Includes index and glossary

Content: Introduction -- Why work in respiratory nursing? -- Anatomy and physiology -- Respiratory assessment -- Respiratory investigations -- Acute respiratory distress syndrome -- Asthma and allergies -- Bronchiectasis -- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease -- Cystic fibrosis -- Diffuse parenchymal lung disease (interstitial lung disease) -- Lung cancer -- Obstructive sleep apnoea -- Oxygen therapy -- Pharmacology -- Pleural effusion -- Pneumonia -- Pneumothorax -- Pulmonary embolism -- Pulmonary hypertension -- Non-invasive positive pressure ventilation -- Tuberculosis -- Palliative care -- Pulmonary rehabilitation Public health -- Sex, sexuality and breathlessness -- The multidisciplinary team -- Flying, altitude and diving.