Handbook of Pulmonary Emergencies

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xxi

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2. The Approach to Patient Evaluation

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1

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   2. Clinical Assessment of the Patient with Pulmonary Disease

      • Samuel V. Spagnolo, Ann Medinger

      Pages 5-15

   3. Interpretation of Arterial Blood Gases in the Emergency Patient

      • Ann Medinger

      Pages 17-31

3. Normal Lungs with Acute Respiratory Decompensation

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 33-33

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   2. Extrapulmonic Ventilatory Failure

      • Ann Medinger

      Pages 35-46

   3. Life-Threatening Pneumonia

      • Morgan D. Delaney, Samuel V. Spagnolo, Ann Medinger

      Pages 47-65

   4. Acute Inhalation Lung Disease

      • Philip Witorsch, Sorell L. Schwartz

      Pages 67-90

   5. Pulmonary Edema

      • Philip Witorsch, Ann Medinger

      Pages 91-111

   6. Near-Drowning

      • Kenneth Dickie

      Pages 113-122

   7. Chest Trauma

      • Truvor Kuzmowych

      Pages 123-138

   8. Upper-Airway Emergencies

      • Kenneth Dickie

      Pages 139-147

4. Chronic Lung Disease with Acute Respiratory Decompensation

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 149-149

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   2. Acute Respiratory Failure in the Patient with Chronic Airflow Obstruction

      • Samuel V. Spagnolo

      Pages 151-162

   3. Asthma

      • Morgan D. Delaney

      Pages 163-177

5. Pulmonary Vascular Emergencies

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 179-179

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   2. Hemoptysis

      • Truvor Kuzmowych, Samuel V. Spagnolo

      Pages 181-192

   3. Embolic Pulmonary Disease

      • Aram A. Arabian

      Pages 193-204

   4. Superior Vena Cava Syndrome

      • Prashant Rohatgi

      Pages 205-212

6. Pleural Emergencies

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 213-213

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This book is written for medical students and house officers working on the wards, in the intensive care unit, and in the emergency room. It is intended for use by all whose work involves the daily evaluation and management of medical emergencies. The material is a compilation of information gained from our personal experiences in clinical practice, from participation in professional meet­ ings and conferences, and from searching the medical literature. The introductory chapters in Part I form a foundation that is devel­ oped in the subsequent parts where specific topics are discussed. When possible, we have simplified complex approaches to diagnosis and man­ agement by formulating algorithms and handy reference tables. Since this is a handbook and not a textbook, we have limited our discussion of pathogenesis and pathophysiology in order to concentrate on practical aspects and specific details that are useful in the diagnosis and management of pulmonary emergencies. Our aim is to alert young physicians to common pulmonary emergencies and guide them through their initial management.

• care
• diagnosis
• intensive care
• management
• pathophysiology
• physiology

• Division of Pulmonary Diseases and Allergy, George Washington School of Medicine and Health Sciences, USA

  Samuel V. Spagnolo, Ann Medinger

• Department of Medicine, George Washington School of Medicine and Health Sciences, USA

  Samuel V. Spagnolo

• Pulmonary Disease Section, Veterans Administration Medical Center, USA

  Samuel V. Spagnolo

• Pulmonary Function Laboratory, Veterans Administration Medical Center, USA

  Ann Medinger

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