Clinical manifestations and assessment of respiratory disease / created by Terry Des Jardins and George G. Burton.

Includes an index

The patient interview -- The physical examination and its basis in physiology -- Pulmonary function study assessments -- Arterial blood gas assessments -- Oxygenation assessments -- Cardiovascular system assessments -- Radiologic examination of the chest -- Other important tests and procedures -- 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 -- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, chronic bronchitis and emphysema -- Asthma -- Bronchiectasis -- Cystic fibrosis -- Pneumonia -- Lung abscess -- Tuberculosis -- Fungal diseases of the lung -- Pulmonary edema -- Pulmonary vascular disease -- Flail chest -- Pneumothorax -- Pleural effusion and empyema -- Kyphoscoliosis -- Interstitial lung diseases -- Cancer of the lung -- Acute respiratory distress syndrome -- Guillain-Barre syndrome -- Myasthenia gravis -- Sleep-related breathing disorders-sleep apnea -- Newborn and early childhood cardiopulmonary disorders -- 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 -- Near drowning/wet drowning -- Smoke inhalation, thermal injuries, and carbon monoxide intoxication -- 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