Assessment of a Patient with Lung Disease

1. The History in Lung Disease.- 2. Examination of the Respiratory System.- 3. Microbiological Investigation of Lung Disease.- 4. Lung Function Tests J. R. Webb and G..- 5. Arterial Blood Gases and Acid-Base Balance.- 6. Immunology and the Lung.- 7. Invasive Investigations in Lung Disease.- 8. Diagnostic Cytology.- 9. Perfusion and Ventilation Lung Scanning.- References and Further Reading.