Prepared by residents, fellows, and attending physicians, this handy guide is ideal for residents called on to do an inpatient consult, for students working on an inpatient medicine service, and for specialists seeking information on pulmonology and general internal medicine management. Entries cover pulmonary function testing, respiratory failure, hemoptysis, solitary pulmonary nodule, community-acquired pneumonia, pulmonary embolus, and much more. Coverage includes a section on the appropriate conduct and approach of a medical consultant and reviews of selected clinical trials.

Prepared by residents, fellows, and attending physicians, this handy guide is ideal for residents called on to do an inpatient consult, for students working on an inpatient medicine service, and for specialists seeking information on pulmonology and general internal medicine management. This PDA reference covers inpatient and outpatient approaches, symptoms and diseases, and acute and chronic problems with the same front-lines practicality as the world-famous Washington Manual® of Medical Therapeutics.

Entries cover pulmonary function testing, respiratory failure, hemoptysis, solitary pulmonary nodule, community-acquired pneumonia, pulmonary embolus, and much more. Coverage includes a section on the appropriate conduct and approach of a medical consultant and reviews of selected clinical trials.
Platform: Palm OS, Windows CE, and Pocket PC handheld devices

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Radiology Basics

Pulmonary Function Testing

Exercise Testing

Bronchoscopy

Oxygen Delivery Devices

Non-Invasive Ventilation

Singultus

Cough

Asthma

COPD

Smoking Cessation

Community Acquired Pneumonia

Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia

Tuberculosis

Fungal Pulmonary Infections

Viral Pulmonary Infections

Cystic Fibrosis

Hemoptysis

Diffuse Alveolar Hemorrhage

Pulmonary Vasculitis

Pulmonary Embolus and Deep Venous Thrombosis

Pulmonary Hypertension

Pleural Diseases

Pleural Radiology

Sleep Disordered Breathing

Interstitial Lung Disease

Occupational Lung Disease

Solitary Pulmonary Nodule

Cavitary Lung Disease

Diseases of the Mediastinum

Consultative Problems in Specific Patient Populations

Lung Transplantation