Thoracic Tumors
Chapter 83 Thoracic Tumors Saumini Srinivasan, MD, MS Introduction •Primary pulmonary tumors are rare in infants and children and may be either benign or malignant. •Metastatic tumor involvement is much…
Pulmonary Aspiration: Foreign Bodies and Massive Aspiration
Chapter 73 Pulmonary Aspiration: Foreign Bodies and Massive Aspiration John L. Colombo, MD, FAAP, and Paul H. Sammut, MB, BCh, FAAP, FCCP Introduction •Aspiration of materials that are foreign to the…
Oxygen Therapy
Chapter 111 Oxygen Therapy Sankaran Krishnan, MD, MPH Definitions •Hypoxemia: Decreased partial pressure of oxygen in the blood •Hypoxia: Decreased oxygen content in the tissues •Normobaric oxygen therapy: Administration of…
Tuberculosis
Chapter 58 Tuberculosis Carol Conrad, MD Introduction •Tuberculosis (TB) is typically caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis and occasionally by Mycobacterium bovis. •The lungs are the major site of M tuberculosis infection….
