Pectus deformities
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)….
Pneumothorax
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…
Pulmonary function tests
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 –…
Small cell lung cancer
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…
Interstitial lung disease
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…
Gastro-oesophageal reflux disease and hiatus hernia
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…
Thoracic trauma
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…
Haemothorax
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…
Hyperhidrosis and superior vena cava obstruction
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…
Pulmonary transplantation
Chapter 21 Pulmonary transplantation Pedro Catarino, Marius Berman, John Dunning 1 Describe the history of pulmonary transplantation • The first pulmonary transplant was performed in 1963 (Hardy, Mississippi, USA) as…
