Clinical Manifestations and Assessment of Respiratory Disease Elsevier eBook on VitalSource, 8th Edition

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• NEW! Respiratory Insufficiency in the Patient with Neuro-Respiratory Disease chapter outlines the respiratory therapist’s role in regard to these protocols.
• NEW! Illustrations in designated chapters ensures you have a visual representation of disease processes, and the latest assessment and treatment procedures.

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
1. Symbols and Abbreviations Commonly Used in Respiratory Physiology
2. Agents Used to Treat Bronchospasm and Airway Inflammation
3. Antibiotics
4. Antifungal Agents
5. Mucolytic and Expectorant Agents
6. Positive Inotropes and Vasopressors
7. Diuretic Agents
8. The Ideal Alveolar Gas Equation
9. Physiologic Dead Space Calculation
10. Units of Measure
11. Poiseuille’s Law
12. PCO₂/HCO₃_/pH Nomogram
13. Calculated Hemodynamic Measurements
14. DuBois Body Surface Area Chart
15. Cardiopulmonary Profile
16. Answers to Self-Assessment Questions