Pleural Diseases - Hardcover

Light, Richard W.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0781769574 ISBN 13: 9780781769570

Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2007

Synopsis

Thoroughly updated for its Fifth Edition, Dr. Light's classic text provides a focused, single-authored perspective on the pathophysiology, clinical manifestations, diagnosis, and management of pleural diseases. This edition has three new chapters on physiological effects of a pneumothorax or pleural effusion, animal models in pleural investigation, and cytokines and the pleura. Other chapters present significant updates on use of thoracoscopy in diagnosis of pleural effusions and on new diagnostic tests for mesothelioma, parapneumonic effusion, and effusions due to congestive heart failure. Also included are discussions of recent advances in the therapy of malignant pleural effusions, mesothelioma, and parapneumonic effusions.

About this title

About the Author:

Richard W. Light is Professor of Medicine, Pulmonary Division, Vanderbilt University Hospital, Nashville, Tennessee.

Review:

"This is a clearly presented multi-author textbook of pleural diseases ... This book offers an encyclopaedic coverage of pleural disease, and should find a place in every respiratory department."

British Journal of Hospital Medicine

About this edition

• Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 0781769574
• ISBN 13: 9780781769570
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 5
• Number of pages: 427