Bronchiectasis The EMBARC Manual

Bronchiectasis The EMBARC Manual / edited by James Chalmers, Eva Polverino, Stefano Aliberti.

This book presents state of the art knowledge and practice in the rapidly developing field of bronchiectasis not due to cystic fibrosis (referred to below simply as bronchiectasis). The focus is especially on diagnosis and existing and emerging therapies, but the book also covers a wide range of oth...

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Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Chalmers, James (Editor), Polverino, Eva (Editor), Aliberti, Stefano (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2018.
Edition:1st ed. 2018.
Series:Springer eBook Collection.
Subjects:
Respiratory organs—Diseases.
Infectious diseases.
Physiotherapy.
Primary care (Medicine).
Pediatrics.
Geriatrics.
Electronic resources (E-books)
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Electronic access restricted to members of the Holy Cross Community.
Table of Contents:
  • Preface
  • Introduction
  • 1 Radiological diagnosis of bronchiectasis
  • 2 Epidemiology and clinical aspects
  • 3 Pathophysiology and histopathology of bronchiectasis
  • 4 Immunology of bronchiectasis
  • 5 How to identify treatable causes and other predisposing factors in bronchiectasis
  • 6 Immunodeficit in bronchiectasis
  • 7 ENT diseases and bronchiectasis
  • 8 Bronchiectasis and ABPA
  • 9 COPD and bronchiectasis
  • 10 Other predisposing factors for bronchiectasis
  • 11 Channelopathies in bronchiectasis
  • 12 The severity of the disease and multidisciplinary management
  • 13 Pseudomonas aeruginosa in bronchiectasis
  • 14 The role of other bacteria, fungi and viruses in bronchiectasis
  • 15 NTM in bronchiectasis
  • 16 Exacerbation of bronchiectasis
  • 17 Long-tern inhaled antibiotic treatment
  • 18 Long-term oral antibiotic / anti-inflammatory treatment
  • 19 Airway clearance
  • 20 Pulmonary rehabilitation
  • 21 Nursing management
  • 22 Surgery and transplantation in bronchiectasis
  • 23 How to manage bronchiectasis in primary care
  • 24 An overview of bronchiectasis in children
  • Conclusions.

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