Clinical Manifestations & Assessment of Respiratory Disease E-Book, 8th Edition

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