The all-new AAP policy guide is the definitive reference on the topic of pediatric pulmonology. It will guide the pediatrician in the diagnosis, management and treatment of children with respiratory issues such as pneumonia, sleep apnea, asthma, cystic fibrosis, bronchiolitis, bronchiectasis, tuberculosis, croup, as well as respiratory disorders associated with other systemic illnesses. Special topics include the care of underwater divers, children with altitude sickness, and those near-drowning as well as the effect of pregnancy on lung function.

Topics include: asthma, COPD, pneumonia, pneumonitis, lung cancer, sleep apnea, chronic cough, effusions, pleurisy, sarcoidosis, interstitial lung disease, pulmonary hypertension, hemoptysis, lung nodules, dyspnea, vocal cord dysfunction, atelectasis, PFT's, chest X-ray..... Features: Edited by a board certified pulmonologist.  Referenced, hyperlinked, full of illustrations. This text is full of differentials, work-ups, physical exam pearls, and detailed treatments for practicing clinicians. This text contains numerous illustrations and is fully referenced.   The 

Topic Content Sample:  Contents: Exam & Testing | Effusion | Atelectasis | Pneumothorax | Trauma | Dyspnea / ARDS | Pleurisy | Mass / Nodule | Hemoptysis | Cough | Cystic Fibrosis | Sleep Apnea | Sarcoid | Interstitial Lung Dz | Pulmonary HTN | Asthma | Vocal Cord Dysfunction | COPD | Bronchitis | Pneumonia | Pneumonitis | Pneumoconiosis | Transplant | VARIOUS & Pearls | Venous Thromboembolism (VTE) / PE | PFT’s | Lung Ca | Alpha-1 Antitrypsin | Pulm Embolism | O2 therapy | Hypoxemia | Hypoxia | Pulse Ox |
The Pulmonary Exam:   Links: Physical Exam and abnormalities | Breath Sounds | Pulmonary Function Testing| Bronchoscopy/ BAL | Labs | CT | PET Scan | CXR Analysis & Common CXR Lesions | Thoracentesis | Arterial Blood Gas |
Physical Exam of the Chest:  4 Steps:   Links: Inspection | Sternum | Accessory Inspiration | Palpation | Percussion | Auscultation | Auscultation Errors | Disease Processes | Breath Sounds |
Pleural Effusion (Hydrothorax):   Links: Definitions | Mechanisms | Transudate | Exudate | Thoracentesis | Labs | Etiology | Empyema / Parapneumonic Effusion | Pleurodesis | Chest Tube | Pulmonary Edema |
Dyspnea: Links: Hx & PE | Ddx | Tx | Pulmonary Edema | Acute Respiratory Failure | ARDS | End-Stage or Terminal Pt | Acute interstitial pneumonia | Pleurisy | Pneumothorax | Ventilatory Patterns | Diphragmatic Paralysis |
Pneumonia: Links: Predisposition | Etiology | S/s | CXR Findings | Labs | G-stain | Sputum | Admission | *Empiric Tx’s* | Strep pneumonia | H Flu | Staph aureus | Klebsiella | Moraxella | Anaerobic / Aspiration | Pseudomonas | Nosocomial | Ventilator | ATYPICAL Pneumonia | Ddx | PEDIATRIC | Recurrent / Chronic | Empyema | Acute interstitial pneumonia | Eosinophilic Pneumonia | Lipoid | Viral |
Updated fully through Oct 30 2011

Topics include: asthma, COPD, pneumonia, pneumonitis, lung cancer, sleep apnea, chronic cough, effusions, pleurisy, sarcoidosis, interstitial lung disease, pulmonary hypertension, hemoptysis, lung nodules, dyspnea, vocal cord dysfunction, atelectasis, PFT's, chest X-ray..... Features: Edited by a board certified pulmonologist.  Referenced, hyperlinked, full of illustrations. This text is full of differentials, work-ups, physical exam pearls, and detailed treatments for practicing clinicians. This text contains numerous illustrations and is fully referenced.   The 

Topic Content Sample:  Contents: Exam & Testing | Effusion | Atelectasis | Pneumothorax | Trauma | Dyspnea / ARDS | Pleurisy | Mass / Nodule | Hemoptysis | Cough | Cystic Fibrosis | Sleep Apnea | Sarcoid | Interstitial Lung Dz | Pulmonary HTN | Asthma | Vocal Cord Dysfunction | COPD | Bronchitis | Pneumonia | Pneumonitis | Pneumoconiosis | Transplant | VARIOUS & Pearls | Venous Thromboembolism (VTE) / PE | PFT’s | Lung Ca | Alpha-1 Antitrypsin | Pulm Embolism | O2 therapy | Hypoxemia | Hypoxia | Pulse Ox |
The Pulmonary Exam:   Links: Physical Exam and abnormalities | Breath Sounds | Pulmonary Function Testing| Bronchoscopy/ BAL | Labs | CT | PET Scan | CXR Analysis & Common CXR Lesions | Thoracentesis | Arterial Blood Gas |
Physical Exam of the Chest:  4 Steps:   Links: Inspection | Sternum | Accessory Inspiration | Palpation | Percussion | Auscultation | Auscultation Errors | Disease Processes | Breath Sounds |
Pleural Effusion (Hydrothorax):   Links: Definitions | Mechanisms | Transudate | Exudate | Thoracentesis | Labs | Etiology | Empyema / Parapneumonic Effusion | Pleurodesis | Chest Tube | Pulmonary Edema |
Dyspnea: Links: Hx & PE | Ddx | Tx | Pulmonary Edema | Acute Respiratory Failure | ARDS | End-Stage or Terminal Pt | Acute interstitial pneumonia | Pleurisy | Pneumothorax | Ventilatory Patterns | Diphragmatic Paralysis |
Pneumonia: Links: Predisposition | Etiology | S/s | CXR Findings | Labs | G-stain | Sputum | Admission | *Empiric Tx’s* | Strep pneumonia | H Flu | Staph aureus | Klebsiella | Moraxella | Anaerobic / Aspiration | Pseudomonas | Nosocomial | Ventilator | ATYPICAL Pneumonia | Ddx | PEDIATRIC | Recurrent / Chronic | Empyema | Acute interstitial pneumonia | Eosinophilic Pneumonia | Lipoid | Viral |
Updated fully through Oct 30 2011

Written by some of the world's leading practitioners - and pioneers - in the field, Thoracic Endoscopy is the first up-to-the-minute, expert reference for clinicians with a solid foundation in diagnostic bronchoscopy and chest medicine needing to extend their clinical expertise in response to two decades of rapid development.

Thoracic Endoscopy covers four key areas of practice:

• advanced diagnostic bronchoscopy
  
  
• the latest techniques for interventional bronchoscopy — including the traditional rigid bronchoscopy techniques, ablative instruments and stents — and a discussion of endobronchial lung reduction and gene therapy
  
  
• a window to the pleura, covering the field of pleuroscopy and the advances in diagnosis and treatment
  
  
• clinical problems and methodologies, and strategies for solving them using interventional techniques

Thoracic Endoscopy presents the only coherent guide to the full range of techniques and practice patterns, and is the essential reference for both experienced interventional pulmonologists and students beginning to practice in this rapidly-developing field.

This new resource in the Requisites in Pediatrics series focuses on the assessment and treatment of pulmonary disorders commonly encountered in clinical practice. Abundant tables examine differential diagnosis, lab values/radiologic studies, treatment/therapy options, and when to refer to a specialist. A consistent organization throughout makes review easy, and chapters end with lists of key points. It's the ideal reference for a quick, efficient, and comprehensive review of essential information needed for board examinations or recertification.

• Emphasizes assessment and stabilization of the conditions most often encountered in practice.
• Examines differential diagnosis, lab values/radiologic studies, treatment/therapy options, and when to refer to a specialist through abundant tables.
• Organizes topics to address all of the major categories of pulmonary disease, including chronic lung disease, congenital pulmonary abnormalities, asthma, cystic fibrosis, interstitial lung disease, and more
• Features contributions from experts at top pediatric institutions.
• Provides key references within each chapter.

This practical step-by-step guide outlines diagnostic and therapeutic procedures using bronchoscopic and thorascopic techniques. This book is the first to combine both of these endoscopic interventional procedures within a single cover. Emphasis is given to indications, contraindications, safe management and practical use in the diagnosis and treatment of a variety of pulmonary disorders.

Pulmonology Review bridges the void in understanding between the Pulmonologist and the student. As part of an overall Medical Board Review Series, this volume is targeted towards residents looking to improve their knowledge to ultimately provide better care for their patients.

Consolidate the coding process with the one-stop resource developed exclusively for those who code for ENT, allergy, and pulmonology. Co-produced with the American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery (AAO-HNS), this comprehensive guide includes 2011 CPT and ICD-9-CM code sets specific to ENT, allergy, and pulmonology in an easy-to-use, one-page format. Each page has the CPT code with its official description and a detailed illustration, as well as lay descriptions, coding tips, terminology, cross-coding, and national Medicare relative value units. Getting to the code information you need has never been so easy.

Imaging in Pediatric Pulmonology is a definitive reference to imaging and differential diagnosis for pediatric pulmonology.  Diseases and disorders seen in everyday clinical practice are featured, including infections, developmental disorders, airway abnormalities, diffuse lung diseases, focal lung diseases, and lung tumors.  Organized to support the clinical thought process, the text begins with a series of clinical algorithms that provide a starting point for formulating a diagnosis.  The physician will be able to identify the differentials by symptom complex and accordingly determine what test would be effective and how to proceed.  The balance of the book is image-based and presents a comprehensive, multi-modality approach, with an emphasis on plain film and cross-sectional imaging.  The imaging sections are correlated with pathology and clinical findings to help readers learn what the modality of choice can enable them to see.  Edited by Robert H. Cleveland, MD, Professor of Radiology at Harvard Medical School and Chief of the Division of Diagnostic Radiology at Children’s Hospital Boston, the book includes a talented group of associate editors and contributing authors who are noted experts in pathology, pulmonology, and radiology, making Imaging in Pediatric Pulmonology an ideal reference for all physicians involved in the diagnosis and treatment of pediatric pulmonary issues.