Main description:

This book is a practical guide to the diagnosis of respiratory disorders, helping clinicians recognise signs and symptoms, decide on the most appropriate diagnostic tests, and to interpret the results.

Divided into four sections, the book covers respiratory system assessment, evaluation of respiratory function, diagnostic imaging, and invasive diagnostic techniques.

The imaging section includes radiograph, computed tomography, angiography, and ultrasonography. The invasive diagnostic procedures section covers bronchoscopy, lung biopsy, transbronchial needle aspiration and more. Video-assisted thoracic surgery as a diagnostic tool is also discussed.

Authored by recognised expert Professor Claudio Sorino from University of Palermo, this useful manual is enhanced by clinical images and figures.

Key Points

Practical guide to diagnosis of respiratory disorders
Helps clinicians recognise signs and symptoms, choose appropriate diagnostic tests and interpret results
Includes chapter on video-assisted thoracic surgery as a diagnostic tool
Authored by recognised expert from University of Palermo

Contents:

Respiratory System Assessment

Signs, Symptoms And Medical History In Respiratory Medicine
Respiratory Examination
Clinical Utility And Interpretation Of Laboratory Tests In Respiratory Medicine
Diagnosis Tools For Respiratory Allergy
Tuberculosis Diagnostics: In Vitro And In Vitro Techniques

Evaluation Of Respiratory Function

Overview On The Pulmonary Function Tests
Displaceable Lung Volumes: Simple Spirometry
Not Displaceable Lung Volumes
Bronchodilator Reversibility Test
Bronchoprovocation Challenge Test
Diffusing Capacity
Ventilation Homogeneity And Lung Elasticity
Lung Function Testing In Preschool Children
Arterial Blood Gas Analysis And Other Tools For The Evaluation Of Gas Exchange Efficiency
Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing
Diagnostic Tests For Sleep Related Breathing Disorders

Diagnostic Imaging

Chest Radiograph: Technical Aspects, Normal Findings And Extrapulmonary Structures
Chest Radiograph: Pathological Findings And Main Signs
Chest Computed Tomography For The Evaluation Of Respiratory Diseases
High-Resolution Computed Tomography For The Evaluation Of Airway Distensibility
Computed Tomography Pulmonary Angiography
Conventional Pulmonary Angiography
Magnetic Resonance Imaging In The Evaluation Of Respiratory Disease
Lung Ultrasonography
Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography (Spect) In The Evaluation Of Lung Diseases
Positron Emission Tomography. Role In Lung Cancer Evaluation And Management

Invasive Diagnostic Procedures

Flexible Bronchoscopy
Rigid Bronchoscopy
Transbronchial Lung Biopsy
Transtoracic Biopsy
Conventional Transbronchial Needle Aspiration
Bronchoalveolar Lavage
Thoracentesis
Mediastinoscopy
Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery As A Diagnostic Tool
Endobronchial Ultrasound