Clinical manifestations and assessment of respiratory disease
By: Terry Des Jardins, George G. Burton.
Contributors: Burton, George G., 1934-
Edition: 5th ed.
Publisher: Elsevier Mosby
Published: 2006
Place of publication: St. Louis, Mo; London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 654
Subjects: Respiratory organs -- Diseases; Respiratory organs -- Diseases -- Case studies; Respiration Disorders; Respiration Disorders -- Case Reports; Respiratory Tract Diseases; Respiratory Tract Diseases -- Case Reports
Genres: Case studies.; Case Reports.
Notes: Previous ed.: St. Louis, Mo.: Mosby, 2001.
Table of contents: title: The patient interview.; title: The physical examination and its basis in physiology.; title: Pulmonary function study assessments.; title: Arterial blood gas assessments.; title: Oxygenation assessments.; title: Cardiovascular system assessments.; title: Other important tests and procedures.; title: Radiologic examination of the chest.; title: The therapist-driven protocol program and the role of the respiratory care practitioner.; title: Recording skills: the basis for data collection, organization, assessment skills, and treatment plans.; title: Chronic bronchitis.; title: Empysema.; title: Asthma.; title: Bronchiectasis.; title: Pneumonia.; title: Lung abscess.; title: Tubeculosis.; title: Fungal diseases of the lung.; title: Pulmonary edema.; title: Pulmonary embolism and infarction.; title: Flail chest.; title: Pneumothorax.; title: Pleural diseases.; title: Kyphoscoliosis.; title: Pneumoconiosis.; title: Cancer of the lung.; title: Acute respiratory distress syndrome.; title: Chronic interstitial lung diseases.; title: Guillain Barré syndrome.; title: Myasthenia gravis.; title: Sleep apnea.; title: Clinical manifestations common with newborn and early childhood respiratory disorders.; title: Meconium aspiration syndrome.; title: Transient tachypnea of the newborn.; title: Idiopathic (infant) respiratory distress syndrome.; title: Pulmonary air lead syndromes.; title: Respiratory syncytial virus (bronchiolitis or pneumonitis).; title: Bronchopulmonary dysplasia.; title: Diaphragmatic hernia.; title: Croup syndrome: laryngotracheobronchitis and acute epiglottitis.; title: Cystic fibrosis.; title: Near drowning.; title: Smoke inhalation and thermal injuries.; title: Postoperative atelectasis.; title: Respiratory failure.; title: Selected practice case studies.