Pulmonary Mechanics and Physiology

  1. Pathophysiology of Pulmonary Mechanical Disorders
    1. Obstructive Lung Diseases
      1. Pathophysiological Mechanisms
        1. Airway Narrowing
          1. Increased Resistance
            1. Air Trapping
            2. Asthma
              1. Airway Hyperresponsiveness
                1. Inflammatory Changes
                  1. Reversible Obstruction
                  2. Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
                    1. Emphysema
                      1. Alveolar Destruction
                        1. Loss of Elastic Recoil
                        2. Chronic Bronchitis
                          1. Mucus Hypersecretion
                            1. Airway Inflammation
                          2. Functional Consequences
                            1. Treatment Principles
                            2. Restrictive Lung Diseases
                              1. Pathophysiological Mechanisms
                                1. Decreased Compliance
                                  1. Reduced Lung Volumes
                                  2. Parenchymal Diseases
                                    1. Pulmonary Fibrosis
                                      1. Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome
                                        1. Pneumoconioses
                                        2. Chest Wall Disorders
                                          1. Kyphoscoliosis
                                            1. Neuromuscular Diseases
                                            2. Pleural Diseases
                                              1. Functional Assessment
                                                1. Management Approaches
                                                2. Mixed Patterns
                                                  1. Combined Obstructive-Restrictive Disease
                                                    1. Diagnostic Challenges
                                                      1. Clinical Examples

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                                                    1. Introduction to Pulmonary Mechanics and Physiology