Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers, 2011. — 2337 p.
This book published in two volumes. Both volume divided in twenty three sections, all sections and chapters are most important. The Textbook of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine also offers a unique exposure to the problems in many parts of the world.This textbook presents the most recent developments in the subject of pulmonary and critical care medicine. Beginning with the history and physiology of respiratory medicine, the text examines not only diseases of the respiratory system, but also cuts across various other specialties of medicine, critical care, occupational and environmental medicine, sleep medicine, aviation, altitude problems, cardiology, paediatrics and more.
History of Respiratory Medicine
Anatomy and Architecture: A Clinical Perspective
Lung Development
Genomics of Lung Diseases
Applied Respiratory Physics
Respiratory Function and Mechanics
Gas and Fluid Exchange in the Lung
Tissue Oxygenation
Respiratory Physiology in Specific Physiological States
Mechanisms of Dyspnea in Respiratory Diseases
Surfactant
Respiratory Defenses and Immunology
Antibacterial Drugs
Antiviral Drugs
Antifungal Drugs
Anti-inflammatory Agents for Asthma
Immunosuppressant Drugs
Cough in the Adult
Hemoptysis
Dyspnea
Wheeze and Respiratory Disease
History and Physical Examination
Microbiological Approach to Respiratory Infections
Systematic Approach to Interpretation of Plain Chest Radiographs
Pulmonary Imaging: Systematic Approach to Interpretation of Computed Tomography of the Chest
Pulmonary Function Testing
Respiratory Muscle Function
Respiratory Disability and Preoperative Evaluation
Arterial Blood Gases and Acid Base Balance
Nuclear Imaging in Pulmonary Medicine
Role of Cytology in Lung Lesions
Bronchoscopy
Interventional Bronchoscopy
Thoracoscopy
The Burden and Clinical Spectrum of Respiratory Diseases
Practical Approach to Lung Health
Epidemiology of Pulmonary Tuberculosis
Risk Factors for Tuberculosis
Mycobacteria: An Overview
Immunology and Pathogenesis
Pulmonary Tuberculosis: Clinical Features and Diagnosis
Molecular Diagnosis of Tuberculosis
Management of Tuberculosis
Antitubercular Drugs
Historical and Non-pharmacological Management of Pulmonary Tuberculosis
Prevention of Tuberculosis
BCG Vaccine
Extrapulmonary Tuberculosis