Textbook of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine

SK Jindal Emeritus Professor (Pulmonary Medicine), PGIMER, Chandigarh, India  

SECTION 1 HISTORY AND DEVELOPMENT





History of Respiratory Medicine (Part 1 & 2)
Anatomy and Architecture : A Clinical Perspective
Lung Development
Genomics of Lung


SECTION 2 RESPIRATORY PHYSIOLOGY





Applied Respiratory Physics
Respiratory Function and Mechanics
Gas and Fluid Exchange in the Lung
Tissue Oxygenation
Respiratory Physiology in Specific Physiological States
Mechanisms of Dyspnea in Respiratory Diseases
Surfactant
Respiratory Defences and Immunology


SECTION 3 RESPIRATORY PHARMACOLOGY





Antimicrobial Agents
Immunosuppressant Drugs


SECTION 4 SYMPTOM APPROACH TO RESPIRATORY DISEASE





Cough in the Adult
Hemoptysis
Dyspnea
Wheeze and Respiratory Disease


SECTION 5 RESPIRATORY DIAGNOSIS





History and Physical Examination
Microbial Approach to Respiratory Infections
Systematic Approach to Interpretation of Plain Chest Radiographs
Systematic Approach to interpretation of CT of the Chest
Pulmonary Function Test
Respiratory Muscle Function
Respiratory Disability and Preoperative Evaluation
Interpretation of Arterial Blood Gases and Acid Base Abnormalities
Nuclear Imaging in Pulmonary Medicine
Role of Cytology in Lung lesions
Bronchoscopy
Interventional Bronchoscopy
Thoracoscopy


SECTION 6 TUBERCULOSIS





Epidemiology of Pulmonary Tuberculosis and Trends in Disease Burden
Risk Factors for Tuberculosis
Mycobacteria: An Overview
Immunology and Pathogenesis
Pulmonary Tuberculosis: Clinical Features and Diagnosis
Molecular Basis of Diagnosis
Management of Tuberculosis
Antitubercular Drugs
Historical and Non-Pharmacological Management of Pulmonary Tuberculosis
Prevention of Tuberculosis
Extra Pulmonary Tuberculosis
Multi-drug Resistant Tuberculosis
Treatment of Tuberculosis in Special Situations
Tuberculosis and Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection
Non-Tuberculos Mycobacterial Diseases


SECTION 7 NON-TUBERCULOUS RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS





Community-Acquired Pneumonia
Pulmonary Fungal Infections
Pulmonary Mycetoma
Nosocomial Pneumonia
Viral Pneumonia
Pulmonary Manifestations of HIV infection
Lung Abscess
Bronchiectasis and Cystic Fibrosis
Rare Respiratory Infections
Parasitic Lung Diseases
Anaerobic Bacterial Infections of the Lungs and the Pleura


SECTION 8 ASTHMA





Bronchial Asthma – Epidemiology
Allergic Rhinitis, Asthma and Comorbidities
Asthma Diagnosis
Airway Inflammation and Remodeling
Control and Management of Stable Asthma
Acute Asthma Exacerbations
Immunotherapy and Immunomodulatorsfor Allergic Rhinitis and Asthma
Allergen Desensitization
Patient Education in Asthma
Pharmacotherapy of Bronchial Asthma
Childhood Asthma
Allergic Bronchopulmonary Aspergillosis


SECTION 9 CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE





Burden of COPD
Risk Factors for COPD
Pathophysiology of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Pulmonary Function Testing in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Systemic Manifestations and Comorbidities
The Role of Infections in COPD
Treatment of COPD
Acute Exacerbations of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
End-of-life Communication and Palliative Care in Advanced COPD
Smoking/Tobacco Control
Pulmonary Rehabilitation
Bullous Lung Diseases
Upper and Central Airway Obstruction


SECTION 10 INTERSTITIAL LUNG DISEASES





Interstitial Lung Diseases
Pathology of Interstitial Lung Disease
Idiopathic Interstitial Pneumonias
Sarcoidosis
Pulmonary Eosinophilic Disorders
Infiltrative and Deposition Diseases
Bronchiolitis


SECTION 11 DISORDERS DUE TO ENVIRONMENTAL AND CLIMATE FACTORS





Outdoor Air Pollution and Respiratory Health
Risk Factors for Respiratory Diseases: Indoor Air Pollution
Climate Change and Lung Disease—with special focus on developing countries
High Altitude Problems
Aviation and Space Travel
Diving Medicine


SECTION 12 OCCUPATIONAL DISORDERS





Lung Disease in Coal-Workers
Silicosis
Berylliosis
Metal Induced Lung Disease
The Health Risks of Asbestos Fiber Inhalation
Occupational Asthma
Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis
Toxic Inhalations and Thermal Lung Injuries
Drug-Induced Respiratory Disease


SECTION 13 PULMONARY NEOPLASMS





Epidemilogy and Etio-Pathogenesis of Lung Cancer
Pathology of Lung Tumors
Lung Cancer-Clinical Manifestations
Diagnosis and Staging of Lung Cancer
Approach to Management of Lung Cancer in India
Targeted Agents for Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
Hematopoietic and Lymphoid Neoplasm of Lungs
Solitary Politary Pulmonary Nodule
Mediastinal Anatomy and Disorders
Diseases of the Chest Wall
Diseases of Diaphragm


SECTION 14 PULMONARY CIRCULATORY DISORDERS





Diffuse Alveolar Hemorrhage (Pulmonary Vasculitis and other causes)
Pulmonary Hypertension: A Third World Perspective
Pulmonary Thromoembolism
Pulmonary Vascular Malformations


SECTION 15 RESPIRATORY SLEEP DISORDERS





Approach to Respiratory Sleep Disorders
Obstructive Sleep Apnoea
Obstructive Sleep Apnea-Hypopnea Syndrome


SECTION 16 RESPIRATORY CRITICAL CARE





Respiratory Failure
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome
Sepsis
Non-pulmonary Critical Care
Critical Care in Non-pulmonary Conditions: Poisoning, Envenomation and Environmental Injuries
Cardiac Emergencies in the ICU: Cardiac Arrhythmias
Cardiac Emergencies in the ICU: Cardiogenic Shock
Pulmonary Hypertension In the Intensive Care Unit
Mechanical Ventilation
Noninvasive Ventilation


SECTION 17 RESPIRATORY CRITICAL CARE MONITORING





Blood Gas Monitoring
Cutaneous Capnography
Role of Ultrasonography in Critical Care Medicine
Interpretation of Chest X-Rays in the ICU
Right Heart Catheterization


SECTION 18 GENERAL ISSUES IN INTENSIVE CARE UNITS





Nutritional Management and General Care in the Intensive Care Unit
Management of Complex Airways Diseases
Analgesia and Sedation in the ICU
Weaning from Mechanical Ventilation
Extracorporeal Life Support for Severe Acute Respiratory Failure
Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy


SECTION 19 PLEURAL DISORDERS





Pleura: Anatomy and Physiology
Approach to Pleural Effusion
Tubercular Pleural Effusion
Parapneumonic Effusion and Empyema
Malignant Pleural Effusions and Pleurodesis
Pneumothorax
Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma


SECTION 20 PULMONARY MANIFESTATIONS OF SYSTEMIC DISEASES





Pulmonary Involvement in Connective Tissue Diseases
Pulmonary Manifestations of Systemic Diseases: Cardiovascular and Neuromuscular
Pulmonary Manifestations of Other System Diseases
Pulmonary Involvement in Tropical Diseases
Pulmonary Disease in Pregnancy
Rare Lung Diseases


SECTION 21 PERSPECTIVES OF PULMONARY AND CRITICAL CARE





Ethics in Respiratory Care
End-of-life Care
Health Economics of Pulmonary Care


SECTION 22 SURGICAL ASPECTS OF RESPIRATORY DISEASE





Surgery for Tuberculosis and Infective Lung Conditions
Thoracic Trauma
Imaging for Chest Trauma
Lung Transplantation