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…
SECTION 20 Respiratory Pump Failure CHAPTER 143 Pump Failure: The Pathogenesis of Hypercapnic Respiratory Failure in Patients with Lung and Chest Wall Disease Steven G. Kelsen The ventilatory pump accomplishes…
CHAPTER 78 Pneumothorax S. Rodrigo BurgueteDaniel T. DeArmondNilam J. SoniJay Peters DEFINITION The abnormal presence of air in the pleural cavity, separating the visceral from the parietal pleura, with subsequent…
CHAPTER 107 Lung Transplantation Allan R. Glanville The last 30 years have seen the development and promulgation of lung transplantation as a robust therapy for advanced lung diseases for which…
SECTION 21 Management and Therapeutic Interventions CHAPTER 144 Oxygen Therapy and Toxicity Matthew WempleJoshua O. Benditt INTRODUCTION Oxygen was discovered in the late 18th century simultaneously by several investigators. Joseph…
CHAPTER 127 Aspiration, Empyema, Lung Abscesses, and Anaerobic Infections Kyle B. Enfield Costi D. Sifri OVERVIEW Aspiration pneumonia, lung abscess, and necrotic lung are parenchymal lung diseases. Aspiration pneumonia refers…
CHAPTER 128 Acute Bronchitis and Community-Acquired Pneumonia Thomas J. Marrie ACUTE BRONCHITIS Acute bronchitis is an inflammation of the tracheobronchial tree, usually in association with a generalized respiratory infection affecting…
SECTION 8 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease CHAPTER 39 Pathology of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Diagnostic Features and Differential Diagnosis Joanne L. WrightAndrew Churg Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a…
