The European Respiratory Society (ERS) Handbook of Respiratory Medicine, now in its third edition, is a concise, compact and easy-to-read guide to each of the key areas in respiratory medicine. Its 20 sections, written by clinicians and researchers at the forefront of the field, explain the structure and function of the respiratory system, its disorders and how to treat them.

The Handbook is a must-have for anyone who intends to remain up to date in the field, and to have within arm""s reach a reference that covers everything from the basics to the latest developments in respiratory medicine.


CONTENTS:
Page1 1. Structure and function of the respiratory system
Anatomy of the respiratory system
Cytology of the lung
Immunology and defence mechanisms
2. Physiology and pulmonary function testing
Respiratory physiology
Control of ventilation
Respiratory mechanics
Gas transfer
Arterial blood gas assessment
Exercise testing
Bronchial provocation testing
Static and dynamic lung volumes
Assessment for anaesthesia/surgery
3. Diagnostic approach
Dyspnoea
Chest pain
Cough and sputum
Physical examination
4. Diagnostic procedures
Bronchoscopy
Interventional pulmonology
Bronchoalveolar lavage
Medical thoracoscopy/pleuroscopy
Thoracentesis
Chest radiography and fluoroscopy
Transthoracic ultrasound
Lung CT and MRI
HRCT of the chest
Nuclear medicine of the lung
Sputum and exhaled breath analysis
Microbiology testing and interpretation
Laboratory diagnosis of mycobacterial infections
Biopsy
5. General principles of treatment modalities and prevention measures
Inhaled drug therapy
Systemic pharmacotherapy
Allergen-specific immunotherapy
Immunotherapies in lung cancer
Respiratory physiotherapy
Pulmonary rehabilitation
Palliative care
Oxygen therapy
Smoking-related diseases
Treatment of tobacco dependence
Long-term ventilation
Pleural infection and lung abscess
Endoscopic lung volume reduction
Lung transplantation
6. Respiratory emergencies
Respiratory emergencies
Lung injury and acute respiratory distress syndrome
7. Airway diseases
Upper airway disease
Asthma
Bronchitis
COPD and emphysema
Exacerbations of COPD
Extrapulmonary effects of COPD
Pharmacology of asthma and COPD
Bronchiectasis
Rare airway diseases
Congenital airway disease
8. Respiratory infections
Upper respiratory tract infections
Pneumonia
Hospital-acquired pneumonia
Pneumonia in the immunocompromised host
Influenza, pandemics and SARS
Opportunistic infections in the immunocompromised host
Aspiration pneumonitis
9. Mycobacterial diseases
Pulmonary tuberculosis
Tuberculosis in immunocompromised patients
Extrapulmonary tuberculosis
Latent tuberculosis
Nontuberculous mycobacterial disease
10. Thoracic tumours
Pathology and molecular biology of lung cancer
Lung cancer: diagnosis and staging
Chemotherapy and molecular biological therapy
Surgical treatment for lung cancer
Radiotherapy for lung cancer
Other lung tumours
Metastatic tumours
Pulmonary nodules
Pleural and chest wall tumours
Mediastinal tumours
11. Sleep and control of breathing disorders
Obstructive sleep apnoea-hypopnoea syndrome
Central sleep apnoea
Hypoventilation syndromes
12. Respiratory failure
Respiratory failure
NIV in acute respiratory failure
13. Diffuse parenchymal lung diseases
Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
Hypersensitivity pneumonitis
Sarcoidosis
Idiopathic interstitial pneumonias
Adult pulmonary Langerhans cell histiocytosis
Lymphangioleiomyomatosis
Pulmonary alveolar proteinosis
Amyloidosis
Drug-induced and iatrogenic respiratory disease
Radiation-induced lung disease
Eosinophilic diseases
14. Pulmonary vascular diseases
Pulmonary embolism
Pulmonary hypertension
Pulmonary vasculitis
Arteriovenous malformations
15. Diseases of the chest wall and respiratory muscles
By Pierre-Emmanuel Falcoz, Nicola Santelmo, Anne Olland and Gilbert Massard
Neuromuscular disorders and the diaphragm
16. Pleural and mediastinal diseases
Pneumothorax and pneumomediastinum
Mediastinitis
17. Respiratory consequences of systemic/extrapulmonary conditions
Pulmonary diseases in primary immunodeficiency syndromes
HIV-related disease
Cardiac disease
Gastrointestinal and liver disease
Haematological diseases
Obesity
Connective tissue diseases
18. Genetic disorders
Cystic fibrosis
Primary ciliary dyskinesia
a1-antitrypsin deficiency
19. Occupational diseases
20. Epidemiology, environment and lifestyle
Measuring the occurrence and causation of respiratory diseases
Indoor and outdoor pollution
High altitude and diving-related diseases
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