Main description:

This book provides a selection of interesting problems for review by the hospital doctor or GP.Many patient presentations will challenge the doctor as the case history unfolds. In a diverse field such as respiratory medicine there will be a wide range of diagnoses and management options to be considered. This book provides up-to-date solutions, based on the latest evidence, which will assist the doctor to formulate his or her treatment strategy.A series of questions lead the reader logically through a case presentation, work-up, diagnosis and discussion of recent literature. Each case is concisely presented, including an algorithm where appropriate to show overall management strategies.This is a user-friendly resource for quick review and assessment of individual cases, covering the most common yet challenging cases seen by respiratory doctors. It will be extremely useful as a reference and training resource in the hospital, clinic or GP's surgery.It contains over 40 clinical presentations covering the most common yet challenging cases seen by respiratory clinicians. The focus is not just general respiratory disease, but also allergic disorders.
It is an excellent training resource and provides up-to-date referencing to present recent developments in diagnosis and management.

Contents:

Abbreviations Introduction Part I Infection 1 Tuberculosis; Role of steroids 2 Nontuberculous mycobacterial disease 3 Hospital acquired pneumonia 4 Necrobacilliosis (Lemierre's Syndrome) 5 Haemoptysis due to localised bronchiectasis Part II Obstructive Lung Disease / Small airways disease 6 Stable chronic obstructive pulmonary disease 7 Acute ventilatory failure in COPD 8 Difficult asthma 9 Asthma and pregnancy 10 Allergic broncho-pulmonary aspergillosis 11 Chronic cough Part III Interstitial Lung Disease / Sarcoid 12 Classification of IIP with DIP/RBILD 13 Treatment of IIP/UIP 14 Acute eosinophilic pneumonia 15 COP/BOOP 16 Sarcoidosis: Radiographic Stage 1 17 Sarcoidosis Radiographic stage II and III 18 Hypersensitivity pneumonitis 19 Amiodarone pulmonary toxicity Part IV Lung Cancer 20 Small cell lung cancer 21 Non-small cell lung cancer 22 Solitary pulmonary nodule 23 Mediastinal mass: Bronchogenic cyst 24 Smoking cessation Part V Pulmonary vascular; including PE + AVM 25 Pulmonary hypertension 26 Massive pulmonary embolism 27 Sickle lung disease 28 Pulmonary arteriovenous malformation Part VI Vasculitis /Rare Diseases 29 Wegener's; diagnosis, management, treatment 30 Pulmonary haemorrhage Part VII Ventilatory failure / sleep 31 Obstructive hypoventilation syndrome 32 Neuromuscular; Gillain-Barre syndrome Part VIII Immunocompromised / HIV 33 Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia (PCP) 34 Lymphocytic interstitial pneumonia (LIP) Part IX Pleural Disease 35 Parapneumonic Effusion 36 Pneumothorax/LCH 37 Mesothelioma and asbestos related pleural disease Part X Miscellaneous 38 Aspiration syndrome General index