Respiratory Disease, the latest volume in the "Treatment in Clinical Medicine" series, is in two parts: the first reviews the background to each of the main respiratory diseases with particular emphasis on management and treatment. The second reviews the main drugs used in respiratory practice in more detail and combines a pharmacological appraisal with a more personal assessment of their role and value in treatment. Practical aspects of management are emphasised. Where uncertainty exists the authors have described their own practice. The book aims to fill the gap which exists between textbooks of respiratory medicine, where there is often insufficient space to cover treatment in detail, and pharmacological textbooks, which are not concerned with practical management problems. It is intended for respiratory physicians, general physicians and senior medical students, and will provide useful background information for researchers entering the the field.

Contents: Assessment of Patients with Respiratory Disease

Autonomic Control of Airway Function
Lung Defence Mechanisms
Asthma
Chronic Bronchitis and Emphysema
Respiratory Failure and Sleep-related Breathing Disorders
Lower Respiratory Tract Infections
Tuberculosis
Sarcoidosis
Alveolitis
Lung Tumours
The Lungs in Systemic Disease, Pulmonary Eosinophilia and Drug Reactions
Pneumothorax and Pleural Effusions
Methods of Drug Administration
Sympathomimetic Amines
Antimuscarinic Drugs
Theophylline and Related Xanthines
Corticosteroids
Sodium Cromoglycate and Related Drugs
Respiratory Stimulants
Antituberculous Chemotherapy
Drugs Affecting Cough and Sputum
Oxygen Therapy
Subject Index. 1 Assessment of Patients with Respiratory Disease
2 Autonomic Control of Airway Function
3 Lung Defence Mechanisms
4 Asthma
5 Chronic Bronchitis and Emphysema
6 Respiratory Failure and Sleep-related Breathing Disorders
7 Lower Respiratory Tract Infections
8 Tuberculosis
9 Sarcoidosis
10 Alveolitis
11 Lung Tumours
12 The Lungs in Systemic Disease, Pulmonary Eosinophilia and Drug Reactions
13 Pneumothorax and Pleural Effusions
14 Methods of Drug Administration
15 Sympathomimetic Amines
16 Antimuscarinic Drugs
17 Theophylline and Related Xanthines
18 Corticosteroids
19 Sodium Cromoglycate and Related Drugs
20 Respiratory Stimulants
21 Antituberculous Chemotherapy
22 Drugs Affecting Cough and Sputum
23 Oxygen Therapy.