About the author ix

Acknowledgements xi

About the companion website xiii

1 Introduction to respiratory medicine 1

2 Embryology, anatomy, and physiology of the lung 5

3 Pharmacology of the lung 29

4 Common respiratory investigations 51

5 Common presentations of respiratory disease 83

6 Obstructive airways disease 105

7 Diffuse parenchymal lung disease 137

8 Respiratory infections 173

9 Lung cancer 205

10 Pleural disease 235

11 Pulmonary embolus, pulmonary hypertension, and vasculitides 267

12 Suppurative lung disease 293

13 Respiratory failure 317

14 Sleep‐related disorders 333

15 Occupational, environmental, and recreational lung disease 353

16 Disorders of the mediastinum 369

17 Acute lung injury and acute respiratory distress syndrome 383

Index 395

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