Online Medical Books for Fibrosis

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2. Fibrosis: Introduction
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4. Fibrosis Overview
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Medical Books Excerpts

Cystic fibrosis
(Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition))

... Cystic fibrosis is a generalized dysfunction of the exocrine glands that affects multiple organ systems. Transmitted as an autosomal recessive trait, it's the most common fatal genetic disease in white children. Cystic fibrosis is a chronic disease. With improvements in... Causes and incidence ... Signs and symptoms ... Diagnosis ... Treatment ... Special considerations ... Pictures ... READ EXCERPTS »

Cirrhosis and fibrosis
(Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition))

... Cirrhosis is a chronic hepatic disease characterized by diffuse destruction and fibrotic regeneration of hepatic cells. As necrotic tissue yields to fibrosis, this disease alters liver structure and normal vasculature, impairs blood and lymph flow, and... Causes and incidence ... Signs and symptoms ... Diagnosis ... Treatment ... Special considerations ... Pictures ... READ EXCERPTS »

Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
(Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition))

... Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a chronic and usually fatal interstitial pulmonary disease. About 50% of patients with IPF die within 5 years of diagnosis. Once thought to be a rare condition, it’s now diagnosed with much greater frequency. IPF has been known by several... Causes and incidence ... Signs and symptoms ... Diagnosis ... Treatment ... Special considerations ... READ EXCERPTS »

Cystic fibrosis
(Handbook of Diseases)

... Sometimes called mucoviscidosis, cystic fibrosis is a generalized dysfunction of the exocrine glands that affects multiple organ systems. Transmitted as an autosomal recessive trait, it’s the most common fatal genetic disease of white children. ... Causes ... Signs and symptoms ... Diagnosis ... Treatment ... Special considerations ... READ EXCERPTS »

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