Main description:

Chronic lung diseases: pathophysiology and therapeutics provides a much-needed reference tool for pathologists, practicing pulmonologists and researchers who are currently working on lung related diseases. Each chapter addresses a specific lung disease, which it introduces before turning to the disease's pathophysiology, current treatment and future prospects.
Various key lung diseases are covered, including chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, lung cancer, tuberculosis, chronic pneumonia, acute respiratory distress syndrome, asthma, cystic fibrosis and pulmonary hypertension. Medical students and researchers whose work involves pulmonary related disorders will find this work both instructive and informative.

Contents:

Chapter 1.- Therapeutic Advances in the Management of Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension.- Chapter 2.- Asthma: Pathophysiology, Current Status and Therapeutics.- Chapter 3.- Cystic Fibrosis: Biology and Therapeutics.- Chapter 4.- Chronic Pneumonia.- Chapter 5.- Tuberculosis.- Chapter 6.- Lung cancer - Pathophysiology and Current Advancements in Therapeutics.- Chapter 7.- Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome - Therapeutics, Pathobiology and Prognosis.- Chapter 8.- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease - An Update on Therapeutics and Pathophysiological Understanding.