Fishman's Pulmonary Diseases and Disorders, 2-Volume Set, Sixth Edition

The definitive guide to the clinical and scientific aspects of pulmonary medicine―fully updated with the latest advances in the field

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Fishman’s Pulmonary Diseases and Disorders delivers unparalleled coverage of pulmonary medicine. With nearly 2500 illustrations, 60 videos, and 22,000 references, this peerless, two-volume resource provides a comprehensive overview of the scientific basis of lung function in health and disease.

You’ll find detailed coverage of the broad array of disorders affecting the respiratory system, including obstructive and restrictive diseases, pulmonary vascular disorders, sleep-disordered breathing, lung neoplasms, respiratory infections, and respiratory failure. In addition, you’ll learn about all the latest advances, including molecular development of the lung, stem cells and respiratory disease, the genetics of pulmonary disease, the growth of personalized medicine, technical advances in lung transplantation, and much more.

Notable new content in the 6th edition includes discussion of the respiratory effects of vaping, detailed consideration of the idiopathic interstitial pneumonitis, state-of the-art discussion of lung nodules, a summary of the use of immunotherapy in the treatment of lung cancer, COVID-19-related lung disease and its management, and a comprehensive discussion of noninvasive ventilation, including its use in ambulatory and ICU settings. In addition, new chapters on cystic lung disease, lung cancer screening, the lung microbiome, developmental lung disorders, nocardiosis and actinomycosis, and application of ECMO are included.

Michael A. Grippi, MD, Pulmonary, Allergy & Critical Care Division in the Department of Medicine at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania.

Danielle E. Antin-Ozerkis, MD, Medical Director at the Yale Center for Interstitial Lung Diseases, and Associate Professor in the Section of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine at the Yale School of Medicine.

Charles S. Dela Cruz, MD, PhD, Associate Professor of Medicine (Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine) and of Microbial Pathogenesis, and Director of the Center of Pulmonary Infection Research and Treatment (CPIRT) at the Yale School of Medicine

Robert M. Kotloff, MD, Craig and Elaine Dobbin/Nancy P. Blumenthal Professor of Advanced Lung Disease, and Director, Harron Lung Center at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania.

Camille N. Kotton, MD, FIDSA, FAST, Associate Professor at Harvard Medical School and Clinical Director, Transplant and Immunocompromised Host Infectious Diseases in the Infectious Diseases Division at the Massachusetts General Hospital.

Allan I. Pack, MBChB, PhD, John Miclot Professor of Medicine in the Division of Sleep Medicine in the Department of Medicine at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania.