Puzzling Cases in Pulmonary Medicine

Medical fraternity has not witnessed such a worst scenario in recent times and is fighting hard to contain the pandemic COVID-19 infection. It has affected all countries and all races across the globe. The mortality and morbidity have been so much that it is enough to make medical science helpless. The progression of infection and the way it affects multiple organs in the body are unique and not seen in any other disease so far described. In this background we thought of sharing our experience in treating COVID – 19 cases through the pandemic. Clinical course and radiological findings are described in detail and management aspects have been covered briefly. All cases discussed in this book were seen and managed by the authors themselves. Special care has been taken to highlight unique features in the X-ray and CT scan of these patients which will enable the clinician to identify various pathological changes in the lung. These imaging finding are unique for the pathognomonic involvement of COVID – 19 in the lung.

Common and Uncommon Cases in Pulmonary Medicine bring to the readers real time clinical case ranging from common diseases with typical presentations to uncommon and rare diseases with atypical features. Presented in a comprehensive, easy to read format, the book aims to be extremely useful to pinpoint a diagnosis. The chest X-ray is often central to the diagnosis and management of a patient. As a result, every doctor requires a thorough understanding of the common radiological problems. This pocket book describes the range of conditions likely to be encountered in the day-to-day clinical practice and guides the reader through the diagnostic process based on the appearance of the abnormality shown. Salient Features – Detailed discussion on X-ray and CT scans providing a clear understanding of a range of diseases encountered. – Includes valuable advice on how to examine an X-ray. – Assists the doctor in determining the nature of the abnormality. – Points the clinician towards a possible differential diagnosis. – Clinical pointers in each chapter to note the important features that may be missed. – There is extended use of CT imaging with advice on choosing modalities depending on the clinical circumstances.