Applied Respiratory Pathophysiology

This easy yet comprehensive reference guide covers the mechanisms of respiratory diseases, explaining the main respiratory conditions for clinicians and postgraduate trainees. It discusses their aetiology as well as the basic concepts required to effectively evaluate and treat them. Applied Respiratory Pathophysiology is the first book to bring together detailed, clinically-relevant explanation of respiratory physiological processes and pathophysiological processes in one text. It is essential reading for anyone diagnosing and treating specific clinical conditions of the lungs.

Features

The first book to deal extensively with the pathophysiology of respiratory diseases from a clinical perspective.

Provides a comprehensive overview of the current knowledge of mechanisms of respiratory diseases

Lead Editor Dr Louis-Philippe Boulet is an authority in the field, and the authors are global experts

Each chapter is dedicated to an individual classification of the disease/disorder, aiding quick reference

Practical applied focus complements coverage of the basic science

Table of Contents

    CHAPTER 1. EMBRYOLOGY, ANATOMY AND HISTOLOGY OF THE LUNG

Christian Couture

    CHAPTER 2. PHYSIOLOGY OF THE RESPIRATORY SYSTEM

Pierre LeBlanc

    CHAPTER 3. LABORATORY TECHNIQUES TO STUDY THE CELLULAR AND MOLECULAR PROCESSES OF DISORDERS

Catherine Laprise

    CHAPTER 4. ACUTE RESPIRATORY INSUFFICIENCY

Mathieu Simon

    CHAPTER 5. PATHOPHYSIOLOGY OF ASTHMA

Louis-Philippe Boulet

    CHAPTER 6. CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE

Julie Milot and Mathieu Morissette

    CHAPTER 7. PULMONARY VASCULAR DISEASES

Annie C. Lajoie, Vincent Mainguy, Sébastien Bonnet and Steeve Provencher

    CHAPTER 8. RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS

Noël Lampron

    CHAPTER 9. SLEEPING RESPIRATORY DISEASES

Frédéric Sériès and Wenyang Li

    CHAPTER 10. INTERSTITIAL LUNG DISEASES

Geneviève Dion, Yvon Cormier and Louis-Philippe Boulet

    CHAPTER 11. LUNG CANCER

Christian Couture

    CHAPTER 12. OCCUPATIONAL RESPIRATORY DISEASES

Louis-Philippe Boulet and Marc Desmeules

    CHAPTER 13. DISEASES OF THE PLEURA

Jean Deslauriers

    CHAPTER 14. CYSTIC FIBROSIS

Lara Bilodeau

    CHAPTER 15. BRONCHIECTASIS

Louis-Philippe Boulet

Dr Louis-Philippe Boulet MD, FRCPC, FCCP is Chairholder of the Knowledge Transfer, Training and Prevention and Chair on Respiratory and Cardiovascular Health (Lung and Heart Health). The objective of this chair is to reduce the human and socio-economic burdens that constitute these diseases by assessing new knowledge transfer methods in this field for the benefit of health professionals, patients as well as other stakeholders. With the support of Dr Paul Poirier and Dr Sébastien Bergeron in terms of cardiovascular disease, along with numerous local, national and international partnerships, Dr Boulet established a research program based on the development of educational materials, medical practice and pedagogical intervention facilitative tools as well as a research and communication program on the risk factors of cardiopulmonary diseases.