Download or read book Treatment-induced Respiratory Disorders written by Georges Akoun and published by Elsevier Publishing Company. This book was released on 1989 with total page 404 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 41 leading scientists from 8 countries have lent their personal expertise to present this extensive and up-to-date review of the world literature. The variety and range of topics covered by this text make it a unique contribution to the literature on respiratory medicine, extending to patient care, teaching, research, and forensic medicine. Treatment-Induced Respiratory Disorders contains a description of adverse effects occurring not only in the lung itself, but also in other parts of the respiratory system, e.g. airways, pulmonary vasculature, nerves. A ten-chapter section gives an analytical description of drug-induced pneumonitis, each chapter encompassing a detailed review according to the therapeutic class of the drugs. The reader will encounter excellent descriptions of respiratory disorders induced not only by a comprehensive list of drugs, but also by therapeutic instrumental procedures: tracheostomy; oxygen; mechanical ventilation; cardiac massage; radiations; hemodialysis; bone marrow transplantations; acupuncture, and many others.