Pulmonary Diseases and Disorders

Part 1 Perspectives. Part 2 Scientific basis of lung function in health and diseases. Part 3 Symptoms and signs of respiratory disease: section A - clinical approach to the patient; section B - diagnostic procedures. Part 4 Obstructive lung diseases: section A - chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; section B - asthma; section C - other obstructive disorders. Part 5 Occupational and environmental disorders: section A - occupational disorders; section B - environmental disorders. Part 6 Drug-induced lung diseases. Part 7 Interstitial and inflammatory lung diseases: section A - immunologic and interstitial diseases; section B - depositional and infiltrative disorders. Part 8 Alveolar diseases. Part 9 Disorders of the pulmonary circulation. Part 10 Disorders of the pleural space. Part 11 Diseases of the mediastinum. Part 12 Disorders of the chest wall, diaphragm, and spine. Part 13 Sleep and sleep disorders. Part 14 Surgical aspects of pulmonary medicine. Part 15 neoplasms of the lungs: section A - cancer of the lungs; section B - lymphoproliferative disorders (MG & APF). Part 16 Infectious diseases of the lungs: section A - general issues; section B - pulmonary infectious syndromes; section C - special hosts and opportunistic infections; section D - specific microorganisms; section E - mycobacterial infections. Part 17 Acute respiratory failure: section A - lung failure; section B - respiratory pump failure; section C - management and therapeutic interventions. Part 18 Appendices: respiratory questionnaire; normal values; terms and symbols; useful equations. (Part contents).