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-Barré 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.