Section One: Respiratory Assessment Chapter 1: History and Physical Examination Chapter 2: Gas Exchange Chapter 3: Acid-Base Balance Chapter 4: Arterial Blood Gas Analysis and Sampling Chapter 5: Respiratory Monitoring Chapter 6: Hemodynamic Monitoring Chapter 7: Cardiac Assessment Chapter 8: Blood Chemistries and Hematology Chapter 9: Imaging the Thorax Chapter 10: Pulmonary Function Testing Chapter 11: Interventional Pulmonary Procedures Chapter 12: Polysomnography Chapter 13: Nutrition Assessment and Support Chapter 14: Cardiopulmonary Exercise Assessment Section Two: Respiratory Therapeutics Chapter 15: Therapeutic Gases: Manufacture, Storage, and Delivery Chapter 16: Therapeutic Gases: Management and Administration Chapter 17: Humidity and Aerosol Therapy Chapter 18: Sputum Collection, Airway Clearance, and Lung Expansion Therapy Chapter 19: Airway Management Chapter 20: Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Chapter 21: Mechanical Ventilators: Classification and Principles of Operation Chapter 22: Mechanical Ventilation Chapter 23: Noninvasive Ventilation and Continuous Positive Airway Pressure Chapter 24: Neonatal and Pediatric Respiratory Care Chapter 25: Pulmonary Rehabilitation Chapter 26: Home Respiratory Care Chapter 27: Disaster Management Chapter 28: Respiratory Care of the Elderly Chapter 29: Medical Information Management and Patient Safety Section Three: Respiratory Diseases Chapter 30: Principles of Disease Management Chapter 31: Patient Education Chapter 32: Decision Making and the Role of Respiratory Therapists as Consultants Chapter 33: Infection Control Principles Chapter 34: Asthma Chapter 35: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Chapter 36: Interstitial Lung Disease Chapter 37: Pulmonary Vascular Disease Chapter 38: Pneumonia Chapter 39: Cystic Fibrosis Chapter 40: Acute Lung Injury and the Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome Chapter 41: Postoperative Respiratory Care Chapter 42: Cardiac Failure Chapter 43: Trauma Chapter 44: Burn and Inhalation Injury Chapter 45: Neuromuscular Dysfunction Chapter 46: Obstructive Sleep Apnea Chapter 47: Lung Cancer Chapter 48: Neonatal and Pediatric Respiratory Disorders Section Four: Applied Sciences for Respiratory Care Chapter 49: Respiratory Care Research Chapter 50: Physical Principles Chapter 51: Chemistry for Respiratory Care Chapter 52: Respiratory Microbiology Chapter 53: Cardiopulmonary Anatomy and Physiology Chapter 54: Respiratory Pharmacology Section Five: The Respiratory Care Profession Chapter 55: History of the Respiratory Care Profession Chapter 56: Professional Organizations Chapter 57: Health Care Trends and Evolving Roles of Respiratory Therapists Chapter 58: Critical Thinking in Respiratory Care Chapter 59: Ethics of Health Care Delivery Chapter 60: Communication Skills Chapter 61: Healthcare Reimbursement Chapter 62: Evidence-Based Respiratory Care.