Therapy for mucus-clearance disorders. (©2004)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Edited by Bruce K. Rubin, Cees P. van der Schans.
• Other Names: Rubin, Bruce K; Schans, Cees P. van der
• Contents: 1. Overview of airway mucus clearance -- 2. The biophysical properties of mucus -- 3. Regulation of airway mucus secretion -- 4. Outcomes for trials of mucoactive therapy -- 5. Adherence with the use of clearance techniques -- 6. Taxonomy of mucoactive medications -- 7. Mucoactive drug delivery -- 8. Expectorants -- 9. Mucolytics and mucus clearance -- 10. Modulation of mucociliary function by drugs and other agents -- 11. Mucokinetic agents and surfactant -- 12. Mucoregulatory medications -- 13. Hyperosmolar solutions and ion channel modifiers -- 14. Mucoactive agents and the upper airway -- 15. Issues on regulatory approval of mucoactive drugs -- 16. Airway-clearance techniques individually tailored to each patient -- 17. High-frequency oscillation, PEP, and flutter -- 18. Pediatric mucus clearance by chest physiotherapy: principles and practice -- 19. Postoperative mucus clearance -- 20. Management of airway secretions in patients with severe respiratory muscle dysfunction.
• Publisher Details: New York : Marcel Dekker
• Publication Date: 2004
• Copyright Date: 2004
• Extent: 1 online resource (xix, 597 pages), illustrations
• Subjects: 616.2/4; Mucoactive agents; Mucus; Lungs -- Diseases -- Treatment; Lungs -- Secretions; Mucociliary Clearance -- drug effects; Mucociliary Clearance -- physiology; Mucus -- physiology; Drainage, Postural; Expectorants; Mucus -- secretion; Physical Therapy Modalities; Pulmonary Surfactants; Respiratory Therapy; MEDICAL -- Pulmonary & Thoracic Medicine; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781420030457; 1420030450
• Related ISBNs: 0824707168
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Print version record.
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.