Using a concise, understandable approach, Principles of Pulmonary Medicine, 8th Edition, provides a broad overview of this fast-changing field, integrating clinical topics with underlying physiologic, pathophysiologic, and basic science concepts. From cover to cover, it clearly explains and illustrates even the most challenging concepts in a uniquely readable and digestible fashion. With its emphasis on pathophysiology and diagnosis as the basis for optimal management of respiratory disorders, this popular text is an essential reference for medical students, trainees, and those looking for a practical update on both acute and chronic pulmonary diseases.
Presents physiologic concepts, pathogenetic and pathophysiologic mechanisms, and radiologic and pathologic correlates of disease in a clear, understandable manner.
Features extensive content updates on interstitial lung disease, emerging and/or viral infections (including COVID-19), lung cancer, asthma, and new biologic and immunologic treatments available for a variety of diseases.
Contains excellent visuals for understanding and interpreting pulmonary disease with easy-to-understand anatomic illustrations and accompanying radiologic and pathophysiologic images—now all in full color for the first time. This edition provides even more images, especially chest radiographs and CT scans, that offer more examples of clinical disorders.
Provides therapeutic strategies, including evidence for assessing relative benefits, harms, and costs.
Includes useful appendices that provide simplified methods for interpreting pulmonary function tests and arterial blood gases, while also presenting sample problems that test the reader’s ability to use respiratory equations, assess pulmonary function abnormalities, and interpret arterial blood gases.
Provides access to extensive online content such as author commentaries, video clips, audio recordings of lung sounds, and over 200 case-based self-assessment questions modeled after the USMLE exam.
Includes margin notes throughout the text that summarize the major points and concepts and allow the reader to quickly review the material.
1. Introduction to the eighth edition - p. vi 2. Online contents - p. viii 3. List of Illustrations - p. ix 4. List of Tables - p. x 5. 1. Pulmonary anatomy and physiology: The basics - p. 1 6. 2. Presentation of the patient with pulmonary disease - p. 18 7. 3. Evaluation of the patient with pulmonary disease - p. 28 8. 4. Anatomic and physiologic aspects of airways - p. 59 9. 5. Asthma - p. 69 10. 6. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease - p. 88 11. 7. Miscellaneous airway diseases - p. 107 12. 8. Anatomic and physiologic aspects of the pulmonary parenchyma - p. 119 13. 9. Overview of diffuse parenchymal lung diseases - p. 124 14. 10. Diffuse parenchymal lung diseases associated with known etiologic agents - p. 136 15. 11. Diffuse parenchymal lung diseases of unknown etiology - p. 148 16. 12. Anatomic and physiologic aspects of the pulmonary vasculature - p. 165 17. 13. Pulmonary embolism - p. 172 18. 14. Pulmonary hypertension - p. 181 19. 15. Pleural disease - p. 193 20. 16. Mediastinal disease - p. 207 21. 17. Anatomic and physiologic aspects of neural, muscular, and chest wall interactions with the lungs - p. 215 22. 18. Disorders of ventilatory control - p. 223 23. 19. Disorders of the respiratory pump - p. 232 24. 20. Lung cancer: Etiologic and pathologic aspects - p. 242 25. 21. Lung cancer: Clinical aspects - p. 251 26. 22. Lung defense mechanisms - p. 265 27. 23. Pneumonia - p. 275 28. 24. Bacterial and viral organisms causing pneumonia - p. 287 29. 25. Tuberculosis and nontuberculous mycobacteria - p. 298 30. 26. Miscellaneous infections caused by fungi, including Pneumocystis - p. 308 31. 27. Pulmonary complications in the immunocompromised host - p. 319 32. 28. Classification and pathophysiologic aspects of respiratory failure - p. 330 33. 29. Acute respiratory distress syndrome - p. 336 34. 30. Management of respiratory failure - p. 349 35. Appendix A. Sample problems using respiratory equations - p. 363 36. Appendix B. Pulmonary function tests: Guidelines for interpretation and sample problems - p. 365 37. Appendix C. Arterial blood gases: Guidelines for interpretation and sample problems - p. 369 38. Index - p. 372
Using a concise, understandable approach, Principles of Pulmonary Medicine, 8th Edition, provides a broad overview of this fast-changing field, integrating clinical topics with underlying physiologic, pathophysiologic, and basic science concepts. From cover to cover, it clearly explains and illustrates even the most challenging concepts in a uniquely readable and digestible fashion. With its emphasis on pathophysiology and diagnosis as the basis for optimal management of respiratory disorders, this popular text is an essential reference for medical students, trainees, and those looking for a practical update on both acute and chronic pulmonary diseases.
Presents physiologic concepts, pathogenetic and pathophysiologic mechanisms, and radiologic and pathologic correlates of disease in a clear, understandable manner.
Features extensive content updates on interstitial lung disease, emerging and/or viral infections (including COVID-19), lung cancer, asthma, and new biologic and immunologic treatments available for a variety of diseases.
Contains excellent visuals for understanding and interpreting pulmonary disease with easy-to-understand anatomic illustrations and accompanying radiologic and pathophysiologic images—now all in full color for the first time. This edition provides even more images, especially chest radiographs and CT scans, that offer more examples of clinical disorders.
Provides therapeutic strategies, including evidence for assessing relative benefits, harms, and costs.
Includes useful appendices that provide simplified methods for interpreting pulmonary function tests and arterial blood gases, while also presenting sample problems that test the reader’s ability to use respiratory equations, assess pulmonary function abnormalities, and interpret arterial blood gases.
Provides access to extensive online content such as author commentaries, video clips, audio recordings of lung sounds, and over 200 case-based self-assessment questions modeled after the USMLE exam.
Includes margin notes throughout the text that summarize the major points and concepts and allow the reader to quickly review the material.
1. Introduction to the eighth edition - p. vi 2. Online contents - p. viii 3. List of Illustrations - p. ix 4. List of Tables - p. x 5. 1. Pulmonary anatomy and physiology: The basics - p. 1 6. 2. Presentation of the patient with pulmonary disease - p. 18 7. 3. Evaluation of the patient with pulmonary disease - p. 28 8. 4. Anatomic and physiologic aspects of airways - p. 59 9. 5. Asthma - p. 69 10. 6. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease - p. 88 11. 7. Miscellaneous airway diseases - p. 107 12. 8. Anatomic and physiologic aspects of the pulmonary parenchyma - p. 119 13. 9. Overview of diffuse parenchymal lung diseases - p. 124 14. 10. Diffuse parenchymal lung diseases associated with known etiologic agents - p. 136 15. 11. Diffuse parenchymal lung diseases of unknown etiology - p. 148 16. 12. Anatomic and physiologic aspects of the pulmonary vasculature - p. 165 17. 13. Pulmonary embolism - p. 172 18. 14. Pulmonary hypertension - p. 181 19. 15. Pleural disease - p. 193 20. 16. Mediastinal disease - p. 207 21. 17. Anatomic and physiologic aspects of neural, muscular, and chest wall interactions with the lungs - p. 215 22. 18. Disorders of ventilatory control - p. 223 23. 19. Disorders of the respiratory pump - p. 232 24. 20. Lung cancer: Etiologic and pathologic aspects - p. 242 25. 21. Lung cancer: Clinical aspects - p. 251 26. 22. Lung defense mechanisms - p. 265 27. 23. Pneumonia - p. 275 28. 24. Bacterial and viral organisms causing pneumonia - p. 287 29. 25. Tuberculosis and nontuberculous mycobacteria - p. 298 30. 26. Miscellaneous infections caused by fungi, including Pneumocystis - p. 308 31. 27. Pulmonary complications in the immunocompromised host - p. 319 32. 28. Classification and pathophysiologic aspects of respiratory failure - p. 330 33. 29. Acute respiratory distress syndrome - p. 336 34. 30. Management of respiratory failure - p. 349 35. Appendix A. Sample problems using respiratory equations - p. 363 36. Appendix B. Pulmonary function tests: Guidelines for interpretation and sample problems - p. 365 37. Appendix C. Arterial blood gases: Guidelines for interpretation and sample problems - p. 369 38. Index - p. 372
