by severe bronchiolitis.
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