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Chapter Outline
Section 9. Pulmonology
128. Respiratory Function and Pulmonary Diagnostic Procedures
Respiratory Function
Diagnostic Procedures
Noninvasive Procedures
Radiographic Studies
Nuclear Medicine Imaging
Sputum Examination
Invasive Procedures
Bronchoscopy
Percutaneous Needle Aspiration of the Lung
Thoracentesis
Mediastinoscopy
Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery
129. Asthma
Asthma Exacerbations
130. Environmental Lung Diseases
Introduction
Occupational Exposures and Pulmonary Disease
Inorganic Dusts
Asbestos-Related Diseases
Silicosis
Coal Worker's Pneumoconiosis
Berylliosis
Organic Dusts
Cotton Dust (Byssinosis)
Grain Dust
Farmer's Lung
Toxic Chemicals
Principles of Management
131. Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Definition and Epidemiology
Clinical Manifestations
132. Pneumonia, Bronchiectasis, and Lung Abscess
Pneumonia
Pathophysiology
Community-Acquired Pneumonia
Microbiology
Epidemiology
Clinical Manifestations
Diagnosis
Complications
Follow-Up
Health Care-Associated Pneumonia
Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia
Microbiology
Epidemiology, Pathogenesis, and Clinical Manifestations
Diagnosis
Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia
Bronchiectasis
Etiology and Epidemiology
Pathogenesis
Clinical Manifestations
Diagnosis
Lung Abscess
Microbiology
Clinical Manifestations
Diagnosis
133. Pulmonary Thromboembolism and Deep-Vein Thrombosis
Definition and Natural History
Clinical Evaluation
134. Interstitial Lung Disease
Introduction
Principles of Management
Selected Individual ILDS
135. Diseases of the Pleura and Mediastinum
Pleural Effusion
Pneumothorax
Mediastinal Disease
136. Disorders of Ventilation
Definition
Hypoventilation
Etiology
Clinical Assessment
Hyperventilation
Etiology
Clinical Assessment
137. Sleep Apnea
Definition and Etiology
Clinical Assessment