Baum's textbook of pulmonary diseases 7th ed.

Since its first publication in 1965, this text has been the definitive clinical book in the field. Written by more than 100 international experts, the focus is on the clinical aspects of treating pulmonary disease. The text is evidence-based and full of practical examples. Chapters are highly structured to provide quick access to information. The seventh edition has been condensed into a single concise yet comprehensive volume.

Section. Part 1: DIAGNOSTIC METHODS . Imaging of Lung Disease - David A. Lynch and Priya Menon. Pulmonary Function Testing - Robert O. Crapo. Clinical Exercise Testing - Bruce D. Johnson and Idelle M. Weisman. Bronchoscopy - Tanya Wiese and Paul A. Kvale. Invasive Pulmonary Diagnostic Procedures: Pleural Diagnostic Procedures - Robert Loddenkemper and Wolfgang Frank. Preoperative Evaluation and Relation to Postoperative Complications - Janine R. E. Vintch and James E. Hansen Section. Part 2: OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE . Pulmonary Aerosols - Lewis J. Smith and Semil Mehta. The Epidemiology of Asthma - Scott T. Weiss and Rosalind J. Wright. Pathophysiology of Asthma - Peter J. Barnes. Asthma: Clinical Manifestations/Diagnosis and Treatment - E. Rand Sutherland, Monica Kraft and James D. Crapo. Epidemiology of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease - Nicholas R. Anthonisen and Jure Manfreda. COPD: Clinical Manifestations, Diagnosis and Treatment - Tushar J. Desai and Joel B. Karlinsky. Cystic Fibrosis - James R. Yankaskas. Bronchiectasis - Anthony O'Regan and Jeffrey S. Berman. Smoking Cessation - Douglas E. Jorenby and Michael C. Fiore. Pulmonary Rehabilitation - Barry J. Make Section. Part 3: INFECTIOUS DISEASES .7. Upper Respiratory Tract Infections - Richard Blinkhorn, Jr. Pulmonary Infections in the Immunocompromised Host - Jean T. Santamauro, Nicholas J. Vander Els, Suzette Garofano, and Diane E. Stover. Pulmonary Fungal Infections - George A. Sarosi and Scott F. Davies. Pulmonary Infections Caused by Mycobacterial Species - Jeffrey L. Glassroth and Christopher J. Crnich. Anaerobic and Other Infection Syndromes - Ronald F. Grossman. Pneumonia Including Community Acquired and Nosocomial Pneumonia - Michael S. Niederman Section. Part 4: INFLAMMATORY AND INTERSTITIAL DISEASES .3. Approach to the Patient with Interstitial Lung Disease - Talmadge E. King, Jr. Idiopathic Interstitial Pneumonias - Sonoko Nagai. Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis - Mark Schuyler. Connective Tissue Diseases - Thomas J. Gross and Gary W. Hunninghake. Eosinophilic Pulmonary Syndromes (includes ABPA) - James N. Allen. Systemic Sarcoidosis - Lynn T. Tanoue and Jack A. Elias. Bronchiolar Disease and BOOP - Venerino Poletti. Pulmonary Vasculitis - Joseph P. Lynch,. Part 3: and Ulrich Specks .1. Alveolar Hemorrhage Syndromes - Andrew P. Fontenot and Marvin. Part 1: Schwarz .2. Major Pulmonary Disease Syndromes of Unknown Etiology - Joseph P. Lynch,. Part 3: and Ganesh Raghu .3. Drug-Induced Pulmonary Disease - Raed Dweik, Stephen Demeter and Muzaffar Ahmad. Radiation-Induced Lung Disease - T homas A. Raffin and John Faul Section. Part 5: PULMONARY VASCULAR DISEASES .5. Pulmonary Hypertension: Pathophysiology and Clinical Disorders - Sharon. Part 1: Rounds and James R. Klinger. Presentation and Diagnosis of Venous Thromboembolic Disease - Victor F. Tapson. Management of Pulmonary Thromboembolic Diseases - Timothy A. Morris. Pulmonary Heart Disease - Lewis J. Rubin Section. Part 6: NEOPLASTIC DISEASES .9. Bronchogenic Carcinoma - Gary M. Strauss. Solitary Pulmonary Nodule And Tumors Of The Lung Other Than Bronchogenic Carcinoma - Robert J. Kruklitis, Anil Vachani, And Mitchell L. Margolis. Tumors of the Mediastinum, Pleura, Chest Wall, and Diaphragm - Ali. Part 1: Musani and Daniel H. Sterman. Extrapulmonary Syndromes Associated with Tumors of the Lung - Catherine B. Niewoehner Section. Part 7: ENVIRONMENTAL LUNG DISEASE .3. Industrial Hygiene - John Martyny and Cecile Rose. Occupational Lung Diseases Caused By Asbestos, Silica, And Other Silicates - Jason Kelley. Occupational Airway Diseases - R. John Looney, William S. Beckett and Mark J. Utell. Occupational Pulmonary Neoplasms - David R. Graham, Robert B. Reger and W. Keith C. Morgan. Adaptation and Maladaptation to High Altitude - Collin K. Grissom and Robert B. Schoene. Near-Drowning and Diving Accidents - Claude A. Piantidosi. Medical Legal Aspects of Environmental/Occupational Disability Evaluation - Gary R. Epler Section. Part 8: RESPIRATORY FAILURE .0. Acute Respiratory Failure - Christine Reardon, John J. Marini and Laurel A. Wright. Mechanical Ventilatory Support - Neil R. MacIntyre. Weaning from Ventilatory Support - Scott K. Epstein. Chronic Respiratory Failure and Noninvasive Ventilation - Nicholas S. Hill. Lung Transplantation - Timothy W. Higenbottam Section. Part 9: PULMONARY MANIFESTATIONS OF SYSTEMIC DISEASES .5. Immunodeficiency Diseases - Udaya B.S. Prakash and Talmadge E. King, Jr. Pulmonary Complications in Organ and Bone Marrow Transplant Recipients - Vivek N. Ahya and Robert M. Kotloff. Hematologic Diseases - Udaya B.S. Prakash and Talmadge E. King, Jr. Renal Diseases - Udaya B. S. Prakash and Talmadge E. King, Jr. Gastroenterologic Diseases - Udaya B.S. Prakash and Talmadge E. King, Jr. Endocrine and Metabolic Diseases - Udaya B.S. Prakash and Talmadge E. King, Jr. Neurologic Diseases - Talmadge E. King, Jr. Skeletal Diseases - Talmadge E. King, Jr. Dermatologic Diseases - Talmadge E. King, Jr. Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Organs - Udaya B.S. Prakash and Talmadge E. King, Jr. Section. Part 10: GENETICS AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDERS .5. Genetics of the Lung - David Morris and Estaban Gonzalez Burchard. Developmental and Genetic Diseases Manifesting in the Adult - Fernando Martinez and Linda S. Snyder Section. Part 11: PLEURAL DISEASES .7. Pathophysiology and Diagnosis - Veena B. Antony. Management of Pleural Disease - Steven A. Sahn and John E. Heffner Section. Part 12: SLEEP DISORDERS .9. Pathophysiology of Sleep Disordered Breathing - M. Safwan Badr and Kingman Strohl. Diagnosis and Treatment of Respiratory Disorders of Sleep - Michael Stanchina, Atul Malhotra, and David P. White