PART I: ASSESSMENT OF CARDIOPULMONARY DISEASE
SECTION I: Bedside Diagnosis
[...] Patient Interview
[...] Physical Examination
[...] Pathophysiologic Basis for Common Clinical Manifestations
SECTION II: Clinical Data Obtained from Laboratory Tests and Special Procedures - Objective Findings
4.Pulmonary Function Testing
[...] Gas Assessment
6.Assessment of Oxygenation
7.Assessment of the Cardiovascular System
8.Radiologic Examination of the Chest
[...] Important Tests and Procedures
SECTION III: The Therapist-Driven Protocol Program - The Essentials
[...] 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
[...] Chest
23.Pneumothorax
PART VII: DISORDERS OF THE PLEURA AND THE CHEST WALL
24.Pleural Effusion and Empyema
25.Kyphoscoliosis
PART VIII: LUNG CANCER26.Cancer of the Lung
PART IX: ENVIRONMENTAL LUNG DISEASES
27.Interstitial Lung Diseases
PART X: DIFFUSE ALVEOLAR DISEASE
[...] Respiratory Distress Syndrome
PART XI: NEURO-RESPIRATORY DISORDERS29.Guillain-Barre Syndrome
30.Myasthenia Gravis
31.Cardiopulmonary Assessment and Care of Patients with Neuromuscular Disease
PART XII: SLEEP-RELATED BREATHING DISORDERS
[...] 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
[...] and Croup-like Syndromes: Laryngotracheobronchitis, Bacterial Tracheitis, and Acute Epiglottitis
PART XIV: OTHER IMPORTANT TOPICS
[...] Drowning/Wet Drowning
[...] Inhalation, Thermal Lung Injuries, and Carbon Monoxide Intoxication
Appendices
Index