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Elsevier Respiratory Manifestations of Neuromuscular and Chest Wall Disease An Issue of Clinics in Chest Medicine 1st Edition by McCool, F.
This issue of Chest Medicine Clinics focuses on Respiratory Manifestations of Neuromuscular and Chest Wall Disease, with topics including: Respiratory Pathophysiology of CW; Respiratory Pathophysiology of NMDiseases; Sleep Disordered breathing in NMDs and CW; PFT Measurements in NMD and CW disorders; Assessing diaphragm function in chest wall and neuromuscular disease; Disorders of the Diaphragm; Disorders of the CW; Muscular Dystrophies; Respiratory Issues in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis; Metabolic myopathies and the Respiratory System; Respiratory complications of SCI; Obesity hypoventilation syndrome; NIV in NMD and CW; Swallowing and Secretion Management Issues in Neuromuscular Disease; Advances in Cell and Molecular Biology in NMD; and Diaphragm Pacing. Preface: Progress in the Treatment of Patients with Neuromuscular and Nonmuscular Chest Wall Diseases Section 1: BasicsChest Wall Diseases: Respiratory Pathophysiology Pathophysiology of Neuromuscular Respiratory Diseases Sleep-Disordered Breathing in Neuromuscular and Chest Wall Diseases Pulmonary Function Testing in Neuromuscular and Chest Wall Disorders Assessing Diaphragm Function in Chest Wall and Neuromuscular DiseasesSection 2: DisordersDisorders of the DiaphragmDisorders of the Chest Wall: Clinical ManifestationsMuscular DystrophiesAmyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and the Respiratory SystemMetabolic Myopathies and the Respiratory SystemTraumatic Spinal Cord Injury: Pulmonary Physiologic Principles and ManagementObesity Hypoventilation SyndromeSection 3: TreatmentNoninvasive Ventilation for Neuromuscular DiseaseSwallowing and Secretion Management in Neuromuscular DiseaseDiaphragm Pacing