Chapter 1
Effects of Obesity on Lung Function
Cheryl M. Salome, Gregory G. King, and Norbert Berend
Chapter 2
Effects of Obesity on Airway Responsiveness
Stephanie A. Shore
Chapter 3
Pathogenesis of Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Obesity
Jason Paul Kirkness and Susheel P. Patil
Chapter 4
The Effects of Obesity on Immune Function and Pulmonary Host Defense
Peter Mancuso
Chapter 5
Obesity Hypoventilation Syndrome
Stephen W. Littleton and Babak Mokhlesi
Chapter 6
Effect of Obesity on the Development and Clinical Presentation of Asthma
Akshay Sood and Anne E. Dixon
Chapter 7
Treatment of the Obese Patient with Asthma
E. Rand Sutherland
Chapter 8
Obesity and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Frits M.E. Franssen and Emiel F.M. Wouters
Chapter 9
Obesity, The Metabolic Syndrome and Pulmonary Hypertension
Anna Ryan Hemnes and Ivan M. Robbins
Chapter 10
Obesity and Acute Lung Injury
Renee D. Stapleton and Benjamin T. Suratt
Chapter 11
Mechanical Ventilation of the Patient with Severe Obesity
Mikhail Litinski, Robert L. Owens, and Atul Malhotra
Chapter 12
Obesity and Lung Health in Children
Jason E. Lang