BookSteven E. Weinberger, Barbara A. Cockrill, Jess Mandel.
Contents:
Pulmonary anatomy and physiology: the basics
Presentation of the patient with pulmonary disease
Evaluation of the patient with pulmonary disease
Anatomic and physiologic aspects of airways
Asthma
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Miscellaneous airway diseases
Anatomic and physiologic aspects of the pulmonary parenchyma
Overview of diffuse parenchymal lung diseases
Diffuse parenchymal lung diseases associated with known etiologic agents
Diffuse parenchymal lung diseases of unknown etiology
Anatomic and physiologic aspects of the pulmonary vasculature
Pulmonary embolism
Pulmonary hypertension
Pleural disease
Mediastinal disease
Anatomic and physiologic aspects of neural, muscular, and chest wall interactions with the lungs
Disorders of ventilatory control
Disorders of the respiratory pump
Lung cancer: etiologic and pathologic aspects
Lung cancer: clinical aspects
Lung defense mechanisms
Pneumonia
Tuberculosis and nontuberculous mycobacteria
Miscellaneous infections caused by fungi and pneumocystis
Pulmonary complications in the immunocompromised host
Classification and pathophysiologic aspects of respiratory failure
Acute respiratory distress syndrome
Management of respiratory failure
Appendices. Sample problems using respiratory equations
Pulmonary function tests: guidelines for interpretation and sample problems
Arterial blood gases: guidelines for interpretation and sample problems