Clinical Manifestations and Assessment of Respiratory Disease

PART I: 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 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 THE CHEST WALL
24. Pleural Effusion and Empyema
25. Kyphoscoliosis

PART VIII: LUNG CANCER
26. Cancer of the Lung

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. Cardiopulmonary Assessment and Care of Patients with Neuromuscular Disease

PART XII: SLEEP-RELATED BREATHING DISORDERS
32. Sleep Apnea

PART XIII: NEWBORN AND EARLY CHILDHOOD CARDIOPULMONARY DISORDERS
33. Newborn Assessment and Management
34. Pediatric Assessment and Management
35. Meconium Aspiration Syndrome
36. Transient Tachypnea of the Newborn
37. Respiratory Distress Syndrome
38. Pulmonary Air Leak Syndromes
39. Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infection (Bronchiolitis)
40. Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia
41. Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia
42. Congenital Heart Diseases
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 Lung Injuries, and Carbon Monoxide Intoxication

Appendices
Index