Respiratory Care
Subtitle: Principles & Practice
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Saunders
Published: October 2001
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 1289
ISBN-13: 9780721680774
Subjects: Nursing; Respiratory medicine; Respiratory Disease Nursing; Medical; Medical / Nursing; Allied Health Services - Respiratory Therapy; Pulmonary & Thoracic Medicine; Medical / Allied Health Services / Respiratory Therapy; Nursing - General; Respiratory therapy
Table of contents: title: History of the Respiratory Care Profession -- Professional Organizations -- Health Care Trends and the Evolving Roles of the Respiratory Care Professionals -- Critical Thinking and Problem Based Learning in Respiratory Care -- Ethics of Healthcare Delivery -- Communication Skills -- Decision Making and the Role of a Consultant -- Patient Education -- Documentation and Medical Information Management -- Assessing Outcomes -- Health Care Reimbursement -- Evaluating and Assessing Medical Information --Mathematical Aspects of Respiratory Care -- Application of Physical Principles -- Chemistry for Respiratory Care -- Respiratory Microbiology, Infection, and Infection Control -- Cardiopulmonary Anatomy and Physiology -- Respiratory Pharmacology -- History and Physical Exam -- Blood Chemistries and Hematology -- Arterial Blood Gases -- Nutritional Assessment and Support -- Cardiac Assessment -- Imaging the Thorax -- Pulmonary Function Testing -- Hemodynamics and Gas Exchange Monitoring -- Exercise Assessment -- Fiberoptic Bronchoscopy -- Sleep Assessment -- Infant Apnea Monitoring -- Medical Gases: Manufacture, Storage and Delivery -- Oxygen Therapy: Administration and Management -- Hyperbaric Oxygen -- Humidity and Aerosol Therapy -- Secretion Clearance Techniques -- Airway Management -- Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation -- Pulmonary Rehabilitation -- Mechanical Ventilators: Classification and Principles of Operation -- Mechanical Ventilation -- Neonatal Mechanical Ventilation -- Mechanical Ventilation in Alternative Care Sites -- Non-Invasive Ventilation and Continuous Positive Airway Pressure -- Non-Conventional Respiratory Therapeutics -- Principles of Disease Management -- Asthma -- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease -- Interstitial Lung Disease -- Pulmonary Vascular Disease -- Pneumonia -- Cystic Fibrosis -- Acute Respiratory Disease Syndrome -- Post-Operative Respiratory Care -- Cardiac Failure -- Chest Trauma -- Burn and Inhalation Injuries -- Neuromuscular Dysfunction -- Management of Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome -- Lung Cancer -- Appendix 1: Formulary of Common Drugs used in Respiratory Therapy -- Appendix 2 : American Heart Association Algorithms for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation -- Appendix 3 : ECG Monitoring and Dysrhythmia Recognition.