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Handbook of Cystic Fibrosis
Amy G. Filbrun
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This concise manual provides clinicians and other related health care professionals with an essential reference tool to the background of cystic fibrosis, and the management and treatment of this disease. The latest guidelines are reviewed and current and emerging treatments are discussed in the latter chapters. Cystic fibrosis is an inherited condition where a mutation in the gene coding for the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) causes loss of function. The dysfunction of CFTR results in the production of thick mucus in the lungs and digestive tract, causing pulmonary and gastrointestinal manifestations. The incidence of cystic fibrosis in Europe ... Read more
This concise manual provides clinicians and other related health care professionals with an essential reference tool to the background of cystic fibrosis, and the management and treatment of this disease. The latest guidelines are reviewed and current and emerging treatments are discussed in the latter chapters. Cystic fibrosis is an inherited condition where a mutation in the gene coding for the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) causes loss of function. The dysfunction of CFTR results in the production of thick mucus in the lungs and digestive tract, causing pulmonary and gastrointestinal manifestations. The incidence of cystic fibrosis in Europe ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Number of Pages
99
Place of Publication
Cham, Switzerland
ISBN
9783319325026
SKU
V9783319325026
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About Amy G. Filbrun
Amy G Filbrun, MD, MS, is Clinical Associate Professor of Pediatrics at University of Michigan and C.S. Mott Children's Hospital, in Ann Arbor, MI USA. She received her BS in Speech from Northwestern University and her MD from Ohio State University. She completed her pediatric residency at The Cleveland Clinic, in Cleveland, OH and fellowship in pediatric pulmonology at Columbus ... Read more
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