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Textbook of Pleural Diseases Second Edition
Richard W Light,Gary Lee
Hardback
£165.00
ISBN:
9780340940174
ISBN-10:
0340940174
Published:
25/04/2008
Extent:
672 pages
Illustrations:
78 b/w line, 239 b/w halftone, 58 color plates
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Summary:
This internationally renowned reference work is a fully updated and expanded second edition of the most comprehensive title available on pleural diseases.
Building on the many strengths of the highly respected first edition, the book features a detailed yet lucid basic science section to support understanding of the physiological and pathophysiological mechanisms that underlie diseases of the pleura. This is followed by a wide-ranging series of clinical chapters, discussing both familiar and less common aspects of pleural diseases.
Chapters in the clinical section are written in an accessible and uniform style, making extensive use of illustrative material and covering definition, incidence and epidemiology, etiology and pathogenesis, clinical presentation, investigations, treatments, possible complications and directions for future development. State-of-the-art scientific knowledge is presented at an appropriate level for the practicing clinician, and published management guidelines are included where relevant. Each chapter concludes with a summary of its 'key points', highlighting practical messages regarding patient management for the reader.
Textbook of Pleural Diseases is an indispensable reference for pulmonary physicians and trainees worldwide.
- Comprehensively covers both the basic science and the clinical aspects of pleural
disease with meticulous referencing - Written by an international authorship, selected by highly respected editors from
the UK and USA - Each chapter highlights key patient management issues in concise and memorable
bulleted lists - Histological and other selected images are presented in full color to aid
understanding
About the Author(s):
Richard W Light MD FCCP Professor of Medicine, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, USA
YC Gary Lee MBChB PhD FRACP FCCP Consultant Chest Physician and Senior Lecturer, Oxford Centre for Respiratory Medicine and University of Oxford, Oxford, UK; Research Team Leader, Centre for Respiratory Research, University College London, London, UK; and Associate Professor (Honorary), University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia
Contributors:
76 contributors from around the world
Readership:
Core Readership: Pulmonologists; researchers (both clinical and non-clinical) with an interest in the pleura; Supplementary Readership: Trainees in respiratory medicine
Reviews:
"This is a clearly presented multi-author textbook of pleural diseases ... This book offers an encyclopaedic coverage of pleural disease, and should find a place in every respiratory department."
British Journal of Hospital Medicine
Awards
FIRST PRIZE in the Respiratory Medicine category of the BMA Medical Book Competition (2009)
Judges comments:
"It is very well written, generally by those who are recognised leaders in the field. The production quality is excellent. The book is logical in its chapter headings and the reader is taken through the subject in clear well written text accompanied by high quality illustrations. The central colour plates are particularly well done. The book has an excellent index and the text is well referenced. The sections on the investigation of pleural diseases are comprehensive and those on interventions are generally well illustrated. The new edition includes sections on proteomics, pleural ultrasound, a separate chapter on the pleurodesis and an interesting chapter on the history of the topic. The new chapters and repositioning of topics within the book add to the first edition, rather than detract. This is an excellent medical textbook edited by two of the leading lights in this field. Specifically it is the definitive textbook on pleural diseases across the world. It looks and feels like a quality textbook and covers all aspects of the subject. The reader is taken through the history, basic sciences, clinical investigation and management of pleural disease. In addition there are specific chapters dealing with physiology, pathology and pharmacokinetics, effusions in the context of underlying disease states, post surgery, drug and occupational exposures and perhaps most importantly of all the unexplained pleural effusion. In short this is the must have textbook for all those dealing with pleural diseases for all medical librarians who might consider buying several copies to meet the demand.”
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