Clinical Manifestations and Assessment of Respiratory Disease. Edition: 8

PART 1:  Assessment of Cardiopulmonary Disease SECTION I:  Bedside Diagnosis

1. The Patient Interview 2. The Physical Examination 3. The Pathophysiologic Basis for Common Clinical Manifestations

SECTION II:  CLINICAL DATA OBTAINED FROM LABORATORY TESTS AND SPECIAL PROCEDURES-Objective Findings

4. Pulmonary Function Testing  5. Blood Gas Assessment 6. Assessment of Oxygenation 7. Assessment of the Cardiovascular System  8. Radiologic Examination of the Chest 9. Other Important Tests and Procedures

SECTION III:  THE THERAPIST-DRIVEN PROTOCOL PROGRAM-THE ESSENTIALS

10.  The Therapist-Driven Protocol Program 11.  Respiratory Insufficiency, Respiratory Failure and Ventilatory Management Protocols 12.  Recording Skills and Intra-Professional Communication

PART II:  Obstructive Lung Disease

13.  Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Bronchitis and Emphysema    14.  Asthma 15.  Cystic Fibrosis 16.  Bronchiectasis

PART III:  Loss of Alveolar Volume

17.  Atelectasis

PART IV:  Infectious Pulmonary Disease

18. Pneumonia, Lung Abscess Formation and Important Fungal Diseases 19. Tuberculosis

PART V:  Pulmonary Vascular Disease

20.  Pulmonary Edema 21.  Pulmonary Vascular Disease: Pulmonary Embolism and Pulmonary Hypertension 

PART VI:  Chest and Pleural Trauma

22.  Flail Chest 23.  Pneumothorax

PART VII:  Disorders of the Pleura and of the Chest Wall

24.  Pleural Effusion and Empyema 25.  Kyphoscoliosis

PART VIII:  Lung Cancer

26. Cancer of the Lung: Prevention and Palliation

PART IX:  Environmental Lung Diseases 

27. Interstitial Lung Diseases

PART X:  Diffuse Alveolar Disease

28. Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome

PART XI:  Neuro-Respiratory Disorders

29.  Guillain-Barre Syndrome 30.  Myasthenia Gravis 31.  Respiratory Insufficiency in the Patient with Neuro-Respiratory Disease

PART XII:  Sleep-Related Breathing Disorders

32. Sleep Apnea

PART XIII:  Newborn and Early Childhood Cardiopulmonary Disorders

33. The Newborn Disorders 34. Pediatric Assessment, Protocols, and PALS Management 35. Meconium Aspiration Syndrome 36. Transient Tachypnea of the Newborn 37. Respiratory Distress Syndrome 38. Pulmonary Air Leak Syndrome 39. Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infection (Bronchiolitis) 40. Chronic Lung Disease of Infancy 41. Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia 42. Congenital Heart Disease 43. Croup and Croup-like Syndromes:  Laryngotracheobronchitis, Bacterial Tracheitis and Acute Epiglottitis

PART XIV:  Other Important Topics

44. Near Drowning/Wet Drowning

45. Smoke Inhalation, Thermal Injuries, and Carbon Monoxide IntoxicationTentative (based on current edition)

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's Law Appendix XII PCO₂/HCO₃_/pH Nomogram Appendix XIII Calculated Hemodynamic Measurements Appendix XIV DuBois Body Surface Area Chart Appendix XV Cardiopulmonary Profile Appendix XVI Answers to Self-Assessment Questions

Glossary Index