This handbook is an abridged version of the multi‎-authored Textbook of Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine‎,‎ Two Volume Set ‎(‎ISBN 9789350250730‎)‎‎.‎ It is a concise‎,‎ practical guide to the diagnosis and management of pulmonary disorders‎,‎ and includes the basic principles as well as the recent advances in allied clinical sciences relevant to pulmonology and critical care‎.‎ The handbook contains over 200 images and illustrations‎,‎ and covers a range of pulmonary conditions‎.‎ It also discusses topics related to pulmonary disease‎,‎ such as pregnancy‎,‎ smoking‎,‎ aviation and space travel‎,‎ climate change and high altitude‎.‎ The Chief Editor of this book‎,‎ S K Jindal‎,‎ was awarded the Outstanding Educator Award by the American Thoracic Society‎,‎ in 2011‎.‎