Respiratory Manifestations of Neuromuscular and Chest Wall Disease, An Issue of Clinics in Chest Medicine

<p>Preface: Progress in the Treatment of Patients with Neuromuscular and Nonmuscular Chest Wall Diseases </p> <p>Section 1: Basics</p> <p>Chest Wall Diseases: Respiratory Pathophysiology </p> <p>Pathophysiology of Neuromuscular Respiratory Diseases </p> <p>Sleep-Disordered Breathing in Neuromuscular and Chest Wall Diseases </p> <p>Pulmonary Function Testing in Neuromuscular and Chest Wall Disorders </p> <p>Assessing Diaphragm Function in Chest Wall and Neuromuscular Diseases</p> <p>Section 2: Disorders</p> <p>Disorders of the Diaphragm</p> <p>Disorders of the Chest Wall: Clinical Manifestations</p> <p>Muscular Dystrophies</p> <p>Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and the Respiratory System</p> <p>Metabolic Myopathies and the Respiratory System</p> <p>Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury: Pulmonary Physiologic Principles and Management</p> <p>Obesity Hypoventilation Syndrome</p> <p>Section 3: Treatment</p> <p>Noninvasive Ventilation for Neuromuscular Disease</p> <p>Swallowing and Secretion Management in Neuromuscular Disease</p> <p>Diaphragm Pacing</p>