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