Manual of clinical problems in pulmonary medicine

A guide to the diagnosis and management of pulmonary disorders, offering concise discussion of the definition, etiology, incidence, diagnostic workup, management, and outcomes of pulmonary disorders. This fifth edition contains new chapters on the lung in drug abuse, anaerobic infections, hospital acquired pneumonia, tobacco control, and air travel and high altitude. There is also updated information on infectious disease, AIDS, cystic fibrosis, and pulmonary vascular diseases.