Pulmonary Pathophysiology: A Clinical Approach, Third Edition

A unique system/disease-based approach to learning pulmonary pathophysiology as it relates to clinical medicine No other review puts disorders of lung structure and function in such clear clinical perspective as Pulmonary Pathophysiology. Bridging the gap between basic science and clinical medicine, Pulmonary Pathophysiology guides you from symptom identification to underlying disease mechanisms and through principles of management. Features: 28 case studies help you understand the correlation between science and clinical medicine Additional algorithms aid differential diagnosis and management Key Concepts help you quickly review chapter highlights New tables and charts encapsulate important information Learning Objectives and study questions reinforce your understanding of even the most difficult topics Artwork includes nearly 100 photographs and line drawings Visit www.LangeTextbooks.com to access valuable resources and study aids!

About the Author

Juzar Ali, MD , is the Director of the Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center Chest & TB Clinics, the Director of the Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center- Wetmore TB Clinics and is a Professor of Clinical Medicine at the Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center in New Orleans, Louisiana. Warren Summer, MD , is a Howard A. Buechner Professor of Medicine at the Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center. He is also the Director of Pulmonary Clinical Research and the Associate Director at the General Clinical Research Center at LSUHSC in New Orleans, Louisiana. Michael G. Levitzky, PhD is Professor of Physiology, Anesthesiology and Cariopulmonary Science at Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center in New Orleans, Louisiana.