Augustine M.K. Choi  <br/><br/>
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome  

 - 2nd edition, illustrated, revised 
 - London   CRC Press  2016 
 - 476 pages  
 -  Volume 233 of Lung Biology in Health and Disease .
<br/><br/>Contents:<br/><br/>Chapter 1 Definitions and Clinical Risk Factors<br/><br/>A Public Health Perspective<br/><br/>Chapter 3 Radiographic Findings of the Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome<br/><br/>Chapter 4 Pulmonary Pathology of ARDS Diffuse Alveolar Damage<br/><br/>Experimental Studies<br/><br/>Clinical Studies<br/><br/>Chapter 7 Apoptosis in the Pathogenesis and Resolution of Acute Lung Injury<br/><br/>Chapter 8 Pathogenesis of VentilatiorInduced Lung Injury<br/><br/>Mechanisms and Relationship to Clinical Acute Lung Injury<br/><br/>Role of the Endothelial Cytoskeleton<br/><br/>Chapter 16 Surfactant Therapy in the Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome<br/><br/>Chapter 17 Prone Position in ARDS<br/><br/>Chapter 18 Mechanical Ventilation in the Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome<br/><br/>Chapter 19 Fluid Therapy and Hemodynamic Monitoring in Acute Lung Injury<br/><br/>Chapter 20 Pathogenesis of Sepsis and SepsisInduced Acute Lung Injury<br/><br/>Chapter 21 CellBased Therapy for Acute Lung Injury and Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome<br/><br/>Treatment Implications<br/><br/>Chapter 10 TransfusionRelated Acute Lung Injury<br/><br/>Chapter 11 Mechanisms of Fibroproliferation in Acute Lung Injury<br/><br/>Chapter 12 Current Approaches and Recent Advances in the Genetic Epidemiology of Acute Lung InjuryAcute Respiratory Distress Syndrome<br/><br/>Chapter 13 Gene Expression Profiling and Biomarkers in ARDS<br/><br/>Chapter 22 Chemokines and Cytokines in ARDS<br/><br/>Index<br/><br/>Back Cover<br/> 
<br/><br/> The only available text to focus primarily on Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS).Thoroughly revised content and ten new chapters provide pulmonologists with the latest developments and applications of pharmacological and mechanical therapies needed to treat the debilitating and difficult condition of ARDS.Highlights include:the definition, 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>1420088416 9781420088410  
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<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Personal Names: </label>--Medical / Pulmonary & Thoracic Medicine-- Medical / General --Medical / Critical Care--	Medical › General  --Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Adult.--Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>RC776.R38A2795 2009  W1 LU62 v.233 2009 / WF 140 A183453 2009 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>616.24 CHO