Preface viiAbout the Companion Website ixPart 1 Structure and function 11 Anatomy and physiology of the lungs 3Part 2 History taking, examination, and investigations 172 History taking and examination 193 Pulmonary function tests 334 Radiology of the chest 49Part 3 Respiratory diseases 595 Upper respiratory tract infections and influenza 616 Pneumonia 697 Tuberculosis 908 Bronchiectasis and lung abscess 1029 Cystic fibrosis 11310 Asthma 12711 Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease 14712 Carcinoma of the lung 16513 Interstitial lung disease 18014 Occupational lung disease 19315 Pulmonary vascular disease 20716 Pneumothorax and pleural effusion 21917 Acute respiratory distress syndrome 23218 Ventilatory failure and sleep-related breathing disorders 24019 Lung transplantation 250Index 257
Stephen J. Bourke is Consultant Physician at Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK.Graham P. Burns is Consultant Physician at Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK.James G. Macfarlane is Consultant Physician at Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK.