Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction to patient assessment / Robert L. Wilkins, Philip M. Gold -- Introduction to respiratory failure / Robert L. Wilkins, James R. Dexter -- Asthma / Robert L. Wilkins, Philip M. Gold -- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease / Robert L. Wilkins, Philip M. Gold -- Cystic fibrosis / N. Lennard Specht -- Hemodynamic monitoring and shock / Robert L. Wilkins, James R. Dexter -- Pulmonary thromboembolic disease / James R. Dexter -- Heart failure / Arthur B. Marshak, George H. Hicks -- Smoke inhalation injury and burns / George H. Hicks, Carl A. Eckrode -- Near drowning / William F. Galvin -- Acute respiratory distress syndrome / Robert L. Wilkins, James R. Dexter -- Chest trauma / George H. Hicks, Carl A. Eckrode -- Postoperative atelectasis / Thomas P. Malinowski -- Interstitial lung disease / N. Lennard Specht -- Neuromuscular diseases / N. Lennard Specht, Rebekah Bartos Specht -- Bacterial pneumonia / Robert L. Wilkins, James R. Dexter -- Pneumonia in the immunocompromised patient / Philip M. Gold, N. Lennard Specht -- Sleep disordered breathing / Enrique Gil -- Tuberculosis / James R. Dexter, Robert L. Wilkins -- Lung cancer / Gregory A.B. Cheek -- Appendix A: Normal laboratory values -- Appendix B: GOLD standards for diagnosing and treating patients with COPD -- Appendix C: Websites useful for learning information about the diagnosis and treatment of lung diseases.