A Practical Approach to Pulmonary Medicine

Boston Univ., MA. Handbook of management strategies for general pulmonary problems. For primary care physicians, internists and residents. Includes indications for subspecialist referral. Extensive references. Softcover. 52 U.S. contributors. DNLM: Respiratory Tract Diseases--therapy.

Contributing Authors

x

(3)

Foreword

xiii

(1)

David M. Center

Preface

xiv

(1)

Acknowledgments

xv

1. Chest Imaging

1

(26)

Daniel R. Gale

M. Elon Gale

2. Pulmonary Function Testing

27

(12)

Khaled Al-Asad

Joel B. Karlinsky

3. Pulmonary Procedures

39

(16)

Lawrence D. Klima

Joshua O. Benditt

4. Allergy

55

(13)

Dennis J. Beer

5. Asthma

68

(17)

Rachel J. Givelber

George T. O'Connor

6. Community-Acquired Pneumonia

85

(44)

Margaret A. Vallen-Mashikian

Anne Menenghetti

7. Lung Cancer

129

(18)

Christine C. Reardon

Arthur C. Theodore

8. Tuberculosis

147

(13)

Bernadette R. Gochuico

John Bernardo

9. Fungal Infections

160

(15)

Hardy Kornfeld

10. Sarcoidosis

175

(12)

Nereida A. Parada

11. Hypersensitivity Lung Disease

187

(8)

Frank S. Becker

Jeffrey Glassroth

12. Pleural Effusions

195

(11)

Leslie H. Zimmerman

13. Pneumothorax

206

(18)

John L. Berk

14. Emphysema

224

(16)

Joel B. Karlinsky

15. Chronic Bronchitis and Bronchiectasis

240

(13)

David M. H. Wu

David M. Center

16. Cystic Fibrosis

253

(12)

Victor F. Tapson

Peter S. Kussin

17. Pulmonary Hypertension and Pulmonary Vascular Disease

265

(22)

Samuel I. Hammerman

Krista K. Graven

18. Pulmonary Rehabilitation

287

(9)

Bartolome R. Celli

19. Acute and Chronic Respiratory Failure

296

(13)

Charles Andrew Powell

Martin F. Joyce-Brady

20. Obstructive Sleep Apnea

309

(14)

Daniel J. Gottlieb

21. Neuromuscular Diseases of the Chest

323

(22)

Fernando J. Martinez

22. Noninfectious Parenchymal Lung Diseases

345

(20)

Robert Paine III

23. Congenital Lung Disease

365

(21)

Daniel M. Goodenberger

24. Lung Abscess and Empyema

386

(14)

Brain B. Bloom

Ronald H. Goldstein

25. Drug-Induced Pulmonary Disease

400

(16)

Geoffrey L. Chupp

Jeffrey S. Berman

26. HIV-Related Respiratory Problems

416

(21)

Randall P. Wagner

Harrison W. Farber

27. Pulmonary Manifestations of Systemic Disease

437

(21)

Jeffrey B. Rubins

28. Pulmonary Vasculitides

458

(14)

Jussi J. Saukkonen

29. Occupational Lung Disease

472

(23)

Francis Cordova

Gerald J. Criner

30. Pulmonary Diseases in Pregnancy

495

(8)

Khaled Al-Asad

Alan Fine

31. Smoking Cessation

503

(9)

Kevin R. Cooper

32. Sick Building Syndrome and Specific Building-Related Illnesses

512

(10)

David Ciccolella

33. Disability Evaluation

522

(11)

Gary R. Epler

34. Theophylline/Glucocorticoids

533

(10)

Helen M. Hollingsworth

35. Oxygen Therapy

543

(18)

Scott K. Epstein

36. Home Care of the Respiratory Patient

561

(14)

Donna M. Poyant

Subject Index

575

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