TY - BOOK AU - Leach,R.M. AU - Lams,B.E. AU - Hadley,E. TI - Problem solving in respiratory medicine & allergy SN - 9781846925986 PY - 2011/// CY - Oxford PB - Clinical Pub. KW - Respiratory organs KW - Diseases KW - Respiratory allergy KW - Allergy KW - Immunologic diseases KW - Study Characteristics KW - Disease KW - Hypersensitivity, Immediate KW - Publication Characteristics KW - Hypersensitivity KW - Immune System Diseases KW - Respiratory Hypersensitivity KW - Respiratory Tract Diseases KW - Case Reports KW - Respiration Disorders N1 - Contributors; Abbreviations; Section One: Infection; 1 Severe Pulmonary Tuberculosis; 2 Non-tuberculous Mycobacterial Disease; 3 Hospital-acquired Pneumonia; 4 Lemierre's Disease; 5 Haemoptysis due to Bronchiectasis; Section Two: Obstructive Lung Disease/Small Airways Disease; 6 Stable Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD); 7 Acute Ventilatory Failure in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease; 8 Difficult Asthma; 9 Asthma and Pregnancy; 10 Allergic Bronchopulmonary Aspergillosis; 11 Chronic Cough; 12 Aspiration Syndrome; Second three: Interstitial Lung Disease/Sarcoid; 13 Classification of the Idiopathic Interstitial Pneumonias14 Treatment of Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis/Usual Interstitial Pneumonias; 15 Acute Eosinophilic Pneumonia; 16 Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia; 17 Sarcoidosis (Radiographic Stage I); 18 Sarcoidosis (Radiographic Stages II and III); 19 Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis; 20 Amiodarone Pulmonary Toxicity; Section Four: Lung Cancer; 21 Small Cell Lung Cancer (SCLC); 22 Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC); 23 Pulmonary Nodules; 24 Mediastinal Mass: Bronchogenic Cyst; 25 Smoking Cessation; Section Five: Pulmonary Vascular: Including PE and AVM; 26 Pulmonary Hypertension27 Massive Pulmonary Embolism; 28 Sickle Cell Lung Disease; 29 Pulmonary Arteriovenous Malformation; Section Six: Vasculitis/Rare Diseases; 30 Wegener's Granulomatosis and the Small Vessel Pulmonary Vasculitides; 31 Diffuse Alveolar Haemorrhage; Section Seven: Ventilatory Failure/Sleep; 32 Obesity Hypoventilation Syndrome; 33 Guillain-Barr�e Syndrome; Section Eight: Immunocompromised/HIV; 34 Pneumocystis jirovecii Pneumonia; 35 Lymphocytic Interstitial Pneumonia; Section Nine: Pleural Disease; 36 Parapneumonic Effusion; 37 Spontaneous Pneumothorax: Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis38 Mesothelioma and Asbestos-related Pleural Disease; Index N2 - Every doctor's point-of-care companion in the consultation room and on the ward, for respiratory disorders. A series of questions leads the reader logically through a case presentation, work-up, diagnosis and discussion of recent literature. Each case is concisely presented, including an algorithm where appropriate to show overall management strategies. This is a user-friendly resource for quick review and assessment of individual cases, covering the most common yet challenging cases seen by respiratory doctors. It will be extremely useful as a reference and training resource in the hospital UR - https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?custid=ns123844&authtype=ip,shib&direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=430565 ER -