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Chapters cover pulmonary function testing, respiratory failure, hemoptysis, solitary pulmonary nodule, community-acquired pneumonia, pulmonary embolus, and much more. Coverage includes a section on the appropriate conduct and approach of a medical consultant and reviews of selected clinical trials.

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1. The Chest X-Ray.......1
Sarah Waheed and Adrian Shifren

2. Pulmonary Function Testing.......6
Adrian Shifren

3. Exercise Testing.......16
Sujith Kalathiveetil

4. Bronchoscopy.......28
Stephen B. Osmon and Martin L. Mayse

5. Oxygen Delivery Devices.......35
Ting-hsu Chen

6. Noninvasive Ventilation.......41
Randy Sasich

7. Singultus.......47
Christine Yeh

8. Cough.......50
Faye Lialios

9. Asthma.......57
Adrian Shifren, Lance Cohen, and Mario Castro

10. Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease.......64
Adrian Shifren, Jeanie Park, and Roger D. Yusen

11. Smoking Cessation.......73
Anne K. Nagler

12. Community-Acquired Pneumonia.......78
K. Cajal Sumino and Adrian Shifren

13. Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia.......84
Shiraz A. Daud and Marin H. Kollef

14. Tuberculosis.......90
Ramsey R. Hachem

15. Fungal Pulmonary Infections.......98
Nitin J. Anand

16. Viral Pulmonary Infections.......106
Sabu Thomas

17. Cystic Fibrosis.......117
Stephen Ryan

18. Hemoptysis.......123
Tonya D. Russell

19. Diffuse Alveolar Hemorrhage.......127
Steven L. Leh

20. Pulmonary Vasculitis.......133
Alexander C. Chen

21. Pulmonary Embolism and Deep Venous Thrombosis.......139
Randy Sasich

22. Pulmonary Hypertension.......148
Murali Chakinala and Dan Schuller

23. Pleural Diseases.......158
Latha Sivaprasad and Adrian Shifren

24. Radiographic Evaluation of Pleural Disease.......172
Shan Cheng

25. Sleep-Disordered Breathing.......178
Robin Kundra

26. Interstitial Lung Diseases.......187
Adrian Shifren and Lee E. Morrow

27. Occupational Lung Disease.......198
Barbara A. Lutey and Peter G. Tuteur

28. Solitary Pulmonary Nodule.......212
Sanjay Sharma

29. Cavitary Lung Disease.......217
Daniel H. Cooper

30. Diseases of the Mediastinum.......227
Audreesh Banerjee and Raghu Tadikamalla

31. Pulmonary Consultative Problems in Specific Patient Populations.......236
Daniel M. Goodenberger

32. Lung Transplantation.......246
Santhosh J. Mathews and Elbert P. Trulock III

Index 261