* First major evidence-based text in adult respiratorymedicine* Comprehensive, authoritative summary of the best treatments forthe major respiratory diseases* Compiled by specialists from the Cochrane Airways ManagementGroup* Easy-to-use format, with key clinical implications summarisedin each chapter* Kept up-to-date onlineCompiled by specialists from the Cochrane Collaboration AirwaysManagement Group, Evidence-based Respiratory Medicine is thefirst major evidence-based text in adult respiratory medicine.Providing a comprehensive summary of the best treatments for themost important respiratory diseases, some of the world's leadingphysicians review the evidence for a broad range of treatmentsusing evidence-based principles. Essential information is presentedin an easy-to-understand format, with the most important clinicalimplications summarised in each chapter.Evidence-based Respiratory Medicine tackles the bigclinical questions in diagnosis and treatment, presenting treatmentoptions which take into account the individual patient's needs.Evidence-Based Series: Evidence-based RespiratoryMedicine, part of the acclaimed series BMJ Evidence-basedmedicine textbooks that have revolutionised clinical medicineliterature, comes with a fully searchable CD-ROM of the wholetext.Note: CD-ROM/DVD and other supplementary materials arenot included as part of eBook file.

Contributors.Acknowledgement to Cochrane Library.1 Practising evidence-based respiratory medicine.1.1 Introduction.1.2 Diagnostic strategies.1.2.1 Presenting symptoms.1.2.2 Lung function testing.1.2.3 Chest radiographic and CT patterns.1.2.4 Diagnostic strategies in pulmonary embolism: anevidence-based approach.1.2.5 Screening for lung cancer.1.3 Therapeutics: general issues.1.3.1 Adherence and self-management.1.3.2 Corticosteroid-induced osteoporosis.1.3.3 Helping people to stop smoking.2 Asthma.2.1 Acute exacerbations.2.2 Chronic therapy: beta-agonists - short-acting,long-acting beta2-agonists.2.3 Inhaled corticosteroids in the treatment of asthma.2.4 Anti-leukotrienes.2.5 Asthma education..2.6 Non-pharmacological and complementary interventions tomanage asthma.2.7 Difficult asthma.2.8 Novel therapies in asthma: long-actingbeta2-agonists/inhaled corticosteroids.3 Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.3.1 Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease - acuteexacerbations.3.2 Anticholinergic bronchodilators in chronic obstructivepulmonary disease therapy.3.3 Inhaled corticosteroids in chronic obstructive pulmonarydisease.3.4 Combination of inhaled corticosteroids and long-actingbeta2-agonists in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.3.5 Systemic corticosteroids in stable chronic obstructivepulmonary disease.3.6 Lung volume reduction.4 Infection.4.1 Bronchitis and sinusitis.4.2 Community-acquired pneumonia.4.3 Pulmonary tuberculosis.4.4 Influenza: vaccination and treatment.4.5 Bronchiectasis.4.6 Adult cystic fibrosis.4.7 Antibiotics in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease,bronchiectasis and cystic fibrosis.5 Respiratory failure/sleep disordered breathing.5.1 Respiratory rehabilitation.5.2 Non-invasive ventilation in acute respiratory failure.5.3 Non-invasive positive pressure ventilation in stablepatients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. What is theevidence?5.4 The treatment of the obstructive sleepapnoea-hypopnoea syndrome.5.5 Long-term oxygen therapy for chronic respiratory failure inchronic obstructive pulmonary disease.6 Diffuse lung disease / pleural disease /thromboembolism.6.1 Diffuse lung disease.6.1.1 The treatment of cryptogenic fibrosing alveolitis.6.1.2 Evidence-based approach to treatment of sarcoidosis.6.1.3 Hypersensitivity pneumonitis.6.2 Pleural disease.6.3 Therapy of pulmonary thromboembolism: an evidence-basedapproach.6.4 Pulmonary hypertension.Index.