Cystic Fibrosis: A Guide for Patient and Family

David M. Orenstein

ISBN 10: 0397516533 / ISBN 13: 9780397516537

Published by Lippincott Williams and Wilkins, 1996

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Cystic Fibrosis: A Guide for Patient and Family
• Publisher: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins
• Publication Date: 1996
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0397516533
• ISBN 13: 9780397516537
• Binding: paperback
• Edition: 2nd Edition
• Condition: Acceptable
• Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included

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Synopsis

Written by Dr. David Orenstein, director of one of the nation's leading CF centers, this one-of-a-kind guide offers clear explanations and real-world advice on cystic fibrosis and its management. Patients, families, and health care professionals will find practical and reassuring information on day-to-day concerns--school, travel, exercise, nutrition, medication--as well as on physiological effects, treatments, complications, long-term issues, and the prospects for a cure.Updated and revised throughout, the Second Edition helps readers find the information they need quickly. Each chapter now begins a with a quick list, so the reader can know at a glance what topics are covered. The book also provides a handy glossary of terms ... a glossary of commonly prescribed drugs ... techniques for clearing the airway ... recipes new chapters on genetics, the basic cellular defect in cystic fibrosis, and cystic fibrosis and adulthood.