Table of Contents

PHYSIOLOGY AND ASSESSMENT 1. The Physiology of Respiration 2. Lung Function and Chest Assessment 3. Imaging of the Chest 4. Electrocardiography 5. Drug Therapy ADULT MANAGEMENT 6. The Intensive Care Unit 7. The Cardiothoracic Unit 8. Lung Cancer and Other Thoracic Tumours 9. The Coronary Care Unit 10. The Medical Assessment Unit 11. The Transplantation Unit 12. Thoracic Trauma 13. The Surgery Unit ON CALL 14. On Call Physiotherapy PAEDIATRIC MANAGEMENT 15. Paediatric Anatomy and Physiology 16. Paediatric Respiratory Disease 17. Cystic Fibrosis 18. The Paediatric Intensive Care Unit 19. Paediatric Surgery 20. The Neonatal Unit RESEARCH AND AUDIT 21. Research and Clinical Audit