Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (Sars): From Benchtop To Bedside
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Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (Sars): From Benchtop To Bedside

From Benchtop to Bedside

  1. 268 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (Sars): From Benchtop To Bedside

From Benchtop to Bedside

About this book

This is a comprehensive and up-to-date account of the clinical management of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS). It covers the various aspects, from diagnosis, clinical presentation and therapeutic modalities to rehabilitation.A multidisciplinary approach is adopted, with inputs from clinicians, radiologists, intensivists, nurses, physiotherapists, and experts in traditional Chinese medicine. The information presented is based on existing knowledge and evidence about the disease, taking the view that things are still evolving.This book is an indispensable guide for frontline healthcare workers, including doctors and nurses, as well as medical students and medical researchers.

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Table of contents

  1. Contents
  2. List of Contributors
  3. 1. A Global Outbreak Joseph JY Sung
  4. 2. The Epidemiology of SARS Wong Tze Wai, Chen Wei-Qing
  5. 3. Virology of SARS Paul KS Chan
  6. 4. Clinical Presentations and Manifestations of SARS Nelson Lee, WK Leung
  7. 5. Clinical Diagnosis David SC Hui
  8. 6. Laboratory Diagnosis Enders KO Ng, YM Dennis Lo
  9. 7. Screening at the Primary Care Setting Timothy H Rainer
  10. 8. Imaging in Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome KT Wong, Gregory E Antonio, Anil T Ahuja
  11. 9. Hematology and Immunology Raymond SM Wong, Gregory Cheng
  12. 10. The Medical Management of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome JJY Sung, AKLWu
  13. 11. The Clinical Management of SARS Gavin M Joynt, Charles D Gomersall
  14. 12. Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome in Elderly Patients Timothy Kwok
  15. 13. Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome in Children TF Fok
  16. 14. Nursing Management of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome David R Thompson, Violeta Lopez
  17. 15. Herbal Medicine in the Treatment of SARS PC Leung
  18. 16. Long-term Complications of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Vincent Wong
  19. 17. Mental Health Impact of the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Disaster in Hong Kong Yun Kwok Wing, Chi Ming Leung, Irene Kam, Sing Lee
  20. 18. Infection Control of SARS in the Hospital Peter Tong, D Lyon, SF Liu
  21. 19. Nosocomial Infections Louis Y Chan, Hong Fung
  22. 20. Will the SARS Epidemic Recur? Joseph JY Sung
  23. Index