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Mustard lung : diagnosis and treatment of respiratory disorders in sulfur-mustard injured patients /
Mustard Lung: Diagnosis and Treatment of Respiratory Disorders in Sulfur-Mustard Injured Patients brings together the details regarding pathophysiology, medication, and protective issues to provide a comprehensive look at health problems associated with sulfur mustard injury. It provides a bench-to-...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Autores principales: | , |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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London, UK :
Academic Press is an imprint of Elsevier,
2016.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Front Cover; Mustard Lung; Mustard Lung: Diagnosis and Treatment of Respiratory Disorders in Sulfur Mustard-Injured Patients; Copyright; Contents; Preface; 1
- History of Chemical Weapons Use; REFERENCES; 2
- Classification of Chemical Warfare Agents and Properties of Sulfur Mustard; DEFINITION AND CLASSIFICATION OF CHEMICAL WARFARE AGENTS; PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES OF SULFUR MUSTARD; REFERENCES; 3
- Biochemical and Cellular-Molecular Mechanisms of Injury From Mustard Gas; THE MECHANISM OF INJURY IN THE ACUTE PHASE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY OF MUSTARD GAS INJURY; INFLAMMATION; OXIDATIVE STRESS.
- APOPTOSISINCREASED PROTEOLYTIC ACTIVITY; DNA Damage; ROLE OF IMMUNE CELLS IN CHEMICALLY INJURED PATIENTS; GRANULOCYTES; MONOCYTES AND MACROPHAGES; T CELLS; CHANGES IN ANTIBODIES; REFERENCES; 4
- The Effects of Mustard Gas on Pulmonary Function and Structure; LONG-TERM CLINICAL AND HISTOLOGICAL EVALUATION OF INDIVIDUALS EXPOSED TO MUSTARD GAS; CHANGES OF THE RESPIRATORY TRACTS DUE TO MUSTARD GAS; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT; TRACHEOBRONCHOMALACIA AND AIR TRAPPING FOLLOWING EXPOSURE TO MUSTARD GAS; BASICS OF PULMONARY FUNCTION TESTS; GAS EXCHANGE CAPACITY OF THE LUNG; BRONCHIAL CHALLENGE TESTING.
- CARDIOPULMONARY EXERCISE TESTINGPOLYSOMNOGRAPHY; PULMONARY GAS EXCHANGE; RESULTS OF PULMONARY FUNCTION TESTING IN CHEMICAL PATIENTS; PULMONARY FUNCTION TESTING IN SUBCLINICAL CONTACT WITH MUSTARD GAS; PULMONARY FUNCTION TESTING IN SYMPTOMATIC CHEMICAL PATIENTS; EVALUATION OF THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN FATIGUE AND SPIROMETRIC PARAMETERS IN CHEMICAL PATIENTS WITH RESPIRATORY DISORDERS; CARDIOPULMONARY EXERCISE TESTING IN SYMPTOMATIC CHEMICAL PATIENTS; REFERENCES; 5
- Signs and Symptoms of Exposure to Mustard Gas; SYMPTOMS OF THE ACUTE PHASE; LATE SYMPTOMS OF EXPOSURE TO MUSTARD GAS; UPPER AIRWAYS.
- LOWER AIRWAYSCHRONIC COUGH; PREVALENCE AND DIAGNOSIS OF EMPHYSEMA IN CHEMICAL PATIENTS; CARCINOGENIC PROPERTIES OF MUSTARD GAS; OTHER INJURIES OF PULMONARY AIRWAYS AND PARENCHYMA; ACCUMULATION OF SECRETIONS IN THE AIRWAYS; IMPAIRMENT OF VENTILATION AND PERFUSION; AIRWAYS BLEEDING (HEMOPTYSIS); BIOCHEMICAL ABNORMALITIES OF THE LUNG; PULMONARY VASCULAR INJURY; IMPAIRMENT OF PULMONARY IMMUNE CELLS; SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF OCULAR LESIONS; SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF SKIN LESIONS; NONSPECIFIC SYMPTOMS OF MUSTARD GAS; REFERENCES; 6
- Gastroesophageal Reflux in Chemical Patients.
- CHRONIC PULMONARY DISEASE AND GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUXMECHANISMS INVOLVED IN THE PATHOGENESIS OF REFLUX AND PULMONARY DISEASES; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX IN CHEMICAL PATIENTS; CONCLUSIONS; REFERENCES; 7
- Diagnostic Methods in Chemical Patients; Laboratory Findings; URINE SAMPLE; BLOOD SAMPLES; OTHER SAMPLES; PARACLINICAL FINDINGS; RADIOLOGY; CHEST X-RAY; Chest X-ray Findings in Asymptomatic Patients; Chest X-ray Findings in Symptomatic Patients; PULMONARY PERFUSION SCAN; PULMONARY CT SCAN; LUNG HRCT IN ASYMPTOMATIC PATIENTS; HRCT IN SYMPTOMATIC PATIENTS; AIRWAY STENOSIS IN PULMONARY SCAN.