The Pneumonias

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xv

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2. Historical Aspects of Pneumonia

   • Leonard D. Epifano, Robert D. Brandstetter

   Pages 1-14

3. Who Gets Pneumonia?

   • Robert D. Brandstetter

   Pages 15-25

4. Pathophysiology of Pneumonia

   • Monroe Karetzky

   Pages 26-47

5. Pathogenesis of Pneumonia

   • Monroe Karetzky

   Pages 48-105

6. Historical, Physical, and Laboratory Clues to the Diagnosis of Pneumonia

   • Burke A. Cunha

   Pages 106-144

7. Pneumonia: Diagnostic Techniques

   • Robert D. Brandstetter

   Pages 145-155

8. Presentation of Pneumonia

   • Monroe Karetzky

   Pages 156-198

9. Pneumonia: Treatment and Prognosis

   • Monroe Karetzky

   Pages 199-254

10. Antibiotic Therapy of Pulmonary Infections

    • Burke A. Cunha

    Pages 255-276

11. Pulmonary Disorders Mimicking Infectious Pneumonia

    • Robert D. Brandstetter

    Pages 277-287

12. Pitfalls in the Diagnosis of Pneumonia

    • Burke A. Cunha

    Pages 288-312

13. Discharge Strategies for the Patient with Pneumonia

    • Robert D. Brandstetter, Andrew Pugliese

    Pages 313-319

14. Back Matter

    Pages 320-328

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It is a pleasure to contribute a brief foreword to this new, comprehensive 1980s saw an explosion of knowledge in pul­ text on the pneumonias. The is every reason to expect it to continue through monary science, and there the end of the century. As a result, it is becoming increasingly difficult to keep up with all the important advances, even in a restricted area of interest. For this reason, books such as the present one that collate the latest findings on an important clinical topic in a convenient, readable form provide a valuable service. This book is a salutary reminder that there is life beyond molecular and cell biology. Important though these disciplines are, some of us regret the lemming-like rush into these fashionable fields at the expense of more traditional pulmonary science. One result of this rush has been an increas­ ingly large number of residents and fellows who are unable to interpret the results of blood gas assays or who are completely at sea when presented with a patient who requires mechanical ventilation. The present perception that research funding is available only in molecular and cell biology has produced some unfortunate distortion of training programs. I pity the poor medical student in some of our most prestigious medical schools who is taught by a molecular biologist or neurophysiologist how the lung works. I wish the book well.

• breathing
• diagnosis
• epidemiology
• etiology
• hospital
• infection
• infections
• infectious
• lung
• pathogenesis
• pathophysiology
• physiology
• syndromes
• treatment

• Newark Beth Israel Hospital, Newark, USA

  Monroe Karetzky

• Infectious Disease Division, Department of Medicine, Winthrop-University Hospital, Mineola, USA

  Burke A. Cunha

• Critical Care Division, New Rochelle Hospital Medical Center, New Rochelle, USA

  Robert D. Brandstetter

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