Using a concise, understandable approach, Principles of Pulmonary Medicine, 8th Edition, provides a broad overview of this fast-changing field, integrating clinical topics with underlying physiologic, pathophysiologic, and basic science concepts. From cover to cover, it clearly explains and illustrates even the most challenging concepts in a uniquely readable and digestible fashion. With its emphasis on pathophysiology and diagnosis as the basis for optimal management of respiratory disorders, this popular text is an essential reference for medical students, trainees, and those looking for a practical update on both acute and chronic pulmonary diseases.

1 Miscellaneous Airway Diseases
1 Pulmonary Embolism
1 Pleural Disease
1 Mediastinal Disease
1 Diffuse Parenchymal Lung Diseases of Unknown Etiology
1 Disorders of the Respiratory Pump
1 Lung Cancer: Clinical Aspects
1 Presentation of the Patient with Pulmonary Disease
1 Evaluation of the Patient with Pulmonary Disease
1 Asthma
1 Anatomic and Physiologic Aspects of the Pulmonary Parenchyma
1 Diffuse Parenchymal Lung Diseases Associated with Known Etiologic Agents
1 Anatomic and Physiologic Aspects of the Pulmonary Vasculature
1 Pulmonary Hypertension
1 Pulmonary Anatomy and Physiology The Basics
1 Pulmonary Anatomy and Physiology The Basics
2 Anatomic and Physiologic Aspects of Airways
2 Presentation of the Patient with Pulmonary Disease
3 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
3 Overview of Diffuse Parenchymal Lung Diseases
3 Disorders of Ventilatory Control
3 Anatomic and Physiologic Aspects of Neural, Muscular, and Chest Wall Interactions with the Lung
3 Evaluation of the Patient with Pulmonary Disease
4 Anatomic and Physiologic Aspects of Airways
5 Lung Cancer: Etiologic and Pathologic Aspects
5 Asthma
Sample Problems; PFT Interpretation; ABG Interpretation
6 Lung Defense Mechanisms
6 Approach to the Patient with Pneumonia
6 Management of Respiratory Failure
6 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
7 Miscellaneous Airway Diseases
8 Bacterial and Viral Organisms Causing Pneumonia
8 Tuberculosis and Nontuberculous Mycobacteria
8 Anatomic and Physiologic Aspects of the Pulmonary Parenchyma
9 Miscellaneous Infections Caused by Fungi and Parasites
9 Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome
9 Overview of Diffuse Parenchymal Lung Diseases
10 Pulmonary Complications in the Immunocompromised Host
10 Classification and Pathophysiologic Aspects of Respiratory Failure
10 Diffuse Parenchymal Lung Diseases Associated with Known Etiologic Agents
11 Diffuse Parenchymal Lung Diseases of Unknown Etiology
12 Anatomic and Physiologic Aspects of the Pulmonary Vasculature
13 Pulmonary Embolism
14 Pulmonary Hypertension
15 Pleural Disease
16 Mediastinal Disease
17 Anatomic and Physiologic Aspects of Neural, Muscular, and Chest Wall Interactions with the Lung
18 Disorders of Ventilatory Control
19 Disorders of the Respiratory Pump
20 Lung Cancer: Etiologic and Pathologic Aspects
21 Lung Cancer: Clinical Aspects
22 Lung Defense Mechanisms
23 Approach to the Patient with Pneumonia
24 Bacterial and Viral Organisms Causing Pneumonia
25 Tuberculosis and Nontuberculous Mycobacteria
26 Miscellaneous Infections Caused by Fungi and Parasites
27 Pulmonary Complications in the Immunocompromised Host
28 Classification and Pathophysiologic Aspects of Respiratory Failure
29 Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome
30 Management of Respiratory Failure
Appendices: Sample Problems; PFT Interpretation; ABG Interpretation

Steven E. Weinberger, MD, MACP, FRCP, Executive Vice President and Chief Executive Officer, American College of Physicians; Adjunct Professor of Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania., Barbara A. Cockrill, MD, Pulmonary Vascular Disease Center, Brigham and Women's Hospital; Harold Amos Associate Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts and Jess Mandel, MD, FACP, Chief, Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine, University of California San Diego School of Medicine, La Jolla, California