List of Tables

TABLE 2.1 Differential Diagnosis of Dyspnea

TABLE 2.2 Differential Diagnosis of Cough TABLE 2.3 Differential Diagnosis of Hemoptysis

TABLE 3.1 Typical Chest Examination Findings in Selected Clinical Conditions TABLE 3.2 Acid-Base Disturbances

TABLE 5.1 Important Cytokines in Asthma Pathogenesis TABLE 5.2 Additional Potential Chemical Mediators in Asthma

TABLE 5.3 Classification of Asthma by Severity: Clinical Aspects and Treatment TABLE 5.4 Drug Therapy in Asthma

TABLE 7.1 Classes of Cystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Conductance Regulator Mutations TABLE 9.1 Classification of Selected Diffuse Parenchymal Lung Diseases

TABLE 9.2 Pathologic, Clinical, and Radiographic Correlations for the Idiopathic Interstitial Pneumonias

TABLE 10.1 Selected Drugs Potentially Causing Diffuse Parenchymal Lung Disease TABLE 14.1 Hemodynamic Subgroups of Pulmonary Hypertension

TABLE 14.2 Updated Clinical Classification of Pulmonary Hypertension (6th World Symposium) TABLE 15.1 Major Causes of Pleural Effusion

TABLE 16.1 Mediastinal Compartments: Anatomy and Pathology TABLE 19.1 Disorders of the Respiratory Pump

TABLE 20.1 Lung Cancer: Comparative Features

TABLE 21.1 Overview of TNM Classification of Lung Cancer

TABLE 21.2 Overview of Lung Cancer Stages and Prognosis Based on TNM Classification TABLE 21.3 Differential Diagnosis of the Solitary Pulmonary Nodule

TABLE 23.1 Community-Acquired Pneumonia: Common Organisms

TABLE 27.1 Common Causes of Pulmonary Infiltrates in the Immunocompromised Host

TABLE 29.1 2012 Berlin Definition of Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (All Components Must be Present)

TABLE 29.2 Categories of Pulmonary Edema

TABLE 29.3 Causes of Diffuse Alveolar Damage and Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome TABLE 30.1 Complications of Intubation and Mechanical Ventilation