Cystic Fibrosis

A concise companion for all health care professionals in respiratory medicine, pediatrics, and primary care who manage, or come across, patients with CF.

The book covers all aspects of care, including both paediatric and adult-specific issues and summarize up-to-date literature in a concise and focussed style.

There is an emphasis on the practical aspects of management with the effects of CF in the lung, the microbiology of pulmonary CF, and management of exacerbations covered in separate chapters. The psychosocial aspects of CF care, end of life care and lung transplantation are also addressed, and potential future therapies reviewed. This second edition has been updated to reflect the UK CF Trust Standards of Care; include emerging organisms, eg Pandorea, and treatment guidelines and Cochrane reviews; an expanded section on physiotherapy; and a new chapter on pharmacopeia.

Platform:

OvidSP

Publisher:

Oxford University Press

Product Type:

Book

Author:

Horsley, Alex; Cunningham, Steve; Innes, J. Alastair

ISBN:

978-0-19-870294-8

Specialty:

• Gastroenterology & Hepatology
• Internal Medicine
• Pulmonary Medicine

Language:

English

Edition:

2nd

Pages:

128

Publication Year:

2015