Chapter 18 Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease Doug West 1 What is chronic obstructive pulmonary disease? • Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) represents a collection of diseases, including chronic bronchitis and…
Chapter 30 Pectus deformities Robin Wotton, Babu Naidu 1 What are the causes of anterior chest wall deformities? • Pectus excavatum (90%) (Figure 1A). • Pectus carinatum (5-7%) (Figure 1B)….
Chapter 26 Pneumothorax Narain Moorjani, Nicola Viola 1 What is a pneumothorax (Figure 1)? • A pneumothorax is defined as air within the pleural space (between the visceral and parietal…
Chapter 5 Pulmonary function tests Martin Yates, Ian Hunt 1 How can respiratory function be assessed? • History – symptoms, exercise tolerance and performance status (PS). • Radiological imaging –…
Chapter 12 Small cell lung cancer Alia Noorani, Michael E. Dusmet 1 What is small cell lung cancer? • Small cell lung cancer (SCLC) is defined as a malignant neuroendocrine…
Chapter 20 Interstitial lung disease Sandra Gelvez-Zapata, Francis Wells 1 What is interstitial lung disease? • Interstitial lung disease (ILD) is a heterogeneous group of disorders that predominantly affect the…
Chapter 33 Gastro-oesophageal reflux disease and hiatus hernia John Duffy 1 What is gastro-oesophageal reflux disease? • Gastro-oesophageal reflux disease (GORD) represents reflux of gastric acid greater than the normal…
Chapter 40 Thoracic trauma Max Baghai, Donald Whitaker 1 What are the main causes of cardiothoracic trauma? • Major trauma (defined by an Injury Severity Score >15) can be caused…
Chapter 27 Haemothorax Robert Nadler, Kathryn Oakland, Kate Manley, Fouad J. Taghavi, Marco Scarci 1 What is a haemothorax (Figure 1)? Figure 1. Massive haemothorax demonstrated by the presence of…
Chapter 38 Hyperhidrosis and superior vena cava obstruction Priya Sastry, Francis Wells Hyperhidrosis 1 What is hyperhidrosis? • Hyperhidrosis is defined as sweating and flushing in response to heat…
