Topics
Practice Sets
Practice 1
The Patient Interview
Practice 2
The Physical Examination and Its Basis in Physiology
Practice 3
Pulmonary Function Study Assessments
Practice 4
Arterial Blood Gas Assessments
Practice 5
Oxygenation Assessments
Practice 6
Cardiovascular System Assessments
Practice 7
Radiologic Examination of the Chest
Practice 8
Other Important Tests and Procedures
Practice 9
The Therapist-Driven Protocol Program and the Role of the Respiratory Therapist
Practice 10
Respiratory Failure and the Mechanical Ventilation Protocol
Practice 11
Recording Skills: The Basis for Data Collection, Organization, Assessment Skill
Practice 12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), Chronic Bronchitis, and Emphysema
Practice 13
Asthma
Practice 14
Bronchiectasis
Practice 15
Cystic Fibrosis
Practice 16
Pneumonia
Practice 17
Lung Abscess
Practice 18
Tuberculosis
Practice 19
Fungal Diseases of the Lung
Practice 20
Pulmonary Edema
Practice 21
Pulmonary Vascular Disease: Pulmonary Embolism and Pulmonary Hypertension
Practice 22
Flail Chest
Practice 23
Pneumothorax
Practice 24
Pleural Effusion and Empyema
Practice 25
Kyphoscoliosis
Practice 26
Interstitial Lung Diseases
Practice 27
Cancer of the Lung
Practice 28
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome
Practice 29
Guillain-Barré Syndrome
Practice 30
Myasthenia Gravis
Practice 31
Sleep Apnea
Practice 32
Clinical Manifestations Common with Newborn and Early Childhood Respiratory Dis
Practice 33
Meconium Aspiration Syndrome
Practice 34
Transient Tachypnea of the Newborn
Practice 35
Respiratory Distress Syndrome
Practice 36
Pulmonary Air Leak Syndromes
Practice 37
Respiratory Syncytial Virus (Bronchiolitis or Pneumonitis)
Practice 38
Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia
Practice 39
Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia
Practice 40
Congenital Heart Diseases
Practice 41
Croup Syndrome: Laryngotracheobronchitis and Acute Epiglottitis
Practice 42
Near Drowning/Wet Drowning
Practice 43
Smoke Inhalation, Thermal Injuries, and Carbon Monoxide Intoxication
Practice 44
Atelectasis