Applied Respiratory Pathophysiology - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1138196517 ISBN 13: 9781138196513

Publisher: CRC Press, 2017

Synopsis

This easy yet comprehensive reference guide covers the mechanisms of respiratory diseases, explaining the main respiratory conditions for clinicians and postgraduate trainees. It discusses their aetiology as well as the basic concepts required to effectively evaluate and treat them. Applied Respiratory Pathophysiology is the first book to bring together detailed, clinically-relevant explanation of respiratory physiological processes and pathophysiological processes in one text. It is essential reading for anyone diagnosing and treating specific clinical conditions of the lungs.

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About the Author

Dr Louis-Philippe Boulet MD, FRCPC, FCCP is Chairholder of the Knowledge Transfer, Training and Prevention and Chair on Respiratory and Cardiovascular Health (Lung and Heart Health). The objective of this chair is to reduce the human and socio-economic burdens that constitute these diseases by assessing new knowledge transfer methods in this field for the benefit of health professionals, patients as well as other stakeholders. With the support of Dr Paul Poirier and Dr Sébastien Bergeron in terms of cardiovascular disease, along with numerous local, national and international partnerships, Dr Boulet established a research program based on the development of educational materials, medical practice and pedagogical intervention facilitative tools as well as a research and communication program on the risk factors of cardiopulmonary diseases.

Edition details

• Publisher: CRC Press
• Publication date: 2017
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1138196517
• ISBN 13: 9781138196513
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 306
• Editor: Boulet Louis-Philippe