Full Description
The ERS Handbook of Respiratory Medicine, now in
its fourth edition, is a concise, compact and easy-to-read guide to each of the
key areas in respiratory medicine. Its 113 chapters, written by clinicians and
researchers at the forefront of the field, explain the structure and function of
the respiratory system, its disorders and how to treat them.
The Handbook is a must-have for anyone who intends to remain up to date in the
field, and to have within arm's reach a reference that covers everything from
the basics to the latest developments in respiratory medicine.
Contents
Anatomy of the respiratory system
Immunology and defence mechanisms
Control of ventilation
Respiratory mechanics
TLCO and its interpretation
Arterial blood gas assessment and respiratory failure
Exercise testing
Bronchial provocation testing
Static and dynamic lung volumes
Lung injury and acute respiratory distress syndrome
Dyspnoea
Chest pain
Cough and sputum
Physical examination and bedside testing
Bronchoscopy
Interventional pulmonology
Cytology of the lung
Cryobiopsy
Bronchoalveolar lavage
Medical thoracoscopy/pleuroscopy
Thoracentesis
Chest radiography and fluoroscopy
Transthoracic ultrasound
Computed tomography
Magnetic resonance imaging
Positron emission tomography
Artificial intelligence and imaging
Sputum and exhaled breath analysis
Microbiology testing and laboratory diagnosis
Inhaled drug therapy
Allergen-specific immunotherapy
Lung cancer immunotherapy
Respiratory physiotherapy
Pulmonary rehabilitation
Early mobilisation in the intensive care unit
Palliative care
Acute oxygen therapy
Smoking-related diseases
Treatment of tobacco dependence
NIV in acute respiratory failure
Long-term ventilation
Pleural infection
Lung volume reduction
Lung transplantation
Congenital airway disease
Upper airway disease
Asthma
Biological treatment for asthma
Pharmacology of asthma and COPD
COPD and emphysema
Exacerbations of COPD
Cardiorespiratory multimorbidity and COPD
Bronchiectasis
Rare airway diseases
Upper respiratory tract infections
Pneumonia
Hospital-acquired pneumonia
Pneumonia in the immunocompromised host
Influenza, SARS and MERS
COVID-19 pneumonia and its sequelae
Aspiration pneumonia and lung abscess
Pulmonary tuberculosis
Extrapulmonary tuberculosis
Tuberculosis infection
Nontuberculous mycobacterial disease
Pathology and molecular biology of lung cancer
Lung cancer screening, diagnosis and staging
Chemotherapy and molecular biological therapy
Surgical treatment for lung cancer
Assessment for anaesthesia and surgery
Radiotherapy for lung cancer
Other lung tumours
Metastatic tumours
Pulmonary nodules
Pleural and chest wall tumours
Mediastinal tumours
Obstructive sleep apnoea/hypopnoea syndrome
Central sleep apnoea
Hypoventilation syndromes
Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
Hypersensitivity pneumonitis and idiopathic interstitial
pneumonias
Sarcoidosis
Pulmonary Langerhans cell histiocytosis
Lymphangioleiomyomatosis
Pulmonary alveolar proteinosis
Amyloidosis
Drug-induced and iatrogenic respiratory disease
Radiation-induced lung disease
Eosinophilic lung diseases
Pulmonary embolism
Pulmonary hypertension
Pulmonary vasculitis
Disorders of the chest wall and the diaphragm
Neuromuscular disorders
Pleural effusion
Pneumothorax and pneumomediastinum
Mediastinitis
Pulmonary diseases in inborn errors of immunity
HIV-related disease
Cardiovascular consequences of respiratory diseases
Haematological disease
Obesity
Rheumatological disease
Cystic fibrosis
Primary ciliary dyskinesia
α1-Antitrypsin deficiency
Occupational lung diseases
Measuring the occurrence and causation of respiratory
diseases
Indoor and outdoor pollution
Climate change and environmental challenges in respiratory
disease
High-altitude- and diving-related diseases
Control of tobacco and nicotine products
Sport- and exercise-related respiratory problems
