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For about 20 years, physiopathological, diagnostic and therapeutic advances have considerably improved the prognosis for cystic fibrosis.
This means that an increasing number of patients now reach adulthood.
This book describes the experiences of all those involved with patients from childhood to adulthood: doctors, researchers, nurses, physiotherapists, dieticians, social workers and psychologists.
The fullest and most up-to-date knowledge is brought together, from the basic genetic aspects, changes in the respiratory epithelium and the latest developments in gene therapy and pulmonary transplants to the everyday aspects of antibiotic treatment and fluidifying drugs, nutritional problems, physiotherapy, treatment of diabetes, hepatic problems, respiratory failure, psychological aspects, etc.
All in all, an essential book for the pneumologist or intern, offering a wealth of information and illustrated by numerous charts and tables.