Clinical Focus Series Interstitial Lung Disease (Paperback)

This book is a comprehensive guide to all aspects of interstitial lung diseases (ILDs), providing scientific and clinical information. Beginning with the history of interstitial lung diseases, the following chapters examine both common ILDs, for example, idiopathic interstitial pneumonia, non-specific interstitial pneumonitis (NSIP) and sarcoidosis; and uncommon ILDs, such as lymphangioleiomyomatosis (LAM), drug-induced lung disease, alveolar proteinosis and eosinophilic lung disease. Each disease description collates key research examining physiological, pathophysiological, immunological, genetic and molecular advances of interstitial lung disease. Numerous tables, simple algorithms, chest x-rays, CT features and histological pictures enhance learning.

Table of Contents
1 History of Interstitial Lung Disease
2 Clinical Physiology of Interstitial Lung Disease
3 Clinical Approach to Interstitial Lung Disease
4 Pathologist of the Idiopathic Interstitial Pneumonias
5 Imaging in ILD
6 Methodological and Statistical Issues in Interstitial Lung Disease Research
7 Relationship of GERD and Interstitial Lung Disease
8 Pulmonary Hypertension in interstitial Lung Disease
9 Airway Involvement in Interstitial Lung Disease
10 Clinical Features and Diagnosis of Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis
11 Pulmonary Involvement in Ankylosing Spondylitis and Sjogren\'s Syndrome
12 Interstitial Disease in Rheumatoid Arthritis
13 Role of Bronchoalveolar Lavage in diffuse Interstitial lung Disease
14 Relationship between Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis and Lung Cancer: Casual or Causal?
15 Scleroderma and Lung
16 Drug Induced Lung Disease a clinician\'s perspective
17 Medical Treatment of Non-Granulomatous Interstitial Lung Disease
18 Treatment of Granulomatous Lung Disease
19 Quality of Health issue in interstitial Lung Disease
20 Non-Specific Interstitial Pneumonitis: Clinical Features and Diagnosis
21 Role of Bronchoscopy in Interstitial Lung Disease
22 Alveolar Microlithiasis
23 Alveolar Proteinosis
24 Paraproteinemias and the Lung
25 Lung Transplantation and Interstitial Lung Disease
26 Langerhans Cell Granulomatosis and Lymphangioleiomyonatosis
27 Clinical Manifestations of Sarcoidosis
28 Eosinophilic Interstitial Lung Disease