Book Details

Series editor’s foreword
Preface
Acknowledgements
Series editor’s acknowledgement
Rapid MLA Index

Section 1 Basic science and physiology
1 Overview of the respiratory system
Introduction to respiratory medicine
Overall structure and function
Basic concepts in respiration
Control of respiration
Other functions of the respiratory system

2 Organization of the respiratory tract
The respiratory tract

3 Pulmonary circulation
Introduction
Blood supply to the lungs
Pulmonary blood flow

4 Physiology, ventilation and gas exchange
Introduction
Lung volumes
Mechanics of breathing
Ventilation and dead space
Gaseous exchange in the lungs

5 Perfusion and gas transport
Overview
The ventilation–perfusion relationship
Gas transport in the blood
Gas transport and respiratory failure
Acid–base balance

6 Control of respiratory function
Control of ventilation
Coordinated responses of the respiratory system
Respiratory response to extreme environments

7 Basic pharmacology
Overview
Bronchodilators
Glucocorticoids
Mucolytics
Drug delivery devices
Drugs used in smoking cessation
Palliative medications used in respiratory medicine

Section 2 Clinical assessment.
8 Taking a respiratory history
Introduction
General steps
History of presenting complaint
Breathlessness
Cough
Haemoptysis
Wheeze
Chest pain
Other associated symptoms
Systems review
Past medical history
Summary

9 Examination of the respiratory system
Introduction
Peripheral examination

10 The respiratory patient: clinical investigations
Introduction
Routine investigations
Invasive procedures
Investigations of pulmonary function

11 The respiratory patient: Imaging investigations
Introduction
Plain radiography
Ultrasound
Magnetic resonance imaging

Section 3 Respiratory conditions
12 Acute respiratory failure
Introduction
Initial assessment of the acutely breathless patient
How to read an arterial blood gas result
Respiratory failure
Oxygen delivery and ventilation
Useful links

13 The upper respiratory tract
Introduction
Emergency presentations of the upper respiratory
tract
Disorders of the nose
Disorders of the larynx
Tracheostomy and laryngectomy

14 Asthma
Definition and background
Classification
Precipitating factors
Occupational asthma
Pathogenesis
Clinical features
Investigations and diagnosis
Treatment of stable asthma
Acute asthma

15 Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Introduction
Epidemiology
Aetiology
Genetic risk factors
Pathophysiology
Mucus hypersecretion
Clinical features
Complications
Investigation
Management
Management of acute exacerbations of chronic
obstructive pulmonary disease

16 Disorders of the interstitium
Interstitial lung disease
Idiopathic interstitial pneumonias
Hypersensitivity pneumonitis
Occupational lung diseases
Useful links

17 Lung cancer
Bronchial carcinoma
Metastatic malignancy to the lung
Lung nodules
Mesothelioma

18 Respiratory infections
Pneumonia
Tuberculosis
Influenza
Coronavirus disease (COVID-19)
Fungal respiratory infections

19 Bronchiectasis and cystic fibrosis
Bronchiectasis
Cystic fibrosis

20 Pleural disease
Pleural effusion
Haemothorax
Chylothorax
Chest drain insertion
Pneumothorax
Tension pneumothorax
Neoplasms of the pleura: malignant mesothelioma

21 Thromboembolic disease and pulmonary
hypertension
Pulmonary embolism
Pulmonary hypertension

22 Sleep disorders
Sleep apnoea
Obstructive sleep apnoea
Central sleep apnoea
Obesity hypoventilation syndrome

23 Respiratory manifestations of systemic disease
Introduction
Sarcoidosis
Vasculitis
Systemic rheumatological diseases
HIV-related lung disease

Self-assessment
MLA High Yield Association Table
MLA Single Best Answer (SBA) Questions
MLA SBA Answers
OSCEs and Short Clinical Cases
Glossary
Index