Book Review: Oxford Handbook of Respiratory Medicine

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Third edition / Stephen Chapman, Consultant and Senior Lecturer in Respiratory Medicine, Oxford University Hospitals, Oxford [and 4 others]. CLINICAL 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