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A revised and expanded reference on the variety of maladies affecting the critical alveolar or "interstitial" cell wall of lung tissue. Organized into two broad sections, contributed chapters first address the clinical approaches used to diagnose such diseases, including various imaging technologies and microscopic identification. The second and larger section focuses on current understanding of the basic mechanisms behind the diseases, both in terms of how damage is caused and how it is repaired. Special issues relating to pediatric patients, the role of genetics, and recently developed treatment protocols receive attention. The included CD-ROM contains the complete text, with illustrations, in searchable PDF files. Book News, Inc.?, Portland, OR --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

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Univ. of Colorado, Denver. Text is a standard reference for clinicians regarding the management of patients with interstitial lung disease. Discusses clinical approaches, basic mechanisms, and clinical entities. Provides new definitions of diagnosis, evaluation, and management. Focuses on the multidisciplinary approach to diagnosis. Previous edition: c1998.

Part 1: Clinical Approaches
Approach to the Interstitial Lung Diseases
Anatomic Distribution and Histopathologic Pattern in Interstitial Lung Disease
Physiology of Interstitial of Lung Disease
Imaging of Diffuse Parenchymal Lung Disease
Bronchoalveolar Lavage and Interstitial Lung Disease
Interstitial Lung Disease in Pediatric Patients
Genetics of Interstitial Lung Diseases
Part 2: Basic Mechanisms
Inflammation and the Pathogenesis of Interstitial Lung Disease
Role of the Pulmonary Epithelium and Surfactant of the Pathogenesis of Interstitial Lung Disease
Cytokine Biology and the Pathogenesis of Interstitial Lung Disease
Extracellular Matrix in the Pathogenesis of Lung Injury and Repair
Immunologic Events in the Development of Interstitial Lung Disease: The Paradigm of Sarcoidosis
Potential Therapies for Interstitial Lung Disease
Part 3: Clinical Entities
Sarcoidosis
Silicosis and Coal Workers Pneumoconiosis
Asbestosis and Asbestosis-Induced Pleural Fibrosis
Interstitial Lung Disease Disorders Due to Beryllium and Cobalt
Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis
Drug Induced Lung Disease
Connective Tissue Disease
Pulmonary Vasculitis
Diffuse Alveolar Hemorrhage
Eosinophilic Pneumonias
Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis
Idiopathic Pulmonary Bronchiolitis
Lymphoplasmacytic Infiltrations of the Lung
Eosinophilic Granuloma
Lymphangioleiomyomatosus
Alveolar Proteinosis