Handbook of Cystic Fibrosis / by Amy G. Filbrun, Thomas Lahiri, Clement L Ren.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Filbrun, Amy G., author.

Lahiri, Thomas, author.

Ren, Clement L., author.

Contributor:

SpringerLink (Online service)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Medicine.

Respiratory organs--Diseases.

Respiratory organs.

Medicine & Public Health.

Pneumology/Respiratory System.

Local Subjects:

Medicine & Public Health.

Pneumology/Respiratory System.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Contained In:

Springer eBooks

Place of Publication:

Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Adis, 2016.

System Details:

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Summary:

This concise manual provides clinicians and other related health care professionals with an essential reference tool to the background of cystic fibrosis, and the management and treatment of this disease. The latest guidelines are reviewed and current and emerging treatments are discussed in the latter chapters. Cystic fibrosis is an inherited condition where a mutation in the gene coding for the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) causes loss of function. The dysfunction of CFTR results in the production of thick mucus in the lungs and digestive tract, causing pulmonary and gastrointestinal manifestations. The incidence of cystic fibrosis in Europe and the US ranges between 1 in 2,000 and 1 in 25,000.

Contents:

Introduction and epidemiology of cystic fibrosis

Pathophysiology of cystic fibrosis

Clinical features and complications of cystic fibrosis

Diagnosis of cystic fibrosis

Monitoring and evaluation of patients with cystic fibrosis

Treatment of cystic fibrosis.

Other Format:

Printed edition:

ISBN:

9783319325040

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Restricted for use by site license.