Table of Contents
Anatomy and physiology of the upper and lower airways: comparative anatomy of the nasal and tracheal/bronchial airways, Fuad M. Baroody and Brendan J. Canning; the impact of nasal function and dysfunction on the lower airways, Alkis Togias and Hugh Windom; upper airway reflexes and involvement of the lower airway, Ronald Eccles. Epidemiology and pathogenesis of upper and lower airway disease: epidemiological evidence for the relationship between upper and lower airway diseases, Isabella Annesi-Maesano; comparative pathogenesis of upper and lower airway allergic disease, K. Rajakulasingam and Stephen R. Durham; pathogenetic links between rhinitis and asthma, Jean Bousquet, A. Maurizo Vignola and Pascal Demoly; viral infections - effects on nasal and lower airway functions, Imran R. Hussain and Sebastian L. Johnston; experimental animal models of upper-lower airways interactions, Charles G. Irvin. Diagnosis and treatment of rhino-sinusitis and asthma: diagnostic evaluation of sinusitis in patients with asthma, Sheldon Spector, Michael Diament and Dale Rice; management of allergic rhinitis in patients with asthma, Jonathan Corren and Jean Bousquet; medical management of sinusitis in patients with asthma, Larry Borish, James A. Wilde, William K. Dolen, Chester Stafford and Raymond Slavin; surgical management of rhinitis, sinusitis and nasal polyposis in patients with asthma, R. Jankowski; manifestations of aspirin sensitivity in the upper and lower airways, Donald D. Stevenson; effects of sleep on upper and lower airways, Robert D. Ballard; vocal cord dysfunction, Kenneth B. Newman. Systemic diseases affecting upper and lower airways: manifestations of cystic fibrosis in the upper and lower airways, Peter Macguire, Robert Bocian, Judy Palmer and Dale T. Umetsu; the sinobronchial syndrome and diffuse panbronchiolitis, Yukihiko Sugiyama and Shoji Kudoh; manifestations of Wegener's granulomatosis in the upper and lower airways, David B. Hellmann; manifestation of sarcoidosis in the upper and lower airways, David R. Moller and Irina Petrache; manifestations of immune deficiency syndromes in the upper and lower airways, Jeffrey L. Kishiyama and Daniel C. Adelman.
