Intro; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Brief Contents; Contents; Preface; About the Author; Acknowledgments; Contributor's List; Reviewers; Chapter 1 Cardiopulmonary Assessment; Introduction; Taking a History; Vital Signs; Essential Elements of a Pulmonary Examination; Essential Elements of the Cardiac Examination; Neurologic Assessment; Chapter 2 Diagnostic Testing and Monitoring; Introduction; Pulmonary Diagnostic Tests; Noninvasive Monitoring; Diagnostic Laboratory Tests; Diagnostic Imaging; Cardiac Diagnostic Tests and Monitoring; Chapter 3 Respiratory Failure; Introduction. Acute Hypoxemic Respiratory FailureAcute Hypercapnic Respiratory Failure; Differentiating Hypoxemic and Hypercapnic Respiratory Failure; Chronic Respiratory Failure; Acute-on-Chronic Respiratory Failure; Prognosis for Respiratory Failure; Chapter 4 Neuromuscular Diseases; Introduction; Central Nervous System Disorders; Spinal Cord Disorders; Peripheral Motor Nerve Disorder; Neuromuscular Junction Disorders; Muscular Disorders; Prognosis for Neuromuscular Diseases; Chapter 5 Disorders of the Chest Wall and Pleura; Introduction; Disorders of the Chest Wall; Disorders of the Pleura Chapter 6 Upper Airway Obstruction DisordersIntroduction; Definition/Diagnosis; Clinical Signs and Symptoms; Etiology; Epidemiology; Pathology/Pathophysiology; Diagnostic Testing; Fixed Upper Airway Obstruction; Variable Extrathoracic Upper Airway Obstruction; Variable Intrathoracic Upper Airway Obstructions; Chapter 7 Sleep-Related Breathing Disorders; Introduction; Definitions; Obstructive Sleep Apnea; CSA Syndromes; Sleep-Related Hypoventilation Disorders; Chapter 8 Asthma; Introduction; Definition/Diagnosis; Clinical Signs and Symptoms; Etiology; Epidemiology; Pathology/Pathophysiology Risk FactorsComplications; Diagnostic Testing; Treatment and Management; Prognosis; Chapter 9 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease; Introduction; Definition/Diagnosis; Clinical Signs and Symptoms; Etiology; Epidemiology; Pathology/Pathophysiology; Risk Factors; Complications; Diagnostic Testing; Treatment and Management; Prognosis; Chapter 10 Cystic Fibrosis and Bronchiectasis; Cystic Fibrosis; Bronchiectasis; Chapter 11 Burns and Inhalational Injuries; Introduction; Definition/Diagnosis; Clinical Signs and Symptoms; Etiology; Epidemiology; Pathology/Pathophysiology; Risk Factors ComplicationsDiagnostic Testing; Treatment and Management; Prognosis; Chapter 12 Lung Carcinoma; Introduction; Non-Small Cell Lung Carcinoma; Small Cell Lung Carcinoma; Chapter 13 Pneumonia; Introduction; Pneumonia Classification by Causative Microorganism; Pneumonia Classification by Anatomic Location; Pneumonia Classification by Origin of Development; Chapter 14 Cardiac Arrhythmias; Introduction; Cardiac Arrest Arrhythmias; Non-arrest Arrhythmias; Chapter 15 Heart Failure; Heart Failure; The Cardiomyopathies; Valvular Heart Diseases; Congenital Heart Disease; Pericardial Diseases