Principles of pulmonary medicine /

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Weinberger, Steven E. (Author), Cockrill, Barbara A. (Author), Mandel, Jess (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Philadelphia : Elsevier, [2024]
Edition:Eighth edition.
Subjects:
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book.
Table of Contents:
  • Pulmonary anatomy and physiology: The basics
  • Presentation of the patient with pulmonary disease
  • Evaluation of the patient with pulmonary disease
  • Anatomic and physiologic aspects of airways
  • Asthma
  • Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
  • Miscellaneous airway diseases
  • Anatomic and physiologic aspects of the pulmonary parenchyma
  • Overview of diffuse parenchymal lung diseases
  • Diffuse parenchymal lung diseases associated with known etiologic agents
  • Diffuse parenchymal lung diseases of unknown etiology
  • Anatomic and physiologic aspects of the pulmonary vasculature
  • Pulmonary embolism
  • Pulmonary hypertension
  • Pleural disease
  • Mediastinal disease
  • Anatomic and physiologic aspects of neural, muscular, and chest wall interactions with the lungs
  • Disorders of ventilatory control
  • Disorders of the respiratory pump
  • Lung cancer: Etiologic and pathologic aspects
  • Lung cancer: Clinical aspects
  • Lung defense mechanisms
  • Pneumonia
  • Bacterial and viral organisms causing pneumonia
  • Tuberculosis and nontuberculous mycobacteria
  • Miscellaneous infections caused by fungi, including Pneumocystis
  • Pulmonary complications in the immunocompromised host
  • Classification and pathophysiologic aspects of respiratory failure
  • Acute respiratory distress syndrome
  • Management of respiratory failure.