Egan's fundamentals of respiratory care

A leader in respiratory care education for more than 35 years, this comprehensive textbook lays a strong foundation for a successful career. You'll gain a thorough understanding of the role of respiratory therapists (RTs), a scientific basis for treatment, and clinical applications. In-depth discussions progress from the principles of respiratory care to applied anatomy and physiology, assessment, discussion of specific respiratory illnesses, basic therapy, acuteand critical care, and preventive and long-term care. Clinical Practice Guidelines (CPGs) and Therapist Driven Protocols (TDPs) in appropriate chapters familiarize you with patient care guidelines and decision trees as they are used in practice. INDICE: I. Foundations of Respiratory Care1. History of Respiratory Care NEW!2. Quality and Evidence-Based Respiratory Care 3. Patient Safety, Communication and Recordkeeping4. Principles of Infection Control 5. Ethical and Legal Implications of Practice 6. Physical Principles of Respiratory Care7. ComputerApplications in Respiratory Care II. Applied Anatomy and Physiology8. The Respiratory System 9. The Cardiovascular System10. Ventilation 11. Gas Exchange and Transport12. Solutions, Body Fluids, and Electrolytes13. Acid-Base Balance14. Regulation of Breathing III. Assessment of Respiratory Disorders15. BedsideAssessment of the Patient 16. Interpretation of Clinical Laboratory Data17. Interpreting the Electrocardiogram 18. Analysis and Monitoring of Gas Exchange19. Pulmonary Function Testing 20. A Review of Thoracic Imaging 21. Nutrition Assessment IV. Review of Cardiopulmonary Disease22. Pulmonary Infections23. 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 Cance29. Neuromuscular and Other Diseases of the Chest Wall30. Disorders of Sleep 31. Neonatal and Pediatric Respiratory DisordersV. Basic Therapeutics32. 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 Therapy39. Lung Expansion Therapy 40. Bronchial Hygiene TherapyVI. Acute and Critical Care41. Respiratory Failure and the Need for Ventilatory Support42. Mechanical Ventilators 43. Physiology of Ventilatory Support44. Initiating and Adjusting Ventilatory Support 45. Noninvasive Positive Pressure Ventilation46. Monitoring and Management of the Patient in the Intensive Care Unit47. Discontinuing Ventilatory Support 48. Neonatal and Pediatric Respiratory CareVII. Preventative and Long-Term Care49. Patient Education and Health Promotion 50. Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation51. Respiratory Care in Alternative Settings Appendix 1: NBRC Matrix Cross ReferenceAppendix2: Temperature Correction of Barometric ReadingAppendix 3: Factors to ConvertGas Volumes from ATPS to STPDAppendix 4: Factors to Convert Gas Volumes from STPD to BTPS at Given Barometric PressuresAppendix 5: Table of Normal ValuesGlossary

• ISBN: 978-0-323-03657-3
• Editorial: Mosby
• Encuadernacion: Cartoné
• Páginas: 1408
• Fecha Publicación: 28/01/2008
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés