Pleural Diseases,E-Book

Clinical Cases and Real-World Discussions

Claudio Sorino, David Feller-Kopman, Giampietro Marchetti

• Publisher: Elsevier
• Year: 2021
• ISBN:
  9780323795425
• Topic: Medicine
• Subtopic: Pulmonary & Thoracic Medicine

Using aunique, case-based approach, Pleural Diseases: Clinical Cases and Real-World Discussionsbrings you up to date with the latest advances in this fast-moving subspecialty. A wide variety of real-world challenges are presented along withmultiple perspectives from expert pulmonologistswho discuss and analyze each case collaboratively, replicating actual patient experiences and outcomes. Thisfirst-of-its-kind resourceis ideal for practicing pulmonologists and fellows, interventional pulmonologists, critical care physicians, and others who are interested in an interactive approach to everyday clinical problems related to pleural disease.

• Provides a unique, interactive approach tounderstanding the nuances and complexities of patient casesfor both invasive and non-invasive therapies, drawing from real clinical cases and accompanying case discussions.
  
  

• Describes theapproach taken by expertsfor each case, presenting the clinical reasoning on the most appropriate approaches and the possible therapies.
  
  

• Offerseasy-to-read, templated informationfor every case: onset of symptoms, the entire diagnostic-therapeutic path including clinical and laboratory findings, and discussions on the clinical choices made in accordance with evidence-based medical procedures.
  
  

• Includes bothpositive and negative outcomesfor a broader experience.
  
  

• Featuresmore than 200 illustrationsincluding x-rays, procedural photos, ultrasound, CT scans, and histopathology specimens, as well asvideo proceduresfor thoracentesis, chest tube placing, medical thoracoscopy, and insertion of indwelling pleural catheter.
  
  

• Addressesother common clinical issuessuch as the management of multimorbid elderly patients, the optimization of fluid balance, and the need to discontinue antiplatelet or anticoagulant therapy before invasive procedures.