Advances in Pulmonary Medicine: Research and Innovations

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Pokorski, Mieczyslaw (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2019.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2019.
• Series: Neuroscience and Respiration ; 1160
• Subjects: Neurosciences.; Cancer research.; Respiratory organs-Diseases.; Cancer Research.; Pneumology/Respiratory System.

This book discusses a wide range of investigations and practice-oriented advances in pulmonary medicine and critical care. Pulmonary diseases are a major cause of hospitalization and mortality, affecting millions of people worldwide. Addressing a range of topics, including chronic obstructive pulmon...

Table of Contents:

• Lidocaine, a Non-Selective Inhibitor of Voltage Gated Sodium Channels, Blocks Chemically Induced Cough in Awake Naïve Guinea Pigs
• Quality of Life in Patients with Advanced Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer Receiving Palliative Chemotherapy
• Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Platelet Count
• Influence of Sleep-Disordered Breathing on Quality of Life and Exercise Capacity in Lung Transplant Recipients
• Anthropometric Factors in the Assessment of Obstructive Sleep Apnea Risk in Patients with Metabolic Syndrome
• Sleep Disorders and Adherence to Inhalation Therapy in Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
• Noninvasive Ventilation-Facilitated Bronchofiberoscopy in Patients with Respiratory Failure
• Atypical and Typical Bacteria in Children with Community Acquired Pneumonia
• Epidemiology of Pulmonary Aspergillosis in Hospitalized Patients in Poland during 2009-2016
• Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation for Accessory Respiratory Muscles Training in Patients after Ischemic Stroke. .