Cystic Fibrosis: A Guide for Patient and Family - Softcover

 
9780781741521: Cystic Fibrosis: A Guide for Patient and Family
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0781741521 ISBN 13: 9780781741521
Publisher: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins, 2003

Synopsis

Written by Dr. David Orenstein, director of one of the nation's leading CF centers, this one-of-a-kind guide offers clear explanations and real-world advice on cystic fibrosis and its management. Here you'll find practical and reassuring information on day-to-day concerns - school, travel, exercise, nutrition, medication - as well as on physiological effects, long-term issues, and prospects for a cure."Cystic Fibrosis" offers straightforward answers to the questions most frequently asked by patients and families - what causes cystic fibrosis; how it affects body systems; what pharmacological, surgical, and physical therapies are most effective; what roles exercise, diet, and nutrition play; what complications can occur and how they can be managed; when and why a lung transplant should be considered; what psychological effect the disease has on the patient's family; and how the special needs and concerns of adult CF patients can be addressed. The Third Edition is updated and revised throughout.

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Synopsis

Written by Dr. David Orenstein, director of one of the nation's leading CF centers, this one-of-a-kind guide offers clear explanations and real-world advice on cystic fibrosis and its management. Here you'll find practical and reassuring information on day-to-day concerns - school, travel, exercise, nutrition, medication - as well as on physiological effects, long-term issues, and prospects for a cure."Cystic Fibrosis" offers straightforward answers to the questions most frequently asked by patients and families - what causes cystic fibrosis; how it affects body systems; what pharmacological, surgical, and physical therapies are most effective; what roles exercise, diet, and nutrition play; what complications can occur and how they can be managed; when and why a lung transplant should be considered; what psychological effect the disease has on the patient's family; and how the special needs and concerns of adult CF patients can be addressed. The Third Edition is updated and revised throughout.

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Publisher
Lippincott Williams and Wilkins
Publication date
2003
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0781741521
ISBN 13 
9780781741521
Binding
Paperback
Edition number
3
Number of pages
448
Editor
Orenstein David Michael

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