A treatise on respiratory disorders. Galen examines the causes and varieties of breathing difficulties — from asthma to pleurisy — analysing the mechanisms that impair respiration and the treatments available.
Start ReadingThe causes and mechanisms of respiratory difficulty. Galen examines what impairs breathing and the different types of dyspnoea.
Specific respiratory conditions. Galen analyses asthma, pleurisy, pneumonia, and other conditions that obstruct breathing.
Treatment of respiratory disorders. Galen prescribes therapies for the different types of breathing difficulty identified in the preceding books.