CHAPTER 135 Pneumocystis Pneumonia Stanley I. MartinJay A. Fishman Despite widespread use of effective antimicrobial prophylaxis in susceptible immunocompromised patient populations, Pneumocystis jiroveci remains an important opportunistic pathogen. The incidence…
CHAPTER 43 Rehabilitation in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Other Respiratory Disorders Andrew L. Ries Rehabilitation for patients with chronic lung diseases is well established as a means of enhancing…
SECTION 17 Common Syndromes in Pulmonary Infectious Diseases CHAPTER 126 Infections of the Upper Respiratory Tract Thomas M. File Jr. Upper respiratory tract infections are the most common infections and…
SECTION 11 Immunologic and Interstitial Diseases CHAPTER 54 Interstitial Lung Disease: A Clinical Overview and General Approach Danielle Antin-Ozerkis INTRODUCTION Commonly, interstitial lung disease (ILD) presents with dyspnea on exertion,…
CHAPTER 114 Treatment of Non–Small-Cell Lung Cancer: Chemotherapy Laurie L. CarrJames R. Jett Historically, lung cancer is associated with high mortality rates and little effective therapy. Because this disease predominately…
SECTION 19 Lung Failure CHAPTER 140 Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome: Pathogenesis Asha N. ChesnuttMichael A. Matthay This chapter focuses on the pathogenesis of acute lung injury (ALI) and the acute…
