Crofton and Douglas’s Respiratory Diseases, 5th Edition (2 Volumes)

Crofton and Douglas’s Respiratory Diseases, 5th Edition—2-Volume Set

Crofton and Douglas’s Respiratory Diseases, 5th Edition is a comprehensive two-volume clinical reference on respiratory medicine. Edited by Anthony Seaton, Douglas Seaton and A. Gordon Leitch, this established textbook provides extensive coverage of the scientific foundations, clinical presentation, investigation and management of diseases affecting the lungs and respiratory system.

The fifth edition was extensively revised, rewritten and expanded with contributions from leading authorities in respiratory medicine. It combines essential scientific principles with practical clinical guidance, making it valuable for specialist practice, postgraduate study and institutional reference.

Important additions include dedicated coverage of the genetics of lung disease, smoking, air pollution, sleep apnoea and diving-related respiratory disorders. The two-volume arrangement allows comprehensive discussion of common and complex pulmonary conditions.

Key Features

• Comprehensive two-volume reference on respiratory medicine
• Extensively revised, rewritten and expanded fifth edition
• Contributions from leading authorities in respiratory diseases
• Integrates respiratory science with practical clinical medicine
• Detailed guidance on diagnosis, investigation and treatment
• Covers both common and uncommon pulmonary conditions
• Includes respiratory physiology and pulmonary-function assessment
• Detailed coverage of respiratory infections and tuberculosis
• Includes occupational and environmental lung diseases
• Covers respiratory failure and critical-care management
• Includes genetics, smoking, pollution and sleep apnoea
• Authoritative reference for specialist and institutional use

Major Topics Covered

• Development, structure and function of the lungs
• Clinical assessment of respiratory disease
• Pulmonary-function testing
• Respiratory epidemiology
• Diagnostic imaging of the chest
• Respiratory infections and pneumonia
• Tuberculosis and mycobacterial diseases
• Bronchiectasis and cystic fibrosis
• Asthma
• Chronic bronchitis and emphysema
• Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
• Bronchiolar diseases
• Interstitial lung diseases
• Pulmonary fibrosis
• Occupational and environmental lung diseases
• Smoking and air pollution
• Pulmonary vascular diseases
• Pulmonary hypertension and embolism
• Pleural diseases and pneumothorax
• Lung cancer and other thoracic malignancies
• Respiratory failure
• Critical care and mechanical ventilation
• Sleep apnoea and sleep-related breathing disorders
• Genetics of respiratory disease
• Respiratory effects of diving

Recommended For

• Consultant pulmonologists and chest physicians
• Internal-medicine specialists
• Respiratory-medicine residents and trainees
• MD, FCPS and MRCP examination candidates
• Critical-care and emergency physicians
• Thoracic surgeons
• Researchers in pulmonary and respiratory medicine
• Medical colleges, hospitals and institutional libraries

Book Information

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