Respiratory Disease and its Management

1. Acute Lung Injury and Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ALI/ARDS)
David C. J. Howell, Geoffrey J. Bellingan

2. Life-Threatening Asthma
John E. S. Park, Mark J. D. Griffiths

3. Chronic Obstructive Airways Disease
Richard Leach

4. Diffuse Interstitial Lung Disease
Aimee Brame, Andrew Jones

5. Pneumonia
Richard Leach

6. Pleural Effusions in the Critically Ill
Philip S. Marino

7. Pneumothorax in the Critically Ill
Mansoor Sange, Chris J. Langrish

8. Diagnosis and Management of the Obstructed Airway
Adrian Pearce, Gerard Gould

9. Postoperative Management of Patients Undergoing Lung Resection, Oesophagectomy or Thymectomy
Michael Gillies, Paul Hayden

10. Indications for Ventilatory Support in Adults
David Goldhill

11. Modes of Invasive and Non-invasive Ventilatory Support
Tony Pickworth

12. Blood Gas Measurement and Interpretation
Adrian J. Williams

13. Inspired and Expired Gas Monitoring
Terry Fox

14. Managing Secretions in the Ventilated Patient: The Role of Humidification, Suction, Physiotherapy, Mucolytics and Airway Adjuncts
George Ntoumenopoulos

15. Drugs Acting on the Respiratory System
Gavin Whelan, Catherine McKenzie

16. Bronchoscopy in the Intensive Care Unit
David F. Treacher

17. Tracheostomy and Mini-Tracheostomy
Ulrike Buehner, Andy Bodenham

18. Weaning from Mechanical Ventilation
Nicholas Hart

Avainsanat: Medicine & Public Health, Pneumology/Respiratory System, Intensive / Critical Care Medicine, Imaging / Radiology, Surgery