CHAPTER 84 Effects of Neuromuscular Diseases on Ventilation Gerard J. CrinerNathaniel Marchetti INTRODUCTION Neuromuscular diseases comprise a diverse group of disorders that vary markedly in etiology, rate of progression, pattern…
CHAPTER 103 Perioperative Respiratory Considerations in the Surgical Patient Horace M. DeLisserMichael A. Grippi Postoperative pulmonary complications constitute a significant cause of morbidity and mortality following surgery. Managing patients at…
CHAPTER 134 Cryptococcosis and the Endemic Mycoses L. Joseph WheatMitchell GoldmanChadi A. HageKenneth S. Knox Histoplasmosis and blastomycosis mostly afflict those living in the Mississippi and Ohio River Valleys, while…
CHAPTER 141 Acute Lung Injury and the Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome: Clinical Features, Management, and Outcomes John P. ReillyJason D. Christie DESCRIPTION AND DEFINITIONS In 1967, Ashbaugh et al.1 described…
CHAPTER 35 Diagnostic Bronchoscopy, Transthoracic Needle Biopsy, and Related Procedures Anil VachaniDaniel H. Sterman INTRODUCTION Gustav Killian reported his experience with the first bronchoscopy in 1898. Technological advances during the…
CHAPTER 79 Malignant Mesothelioma and Other Primary Pleural Tumors Edmund K. MoonLeslie A. LitzkyDaniel H. Sterman The pleura is a membranous structure covering the entire surface of the lung and…
CHAPTER 40 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Epidemiology, Pathophysiology, Pathogenesis, and α1-Antitrypsin Deficiency Robert M. SeniorRichard A. PierceJeffrey J. Atkinson Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is defined as a disease state…
