(Ebook) Pocket Prescriber Pulmonary Medicine by Craig Batista, Donald R.J. Singer, Peter J. Barnes

(Ebook) Pocket Prescriber Pulmonary Medicine by Craig Batista, Donald R.J. Singer, Peter J. Barnes

This much needed new edition of the Pocket Prescriber Pulmonary Medicine is very timely in view of the many changes in approach and the many new drugs that have been introduced for respiratory diseases in recent years. The succinct format of the book makes it extremely valuable to busy clinicians who need to obtain information rapidly and easily. The treatment strategy and indications for particular drugs for each respiratory disease is clearly set out, providing a rationale for prescribing each therapy. This compact book covers airway diseases, interstitial lung diseases, respiratory infections (including tuberculosis), pulmonary hypertension, lung cancer, transplantation and palliative care. The text is bang up to date and includes the use of inhaled corticosteroids + formoterol inhalers as relievers in asthma as well as the indications for the new biological therapies introduced for severe eosinophilic asthma. The many combination inhalers available for COPD patients that combine long-acting bronchodilators, as well as triple inhalers are included. There is a very useful section on how to deliver different types of therapy, with a valuable section on the many different inhaler devices and how they should be used. There is also a section on the use of drugs in respiratory emergencies. This pocketbook provides an enormous amount of current information on prescribing therapies for the whole range of respiratory diseases in a compact and easily accessible format. It also provides key information about adverse effects and drug interactions. This book will of great value to the busy respiratory clinician, whether in a hospital setting or in private and general practice at all levels, but will be particularly useful for doctors in training who need to make rapid decisions about management.