Encyclopedia of Respiratory Medicine(6 Volume Set) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0081027230 ISBN 13: 9780081027233

Publisher: Academic Press, 2021

Synopsis

Encyclopedia of Respiratory Medicine, Second Edition, Six Volume Set explores the key processes of lung diseases and their diagnosis and management. The book dissects the molecular and cellular biology, physiology and immunology that underpin normal lung function, along with the aberrations that occur in respiratory diseases, from common disorders such as asthma and COPD to rarer lung diseases such as cystic fibrosis, interstitial lung diseases and pulmonary hypertension. Written in at a time when the globe is in the grip of respiratory pandemic, lung disease has never been so prominent in the public and political conscious.

This new edition will provide new researchers in respiratory medicine with a solid foundation in unfamiliar topics and will update more experienced researchers seeking to step outside their core areas of research to put their work into a broader context.

• Presents a ‘one-stop’ resource covering the entire scope of modern respiratory medicine
• Brings together a truly global collaboration of some of the most authoritative voices in respiratory medicine
• Provides chapters that are concise and accessible, with an authoritative introduction for non-specialists, as well as up-to-date, foundational content for those familiar with the field
• Includes multimedia-rich content, including hundreds of clear and helpful illustrations that can be used as teaching aids

About this title

About the Author

Sam Janes is head of UCL Respiratory and works as a clinical scientist leading a team spanning laboratory work examining the earliest steps of lung cancer development through to screening trials aiming to identify lung cancer as a curable disease. His focus is delivering his work to patients. This has included a novel cell and gene therapy developed in his lab taken through to a first-in-man trial, and recently his work demonstrating the damage caused by tobacco to the normal epithelium of the lung. This work has given us intriguing insights into respiratory biology, potentially demonstrating an unknown power of regeneration in the lung. Most important however was the works global impact on the general public’s awareness of the relentless damage caused by smoking and the crucial message that it is ‘never too late to quit’.

From the Back Cover

The Encyclopedia of Respiratory Medicine, Second Edition explores the key processes of lung diseases and their diagnosis and management. It dissects the molecular and cellular biology, physiology and immunology that underpin normal lung function as well as the aberrations that occur in respiratory diseases, from common disorders such as asthma and COPD to rarer lung diseases such as cystic fibrosis, interstitial lung diseases and pulmonary hypertension. The pace of science and impact on our understanding of lung disease has been astonishing over the last decade and here we update on the most recent scientific developments that will underpin the next generation of advances in how we diagnose and treat respiratory disorders. Written in at a time when the globe is in the grip of respiratory pandemic, lung disease has never been so prominent in the public and political conscious.

This completely overhauled new edition encompasses 415 chapters, across 6 volumes, from renowned authorities across the globe covering the scientific basis of respiratory medicine, current concepts of underlying science and disease pathogenesis, as well as a review of current care and treatment of respiratory diseases. The vast majority of chapters are brand new, with a small portion being thoroughly revised and updated from the previous edition to reflect the significant developments that have taken place in the scientific basis of respiratory diseases as well as the progress in adopting new treatment modalities.

This new edition of the Encyclopedia will provide new researchers in respiratory medicine with a solid foundation in unfamiliar topics and will update more experienced researchers seeking to step outside their core areas of research and to put their work into a broader context. A feature throughout is concise and clear prose that will be appropriate for non-specialists. Each article also contains clear diagrams that can be used as teaching aids.

Edition details

• Publisher: Academic Press
• Publication date: 2021
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0081027230
• ISBN 13: 9780081027233
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 4888
• Editor: Janes Sam