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 Failure and Ventilatory Management Protocols 12.Recording Skills and Intra-Professional 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 DISEASE 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 Syndromes 39.Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infection (Bronchiolitis) 40.Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia 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 Appendices Index