Bronchiectasis, an Issue of Clinics in Chest Medicine: Clinics: Internal Medicine 33-2

Description

The first issue of Clinics in Chest Medicine to be published with this focus, this issue reviews bronchiectasis from numerous angles to provide comprehensive coverage on this important subject. Epidemiology, airway defense mechanisms, pathogenesis, imaging and genetic causes of bronchiectasis are discussed. Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis is addressed, as well as non-tuberculous mycobacteria as a cause of bronchiectasis. Authors examine how to evaluate the success of therapy for bronchiectasis (what endpoints to use) and then discuss a variety of therapy options: inhaled and systemic antibiotic treatment, chest physiotherapy, pharmacologic agents for mucous clearance, antipinflammatory therapy and macrolides. Pulmonary resection and lung transplantation for bronchiectasis are reviewed. Recent advances in Cystic Fibrosis are also discussed.

Table of Contents

Preface Mark L. Metersky Anne E. O'Donnell
Airway Defense Mechanisms Grant W. Waterer 199
Pathogenesis of Bronchiectasis Bart C. Moulton Alan F. Barker 211
The Initial Evaluation of Adults with Bronchiectasis Mark L. Metersky 219
Imaging of Bronchiectasis John Bonavita David P. Naidich 233
Genetic Causes of Bronchiectasis Christine M. Gould Alexandra F. Freeman Kenneth N. Olivier 249
Allergic Bronchopulmonary Aspergillosis Sonia N. Bains Marc A. Judson 265
Bronchiectasis and Nontuberculous Mycobacterial Disease David E. Griffith Timothy R. Aksamit 283
Diffuse Panbronchiolitis Shoji Kudoh Naoto Keicho 297
Recent Advances in Cystic Fibrosis Jason Lobo Juan M. Rojas-Balcazar Peadar G. Noone 307
Evaluating Success of Therapy for Bronchiectasis: What End Points to Use? Maeve P. Smith Adam T. Hill 329
Chest Physiotherapy Techniques in Bronchiectasis Lizzie J. Flude Penny Agent Diana Bilton 351
Pharmacologic Agents for Mucus Clearance in Bronchiectasis Girish B. Nair Jonathan S. Ilowite 363
The Use of Antiinflammatory Therapy and Macrolides in Bronchiectasis Charles Feldman 371
Antimicrobial Therapy for Bronchiectasis Anne E. O'Donnell 381
Pulmonary Resection and Lung Transplantation for Bronchiectasis David C. Mauchley Charles L. Daley Michael D. Iseman John D. Mitchell 387
Index 397