Main description:

This issue of Chest Medicine Clinics focuses on Respiratory Manifestations of Neuromuscular and Chest Wall Disease, with topics including: Respiratory Pathophysiology of CW; Respiratory Pathophysiology of NMDiseases; Sleep Disordered breathing in NMDs and CW; PFT Measurements in NMD and CW disorders; Assessing diaphragm function in chest wall and neuromuscular disease; Disorders of the Diaphragm; Disorders of the CW; Muscular Dystrophies; Respiratory Issues in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis; Metabolic myopathies and the Respiratory System; Respiratory complications of SCI; Obesity hypoventilation syndrome; NIV in NMD and CW; Swallowing and Secretion Management Issues in Neuromuscular Disease; Advances in Cell and Molecular Biology in NMD; and Diaphragm Pacing.

Contents:

Preface: Progress in the Treatment of Patients with Neuromuscular and Nonmuscular Chest Wall Diseases

Section 1: Basics

Chest Wall Diseases: Respiratory Pathophysiology

Pathophysiology of Neuromuscular Respiratory Diseases

Sleep-Disordered Breathing in Neuromuscular and Chest Wall Diseases

Pulmonary Function Testing in Neuromuscular and Chest Wall Disorders

Assessing Diaphragm Function in Chest Wall and Neuromuscular Diseases

Section 2: Disorders

Disorders of the Diaphragm

Disorders of the Chest Wall: Clinical Manifestations

Muscular Dystrophies

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and the Respiratory System

Metabolic Myopathies and the Respiratory System

Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury: Pulmonary Physiologic Principles and Management

Obesity Hypoventilation Syndrome

Section 3: Treatment

Noninvasive Ventilation for Neuromuscular Disease

Swallowing and Secretion Management in Neuromuscular Disease

Diaphragm Pacing