Challenging Cases in Pulmonology
From acute respiratory diseases to chronic lung conditions, pulmonology is a vital area of clinical medicine. Due to a wide array of respiratory diseases, clinical presentation of pulmonary conditions can be complex and oftentimes challenging. In addition
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Challenging Cases in Pulmonology Edited by
Massoud Mahmoudi, DO, PhD, FACOI, FACP, FCCP, FAAAAI Associate Clinical Professor, Department of Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA Adjunct Associate Professor, Department of Medicine, School of Osteopathic Medicine, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Stratford, NJ, USA Adjunct Associate Professor, Department of Medicine, San Francisco College of Osteopathic Medicine, Touro University, Vallejo, CA, USA
Editor Massoud Mahmoudi, DO, PhD, FACOI, FACP, FCCP, FAAAAI Associate Clinical Professor Department of Medicine Division of General Internal Medicine University of California San Francisco San Francisco, CA, USA Adjunct Associate Professor Department of Medicine School of Osteopathic Medicine University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey Stratford, NJ, USA Adjunct Associate Professor Department of Medicine San Francisco College of Osteopathic Medicine Touro University Vallejo, CA, USA [email protected]
ISBN 978-1-4419-7097-8 e-ISBN 978-1-4419-7098-5 DOI 10.1007/978-1-4419-7098-5 Springer New York Dordrecht Heidelberg London Library of Congress Control Number: 2011937581 © Springer Science+Business Media, LLC 2012 All rights reserved. This work may not be translated or copied in whole or in part without the written permission of the publisher (Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, 233 Spring Street, New York, NY 10013, USA), except for brief excerpts in connection with reviews or scholarly analysis. Use in connection with any form of information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed is forbidden. The use in this publication of trade names, trademarks, service marks, and similar terms, even if they are not identified as such, is not to be taken as an expression of opinion as to whether or not they are subject to proprietary rights. While the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of going to press, neither the authors nor the editors nor the publisher can accept any legal responsibility for any errors or omissions that may be made. The publisher makes no warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein. Printed on acid-free paper Springer is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com)
To the memory of my father, Mohammad H. Mahmoudi, and to my mother, Zohreh, my wife, Lily, and my sons Sam and Sina for their continuous support and encouragement.
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Preface
It is my pleasure to present to you the Challenging Cases in Pulmonology. This book like our two preceding titles, Challenging Cases in Allergy and Immunology (2009) and Challenging Cases in Allergic and Immunologic Diseases of the Skin (2010), presents the topic in a case-based study format. Pulmonology is a fascinating discipline of medicine that overlaps with other specialties such as allergy
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