World Clinics: Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine - Pulmonary Manifestations of the Systemic Diseases

The World Clinics: Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine series brings pulmonary specialists fully up to date with the latest developments in different branches of respiratory medicine. Volume 2, Number 2 focuses on Pulmonary Manifestations of Systemic Diseases, which are diseases affecting the whole body rather than a single organ or body part.Beginning with an introduction to systemic diseases and pulmonary manifestations, the following chapters examine how respiratory problems relate to, and assist in the diagnosis and management of various underlying conditions including cardiovascular diseases, renal disorders and gastrointestinal diseases.Previous volumes in this series published in 2012 and 2013 and covered pneumonias and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) respectively.Key pointsPresents latest advances in diagnosis and treatment of systemic diseases through pulmonary manifestationsCovers interstitial lung diseases and pulmonary vasculitis in depthIncludes more than 60 images, illustrations and tablesPrevious volumes covered pneumonias and COPD