Here's a practical, concise manual for diagnosing biopsy specimens. It clarifies accepted diagnostic criteria for non-neoplastic lung diseases; establishes new criteria where needed; and emphasizes the important features in differential diagnosis. This 4th Edition offers new chapters on infiltrative and interstitial lung disease, along with expanded coverage of AIDS and the respiratory system. Also new to this edition are extensive discussions of fine needle aspiration and lavage cytology and their diagnostic roles. A generous bibliography is provided so that you can obtain more in-depth details if desired. The result is enough clearly presented information to enable you to diagnose the majority of non-neoplastic lung diseases without the need for an expert opinion. Contents 1. Handling and Interpretation of Lung Biopsies 2. Acute Lung Injury Patterns: Diffuse Alveolar Damage and Bronchiolitis Obliterans- Organizing Pneumonia 3. Idiopathic Interstitial pneumonia 4. Drug-Induced Lung Disease 5. Pneumoconiosis 6. Immunologic Lung Disease 7. Systemic Diseases Involving the Lung 8. Pulmonary Vasculitis 9. Primary Lymphoid Lung Lesions 10. Infection I. Unusual Pneumonias 11. Infection II. Granulomatous Infections 12. Lung Involvement in the Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) 13. Pulmonary Hypertension and Other Vascular Disorders 14. Pediatric Disorders 15. Miscellaneous I. Specific Diseases of Uncertain Etiology 16. Miscellaneous II. Nonspecific Inflammatory and Destructive Diseases 17. Transbronchial Lung Biopsy