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Topics include: asthma, COPD, pneumonia, pneumonitis, lung cancer, sleep apnea, chronic cough, effusions, pleurisy, sarcoidosis, interstitial lung disease, pulmonary hypertension, hemoptysis, lung nodules, dyspnea, vocal cord dysfunction, atelectasis, PFT's, chest X-ray..... Features: Edited by a board certified pulmonologist. Referenced, hyperlinked, full of illustrations. This text is full of differentials, work-ups, physical exam pearls, and detailed treatments for practicing clinicians. This text contains numerous illustrations and is fully referenced. The free DEMO contains the basic layout with live links to each chapter and sublinks to 1-2 topics per chapter.
Topic Content Sample: Contents: Exam & Testing | Effusion | Atelectasis | Pneumothorax | Trauma | Dyspnea / ARDS | Pleurisy | Mass / Nodule | Hemoptysis | Cough | Cystic Fibrosis | Sleep Apnea | Sarcoid | Interstitial Lung Dz | Pulmonary HTN | Asthma | Vocal Cord Dysfunction | COPD | Bronchitis | Pneumonia | Pneumonitis | Pneumoconiosis | Transplant | VARIOUS & Pearls | Venous Thromboembolism (VTE) / PE | PFT’s | Lung Ca | Alpha-1 Antitrypsin | Pulm Embolism | O2 therapy | Hypoxemia | Hypoxia | Pulse Ox |
The Pulmonary Exam: Links: Physical Exam and abnormalities | Breath Sounds | Pulmonary Function Testing| Bronchoscopy/ BAL | Labs | CT | PET Scan | CXR Analysis & Common CXR Lesions | Thoracentesis | Arterial Blood Gas |
Physical Exam of the Chest: 4 Steps: Links: Inspection | Sternum | Accessory Inspiration | Palpation | Percussion | Auscultation | Auscultation Errors | Disease Processes | Breath Sounds |
Pleural Effusion (Hydrothorax): Links: Definitions | Mechanisms | Transudate | Exudate | Thoracentesis | Labs | Etiology | Empyema / Parapneumonic Effusion | Pleurodesis | Chest Tube | Pulmonary Edema |
Dyspnea: Links: Hx & PE | Ddx | Tx | Pulmonary Edema | Acute Respiratory Failure | ARDS | End-Stage or Terminal Pt | Acute interstitial pneumonia | Pleurisy | Pneumothorax | Ventilatory Patterns | Diphragmatic Paralysis |
Pneumonia: Links: Predisposition | Etiology | S/s | CXR Findings | Labs | G-stain | Sputum | Admission | *Empiric Tx’s* | Strep pneumonia | H Flu | Staph aureus | Klebsiella | Moraxella | Anaerobic / Aspiration | Pseudomonas | Nosocomial | Ventilator | ATYPICAL Pneumonia | Ddx | PEDIATRIC | Recurrent / Chronic | Empyema | Acute interstitial pneumonia | Eosinophilic Pneumonia | Lipoid | Viral |
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