Clinical Manifestations and Assessment of Respiratory Disease

PART I: ASSESSMENT OF RESPIRATORY DISEASE Section I: Clinical Data Obtained at the Patient's Bedside * The Patient Interview * The Physical Examination and Its Basis in Physiology Section II: Clinical Data Obtained from Laboratory Tests and Special Procedures * Pulmonary Function Study Assessments * Arterial Blood Gas Assessments * Oxygenation Assessments * Cardiovascular System Assessments * Radiologic Examination of the Chest * Other Important Tests and Procedures Section III: The Therapist-Driven Protocol Program - The Essentials * The Therapist-Driven Protocol Program and the Role of the Respiratory Therapist * Recording Skills: The Basis for Data Collection, Organization, Assessment Skills, and Treatment Plans PART II: OBSTRUCTIVE AIRWAY DISEASES * Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), Chronic Bronchitis, and Emphysema * Asthma * Bronchiectasis * Cystic Fibrosis PART III: INFECTIOUS PULMONARY DISEASES * Pneumonia * Lung Abscess * Tuberculosis * Fungal Diseases of the Lung PART IV: PULMONARY VASCULAR DISEASES * Pulmonary Edema * Pulmonary Embolism PART V: CHEST AND PLEURAL TRAUMA * Flail Chest * Pneumothorax PART VI: DISORDERS OF THE PLEURA AND OF THE CHEST WALL * Pleural Diseases * Kyphoscoliosis PART VII: ENVIRONMENTAL LUNG DISEASES * Interstitial Lung Diseases PART VIII: NEOPLASTIC DISEASE * Cancer of the Lung PART IX: DIFFUSE ALVEOLAR DISEASE * Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome PART X: NEUROLOGIC DISORDERS AND SLEEP APNEA * Guillain-Barre Syndrome * Myasthenia Gravis * Sleep Apnea PART XI: NEWBORN AND EARLY CHILDHOOD RESPIRATORY DISORDERS * Clinical Manifestations Common with Newborn and Early Childhood Respiratory Disorders * Meconium Aspiration Syndrome * Transient Tachypnea of the Newborn * Idiopathic (Infant) Respiratory Distress Syndrome * Pulmonary Air Leak Syndromes * Respiratory Syncytial Virus (Bronchiolitis or Pneumonitis) * Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia * Diaphragmatic Hernia * Croup Syndrome: Laryngotracheobronchitis and Acute Epiglottis PART XII: OTHER IMPORTANT TOPICS * Near Drowning * Smoke Inhalation and Thermal Injuries * Postoperative Atelectasis References Appendices Glossary