Clinical Manifestations

PART I: ASSESSMENT OF RESPIRATORY DISEASE
Section I: Clinical Data Obtained at the Patient&aposs Bedside
1. The Patient Interview
2. The Physical Examination and Its Basis in Physiology
Section II: Clinical Data Obtained from Laboratory Tests and Special Procedures
3. Pulmonary Function Study Assessments
4. Arterial Blood Gas Assessments
5. Oxygenation Assessments
6. Cardiovascular System Assessments
7. Radiologic Examination of the Chest
8. Other Important Tests and Procedures
Section III: The Therapist-Driven Protocol Program - The Essentials
9. The Therapist-Driven Protocol Program and the Role of the Respiratory Care Practitioner
10. Respiratory Failure and the Mechanical Ventilation Protocol NEW!
11. Recording Skills: The Basis for Data Collection, Organization, Assessment
PART II: OBSTRUCTIVE AIRWAY DISEASES
12. Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD): Chronic Bronchitis and Emphysema
13. Asthma
14. Bronchiectasis
15. Cystic Fibrosis
PART III: INFECTIOUS PULMONARY DISEASES
16. Pneumonia
17. Lung Abscess
18. Tuberculosis
19. Fungal Diseases of the Lung
PART IV: PULMONARY VASCULAR DISEASES
20. Pulmonary Edema
21. Pulmonary Embolism and Infarction
PART V: CHEST AND PLEURAL TRAUMA
22. Flail Chest
23. Pneumothorax
PART VI: DISORDERS OF THE PLEURA AND OF THE CHEST WALL
24. Pleural Effusion and Empyema
25. Kyphoscoliosis
PART VII: ENVIRONMENTAL LUNG DISEASES
26. Interstitial Lung Diseases (ILD)
PART VIII: NEOPLASTIC DISEASE
27. Cancer of the Lung
PART IX: DIFFUSE ALVEOLAR DISEASE
28. Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome
PART X: NEUROLOGIC DISORDERS AND SLEEP APNEA
29. Guillain-Barre Syndrome
30. Myasthenia Gravis
31. Sleep Apnea
PART XI: NEWBORN AND EARLY CHILDHOOD RESPIRATORY DISORDERS
32. Newborn and Early Childhood Respiratory Disorders and Treatment Protocols
33. Meconium Aspiration Syndrome
34. Transient Tachypnea of the Newborn
35. Respiratory Distress Syndrome
36. Pulmonary Air Leak Syndromes
37. Respiratory Syncytial Virus (Bronchiolitis or Pneumonitis)
38. Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia
39. Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia
40. Congenital Heart Disease
41. Croup Syndrome: Laryngotracheobronchitis and Acute Epiglottitis
PART XII: OTHER IMPORTANT TOPICS
42. Near Drowning
43. Smoke Inhalation and Thermal Injuries
44. Postoperative Atelectasis
Appendix I
Symbols and Abbreviations Commonly Used in Respiratory Physiology
Appendix II
Agents Used to Treat Bronchospasm and Airway Inflammation
Appendix III
Antibiotics
Appendix IV
Antifungal Agents
Appendix V
Mucolytic and Expectorant Agents
Appendix VI
Positive Inotropes and Vasopressors
Appendix VII
Diuretic Agents
Appendix VIII
The Ideal Alveolar Gas Equation
Appendix IX
Physiologic Dead Space Calculation
Appendix X
Units of Measure
Appendix XI
Poiseuille&aposs Law
Appendix XII
PCO₂/HCO₃_/pH Nomogram
Appendix XIII
Calculated Hemodynamic Measurements
Appendix XIV
DuBois Body Surface Area Chart
Appendix XV
Cardiopulmonary Profile
Glossary