I: Assessment of respiratory disease -- Clinical data obtained at the patient’s bedside -- The patient interview -- The physical examination and its basis in physiology -- 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 -- 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 -- II: Obstructive lung disease -- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, chronic bronchitis and emphysema -- Asthma -- Bronchiectasis -- cystic fibrosis -- III: Infectious pulmonary diseases -- Pneumonia -- Lung abscess -- Tuberculosis -- Fungal diseases of the lung -- IV: Pulmonary vascular diseases -- Pulmonary edema -- Pulmonary vascular disease -- V: Chest and pleural trauma -- Flail chest -- Pneumothorax -- VI: Disorders of the pleura and of the chest wall -- Pleural effusion and empyema -- Kyphoscoliosis -- VII: Environmental lung diseases -- Interstitial lung diseases -- VIII: Neoplastic disease -- Cancer of the lung -- IX: Diffuse alveolar disease -- Acute respiratory distress syndrome -- X: Neurologic disorders and sleep apnea -- Guillain-Barre syndrome -- Myasthenia gravis -- Sleep-related breathing disorders-sleep apnea -- 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 -- XII: Other important topics -- Near drowning/wet drowning -- Smoke inhalation, thermal injuries, and carbon monoxide intocication -- Atelectasis

1. Respiratory Tract Diseases