Description
Book SynopsisThis new edition is a practical guide to respiratory medicine for postgraduate and undergraduate medical students.
Beginning with an overview of anatomy of the respiratory system, the following sections discuss history taking, symptoms, examination and common investigations.
The next chapters offer detailed guidance on the reading of, and interpretation of chest X-Rays, and management of pulmonary emergencies.
The book concludes with a selection of common viva voce and bedside questions that students may encounter in examinations.
The second edition has been fully revised to provide the latest advances in the field. The comprehensive text is further enhanced by clinical photographs illustrating clinical signs to assist learning.
Key points
- Practical guide to respiratory medicine for postgraduate and undergraduate medical students
- Fully revised, second edition detailing latest advances in the field
- Features viva voce and bedside questions to assist revision
- Previous edition (9789386261779) published in 2017
Table of Contents
- Anatomical Principles
- Symptomatology
- Examination of Respiratory System
- Common Investigations in Respiratory Evaluation
- Roentgenography - “A Step by Step Approach to Reading of Chest X-Ray”
- Management of Pulmonary Emergencies
- Viva voce questions and bed side questions
