Recognizing Symptoms of Common Lung Diseases: Causes and Treatment of Shortness of Breath, Cough, and Chest Pain in Lung Diseases

This book presents discussions of symptoms caused by common lung diseases. Physiologic reasons for production of symptoms are presented in detail for health care workers and also made understandable to laymen having interests in lung diseases. Symptoms are correlated with apprppriate diseases. X-rays are used to emphasize key points. Readers will be able to identify lung diseases, such as pneumothorax and pleural effusion, on chest x-ray. Treatment of symptoms and diseases are also discussed.