| Description |
xiii, 504 pages : illustrations ; 27 cm |
| Contents |
Anatomy of the pleura -- Physiology of the pleural space-- Physiological effects of pneumothorax and pleural effusion-- Animal models in pleural investigation-- Cytokines and the pleura-- Radiographic examinations-- Clinical manifestations and useful tests-- Approach to the patient-- Transudative pleural effusions-- Pleural effusions related to metastatic malignancies-- Primary tumors of the pleura -- Parapneumonic effusions and empyema-- Tuberculous pleural effusions-- Pleural effusion secondary to fungal infections, actinomycosis, and nocardiosis -- Pleural effusion due to parasitic infection-- Pleural effusion due to acquired immunodeficiency syndrome, other viruses, mycoplasma pneumoniae, and rickettsiae-- Pleural effusion due to pulmonary embolization -- Pleural effusion secondary to diseases of the gastrointestinal tract -- Pleural effusion secondary to diseases of the heart-- Pleural disease in obstetrics and gynecology -- Pleural disease due to collagen vascular diseases -- Pleural effusion due to drug reactions -- Pleural effusion due to miscellaneous diseases-- Pneumothorax-- Hemothorax-- Chylothorax and pseudochylothorax -- Other pleural diseases -- Thoracentesis (diagnostic and therapeutic) and pleural biopsy -- Chest tubes -- Thoracoscopy |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Pleura -- Diseases.
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Pleural Diseases.
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| LC no. |
2012043314 |
| ISBN |
9781451175998 (alkaline paper) |
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145117599X (alkaline paper) |
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