In view of the importance of pulmonaryand critical care medicine to the field of internal medicine andthe speed with which the scientific basis of the discipline isevolving, this Sectional was developed. The purpose of this book isto provide the readers with an overview of the field of pulmonaryand critical care medicine. To achieve this end, this Sectionalcomprises the key pulmonary and critical care medicine chapters inHarrison's Principles of Internal Medicine, 17th edition,contributed by leading experts in the fields. This Sectional isdesigned not only for physicians-in-training, but also for medicalstudents, practicing clinicians, and other health careprofessionals who seek to maintain adequately updated knowledge ofthis rapidly advancing field. The editors believe that this bookwill improve the reader's knowledge of the discipline, as well ashighlight its importance to the field of internal medicine.

Contributors
Preface
SECTION I DIAGNOSIS OF RESPIRATORY DISORDERS
　1 Approach to the Patient with Disease of the RespiratorySystem
　2 Dyspnea and Pulmonary Edema
　3 Cough and Hemoptysis
　4 Hypoxia and Cyanosis
　5 Disturbances of Respiratory Function
　6 Diagnostic Procedures in Respiratory Disease
　7 Atlas of Chest Imaging
SECTION II DISEASES OF THE RESPIRATORY SYSTEM
　8 Asthma
　9 Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis and Pulmonary Infiltrates withEosinophilia
　10 Environmental Lung Disease
　11 Pneumonia

Contributors
Preface
SECTION I DIAGNOSIS OF RESPIRATORY DISORDERS
　1 Approach to the Patient with Disease of the RespiratorySystem
　2 Dyspnea and Pulmonary Edema
　3 Cough and Hemoptysis
　4 Hypoxia and Cyanosis
　5 Disturbances of Respiratory Function
　6 Diagnostic Procedures in Respiratory Disease
　7 Atlas of Chest Imaging
SECTION II DISEASES OF THE RESPIRATORY SYSTEM
　8 Asthma
　9 Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis and Pulmonary Infiltrates withEosinophilia
　10 Environmental Lung Disease
　11 Pneumonia
　12 Tuberculosis
　13 Influenza
　14 CommonViral Respiratory Infections and Severe Acute RespiratorySyndrome (SARS)
　15 Pneumocystis Infection
　16 Bronchiectasis and Lung Abscess
　17 Cystic Fibrosis
　18 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
　19 Interstitial Lung Diseases
　20 Deep Venous Thrombosis and Pulmonary Thromboembolism
　21 Disorders of the Pleura and Mediastinum
　22 Disorders of Ventilation.
　23 Sleep Apnea
　24 Lung Transplantation
　25 Infections in Lung Transplant Recipients
SECTION III GENERAL APPROACH TO THE CRITICALLY ILL PATIENT
　26 Principles of Critical Care Medicine
　27 Mechanical Ventilatory Support
　28 Approach to the Patient with Shock
SECTION IV COMMON CRITICAL ILLNESSES AND SYNDROMES
　29 Severe Sepsis and Septic Shock
　30 Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome
　31 Cardiogenic Shock and Pulmonary Edema
　32 Cardiovascular Collapse, Cardiac Arrest, and Sudden CardiacDeath
　33 Unstable Angina and Non-ST-Elevation MyocardialInfarction
　34 ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction
　35 Coma
　36 Neurologic Critical Care, Including Hypoxic-IschemicEncephalopathy and Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
SECTION V DISORDERS COMPLICATING CRITICAL ILLNESSES AND THEIRMANAGEMENT
　37 Acute Renal Failure
　38 Dialysis in the Treatment of Renal Failure
　89 Fluid and Electrolyte Disturbances
　40 Acidosis and Alkalosis
　41 Coagulation Disorders
　42 Treatment and Prophylaxis of Bacterial Infections
　43 Antiviral Chemotherapy, Excluding Antiretroviral Drugs
　44 Diagnosis and Treatment of Fungal Infections
　45 Oncologic Emergencies
Appendix LaboratorvValues of Clinical Importance
Review and Self-Assessment
Index