Respiratory Infections: Diagnosis and Management. 2nd Edition

complications, but does not suggest doses or methods of delivery. There is also a highly instructive section on performing postural drainage, but the author is not specific on which patients require it. A section on genetics is short, simple, and accurate. Unfortunately, the book went to press too soon to include the recent information on the identification of the gene locus by Francis Collins and his associates, which is regrettable not only because of its historical importance but because many patients do not understand the practical meaning of this discovery. This is a very good book that lives up to its intended purpose. It can be recommended for patients and families, as well as for non-physician personnel working with affected patients. Medical students and physicians could also make use of it as a guide to explaining disease complications to patients and their families. I would not hesitate to recommend it to the families in our clinic.