Principles of Pulmonary Medicine

With an emphasis on the pathophysiologic basis of pulmonary disease, Principles of Pulmonary Medicine, 7th Edition, by Drs. Steven E Weinberger, Barbara A Cockrill, and Jess Mandel, provides a superbly illustrated introduction to this fast-changing field. This essential text employs a concise and understandable approach, integrating clinical topics with underlying physiologic, pathophysiologic, and basic science concepts critical for medical students, trainees, and those looking for a practical update on both acute and chronic pulmonary diseases

• Offers access to extensive online resources, including author commentaries, video clips, audio recordings of lung sounds, and 200 case-based self-assessment questions – covering topics including pulmonary function tests, physiologic data, and arterial blood gas testing and modeled after the USMLE exam.
• Discusses therapeutic strategies, including the available evidence for assessing relative benefits, harms, and costs, where appropriate.
• Provides an excellent visual basis for understanding and interpreting pulmonary disease with easy-to-understand anatomic illustrations and accompanying radiologic and pathophysiologic images.

Contents

 1 Pulmonary Anatomy and Physiology: The Basics

 2 Presentation of the Patient with Pulmonary Disease

 3 Evaluation of the Patient with Pulmonary Disease

 4 Anatomic and Physiologic Aspects of Airways

 5 Asthma

 6 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

 7 Miscellaneous Airway Diseases

 8 Anatomic and Physiologic Aspects of the Pulmonary Parenchyma

 9 Overview of Diffuse Parenchymal Lung Diseases

10 Diffuse Parenchymal Lung Diseases Associated with Known Etiologic Agents

11 Diffuse Parenchymal Lung Diseases of Unknown Etiology

12 Anatomic and Physiologic Aspects of the Pulmonary Vasculature

13 Pulmonary Embolism

14 Pulmonary Hypertension

15 Pleural Disease

16 Mediastinal Disease

17 Anatomic and Physiologic Aspects of Neural, Muscular, and Chest Wall Interactions with the Lungs

18 Disorders of Ventilatory Control

19 Disorders of the Respiratory Pump

20 Lung Cancer: Etiologic and Pathologic Aspects

21 Lung Cancer: Clinical Aspects

22 Lung Defense Mechanisms

23 Pneumonia

24 Tuberculosis and Nontuberculous Mycobacteria 

25 Miscellaneous Infections Caused by Fungi and Pneumocystis

26 Pulmonary Complications in the Immunocompromised Host

27 Classification and Pathophysiologic Aspects of Respiratory Failure

28 Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome

29 Management of Respiratory Failure

Appendix A Sample Problems Using Respiratory Equations

Appendix B Pulmonary Function Tests: Guidelines for Interpretation and Sample Problems

Appendix C Arterial Blood Gases: Guidelines for Interpretation and Sample Problems