Diffuse Lung Disease

Diffuse Lung Disease




Interstitial lung diseases comprise a significant part of any respiratory medicine practice. This timely second
edition of Diffuse Lung Disease is a practical clinically-oriented resource, covering all the major advances in
diagnostic techniques and therapies. Authored by world authorities in the field, this book provides clear and specific
recommendations for the management of all forms of interstitial lung diseases.



This book is divided into two sections. The first section addresses the general aspects of diagnosis and management,
including clinical approach, radiographic approach, physiological changes, and classification. The second section
details each individual form of interstitial lung disease. Organized in an easy to follow format, each disease
specific chapter includes tables outlining diagnostic approach, differential diagnosis, disease monitoring, and
treatment. Illustrative cases, replete with high quality HRCT images, bring an added dimension to this outstanding
book.

Table of Contents
Section I General Considerations
1 Patient Evaluation........................................................................ 3
Keith C. Meyer and Ganesh Raghu
2 Radiologic Evaluation.................................................................. 17
David A. Lynch
3 Bronchoalveolar Lavage.............................................................. 37
Marjolein Drent and Catharina F.M. Linssen
4 Pathology of Diffuse Lung Disease............................................. 49
Thomas V. Colby and Kevin O. Leslie
5 Pulmonary Function Testing....................................................... 71
Athol U. Wells, Simon Ward, and Derek Cramer
6 Diffuse Lung Disease: Classification and Evaluation............... 85
Harold R. Collard and Talmadge E. King Jr.
7 Drug Therapy for Interstitial Lung Disease.............................. 101
Robert P. Baughman, Ulrich Costabel,
and Elyse E. Lower
8 Pulmonary Hypertension in Interstitial Lung Disease............. 121
Oksana A. Shlobin and Steven D. Nathan
Section II Specific Diseases
9 Sarcoidosis.................................................................................... 139
Daniel A. Culver and Marc A. Judson
10 Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis................................................... 171
Joseph P. Lynch III and John A. Belperio
11 Nonspecific Interstitial Pneumonia............................................ 195
Kevin R. Flaherty and Fernando J. Martinez
12 A Practical Approach to Connective Tissue
Disease-Associated Lung Disease................................................ 217
Aryeh Fischer and Roland M. du Bois
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13 Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis: A Clinical Perspective............. 239
Mois? Selman, Mayra Mej?, H?tor Ortega,
and Carmen Navarro
14 Smoking and Interstitial Lung Disease...................................... 253
Joshua J. Solomon and Kevin K. Brown
15 Childhood Interstitial Lung Disease.......................................... 271
Lisa R. Young
16 Rare Interstitial Lung Diseases................................................... 293
Tristan J. Huie, Amy L. Olson, Marvin I. Schwarz,
and Stephen K. Frankel
17 Occupational- and Drug-Induced Disorders............................. 319
Michal Pirozynski and John Joseph Borg
18 Bronchiolitis.................................................................................. 343
Vincent Cottin and Jean-Fran?is Cordier
19 Pulmonary Vasculitis................................................................... 365
Ulrich Specks and Karina A. Keogh
Index...................................................................................................... 387