Disorders of the Respiratory Tract Common Challenges in Primary Care /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Mintz, Matthew L. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Totowa, NJ : Humana Press, 2006.
• Series: Current Clinical Practice
• Subjects: Medicine.; General practice (Medicine).; Medicine & Public Health.; General Practice / Family Medicine.

Although common respiratory ailments can be effectively treated, they account for a significant proportion of morbidity and mortality around the world because of under diagnosis and under treatment. In Disorders of the Respiratory Tract: Common Challenges in Primary Care, Matthew L. Mintz, MD, and h...

Table of Contents:

• The Basics
• Approach to the Patient With a Respiratory Disorder
• Anatomy and Physiology of the Respiratory Tract
• Pulmonary Function Testing
• Disorders of the Upper Airway
• Allergic Rhinitis
• Non-Allergic Rhinitis
• Sinusitis
• Pharyngitis
• Laryngitis and Hoarseness
• Disorders of the Lower Airway
• Croup
• Pediatric Asthma
• Adult Asthma
• Exercise-Induced Bronchospasm
• Acute Cough
• Chronic Cough
• Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
• Lung Cancer
• Sarcoidosis
• Pneumonia
• Bronchiolitis
• Non-Airway Disorders That Present With Respiratory Symptoms
• Obstructive Sleep Apnea
• Obesity
• Vocal Cord Dysfunction
• Pulmonary Embolism
• Hemoptysis
• Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease, Cough, and Asthma.