Egan's fundamentals of respiratory care
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Bibliographic Information
Egan's fundamentals of respiratory care
Mosby, c1999
7th ed. / [edited by] Craig L. Scanlan, Robert L. Wilkins, James K. Stoller ; consulting editor, Richard L. Sheldon
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Fundamentals of respiratory care
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Includes bibliographical references and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
Egan's Fundamentals of Respiratory Care is a comprehensive text that gives students the strong background they need to succeed in the field of respiratory care. Students need to have a thorough understanding of the role of respiratory care practitioners (RCPs), scientific bases for treatment, and clinical application. Egan's provides excellent coverage of each of these areas and, through 8 sections and 47 chapters, progresses from the foundations of respiratory care to applied anatomy and physiology, assessment, discussion of specific respiratory illnesses, basic therapy, acute and critical care, and preventive and long term care. Special features have been designed with the student in mind and include outlines, learning objectives, key terms, Rules of Thumb, and bulleted key points. To improve students' clinical skills application, Mini-Clinis are also included in each chapter. CPGs and TDPs are included in appropriate chapters to help familiarize students with the use of patient care guidelines and decision trees. Features: * Dynamic new author team and new contributors. * New, reader-friendly design with more than 100 new illustrations.
* New, chapters on ECG and lab assessment, nutrition and sleep disorders. * Provides clinical practice guidelines; summaries of CPGs give students vital information about accepted standards.
Table of Contents
Section 1: Foundations of Respiratory Care. Quality Respiratory Care. Patient Safety, Communication, And Recordkeeping. Principles of Infection Control. Ethical and Legal Implications of Practice. Section 2: Technological Bases for Respiratory Care. Physical Principles in Respiratory Care. Computers Applications in Respiratory Care. Section 3: Applied Anatomy & Physiology. The Respiratory Care System. The Cardiovascular System. Ventilation. Oxygen Transport and Delivery (Gas Exchange). Solutions, Body Fluids, And Electrolytes. Acid-Base Balance. Regulation of Breathing. Section 4: Assessment of Respiratory Disorders. Bedside Assessment. Ecg and Laboratory Assessment. Analysis and Monitoring of Gas Exchange. Pulmonary Function Testing. Thoracic Imaging: Chest X-Ray, Ct, And Mri. Section 5: Synopsis of Cardiopulmonary Disease. Pulmonary Infections. Obstructive Lung Disease: Copd, Asthma, Bronchiectasis, And Related Conditions. Interstitial Diseases. Pleural Disease. Pulmonary Vascular Disease. Acute Lung Injury, Pulmonary Edema, And Multiple System Organ Failure. Lung Neoplasms. Neuromuscular and Other Diseases of the Chest Wall. Disorders of Sleep. Section 6: Basic Therapeutics. Airway Pharmacology. Airway Management. Emergency Life Support. Humidity and Bland Aerosol Therapy. Aerosol Drug Administration. Storage and Delivery of Medical Gases. Medical Gas Therapy. Lung Expansion Therapy. Airway Clearance Techniques. Section 7: Acute and Critical Care. Respiratory Therapy and the Need for Ventilatory Support. Ventilatory Modes and Functions. Physics/Physiology of Ventilatory Support. Initiating and Adjusting Ventilatory Support. Patient Management and Monitoring. Discontinuing Ventilatory Support. Neonatal and Pediatric Critical Care. Section 8: Preventive and Long Term Care. Patient Education and Health Promotion. Nutritional Aspects of Health and Disease. Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation. Respiratory Care in Alternative Settings. Appendices.
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