Respiratory medicine

Includes Bibliographical references and Index

Anatomy and Physiology of the Airways. Respiratory Defence Mechanisms. Gas Exchange and Acid-Base Balance. Respiratory Muscles and the Control of Breathing. Symptoms and Signs of Respiratory Disease. Investigation of Respiratory Disease. Acute Upper Respiratory Tract Infections. Community Acquired Pneumonia. Hospital Acquired (Nosocomial) Pneumonia. The Lung in Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome. Bronchial Asthma. Chronic Bronchitis and Emphysema (COPD). Respiratory Failure, The Adult Respiratory Distress Syndrome, And Principles of Intensive Respiratory Care. Bronchiectasis, Lung Absces and Cystic Fibrosis. Tuberculosis. Pulmonary Tumours. Diffuse Pulmonary Fibrosis. Sarcoidosis. Occupational Lung Disease. Diseases of the Pulmonary Circulation. Pulmonary Vasculitis and Pulmonary Eosinophilia. Diseases of the Pleura. Cardiogenic Pulmonary Oedema. Sleep Disordered Breathing. Adverse Effects of Drugs on the Lungs. Mediastinal Masses. Revision: Common Causes of Some Common Symptons.

Combines practical recommendations with up-to-date reviews of the basic mechanisms of respiratory diseases and their management. Topics new to this edition include community and hospital acquired pneumonia, principles of intensive respiratory care, and sleep disordered breathing.