Pulmonary Hypertension
Chapter 77 Pulmonary Hypertension Nicholas L. Friedman, DO, FAAP, and Samuel B. Goldfarb, MD Introduction •Pulmonary hypertension is an increase in the pulmonary arterial pressure that results from a decrease…
Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis
Chapter 75 Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis Katharine Kevill, MD, MHCDS, FAAP Introduction/Etiology/Epidemiology •Hypersensitivity pneumonitis (HP), also called extrinsic allergic alveolitis, has no consensus definition. Most definitions include several common features. —It is a pulmonary…
Preventing and Treating Tobacco Dependence
Chapter 27 Preventing and Treating Tobacco Dependence Harold J. Farber, MD, MSPH, FAAP, and Marianna M. Sockrider, MD, DrPH, FAAP Introduction/Etiology/Epidemiology •Tobacco dependence is a severe chronic illness. Nicotine changes…
Vocal Cord Dysfunction
Chapter 78 Vocal Cord Dysfunction Paula Barson, MA-CCC, SLP, and Joseph Piccione, DO, MS Introduction/Etiology/Epidemiology •Vocal cord dysfunction (VCD) can be described as inappropriate adduction or closure of the true…
