A text that covers topics ranging from the anatomy, physiology and radiology of the pleura to clinical manifestations of pleural diseases. It attempts to present the latest advancements in pleural diseases, and this edition includes many references.
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"This is a high quality, in-depth review of pleural diseases edited by experts in the field, Richard Light and Gary Lee. It is a gem and every pulmonary specialist and all students of medicine will find this book useful in clinical practice. It is written by many authorities in the field and hence is a good resource to learn the skills of assessing pleural diseases and improving skills of performing procedures. The new chapters are great additions and the topics of thoracoscopy and basics of ultrasound of pleural space will be very useful for clinicians."--Doody's 5-Star Review!
--This text refers to an alternate Hardcover edition.
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Richard W Light, Professor of Medicine, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, USA (and Director of Pulmonary Disease Program, St Thomas Hospital, Nashville) YC Gary Lee, Consultant Physician & Senior Lecturer, Osler Chest Unit, Churchill Hospital, Oxford, UK (and Wellcome Fellow, Centre for Respiratory Research, UCL, London)
--This text refers to an alternate Hardcover edition.
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1.0 out of 5 stars
Not worth it..........,
By sherlock "dbc" (IL USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Textbook of Pleural Diseases (Hodder Arnold Publication) (Hardcover)
I decided to buy this book instead of the other book by Light and now I realize it was not the right decision. This book has various drawbacks which I've found after reading 5 chapters. - Its badly written especially the grammar,I understand many authors are from non english speaking countries but don't they edit these chapters? - somewhere its mentioned the authors were not paid for writing the chapters and this may have got something to do with the final book - apart from a few chapters most of the information in this book can be found in murray and nadel and uptodate. - Its by no means exhaustive and is a poor source of reference for pleural diseases. - for eg I was looking for information on rickettsial lung/pleural diseases and I found more info on Harrison's then in this book. Big Disappointment and a waste of 180$.Unfortunately by the time I realized this book is not worth it, it was already past 30 days and so am stuck with it for ever.....
5.0 out of 5 stars
The last word in Pleural disease.,
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This review is from: Pleural Diseases (PLEURAL DISEASES (LIGHT)) (Hardcover)
Very impressive book.
the only problem as I see it: A lot of the stuff inside has already been distilled and given to us( residents and fellows) in small doses. So you already know a sizable portion of the work. Another guru I regard highly, for pleural disease is Steven Sahn from MUSC.
5.0 out of 5 stars
What else do you expect from Dr. Light?,
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This review is from: Pleural Diseases (PLEURAL DISEASES (LIGHT)) (Hardcover)
the book is THE state of the art in pleural diseases, exactly what you'd expect from Dr. Light. updated, concise, and clinically directed.
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The pleura is the serous membrane that covers the lung parenchyma, the mediastinum, the diaphragm, and the rib cage. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
pleural effusion due, animal models, collagen vascular diseases, miscellaneous diseases, drug reactions, chyliform pleural effusions, excellent pleurodesis, producing pleurodesis, receiving suction, pleural fluid levels, chest tube group, empyema score, pleural fluid amylase level, low pleural fluid glucose level, allergic pleurisy, hooked biopsy trocar, experimental pleurodesis, trapleural injection, pleural fluid triglyceride level, diagnosing tuberculous pleuritis, pleural fluid accumulated, pleural fluid marker, thin visceral pleura, pleural fluid protein level, thick visceral pleura Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Ann Thorac Surg, Ann Intern Med, Respir Crit Care Med, Arch Intern Med, Fur Respir, United States, Thorac Cardiovasc Surg, Respir Med, South Med, Respir Dis, Cardiothorac Surg, Med Sci, Appl Physiol, Pleural Effusions Related, Obstet Gynecol, Arch Surg, New York, Mayo Clinic, Metastatic Malignancies, Acta Cytol, Clin Invest, American College of Chest Physicians, Curr Opin Pulm Med, Dis Chest, United Kingdom Browse Sample Pages:
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The pleura is the serous membrane that covers the lung parenchyma, the mediastinum, the diaphragm, and the rib cage. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
pleural effusion due, animal models, collagen vascular diseases, miscellaneous diseases, drug reactions, chyliform pleural effusions, excellent pleurodesis, producing pleurodesis, receiving suction, pleural fluid levels, chest tube group, empyema score, pleural fluid amylase level, low pleural fluid glucose level, allergic pleurisy, hooked biopsy trocar, experimental pleurodesis, trapleural injection, pleural fluid triglyceride level, diagnosing tuberculous pleuritis, pleural fluid accumulated, pleural fluid marker, thin visceral pleura, pleural fluid protein level, thick visceral pleura Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Ann Thorac Surg, Ann Intern Med, Respir Crit Care Med, Arch Intern Med, Fur Respir, United States, Thorac Cardiovasc Surg, Respir Med, South Med, Respir Dis, Cardiothorac Surg, Med Sci, Appl Physiol, Pleural Effusions Related, Obstet Gynecol, Arch Surg, New York, Mayo Clinic, Metastatic Malignancies, Acta Cytol, Clin Invest, American College of Chest Physicians, Curr Opin Pulm Med, Dis Chest, United Kingdom Browse Sample Pages:
Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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