CLINICAL RESPIRATORY MEDICINE (ONLINE AND PRINT)

Section I: Normal Structure and Function
1. Macro and Micro Structure of the Lung
2. Basic Aspects of Cellular and Molecular Biology
3. Respiratory Mechanics
4. Pulmonary Circulation
5. Gas Exchange
6. Control of Ventilation and Respiratory Muscles

Section 2 Diagnostic Techniques
7. Imaging Techniques
8. PET Imaging
9. Pulmonary Function Testing
10. Exercise Testing
11. Bronchoscopy
12. Endobronchial and endoesophageal ultrasound (EUS and EBUS)
13. Techniques and Indications: Percutaneous Biopsy Procedures
14. Echocardiography in Respiratory Medicine

Section 3 Respiratory Pharmacology
15. Bronchodilators
16. Antiinflammatory Drugs
17. Drug-Induced and Iatrogenic Respiratory Diseases

Section 4 An Approach to Respiratory Symptoms
18. An Approach to Respiratory Symptoms: Cough
19. Dyspnea
20. Hemoptysis
21. Chest Pain

Section 5 Infectious Diseases
22. Host Defenses
23. Approach to the Diagnosis of Pulmonary Infection
24. Community Acquired Pneumonia
25. Viral Pneumonia
26. Nonbacterial Infectious Pneumonia
27. Nosocomial Infections
28. Pneumonia in the Non-HIV Immunocompromised Host
29. Pulmonary Infections
30. Noninfectious Conditions in HIV
31. Tuberculosis and Nontuberculous Mycobacterial Infections

Section 6 Critical Care Respiratory Medicine
32. Invasive Mechanical Ventilation
33. Noninvasive Mechanical Ventilation
34. Airway Management in the Intensive Care Unit
35. Hemodynamic Monitoring in Critical Illness
36. Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome

Section 7 Airway Diseases
37. Upper Airway Disease-Rhinitis and Rhinosinusitis
38. Asthma: Epidemiology, Pathophysiology and Risk Factors
39. Diagnosis and Management of Asthma in Adults
40. Occupational Asthma
41. Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Epidemiology, Pathophysiology, and Clinical Evaluation
42. Treatment of the Stable Patient with COPD
43. Management of Exacerbations in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
44. Cystic Fibrosis
45. Bronchiectasis

Section 8 Parenchymal Lung Diseases
46. Approach to Diagnosis of Diffuse Lung Disease
47. Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis and Other Idiopathic Interstitial Lung Diseases Pneumonias
48. Sarcoidosis
49. Eosinophilic Lung Disease
50. Organizing Pneumonia
51. Sicolisis and Coal Worker's Pneumoconiosis
52. Asbestosis
53. Connective Tissue Disorders
54. Rare Diffuse Interstitial Lung Diseases
55. Extrinsic Allergic Alveolitis
56. Toxic Inhalational Lung Injury

Section 9 Pulmonary Vascular Disorders, Vasculitides, and Hemorrhage
57. Pulmonary Embolism
58. Pulmonary Hypertension
59. Pulmonary Vasculitis and Hemorrhage

Section 10 Sleep-Disordered Breathing
60. Obstructive Sleep Apnea: Epidemiology, Risk Factors, and Pathophysiology,
61. Obstructive Sleep Apnea: Clinical Features, Diagnosis, and Treatment
62. Obesity Hypoventilation Syndrome

Section 11 Chest Wall Disorders
63. Scoliosis and Kyphoscoliosis
64. Diseases of the Thoracic Cage and Respiratory MusclesSection 12 Lung Tumors
65. Epidemiology, Surgical Pathology, and Molecular Biology of Lung Cancer
66. Lung Cancer: Clinical Evaluation and Staging
67. Lung Cancer: Treatment
68. Benign Lung Tumors

Section 13 Disorders of the Pleura and Mediastinum
69. Pleural Effusion, Empyema, and Pneumothorax
70. Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma
71. Disorders of the Mediastinum

Section 14 Thoracic Surgery
72. Chest Tube Insertion and Management
73. Preoperative Pulmonary Evaluation
74. Diagnostic Thoracic Surgical Procedures
75. Lung Transplantation

Section 15 Special and Clinical Conditions
76. Pregnancy
77. Pulmonary Complications of Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation
78. Hepatic and Biliary Disease (Pulmonary Issues)
79. Inflammatory Bowel Disease
80. Air Pollution

This comprehensive clinical textbook examines all aspects of respiratory medicine. The editors take a practical approach to the diagnosis and management of patients with the full range of pulmonary disorders, making this your ideal source for reference in clinical practice. Fully revised, this essential volume includes new chapters on PET imaging, implications of genetic research, oxygen therapy, and rehabilitation. Now an Expert Consult title, it comes with access to the complete contents of the book online, including all of the book’s images, downloadable for use in presentations.

New to this edition
- Thoroughly understand the needs and recognize co-morbidities of particular patient populations through entirely new chapters on lung structure, echocardiography, and obesity and its effects.
- Access the latest research and advancements in lung cancer, benign tumors, and the importance of pulmonary physiology in understanding lung function and the disease processes that occur.
- Watch and learn. Over 80 videos of practical procedures and interactive review questions are available online at www.expertconsult.com.

Author Info

By Stephen G. Spiro, BSc, MD, FRCP, Professor of Respiratory Medicine, Consultant Physician Genral and Thoracic Medicine, Univesity College London Hospitals NHS Trust, The Middlesex Hospital, London, UK; Gerard A Silvestri, Gerard A. Silvestri MD,MS and Alvar Agustí, Alvar Agustí, MD, PhD, FRCPE, Alvar Agustí, MD, PhD, FRCPE, Senior Consultant and Director, Institut del Tòrax, Hospital Clínic, Universitat de Barcelona, Scientific Director, Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Respiratorias (CIBERES)