The Thorax, Second Edition, ---Part C: Disease (in Three Parts) (Hardcover, 2, Rev and Expande)

Part C: Disease

Diagnosis

Symptoms and Signs of Respiratory Muscle Dysfunction, Peter T. Macklem
Imaging of the Chest Wall and Diaphragm, K. Malagari and Robert G. Fraser
Assessment of Thoracic Function, Malcolm Green and G. JohnGibson
Respiratory Muscle Fatigue: Rationale for Diagnostic Tests, E. DeVito and Alejandro E. Grassino
Respiratory Muscle Pathology, W. Darlene Reid

Pathophysiology

Thoracic Deformities, Edward H. Bergofsky
Obesity and Abdominal Distension, Dudley F. Rochester
The Chest Wall and Respiratory Muscles in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, Andre De Troyer and Neil Blair Pride
The Respiratory System After Lung Transplantation, Robert D. Levy
Thoracic Disorders in Childhood, Mary Ellen B. Wohl, Ann R. Stark, and Dennis C. Stokes
Ventilatory Failure and Respiratory Muscles, Charis Roussos and Spyros Zaknthinos
Pleural, Alveolar, and Systemic Disease Affecting Chest Wall Function, G. John Gibson and Neil Blair Pride
Neurological Disorders Affecting Respiration, Steven L. Lieberman, Robert R. Young, and Jeremy M. Shefner
The Respiratory System in Neuromuscular Disorders, Andre De Troyer and Marc Estenne
Application of Cell and Molecular Biology to the Study of Respiratory Muscle Adaption and Disease, Basil J. Petrof
Respiratory Muscle Involvement in Systemic Autoimmune Disease, Spyros A. Papiris, Marinos C. Dalakas, and Halarampos M. Moutsopoulos

Therapeutic Approaches

Respiratory Muscle Rest, Sharon A. Esau, Jonathon D. Truwit, and Dudley F. Rochester
Coordination and Breathing Retaining, Bartolme R. Celli
Conditioning of the Ventilatory Muscles, John A. Faulkner
Respiratory Muscle Pharmacology, Michel Aubier and Marc Decramer
Interactions Between Patients and Ventilators, Magdy Younes
Ventilatory Support of Acute Respiratory Failure, John J. Marini
The Role of PEEP or CPAP in the Mechanically Ventilated COPD Patient, Stewart B. Gottfried
Domiciliary Ventilation, Roger S. Goldstein and Monica A. Avendano
Artificial Lung in Acute Respiratory Failure, Luciano Gattinoni, Antonio Pesenti, and Michela Bombino
Techniques of Constant Flow Ventilation, Arthur S. Slutsky
Respiratory Muscles and Rehabilitation, Marc Decramer
Phrenicodiaphragmatic Pacing, Harald Fodstad
Weaning, Martin J. Tobin, Amal Jubran, and William B. Van de Graaff
Nutrition and Respiratory Disease, Michael Donahoe and Robert M. Rogers
Surgery of the Chest Wall, Peter Goldstraw and David Taggart