Respiratory Emergencies
A. Fein, S. Kamholz & D. Ost (Eds)
I. Pathophysiology
1. Dyspnea Pathophysiology, DDx, and Quantitation PMA Calverley, Aintree Chest Centre, Liverpool
2. Pathophysiology of acute and chronic respiratory failure Hubmeyer
3. Pulmonary Vascular Physiology Ivan McMurtry, PhD, Univ Colorado
4. Pulmonary Mechanics (ventilation/compliance) Martin Tobin
5. Respiratory Muscle Mechanics: a clinical approach A. Grassino
II. Diagnostics and Interventions
1. Airway Mngmt (ETT/intubation) Peter Walker
3. Tracheostomy Kevin Kovitz, Tulane Univ. Med Ctr.
4. Mechanical Ventilation Modalities C. Roussos
5. Advanced Modalities of Mechanical Ventilation Roy Brauer, Johns Hopkins
6. NIPPV Mancebo
7. Radiology Rakesh Shah
8. Bronchoscopy Praveen Mathur, Indiana Univ Med Ctr
9. Chest tubes and Thoracoscopy R. Loddenkemper
III. Diseases and Syndromes
1. Infectious Diseases:
a. Upper Airway Infections Gulane PJ, Toronto, Canada
b. Pneumonia A. Torres, Barcelona
c. ARDS Timothy Evans
d. Tropical Pulmonary Syndromes Sharma, UCLA
e. Pleural Space Infections and Empyema Sahn
2. Environmental
a. Toxic Gas Inhalation/CO/Smoke Inhalation Haponik, Johns Hopkins
b. Diving B. Krieger
c. High Altitude Diseases (HAPE/HACE) Peter Hackett, Univ Colorado
d. Drug Induced Dorothy White, Memorial Sloan Kettering
3. Mechanical/Pleural
a. Pneumothorax John Heffner
b. Trauma Rudy Lackner
4. Vascular
a. Pulmonary Embolism Victor Tapson
b. Massive Hemoptysis Michael Lippman
c. Vasculitis and Pulmonary-Renal Syndromes Marvin Schwartz, Univ Colorado
d. Cardiogenic Pulmonary Edema Stanley Katz
e. Pulmonary Hypertension Nazarino Gali, Italy
5. Airway Diseases
a. Status Asthmaticus Jill Karpel, NSUH
b. COPD NM Siafakias, Univ Hospital of Heraklion
c. Large Airway Tumors/Obstruction Marquette, Lille, France
d. Aspiration syndromes
IV. Special Populations and Situations
1. Lung Transplant T. Higenbottam
2. Immunocompromised Host/BMT C. Mayaud
3. HIV G. Semenzato
4. Bioterrorism Lisa Moores, Walter Reed Med Ctr
