Effects of Neuromuscular Diseases on Ventilation
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…
Perioperative Respiratory Considerations in the Surgical Patient
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…
Cryptococcosis and the Endemic Mycoses
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…
Acute Lung Injury and the Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome: Clinical Features, Management, and Outcomes
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…
Diagnostic Bronchoscopy, Transthoracic Needle Biopsy, and Related Procedures
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…
