Clinical Manifestations & Assessment of Respiratory Disease

• PART I: ASSESSMENT OF RESPIRATORY DISEASE

  Section I: Clinical Data Obtained at the Patients 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