Full Description
This issue of Chest Medicine Clinics focuses on Respiratory Manifestations of Neuromuscular and Chest Wall Disease, with topics including: Respiratory Pathophysiology of CW; Respiratory Pathophysiology of NMDiseases; Sleep Disordered breathing in NMDs and CW; PFT Measurements in NMD and CW disorders; Assessing diaphragm function in chest wall and neuromuscular disease; Disorders of the Diaphragm; Disorders of the CW; Muscular Dystrophies; Respiratory Issues in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis; Metabolic myopathies and the Respiratory System; Respiratory complications of SCI; Obesity hypoventilation syndrome; NIV in NMD and CW; Swallowing and Secretion Management Issues in Neuromuscular Disease; Advances in Cell and Molecular Biology in NMD; and Diaphragm Pacing.
Contents
Preface: Progress in the Treatment of Patients with Neuromuscular and Nonmuscular Chest Wall Diseases
Section 1: Basics
Chest Wall Diseases: Respiratory Pathophysiology
Pathophysiology of Neuromuscular Respiratory Diseases
Sleep-Disordered Breathing in Neuromuscular and Chest Wall Diseases
Pulmonary Function Testing in Neuromuscular and Chest Wall Disorders
Assessing Diaphragm Function in Chest Wall and Neuromuscular Diseases
Section 2: Disorders
Disorders of the Diaphragm
Disorders of the Chest Wall: Clinical Manifestations
Muscular Dystrophies
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and the Respiratory System
Metabolic Myopathies and the Respiratory System
Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury: Pulmonary Physiologic Principles and Management
Obesity Hypoventilation Syndrome
Section 3: Treatment
Noninvasive Ventilation for Neuromuscular Disease
Swallowing and Secretion Management in Neuromuscular Disease
Diaphragm Pacing
