| Description |
1 online resource (174 p.) |
| Contents |
Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Table of Contents -- Preface -- Editors -- Contributors -- Chapter 1 A post-operative pleural effusion -- Chapter 2 Pleural effusion and chest pain in an elderly gentleman -- Chapter 3 A difficult-to-drain effusion -- Chapter 4 A recurrent and persistent effusion -- Chapter 5 To ambulate or admit? -- Chapter 6 Right-sided pleural effusion in a young Nepalese man -- Chapter 7 Bilateral transudative effusions -- Chapter 8 Renal failure and pleural fluid |
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Chapter 9 Management of pleural effusion in a patient with known liver disease -- Chapter 10 Pleural effusion and thickening after asbestos exposure -- Chapter 11 Recurrent effusion in a cyclist -- Chapter 12 Pleural thickening and effusion in a traveller -- Chapter 13 Recurrent effusion in a patient on amiodarone -- Chapter 14 A case of green pleural fluid -- Chapter 15 Pleural effusion in a patient with previous pancreatitis -- Chapter 16 Pleural effusion and abnormal bones -- Chapter 17 Pleural effusion in a patient with chronic myeloid leukaemia -- Chapter 18 An unusual pleural abnormality |
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Chapter 19 Pneumothorax in chronic lung disease -- Chapter 20 Air in the wrong place -- Chapter 21 Recurrent chest pain in a young woman -- Chapter 22 An interesting case of recurrent pneumothoraces -- Chapter 23 Post-effusion drainage complication in an 86-year-old woman -- Chapter 24 Chest pain in a 65-year-old writer following pleural fluid aspiration -- Chapter 25 A simple pneumothorax? -- Index |
| Summary |
This book aims to provide complex case-based learning in pleural medicine, an integral part of respiratory medicine. It delivers practical knowledge learned through the experience of leading international authorities. Each case comprises clinical history, investigations, diagnosis, management, and detailed answers with discussion and key points |
| Notes |
Description based upon print version of record |
| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Banka, Radhika
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| ISBN |
9781003806448 |
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1003806449 |
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