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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]

## Contents

* 1 Overview
* 2 Historical Perspective
* 3 Classification
* 4 Pathophysiology
* 5 Causes
* 6 Differentiating Respiratory disease from other Diseases
* 7 Epidemiology and Demographics
* 8 Risk Factors
* 9 Screening
* 10 Natural History, Complications, and Prognosis
* 11 Diagnosis
* 12 Treatment
* 13 Case Studies

## Overview

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## Historical Perspective

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## Classification

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## Pathophysiology

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## Causes

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## Differentiating Respiratory disease from other Diseases

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## Epidemiology and Demographics

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## Risk Factors

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## Screening

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## Natural History, Complications, and Prognosis

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## Diagnosis

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History and Symptoms | Physical Examination | Laboratory Findings | Chest X Ray | CT | MRI | Ultrasound | Other Imaging Findings | Other Diagnostic Studies

## Treatment

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Medical Therapy | Surgery | Primary Prevention | Secondary Prevention | Cost-Effectiveness of Therapy | Future or Investigational Therapies

## Case Studies

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Case #1

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Respiratory system, physiology: respiratory physiology

Lung volumes|

VC * FRC * Vt * dead space * CC

calculations: respiratory minute volume * FEV1/FVC ratio

devices: spirometry * body plethysmography * peak flow meter

Airways/
ventilation (V)|

positive pressure ventilation * breath (inhalation, exhalation) * respiratory rate * respirometer * pulmonary surfactant * compliance * hysteresivity * airway resistance * bronchial hyperresponsiveness * bronchial challenge test * bronchoconstriction/bronchodilation

Blood/
perfusion (Q)|

pulmonary circulation * hypoxic pulmonary vasoconstriction * pulmonary shunt

Interactions/
ventilation/perfusion ratio (V/Q)|

ventilation/perfusion scan * zones of the lung * gas exchange * pulmonary gas pressures * alveolar gas equation * alveolar-arterial gradient * hemoglobin * oxygen-haemoglobin dissociation curve (2,3-DPG, Bohr effect, Haldane effect) * carbonic anhydrase (chloride shift) * oxyhemoglobin * respiratory quotient * arterial blood gas * diffusion capacity * DLCO

Control of respiration|

pons (pneumotaxic center, apneustic center) * medulla (dorsal respiratory group, ventral respiratory group) * chemoreceptors (central, peripheral) * pulmonary stretch receptors (Hering-Breuer reflex)

Insufficiency|

high altitude * oxygen toxicity * hypoxia

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