Full Description
The field of respiratory care is rapidly changing and growing. New research, therapies, and theories are continually emerging. FOUNDATIONS OF RESPIRATORY CARE, SECOND EDITION is written by leading authorities who have hands on, practical knowledge of the latest innovations and applications for care. Chapters cover timely topics such as the increasing population of elderly patients and the need for managing mass casualty incidents and disasters. Difficult topic areas such as interpretation of ventilator graphics, pharmacology, and hemodynamics are presentedin a manner that allows for ease of comprehension and application of the concepts.
Contents
Section I1. The History and Scope of Respiratory Care2. Legal, Professional, and Ethical PracticeSection II: The Applied Sciences3. Applied Physics4. Applied Chemistry5. Applied Microbiology6. Cardiopulmonary Anatomy and Physiology7. Cardiopulmonary Pharmacology8. Pulmonary Infections9. Airflow Limitation Diseases10. Diffuse Parenchymal Lung Diseases11. Atelectasis, Pleural Disorders, and Lung Cancer12. Diseases that Affect the Pulmonary VasculatureSection III: Essential Diagnostics13. Comprehensive History, Assessment, and Documentation14. Radiology for the Respiratory Therapist15. Clinical Laboratory Studies16. Arterial Blood Gases and Noninvasive Monitoring of Oxygen and Carbon Dioxide17. Pulmonary Function Testing18. Polysomnography and Other Tests for Sleep Disorders19. Cardiac and Hemodynamic MonitoringSection IV: Essential Therapeutics20. Oxygen and Medical Gas Therapy21. Humidity and Aerosol Therapy22. Hyperinflation Therapy23. Pulmonary Hygiene and Chest Physical Therapy24. Airway Management25. Physiological Effects of Mechanical Ventilation26. Initiation, Monitoring and Discontinuing Mechanical Ventilation27. Mechanics and Modes of Mechanical Ventilation28. Noninvasive Mechanical VentilationSection V: Levels of Care Delivery29. Neonatal and Pediatric Respiratory Care30. Geriatric Applications31. Emergency Respiratory Care32. Managing Disasters: Respiratory Care in Mass Critical Care33. Adult Critical Care34. Subacute and Long-Term Care35. Respiratory Home Care36. Pulmonary Rehabilitation37. Patient Transport in Respiratory CareSection VI: Miscellaneous Applications38. Protecting the Patient and the Health Care Provider39. Health Promotion40. Fundamentals of Patient Education41. Management of Respiratory Care ServicesAppendix A: The Respiratory Therapist in Non-Traditional RolesAppendix B: AbbreviationsAppendix C: Routes for Entry-Level (CRT) Practice and Registry-Level (RRT) PracticeAppendix D: Selected Diagnostic StudiesAppendix E: Arterial Blood Gases: Normal ValuesAppendix F: Characteristics of Adventitious Breath SoundsGlossary
