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Gastroesophageal Reflux and the Lung provides a comprehensive review of current knowledge concerning normal deglutition and foregut digestive processes and examines how abnormalities of swallowing or excessive/abnormal GER can lead to respiratory tract dysfunction and lung disease. In-depth Chapters...
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Springer,
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| Publisher Address: | New York ; London : |
| Publication Dates: | 2012. |
| Literature type: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
| Series: |
Respiratory medicine ;
2 |
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| Online Access: |
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-5502-8 |
| Summary: |
Gastroesophageal Reflux and the Lung provides a comprehensive review of current knowledge concerning normal deglutition and foregut digestive processes and examines how abnormalities of swallowing or excessive/abnormal GER can lead to respiratory tract dysfunction and lung disease. In-depth Chapters deliver a concise review of the prevalence of GER in patients with lung disease and synthesize the current evidence regarding its diagnosis and management. Each chapter includes key points and a summary. |
| Carrier Form: | 1 online resource. |
| ISBN: |
9781461455028 (electronic bk.) 1461455022 (electronic bk.) 9781283911740 (MyiLibrary) 1283911744 (MyiLibrary) |
| Index Number: | RC815 |
| CLC: | R571 |
| Contents: |
Deglutition, Swallowing, and Airway Protection: Physiology and Pathophysiology / The Pathophysiology of Gastroesophageal Reflux / Making an Accurate Diagnosis of GERD / GER and Aspiration in Children / Dysphagia, GER, and Aspiration in the Elderly / Chronic Cough and Vocal Cord Dysfunction: The Role of GER / GER in Asthma and COPD / Sleep and GER / Gastroesophageal Reflux in Cystic Fibrosis and Non-CF Bronchiectasis / GER and Aspiration in Interstitial Lung Disease / GER in Lung Transplantation / Pharmacologic Treatment of GERD / Surgical and Endoscopic Approaches to GERD / |