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- Preface to the Second Edition
- Preface to the First Edition
- Foreword to the First Edition
- Acknowledgements
- Symbols and abbreviations
- Part I Approach to clinical problems
- Chapter 1 Examining the respiratory system
- Chapter 2 Poorly controlled asthma
- Chapter 3 Recurrent or persistent ‘chest infection’
- Chapter 4 Chronic cough
- Chapter 5 Stridor
- Chapter 6 Infant apnoea
- Chapter 7 Cystic fibrosis: poor weight gain
- Chapter 8 Cystic fibrosis: loss of lung function
- Chapter 9 Chest pain
- Chapter 10 Haemoptysis
- Chapter 11 The immunocompromised child
- Chapter 12 Muscle weakness
- Chapter 13 Pneumonia on the intensive care unit
- Part II Specific conditions
- Chapter 14 Asthma
- Chapter 15 Cystic fibrosis
- Chapter 16 Respiratory pathogens
- Chapter 17 Community-acquired pneumonia
- Chapter 18 Bacterial infections
- Chapter 19 Viral infections
- Chapter 20 Fungal infections
- Chapter 21 Parasitic and protozoal infections
- Chapter 22 Tuberculosis
- Chapter 23 Human immunodeficiency virus infection
- Chapter 24 Structural problems of upper and lower airways
- Chapter 25 Sleep-disordered breathing and other sleep problems
- Chapter 26 Respiratory control disorders
- Chapter 27 Sudden infant death syndrome
- Chapter 28 Apparent life-threatening events
- Chapter 29 Cerebral palsy
- Chapter 30 Gastro-oesophageal reflux and aspiration lung disease
- Chapter 31 Foreign body aspiration
- Chapter 32 Inhalational lung disease
- Chapter 33 Non-cystic fibrosis bronchiectasis
- Chapter 34 Primary ciliary dyskinesia
- Chapter 35 Primary immune deficiency
- Chapter 36 Post-infectious bronchiolitis obliterans
- Chapter 37 Pleural effusion
- Chapter 38 Pneumothorax
- Chapter 39 Chronic lung disease of prematurity
- Chapter 40 Chest wall deformity and scoliosis
- Chapter 41 Congenital lung anomalies
- Chapter 42 Craniofacial abnormalities
- Chapter 43 Atopic eczema and allergic rhinitis
- Chapter 44 Food allergy
- Chapter 45 Heart disease
- Chapter 46 Interstitial lung disease
- Chapter 47 Hypersensitivity pneumonitis
- Chapter 48 Neuromuscular weakness
- Chapter 49 Thoracic tumours
- Chapter 50 Pulmonary complications of cancer treatment
- Chapter 51 Pulmonary hypertension
- Chapter 52 Pulmonary infiltrates with eosinophilia
- Chapter 53 Sickle-cell disease
- Chapter 54 Rare diseases affecting the lungs or airway
- Chapter 55 Lung transplantation
- Part III Supportive care
- Chapter 56 Use of oxygen
- Chapter 57 Inhalers and nebulizers
- Chapter 58 Airway clearance techniques
- Chapter 59 Immunization
- Chapter 60 Dealing with non-adherence to therapy
- Chapter 61 Non-invasive ventilation
- Chapter 62 Tracheostomy
- Part IV Practical procedures
- Chapter 63 Airway management
- Chapter 64 Bronchoscopy
- Chapter 65 Chest drains
- Chapter 66 Changing a tracheostomy tube
- Chapter 67 Ciliary brush biopsy
- Chapter 68 Lower airway samples
- Chapter 69 Exercise testing
- Chapter 70 Exhaled and nasal nitric oxide measurement
- Chapter 71 Skin prick testing
- Appendices
- Appendix 1 Blood gases and acid–base balance
- Appendix 2 Fitness to fly
- Appendix 3 Polysomnography
- Appendix 4 Measuring lung function
- Appendix 5 Lung function: reference values
- Index
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Preface to the First Edition
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- Preface to the Second Edition
- Preface to the First Edition
- Foreword to the First Edition
- Acknowledgements
- Symbols and abbreviations
- Part I Approach to clinical problems
- Chapter 1 Examining the respiratory system
- Chapter 2 Poorly controlled asthma
- Chapter 3 Recurrent or persistent ‘chest infection’
- Chapter 4 Chronic cough
- Chapter 5 Stridor
- Chapter 6 Infant apnoea
- Chapter 7 Cystic fibrosis: poor weight gain
- Chapter 8 Cystic fibrosis: loss of lung function
- Chapter 9 Chest pain
- Chapter 10 Haemoptysis
- Chapter 11 The immunocompromised child
- Chapter 12 Muscle weakness
- Chapter 13 Pneumonia on the intensive care unit
- Part II Specific conditions
- Chapter 14 Asthma
- Chapter 15 Cystic fibrosis
- Chapter 16 Respiratory pathogens
- Chapter 17 Community-acquired pneumonia
- Chapter 18 Bacterial infections
- Chapter 19 Viral infections
- Chapter 20 Fungal infections
- Chapter 21 Parasitic and protozoal infections
- Chapter 22 Tuberculosis
- Chapter 23 Human immunodeficiency virus infection
- Chapter 24 Structural problems of upper and lower airways
- Chapter 25 Sleep-disordered breathing and other sleep problems
- Chapter 26 Respiratory control disorders
- Chapter 27 Sudden infant death syndrome
- Chapter 28 Apparent life-threatening events
- Chapter 29 Cerebral palsy
- Chapter 30 Gastro-oesophageal reflux and aspiration lung disease
- Chapter 31 Foreign body aspiration
- Chapter 32 Inhalational lung disease
- Chapter 33 Non-cystic fibrosis bronchiectasis
- Chapter 34 Primary ciliary dyskinesia
- Chapter 35 Primary immune deficiency
- Chapter 36 Post-infectious bronchiolitis obliterans
- Chapter 37 Pleural effusion
- Chapter 38 Pneumothorax
- Chapter 39 Chronic lung disease of prematurity
- Chapter 40 Chest wall deformity and scoliosis
- Chapter 41 Congenital lung anomalies
- Chapter 42 Craniofacial abnormalities
- Chapter 43 Atopic eczema and allergic rhinitis
- Chapter 44 Food allergy
- Chapter 45 Heart disease
- Chapter 46 Interstitial lung disease
- Chapter 47 Hypersensitivity pneumonitis
- Chapter 48 Neuromuscular weakness
- Chapter 49 Thoracic tumours
- Chapter 50 Pulmonary complications of cancer treatment
- Chapter 51 Pulmonary hypertension
- Chapter 52 Pulmonary infiltrates with eosinophilia
- Chapter 53 Sickle-cell disease
- Chapter 54 Rare diseases affecting the lungs or airway
- Chapter 55 Lung transplantation
- Part III Supportive care
- Chapter 56 Use of oxygen
- Chapter 57 Inhalers and nebulizers
- Chapter 58 Airway clearance techniques
- Chapter 59 Immunization
- Chapter 60 Dealing with non-adherence to therapy
- Chapter 61 Non-invasive ventilation
- Chapter 62 Tracheostomy
- Part IV Practical procedures
- Chapter 63 Airway management
- Chapter 64 Bronchoscopy
- Chapter 65 Chest drains
- Chapter 66 Changing a tracheostomy tube
- Chapter 67 Ciliary brush biopsy
- Chapter 68 Lower airway samples
- Chapter 69 Exercise testing
- Chapter 70 Exhaled and nasal nitric oxide measurement
- Chapter 71 Skin prick testing
- Appendices
- Appendix 1 Blood gases and acid–base balance
- Appendix 2 Fitness to fly
- Appendix 3 Polysomnography
- Appendix 4 Measuring lung function
- Appendix 5 Lung function: reference values
- Index