20 Common Problems in Respiratory Disorders

The perfect source of up-to-date, evidence-based answers, "20 Common Problems in Respiratory Disorders" gives primary care practitioners the problem-solving tools needed to diagnose and treat these frequently seen conditions. It provides comprehensive, easy-to-use help with evaluation and management of the problems you encounter 99 percent of the time, designed specifically for primary care clinicians. It provides answers that you can use in daily practice on coughs, upper and lower respiratory infections, shortness of breath, common cold, influenza, and sinusitis. It offers clear, concise, and current recommendations on testing, diagnostics, and dosing, including costs.It provides expert, well-organized coverage of common afflictions, from rhinorrhea to occupational lung diseases, allergic rhinitis to pneumonia. It includes helpful when-to-refer guidelines. It provides easy access to information on immunizations. It includes: effective care recommendations for patients with compromised immune systems; what every clinician needs to know about lung cancer, pulmonary embolisms, and chronic obstructive lung diseases; practical diagnostics and treatments for laryngitis, pharyngitis, and otitis media; and, tested guidance on assisting patients in stopping smoking. It is a primary care provider's guide to pulmonary function testing and chest imaging. The other titles in the "20 Common Problems" series include "Behavioral Health", "Dermatology", "End of Life", "Ethics", "Gastroenterology", "Geriatrics", "Pediatrics", "Preventive Health", "Primary Care", "Surgical Problems & Procedures", "Urology", and "Women's Health Care".

Table of Contents:
Respiratory Symptoms and Their Evaluation Cough Dyspnea and Shortness of Breath Pulmonary Function Testing Upper Respiratory Infections Common Cold Pharyngitis Sinusitis Otitis Media and Otitis Externa Prevention and Treatment of Influenza Lower Respiratory Infections Evaluation and Management of Acute Bronchitis Croup, Epiglottitis, and Perptussis Pneumonia Respiratory Infections in the Immunocompromised Patient Non-Infectious Acute Pulmonary Problems Pulmonary Embolism Lung Cancer Chronic Respiratory Problems AllergicRhinitis: Mechanisms, Evaluation, and Treatment Asthma COPD: Management of Acute Exacerbations and Chronic Stable Disease Common Occupational Lung Diseases Immunization for Respiratory Diseases Smoking Cessation

About the Author :
William J. Hueston, MD, Professor and Chair, Department of Family Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina

Review :
"The book is logically divided into sections dealing with anatomic location of disease, as well as the acute and chronic nature of the illness. Screening and prevention are stressed, along with diagnosis and treatment. Charts and tables are efficiently used, and algorithms are logical and easy to follow. Those sections dealing with emergency management of respiratory illness are particularly well done." "This short work will be quite beneficial not only as a quick reference for busy practitioners, but as a review for certification exams. Its size allows it to be authoritative without being overly burdensome with details. Its readability will appreciated by all." Doody's 20020909