Oxford Handbook of Respiratory Medicine

CLINICAL PRESENTATIONS - APPROACHES TO PROBLEMS; 1. Breathlessness; 2. Chest pain; 3. Chronic cough and a normal CXR; 4. Critically ill patient with respiratory disease; 5. Diffuse alveolar haemorrhage; 6. Diffuse lung disease; 7. Haemoptysis; 8. Pleural effusion; 9. Post-operative breathlessness; 10. Pregnancy and breathlessness; 11. Pre-operative assessment; 12. Pulmonary disease in the immunocompromised (non-HIV); 13. Pulmonary disease in the immunocompromised (HIV); 14. Sleep and ventilation; 15. Unexplained ventilatory failure; CLINICAL CONDITIONS; 16. Acute respiratory distress syndrome; 17. Asbestos and the lung; 18. Asthma; 19. Bronchiectasis; 20. Bronchiolitis; 21. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; 22. Connective tissue disease and the lung; 23. Cor pulmonale; 24. Cystic fibrosis; 25. Eosinophilic lung disease; 26. Extreme environments: flying, altitude, diving; 27. Gastrointestinal disease and the lung; 28. Hypersensitivity pneumonitis; 29. Hyperventilation syndrome; 30. Idiopathic interstitial pneumonias; 31. Lung cancer; 32. Lung transplantation; 33. Mediastinal abnormalities; 34. Paediatric lung disorders pertinent to adult patients; 35. Pleural effusion; 36. Pneumoconioses; 37. Pneumothorax; 38. Pulmonary hypertension; 39. Pulmonary thromboembolic disease; 40. Respiratory infection - bacterial; 41. Respiratory infection - fungal; 42. Respiratory infection - mycobacterial; 43. Respiratory infection - parasitic; 44. Respiratory infection - viral; 45. Sarcoidosis; 46. Sickle cell disease - pulmonary complications; 47. Sleep apnoea and hypoventilation; 48. Toxic agents; 49. Unusual conditions; 50. Upper airway diseases; 51. Vasculitis and the lung; SUPPORTIVE CARE; 52. Ethical issues; 53. Financial entitlements; 54. Immunosuppressive drugs; 55. Inhalers and nebulizers; 56. Intensive therapy unit - when to involve; 57. Non-invasive ventilation; 58. Oxygen therapy; 59. Palliative care; 60. Pulmonary rehabilitation; 61. Smoking cessation; 62.