- •Table of Contents
- •Copyright
- •Dedication
- •Introduction to the eighth edition
- •Online contents
- •List of Illustrations
- •List of Tables
- •1. Pulmonary anatomy and physiology: The basics
- •Anatomy
- •Physiology
- •Abnormalities in gas exchange
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- •2. Presentation of the patient with pulmonary disease
- •Dyspnea
- •Cough
- •Hemoptysis
- •Chest pain
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- •3. Evaluation of the patient with pulmonary disease
- •Evaluation on a macroscopic level
- •Evaluation on a microscopic level
- •Assessment on a functional level
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- •4. Anatomic and physiologic aspects of airways
- •Structure
- •Function
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- •5. Asthma
- •Etiology and pathogenesis
- •Pathology
- •Pathophysiology
- •Clinical features
- •Diagnostic approach
- •Treatment
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- •6. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
- •Etiology and pathogenesis
- •Pathology
- •Pathophysiology
- •Clinical features
- •Diagnostic approach and assessment
- •Treatment
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- •7. Miscellaneous airway diseases
- •Bronchiectasis
- •Cystic fibrosis
- •Upper airway disease
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- •8. Anatomic and physiologic aspects of the pulmonary parenchyma
- •Anatomy
- •Physiology
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- •9. Overview of diffuse parenchymal lung diseases
- •Pathology
- •Pathogenesis
- •Pathophysiology
- •Clinical features
- •Diagnostic approach
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- •10. Diffuse parenchymal lung diseases associated with known etiologic agents
- •Diseases caused by inhaled inorganic dusts
- •Hypersensitivity pneumonitis
- •Drug-induced parenchymal lung disease
- •Radiation-induced lung disease
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- •11. Diffuse parenchymal lung diseases of unknown etiology
- •Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
- •Other idiopathic interstitial pneumonias
- •Pulmonary parenchymal involvement complicating systemic rheumatic disease
- •Sarcoidosis
- •Miscellaneous disorders involving the pulmonary parenchyma
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- •12. Anatomic and physiologic aspects of the pulmonary vasculature
- •Anatomy
- •Physiology
- •Suggested readings
- •13. Pulmonary embolism
- •Etiology and pathogenesis
- •Pathology
- •Pathophysiology
- •Clinical features
- •Diagnostic evaluation
- •Treatment
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- •14. Pulmonary hypertension
- •Pathogenesis
- •Pathology
- •Pathophysiology
- •Clinical features
- •Diagnostic features
- •Specific disorders associated with pulmonary hypertension
- •Suggested readings
- •15. Pleural disease
- •Anatomy
- •Physiology
- •Pleural effusion
- •Pneumothorax
- •Malignant mesothelioma
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- •16. Mediastinal disease
- •Anatomic features
- •Mediastinal masses
- •Pneumomediastinum
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- •17. Anatomic and physiologic aspects of neural, muscular, and chest wall interactions with the lungs
- •Respiratory control
- •Respiratory muscles
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- •18. Disorders of ventilatory control
- •Primary neurologic disease
- •Cheyne-stokes breathing
- •Control abnormalities secondary to lung disease
- •Sleep apnea syndrome
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- •19. Disorders of the respiratory pump
- •Neuromuscular disease affecting the muscles of respiration
- •Diaphragmatic disease
- •Disorders affecting the chest wall
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- •20. Lung cancer: Etiologic and pathologic aspects
- •Etiology and pathogenesis
- •Pathology
- •Suggested readings
- •21. Lung cancer: Clinical aspects
- •Clinical features
- •Diagnostic approach
- •Principles of therapy
- •Bronchial carcinoid tumors
- •Solitary pulmonary nodule
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- •22. Lung defense mechanisms
- •Physical or anatomic factors
- •Antimicrobial peptides
- •Phagocytic and inflammatory cells
- •Adaptive immune responses
- •Failure of respiratory defense mechanisms
- •Augmentation of respiratory defense mechanisms
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- •23. Pneumonia
- •Etiology and pathogenesis
- •Pathology
- •Pathophysiology
- •Clinical features and initial diagnosis
- •Therapeutic approach: General principles and antibiotic susceptibility
- •Initial management strategies based on clinical setting of pneumonia
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- •24. Bacterial and viral organisms causing pneumonia
- •Bacteria
- •Viruses
- •Intrathoracic complications of pneumonia
- •Respiratory infections associated with bioterrorism
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- •25. Tuberculosis and nontuberculous mycobacteria
- •Etiology and pathogenesis
- •Definitions
- •Pathology
- •Pathophysiology
- •Clinical manifestations
- •Diagnostic approach
- •Principles of therapy
- •Nontuberculous mycobacteria
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- •26. Miscellaneous infections caused by fungi, including Pneumocystis
- •Fungal infections
- •Pneumocystis infection
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- •27. Pulmonary complications in the immunocompromised host
- •Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
- •Pulmonary complications in non–HIV immunocompromised patients
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- •28. Classification and pathophysiologic aspects of respiratory failure
- •Definition of respiratory failure
- •Classification of acute respiratory failure
- •Presentation of gas exchange failure
- •Pathogenesis of gas exchange abnormalities
- •Clinical and therapeutic aspects of hypercapnic/hypoxemic respiratory failure
- •Suggested readings
- •29. Acute respiratory distress syndrome
- •Physiology of fluid movement in alveolar interstitium
- •Etiology
- •Pathogenesis
- •Pathology
- •Pathophysiology
- •Clinical features
- •Diagnostic approach
- •Treatment
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- •30. Management of respiratory failure
- •Goals and principles underlying supportive therapy
- •Mechanical ventilation
- •Selected aspects of therapy for chronic respiratory failure
- •Suggested readings
- •Index
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