Oxford Handbook of Respiratory Medicine

Revised and updated for its third edition, the Oxford Handbook of Respiratory Medicine is the must-have resource for junior doctors and students, and all clinicians caring for patients with respiratory problems. Concise, practical, and designed for rapid access to essential information, this handbook will ensure you have everything you need for the ward, clinic, or exams. This handbook covers the latest clinical guidelines and developments in the field. It features unique sections on practical procedures and a symptoms section to aid in differential diagnosis and clinical management. Practical advice on management is integrated throughout and a dedicated section on respiratory emergencies ensures you can cope with any eventuality. New sections such as thoracic ultrasound, indwelling pleural catheters, safe sedation, and cardiopulmonary exercise testing have been added, and all major respiratory diseases and symptoms are covered in practical, succinct chapters. This third edition will ensure you have all the information you need at your fingertips. Review from previous edition This is a well-constructed book with a clear practical procedures section: it's concise but thorough - an excellent handbook for those working in chest medicine. BMA Medical Book Competition 2010CLINICAL PRESENTATIONS-APPROACHES TO PROBLEMS ; 1. Breathlessness ; 2. Chest pain ; 3. Chronic cough and a normal CXR ; 4. Critically ill patient with respiratory disease ; 5. Diffuse alveolar haemorrhage ; 6. Diffuse lung disease ; 7. Haemoptysis ; 8. Pleural effusion ; 9. Post-operative breathlessness ; 10. Pregnancy and breathlessness ; 11. Pre-operative assessment ; 12. Pulmonary disease in the immunocompromised (non-HIV) ; 13. Pulmonary disease in the immunocompromised (HIV) ; 14. Sleep and ventilation ; 15. Unexplained ventilatory failure ; CLINICAL CONDITIONS ; 16. Acute respiratory distress syndrome ; 17. Asbestos and the lung ; 18. Asthma ; 19. Bronchiectasis ; 20. Bronchiolitis ; 21. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) ; 22. Connective tissue disease and the lung ; 23. Cor pulmonale ; 24. Cystic fibrosis ; 25. Eosinophilic lung disease ; 26. Extreme environments-flying, altitude, diving ; 27. Gastrointestinal disease and the lung ; 28. Hypersensitivity pneumonitis ; 29. Hyperventilation syndrome ; 30. Idiopathic interstitial pneumonias ; 31. Lung cancer ; 32. Lung transplantation ; 33. Mediastinal abnormalities ; 34. Paediatric lung disorders pertinent to adult patients ; 35. Pleural effusion ; 36. Pneumoconioses ; 37. Pneumothorax ; 38. Pulmonary hypertension ; 39. Pulmonary thromboembolic disease ; 40. Respiratory infection-bacterial ; 41. Respiratory infection-fungal ; 42. Respiratory infection-mycobacterial ; 43. Respiratory infection-parasitic ; 44. Respiratory infection-viral ; 45. Sarcoidosis ; 46. Sickle cell disease: pulmonary complications ; 47. Sleep apnoea and hypoventilation ; 48. Toxic agents ; 49. Unusual lung diseases ; 50. Upper airway diseases ; 51. Vasculitis and the lung ; SUPPORTIVE CARE ; 52. Ethical issues ; 53. Financial entitlements ; 54. Immunosuppressive drugs ; 55. Inhalers and nebulizers ; 56. Intensive care unit (ICU): when to involve ; 57. Non-invasive ventilation ; 58. Oxygen therapy ; 59. Palliative care ; 60. Pulmonary rehabilitation ; 61. Smoking cessation ; PRACTICAL PROCEDURES ; 62. Airway management ; 63. Bronchoscopy ; 64. Chest drains ; 65. Cricothyroidotomy ; 66. Miscellaneous diagnostic tests ; 67. Pleural biopsy ; 68. Pleurodesis ; 69. Pneumothorax aspiration ; 70. Safe sedation: general principles ; 71. Thoracentesis ; 72. Thoracic ultrasound ; 73. Thoracoscopy (medical) ; 74. Tracheostomy ; APPENDICES ; 1. Blood gases and acid-base balance ; 2. BMI calculator; height and weight converter ; 3. CT anatomy of the thorax ; 4. CT patterns of lung disease ; 5. Drugs used for bronchoscopy and sedation ; 6. Lung function and cardiopulmonary exercise testing ; 7. Plain radiograph and lobar collapses ; 8. Radiological investigations and radiation exposure ; 9. Useful websites