I: Diagnosis of respiratory disorders -- Approach to the patient with disease of the respiratory system -- Dyspnea -- Cough and hemoptysis -- Hypoxia and cyanosis -- Disturbances of respiratory function -- Diagnostic procedures in respiratory disease -- Atlas of chest imaging -- II: Diseases of the respiratory system -- Asthma -- Hypersensitivity pneumonitis and pulmonary infiltrates with eosinophilia -- Occupational and environmental lung disease -- Pneumonia -- Tuberculosis -- Influenza -- Common viral respiratory infections -- Pneumocystis infections -- Bronchiectasis -- Cystic fibrosis -- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease -- Interstitial lung diseases -- Deep venous thrombosis and pulmonary thromboembolism -- Disorders of the pleura -- Disorders of the mediastinum -- Disorders of ventilation -- Sleep apnea -- Lung transplantation -- Neoplasms of the lung -- III: General approach to the critically ill patient -- Approach to the patient with critical illness -- Mechanical ventilatory support -- Approach to the patient with shock -- IV: Common critical illnesses and syndromes -- Severe sepsis and septic shock -- Acute respiratory distress syndrome -- Cardiogenic shock and pulmonary edema -- Cardiovascular collapse, cardiac arrest, and sudden cardiac death -- Non-ST-Segment elevation acute coronary syndrome (Non-ST-Segment elevation myocardial infarction and unstable angina) -- ST-Segment elevation myocardial infarction -- Coma -- Neurologic critical care, including hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy, and subarachnoid hemorrhage -- V: Disorders complicating critical illnesses and their management -- Dialysis in the treatment of renal failure -- Fluid and electrolyte disturbances -- Acidosis and alkalosis -- Coagulation disorders -- Treatment and prophylaxis of bacterial infections -- Antiviral chemotherapy, excluding antiretroviral drugs -- Diagnosis and treatment of fungal infections -- Oncologic emergencies.