Includes glossary and index

Includes Glossary and index

Introduction -- 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 -- Respiratory failure and the mechanical ventilation protocol -- Recording skills: the basis for data collection, organization, assessment skills, and treatment plans -- Part II: Obstructive lung disease -- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, 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 vascular disease -- Part V: Chest and pleural trauma -- Flail chest -- Pneumothorax -- Part VI: Disorders of the pleura and of the chest wall -- Pleural effusion and empyema -- 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-Barre syndrome -- Myasthenia gravis -- Sleep-related breathing disorders-sleep apnea -- Part XI: Newborn and early childhood respiratory disorders -- Newborn and Early Childhood Respiratory Disorders and Treatment Protocols -- Meconium aspiration syndrome -- Transient tachypnea of the newborn -- Respiratory Distress Syndrome -- Pulmonary air leak syndromes -- Respiratory syncytial virus (bronchiolitis or pneumonitis) -- Bronchopulmonary dysplasia -- Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia -- Congenital Heart Disease -- Croup Syndrome: Laryngotracheobronchitis and Acute Epiglottitis -- Part XII: Other important topics -- Near drowning/wet drowning -- Smoke inhalation and thermal injuries -- Atelectasis

This popular, full-color text provides all the necessary tools you need to learn how to gather clinical data, formulate assessments, make objective evaluations, identify desired outcomes, design a safe and effective treatment plan, and document all the steps involved.And with a new chapter on respiratory failure and mechanical ventilation protocol, new information on electronic charting, and numerous updates in treatment and assessment added to nearly all the chapters, this new edition ensures you will be well-versed in all of the new issues affecting respiratory therapy. --Elsevier website