PART 1: Assessment of Cardiopulmonary Disease SECTION I: Bedside Diagnosis The Patient Interview The Physical Examination The Pathophysiologic Basis for Common Clinical Manifestations SECTION II: CLINICAL DATA OBTAINED FROM LABORATORY TESTS AND SPECIAL PROCEDURES-Objective Findings Pulmonary Function Testing Blood Gas Assessment Assessment of Oxygenation Assessment of the Cardiovascular System Radiologic Examination of the Chest Other Important Tests and Procedures SECTION III: THE THERAPIST-DRIVEN PROTOCOL PROGRAM-THE ESSENTIALS The Therapist-Driven Protocol Program Respiratory Insufficiency, Respiratory Failure and Ventilatory Management Protocols Recording Skills and Intra-Professional Communication PART II: Obstructive Lung Disease Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Bronchitis and Emphysema Asthma Cystic Fibrosis Bronchiectasis PART III: Loss of Alveolar Volume Atelectasis PART IV: Infectious Pulmonary Disease Pneumonia, Lung Abscess Formation and Important Fungal Diseases Tuberculosis PART V: Pulmonary Vascular Disease Pulmonary Edema Pulmonary Vascular Disease: Pulmonary Embolism and Pulmonary Hypertension PART VI: Chest and Pleural Trauma Flail Chest Pneumothorax PART VII: Disorders of the Pleura and of the Chest Wall Pleural Effusion and Empyema Kyphoscoliosis PART VIII: Lung Cancer Cancer of the Lung: Prevention and Palliation PART IX: Environmental Lung Diseases Interstitial Lung Diseases PART X: Diffuse Alveolar Disease Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome PART XI: Neuro-Respiratory Disorders Guillain-Barre Syndrome Myasthenia Gravis Respiratory Insufficiency in the Patient with Neuro-Respiratory Disease PART XII: Sleep-Related Breathing Disorders Sleep Apnea PART XIII: Newborn and Early Childhood Cardiopulmonary Disorders The Newborn Disorders Pediatric Assessment, Protocols, and PALS Management Meconium Aspiration Syndrome Transient Tachypnea of the Newborn Respiratory Distress Syndrome Pulmonary Air Leak Syndrome Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infection (Bronchiolitis) Chronic Lung Disease of Infancy Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Congenital Heart Disease Croup and Croup-like Syndromes: Laryngotracheobronchitis, Bacterial Tracheitis and Acute Epiglottitis PART XIV: Other Important Topics Near Drowning/Wet Drowning Smoke Inhalation, Thermal Injuries, and Carbon Monoxide Intoxication 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.