Approach to the Patient with Pulmonary Nodules
CHAPTER 110 Approach to the Patient with Pulmonary Nodules David Ost INTRODUCTION The radiographic finding of a pulmonary nodule, formerly known as a coin lesion, has long challenged the clinician….
Intubation and Upper Airway Management
CHAPTER 146 Intubation and Upper Airway Management C. William Hanson IIIErica R. Thaler The first known use of positive-pressure ventilation (PPV) as a medical intervention dates back to the 16th…
Clinical Evaluation, Diagnosis, and Staging of Lung Cancer
CHAPTER 112 Clinical Evaluation, Diagnosis, and Staging of Lung Cancer Lydia ChangM. Patricia Rivera INTRODUCTION Patients who present with suspected lung cancer require a detailed clinical evaluation followed by noninvasive…
Radiation Pneumonitis
CHAPTER 59 Radiation Pneumonitis Kenneth B. RobertsRoy DeckerSara Rockwell INTRODUCTION The discovery of X-rays by Roentgen in 1895 and of radium by the Curies in 1898 revolutionized medicine at the…
Epidemiology of Lung Cancer
CHAPTER 109 Epidemiology of Lung Cancer Charles S. Dela CruzLynn T. TanoueRichard A. Matthay THE EPIDEMIOLOGY OF LUNG CANCER Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death in the…
Pulmonary Complications of Intra-abdominal Disease
CHAPTER 98 Pulmonary Complications of Intra-abdominal Disease Sonja D. BartolomeMichael J. Krowka INTRODUCTION Intra-abdominal pathology may have distant effects on the pulmonary vascular bed, the pulmonary parenchyma, or the pleural…
