Main description:

The World Clinics: Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine series brings pulmonary specialists fully up to date with the latest developments in different branches of respiratory medicine. Volume 2, Number 2 focuses on Pulmonary Manifestations of Systemic Diseases, which are diseases affecting the whole body rather than a single organ or body part.

Beginning with an introduction to systemic diseases and pulmonary manifestations, the following chapters examine how respiratory problems relate to, and assist in the diagnosis and management of various underlying conditions including cardiovascular diseases, renal disorders and gastrointestinal diseases.

Previous volumes in this series published in 2012 and 2013 and covered pneumonias and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) respectively.

Key points

Presents latest advances in diagnosis and treatment of systemic diseases through pulmonary manifestations
Covers interstitial lung diseases and pulmonary vasculitis in depth
Includes more than 60 images, illustrations and tables
Previous volumes covered pneumonias and COPD

Contents:

Editorial
Abbreviations
Pulmonary Manifestations of Systemic Diseases
Approach to Systemic Manifestations of Pulmonary Disease
Pulmonary Manifestations of Rheumatoid Arthritis
Drug-induced Pulmonary Disease
Lungs in Cardiovascular Diseases
Lung in Systemic Vasculitis
Pulmonary-renal Syndrome
Lungs in Systemic Sclerosis
Pulmonary Involvement in Parasitic Diseases
Pleuropulmonary Complications of Pancreatitis
Lungs in Neuromuscular Diseases
Menstrual Cycle-Related Respiratory Disorders
Pulmonary Manifestations of Gastrointestinal Diseases
Pulmonary Manifestation of Liver Diseases