Egan's fundamentals of respiratory care. (2014)

• Record Type: Book
• Other Titles: Fundamentals of respiratory care
• Other Names: Kacmarek, Robert M; Stoller, James K; Heuer, Albert J
• Contents: Section I: Foundations of Respiratory Care 1. History of Respiratory Care 2. Quality and Evidence-Based Respiratory Care 3. Patient Safety, Communication, and Recordkeeping 4. Principles of Infection Control 5. Ethical and Legal Implications of Practice 6. Physical Principles of Respiratory Care 7. Computer Applications in Respiratory Care Section II: Applied Anatomy and Physiology 8. The Respiratory System 9. The Cardiovascular System 10. Ventilation 11. Gas Exchange and Transport 12. Solutions, Body Fluids, and Electrolytes 13. Acid-Base Balance 14. Regulation of Breathing Section III: Assessment of the Respiratory Care Patient 15. Bedside Assessment of the Patient 16. Interpretation of Clinical Laboratory Data 17. Interpreting the Electrocardiogram 18. Analysis and Monitoring of Gas Exchange 19. Pulmonary Function Testing 20. A Synopsis of Thoracic Imaging 21. Nutrition Assessment Section IV: Review of Cardiopulmonary Disease 22. Pulmonary Infections 23. Obstructive Lung Disease: COPD, Asthma, and Related Diseases 24. Interstitial Lung Disease 25. Pleural Diseases 26. Pulmonary Vascular Disease 27. Acute Lung Injury, Pulmonary Edema, and Multiple System Organ Failure 28. Lung Cancer 29. Neuromuscular and Other Diseases of the Chest Wall 30. Disorders of Sleep 31. Neonatal and Pediatric Respiratory Disorders Section V: Basic Therapeutics 32. Airway Pharmacology 33. Airway Management 34. Emergency Cardiovascular Life Support 35. Humidity and Bland Aerosol Therapy 36. Aerosol Drug Therapy 37. Storage and Delivery of Medical Gases 38. Medical Gas Therapy 39. Lung Expansion Therapy 40. Bronchial Hygiene Therapy Section VI: Acute and Critical Care 41. Respiratory Failure and the Need for Ventilatory Support 42. Mechanical Ventilators 43. Physiology of Ventilatory Support 44. Initiating and Adjusting Ventilatory Support 45. Noninvasive Ventilation 46. Monitoring and Management of the Patient in the Intensive Care Unit 47. Discontinuing Ventilatory Support 48. Neonatal and Pediatric Respiratory Care Section VII: Patient Education and Long-Term Care 49. Patient Education and Health Promotion 50. Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation 51. Respiratory Care in Alternative Settings Appendix: NBRC Exam Matrix Correlation Guide
• Publisher Details: Place of publication not identified : Mosby
• Publication Date: 2014
• Extent: 1 online resource (1444 pages)
• Subjects: 615.836; Respiratory therapy; Respiratory infections
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9780323292474
• Related ISBNs: 032329247X
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