Oxford American Handbook of Pulmonary Medicine

Contents 1: Breathlessness (Dyspea) 2: Chronic Cough and Normal Chest X-Ray 3: Chest Pain 4: Hemoptysis 5: Unexplained Respiratory Failure 6: Pleural Effusion 7: Diffuse Parenchymal Lung Disease 8: Diffuse Alveolar Hemorrhage 9: Pulmonary Infiltrates in the Immunocompromised Host (non-HIV) 10: Pulmonary Infiltrates in the Immunocompromised Host (HIV) 11: The Respiratory Sleep Patient 12: The Breathless, Pregnant Patient 13: Pre-Operative Assessment of the Respiratory Patient 14: Post-Operative Breathlessness 15: Asthma 16: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) 17: Lung Cancer 18: Mediastinal Abnormalities 19: Bacterial Respiratory Infection 20: Viral Respiratory Infection 21: Mycobacterial Respiratory Infection 22: Fungal Respiratory Diseases 23: Parasitic Lung Diseases 24: Pneumothorax & Pleural Effusions 25: Asbestos and the Lung 26: Sleep Apnea 27: Bronchiectasis 28: Adult Cystic Fibrosis 29: Lung Transplantation 30: Pulmonary Hypertension 31: Pulmonary Thromboembolic Disease 32: Sarcoidosis 33: Idiopathic Interstitial Pneumonias 34: Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis 35: Bronchiolitis 36: Eosinophilic Drug Disease 37: Pneumoconioses 38: Connective Tissue Disease and the Lung 39: Vasculitis and the Lung 40: Gastrointestinal Disease and the Lung 41: Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome 42: Upper Airway Disease 43: Hyperventilation Syndrome 44: Unusual Conditions 45: Flying, Altitude, and Diving 46: Toxic Agents 47: Pediatric Lung Disorders Pertinent to Adult Practice 48: Non-Invasive Ventilation 49: When to Involve the Intensive Therapy Unit (ITU) 50: Ethical Issues 51: Tracheostomy 52: Inhalers and Nebulizers 53: Immunosuppressive Drugs 54: Long-Term Oxygen Therapy 55: Pulmonary Rehabilitation 56: Smoking Cessation 57: Palliative Care of the Chest Patient 58: Airway Management 59: Cricothyroidotomy 60: Bronchoscopy 61: Thoracentesis 62: Aspiration of Pneumothorax 63: Abrams' Pleural Biopsy 64: Chest Drains 65: Pleurodesis 66: Medical Thoracoscopy Some Diagnostic Tests Appendices Index