Obesity And Lung Disease: A Guide To Management (respiratory Medicine)
by Anne E. Dixon /
2012 / English / PDF
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As a result of the rapidly growing rate of obesity worldwide,
clinicians are struggling to provide the best strategies for
treating obese patients with concomitant pulmonary conditions.
Obesity does not simply change the epidemiology of pulmonary
disease; obesity has a profound impact on the pathophysiology of
common pulmonary diseases. Obesity affects the severity of
asthma, response to treatment, and is likely a major modifier of
the phenotype of asthma. Obesity also appears to affect response
to pathogens, and as such has a major influence on response to
pneumonia, and has a significant impact on outcomes pertaining to
acute lung injury in the intensive care unit.
As a result of the rapidly growing rate of obesity worldwide,
clinicians are struggling to provide the best strategies for
treating obese patients with concomitant pulmonary conditions.
Obesity does not simply change the epidemiology of pulmonary
disease; obesity has a profound impact on the pathophysiology of
common pulmonary diseases. Obesity affects the severity of
asthma, response to treatment, and is likely a major modifier of
the phenotype of asthma. Obesity also appears to affect response
to pathogens, and as such has a major influence on response to
pneumonia, and has a significant impact on outcomes pertaining to
acute lung injury in the intensive care unit.Obesity and Lung
Disease: A Guide to Management
Obesity and Lung
Disease: A Guide to Management is the first text in the field
to cover the full range of issues related to managing obese
patients with pulmonary problems. All the relevant conditions, in
the context of obesity, are covered, including airway
inflammation, sleep apnea, asthma, pulmonary hypertension,
obesity hypoventilation, as well as others. Written by an
international group of experts, this important new volume is an
invaluable resource for all clinicians and scientists concerned
with the challenging problems surrounding obesity and lung
diseases.
is the first text in the field
to cover the full range of issues related to managing obese
patients with pulmonary problems. All the relevant conditions, in
the context of obesity, are covered, including airway
inflammation, sleep apnea, asthma, pulmonary hypertension,
obesity hypoventilation, as well as others. Written by an
international group of experts, this important new volume is an
invaluable resource for all clinicians and scientists concerned
with the challenging problems surrounding obesity and lung
diseases.