Respiratory Medicine. Stephen J. Bourke

choice answers 9 Cystic fibrosis Introduction The basic defect Clinical features Diagnosis Treatment Prospective treatments FURTHER READING Multiple choice questions Multiple choice answers 10 Asthma Definition Prevalence Aetiology Pathogenesis and pathology Clinical features Diagnosis Investigations Conditions associated with asthma Management Acute severe asthma FURTHER READING Multiple choice questions Multiple choice answers 11 Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease Introduction Definitions Aetiology Clinical features and progression Investigations Management Emergency treatment Admission avoidance and early supported discharge for COPD FURTHER READING Multiple choice questions Multiple choice answers 12 Carcinoma of the lung Introduction Aetiology Pathology Diagnosis Communicating the diagnosis Lung cancer screening Treatment Carcinoid tumour FURTHER READING Multiple choice questions Multiple choice answers 13 Interstitial lung disease Introduction Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis Idiopathic interstitial pneumonias Connective tissue diseases Drug‐induced interstitial lung disease Hypersensitivity pneumonitis Sarcoidosis FURTHER READING Multiple choice questions Multiple choice answers 14 Occupational lung disease Introduction Work‐related asthma Berylliosis Flavouring‐related obliterative bronchiolitis: “popcorn worker’s lung” Pneumoconiosis Silicosis Siderosis Asbestos‐related lung disease Compensation FURTHER READING Multiple choice questions Multiple choice answers 15 Pulmonary vascular disease Pulmonary embolism Pulmonary hypertension Pulmonary vasculitis FURTHER READING Multiple choice questions Multiple choice answers 16 Pneumothorax and pleural effusion Pneumothorax Pleural effusion Oesophageal rupture FURTHER READING Multiple choice questions Multiple choice answers 17 Acute respiratory distress syndrome Introduction Pathogenesis Clinical features