Previous ed.: 1995.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Ch. 1. Cardiovascular structure and function / Robert J. Laird and Scot Irwin -- Ch. 2. Respiratory physiology : structure, function, and integrative responses to intervention with special emphasis on the ventilatory pump / Marla R. Wolfson and Thomas H. Shaffer -- Ch. 3. Normal and abnormal cardiopulmonary responses to exercise / Scot Irwin -- Ch. 4. Cardiopulmonary changes with aging / Claire Peel and Jan Stephen Tecklin -- Ch. 5. Cardiac disease and pathophysiology / Scot Irwin -- Ch. 6. Common pulmonary diseases / Jan Stephen Tecklin -- Ch. 7. Common cardiac and pulmonary clinical measures / Barbara A. Mammen, Scot Irwin and Jan Stephen Tecklin -- Ch. 8. Drug therapy of common cardiac disorders / Bernadette Price -- Ch. 9. Pulmonary pharmacology / Bernadette Price -- Ch. 10. Primary prevention and risk reduction for cardiovascular/pulmonary disorders - preferred practice pattern 6A / Scot Irwin -- Ch. 11. The patient with deconditioning - preferred practice pattern 6B / Scot Irwin -- Ch. 12. The patient with airway clearance dysfunction - preferred practice pattern 6C / Jan Stephen Tecklin -- Ch. 13. The patient with cardiovascular pump dysfunction/failure - preferred practice pattern 6D / Scot Irwin -- Ch. 14. The patient with ventilatory pump dysfunction/failure - preferred practice pattern 6E / Jan Stephen Tecklin -- Ch. 15. The patient with respiratory failure - preferred practice pattern 6F / Daniel J. Malone and Joseph Adler -- Ch. 16. Respiratory failure in the neonate - preferred practice pattern 6G / Jan Stephen Tecklin -- Ch. 17. The patient with lymphatic system disorder - preferred practice pattern 6H / Emily L. Christian and Julie E. Donachy.