Description

Infections of the respiratory tract are grouped according to their symptomatology and anatomic involvement. Respiratory infections are more common in the fall and winter when school starts and indoor crowding facilitates transmission. Upper respiratory infections are common cold, sinusitis, pharyngitis, epiglottitis, and laryngotracheitis. Lower respiratory infections are bronchitis, bronchiolitis, and pneumonia. The uniqueness of this book is its special references on techniques and procedures that are used in the treatment of respiratory infections. This book will be highly beneficial to students, teachers, and research workers of this field. This book primarily provides comprehensive overview on this field. The book has been compiled with different chapters based on the original research work by eminent academicians and scientists. This book meets the need of not only the students and teachers but also professionals of this field. Based on the contents of this book, it provides practical guidelines to the management and diagnosis of patients requiring medical attention. The main aim of this book is to help the physicians and students so that they can understand well this field.