Clinical manifestations and assessment of respiratory disease / Terry R. Des Jardins, George G. Burton ; medical illustrations by Timothy H. Phelps.

Includes index.

CONTENTS
PART I :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 intraprofessional 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 diseases --
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 the chest wall --
24. Pleural effusion and empyema --
25. Kyphoscoliosis --
PART VIII: Lung cancer --
26. Cancer of the lung --
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. Cardiopulmonary assessment and care of patients with neuromuscular disease --
PART XII: Sleep-related breathing disorders --
32. Sleep apnea --
PART XIII: Newborn and early childhood cardiopulmonary disorders --
33. Newborn assessment and management --
34. Pediatric assessment and 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 (bronchitiolitis) --
40. Chronic lung disease of infancy --
41. Congenital diaphragmatic hernia --
42. Congenital heart diseases --
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 lung injuries, and carbon monoxide intoxication.

Gives you a fundamental knowledge and understanding that is required to successfully assess and treat patients with respiratory diseases. Using a unique organization of material, this full-color text is divided into three distinct areas which show you how to first gather clinical data, then formulate assessments, make objective evaluations, identify desired outcomes, design a safe and effective treatment plan, and finally document all steps. With easy-to-follow language and relevant clinical scenarios, you will gain a firm understanding of why certain treatment modalities are applied. New to this edition is a chapter detailing Respiratory Insufficiency in the Patient with Neuro-Respiratory Disease, along with revised content which takes a deeper dive into latest developments, research, and practices and protocols in the treatment of respiratory disease.