Reflux Aspiration and Lung Disease

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Morice, Alyn H. (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Dettmar, Peter W. (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2018.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2018.
• Subjects: Respiratory organs-Diseases.; Gastroenterology .; Pharmacy management.; Pneumology/Respiratory System.; Gastroenterology.; Pharmacoeconomics and Health Outcomes.

This book is about the interface between reflux and the respiratory tract. Reflux is an important factor in many different lung diseases. The pathological basis of reflux has recently undergone major changes in our understanding based on improved diagnostic technology. Readers will learn about how r...

Table of Contents:

• Part I: Overview and historical perspective
• History
• Reflux pathophysiology
• Pathophysiology in lung: what happens
• Chemical composition of reflux
• Pathological process
• Pepsin and bile
• Part II: Reflux in
• CF
• Bronchitis
• COPD
• Asthma
• Cough
• IPF
• Pneumonia and ITU
• Paediatrics
• Transplants
• Elderly
• Sleep
• pH impedance manometry and Restech
• Peptest
• Questionnaire
• Cough monitoring and the lung
• Radiology
• Lung function and challenge tests
• PPI pro/con
• Promotility, baclofen and lesogaberan
• Macrolides
• Inhalers, nebulisers and anti-inflammatories
• Speech therapy
• Surgical
• ENT, Airway reflux in otolaryngology.