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Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia
Contributor(s): Abman, Steven H. (Editor)
ISBN: 1420076914     ISBN-13: 9781420076912
Publisher: CRC Press
OUR PRICE:   $308.75  
Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats
Published: September 2009
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Annotation: Recent advances in neonatology and improvements in survival rates for premature infants have brought about a greater incidence of bronchopulmonary dysplasia in this population.
In this book clinicians will find:
unprecedented scope and depth - a true stand-alone resourcethe progress in understanding lung development - including discoveries in molecular pathways, growth factors, transcription factors, and cell-cell interactionsinformation about causation, plus information on how the lungs are injured and how they can be repaireda review of BPD epidemiology, physiology, and geneticsa thorough review of drug therapies for management, long-term outcomes, and potential neurological damage associated with prolonged or severe cases of BPDemerging therapies for BPD - such as Inhaled Nitrous Oxide, Vitamin A, Antioxidant strategies, and low-dose steroid therapy
Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Medical | Pediatrics
- Medical | Pulmonary & Thoracic Medicine
Dewey: 618.922
LCCN: 2009022303
Series: Lung Biology in Health and Disease
Physical Information: 1.13" H x 6" W x 9" (1.89 lbs) 520 pages
 
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Publisher Description:

Addressing the dramatic number of children diagnosed with bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) in recent years, Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia provides pulmonologists, critical care specialists, and pediatricians with up-to-date diagnostic and treatment techniques and therapies to effectively manage all BPD cases.
Key benefits include: groundbreaking research-covers the latest discoveries in BPD genetics, epidemiology, and pathogenesis, as well as current-and sometimes controversial-therapies to help clinicians properly detect the disease and choose the best treatment plan expert editorship-Dr. Steven H. Abman, Director of the Pediatric Heart Lung Center, and a team of 49 highly experienced and respected contributors provide authoritative advice physicians can rely on timely, stand-alone resource-this one-stop, convenient guide discusses all of the current, critical information clinicians need to manage the increase in diagnosed children well-organized content-four clear and highly structured sections give busy physicians quick access to the key diagnostic and therapeutic intricacies of BDP