Diseases of the Upper Respiratory Tract
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Diseases of the Upper Respiratory Tract

The Nose, Pharynx and Larynx

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Diseases of the Upper Respiratory Tract

The Nose, Pharynx and Larynx

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Diseases of the Upper Respiratory Tract: The Nose, Pharynx and Larynx, Fourth Edition covers topics about the common diseases of the upper respiratory tract. The book starts by describing the anatomy, physiology, and examination of the upper respiratory tract. The text then discusses the etiology, pathology, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment of acute and chronic pharyngitis; diseases of the tonsils and the ovula; and membranous angina and diphtheria. The etiology, pathology, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment of neoplasms and neuroses of the pharynx, larynx, and nose; acute and chronic inflammations of the larynx; chronic infective diseases; and neoplasms of the larynx, nose, and rhinopharynx are also considered. The book further tackles the etiology, pathology, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment of rhinitis; chronic infective diseases of the nose; diseases of the pharyngeal tonsil; and diseases of the nasal septum. The text also discusses the etiology, pathology, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment of the diseases of the accessory sinuses of the nose. Throat complications of infectious fevers, gout, rheumatism, and skin complaints and foreign bodies in the upper respiratory and alimentary tracts are also looked into. Students taking courses related to the study of the upper respiratory tract and medical practitioners will find the book useful.

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Publisher
Butterworth-Heinemann
Year
2013
ISBN
9781483194585
Edition
4
Topic
Medicine
Subtopic
Medical Theory, Practice & Reference

Table of contents

  1. Front Cover
  2. Diseases of the Upper Respiratory Tract: The Nose, Pharynx and Larynx
  3. Table of Contents
  4. Dedication
  5. Preface to the Fourth Edition
  6. From the Preface to the Third Edition
  7. LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
  8. CHAPTER I. ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY
  9. CHAPTER II. EXAMINATION OF THE PHARYNX, LARYNX, NOSE AND EAR GENERAL SEMEILOGY
  10. CHAPTER III. ACUTE AND CHRONIC PHARYNGITIS
  11. CHAPTER IV. DISEASES OF THE TONSILS AND UTVULA
  12. CHAPTER V. MEMBRANOUS ANGINA AND DIPHTHERIA
  13. CHAPTER VI. CHRONIC INFECTIVE DISEASES
  14. CHAPTER VII. NEOPLASMS AND NEUROSES OF THE PHARYNX
  15. CHAPTER VIII. ACUTE AND CHRONIC INFLAMMATIONS OF THE LARYNX
  16. CHAPTER IX. CHRONIC INFECTIVE DISEASES
  17. CHAPTER X. NEOPLASMS OF THE LARYNX
  18. CHAPTER XI. NEUROSES OF THE LARYNX
  19. CHAPTER XII. RHINITIS
  20. CHAPTER XIII. CHRONIC INFECTIVE DISEASES OF THE NOSE
  21. CHAPTER XIV. DISEASES OF THE PHARYNGEAL TONSIL
  22. CHAPTER XV. NEOPLASMS OF THE NOSE AND RHINOPHARYNX
  23. CHAPTER XVI. DISEASES OF THE NASAL SEPTUM
  24. CHAPTER XVII. NASAL NEUROSES
  25. CHAPTER XVIII. DISEASES OF THE ACCESSORY SINUSES OF THE NOSE
  26. CHAPTER XIX. THROAT COMPLICATIONS OF INFECTIOUS FEVERS, GOUT, RHEUMATISM, AND SKIN COMPLAINTS
  27. CHAPTER XX. FOREIGN BODIES IN THE UPPER RESPIRATORY AND ALIMENTARY TRACTS
  28. APPENDIX: FORMULAE AND THERAPEUTIC METHODS—POST-MORTEM EXAMINATIONS
  29. GENERAL INDEX