Previous edition: 1995.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

volume 1. Physical Examination of the Respiratory System -- Common Respiratory Symptoms -- Growth, Development and Morphology of the Respiratory Tract -- Normal Respiratory Physiology -- Defence Mechanism in Respiratory System -- Diagnostic Methods in Lung Diseases -- Antimicrobial Agents -- Pneumonias -- Lung Abscess -- Bronchiectasis -- Tuberculosis -- Infection due to Nontuberculous Mycobacteria -- Fungal Infections of the Lung -- Parasitic Lung Diseases -- Bronchial Asthma -- volume 2. Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Diseases -- Respiratory Failure -- Cor Pulmonale -- Pulmonary Embolism -- Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome -- Interstitial Lung Diseases -- Lung Cancer -- Pulmonary Neoplasms other than Bronchogenic Carcinoma -- Sarcoidosis -- Pulmonary Vasculitides -- Lungs in Systemic Diseases -- Occupational and Environmental Lung Diseases -- Disorders of Pleura -- Mediastinal Diseases -- Disorders of the Diaphragm and Chest Wall -- Congenital Anomalies of the Respiratory System -- Lung Transplantation -- Pediatric Lung Diseases -- Critical Care in Pulmonary Medicine.