Essentials of Respiratory Care - Elsevier eBook on VitalSource, 4th Edition

by Robert M. Kacmarek, PhD, RRT, FAARC and Craig W. Mack, RRT

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ISBN: 9780323061674

Publication Date: 01-07-2005

Page Count: 880

Imprint: Mosby

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New to This Edition
- Completely updated to reflect the significant advancements in the field of respiratory care
- Reflects the required core content of the most recent National Board for Respiratory Care (NBRC) examination matrix, ensuring the most up-to-date competency requirements for certification
- Features new chapters on ventilatory management for obstructive pulmonary disease, adult respiratory distress syndrome, NIPPV, tracheal gas insufflation, prone positioning, and liquid ventilation
- A redesigned format provides easier navigation through the text
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- The convenient outline format breaks information down into manageable bits of information that make it ideal for study, review, and quick reference
- The comprehensive coverage of key topics — from introductory material through therapeutic care — consolidates the full spectrum of respiratory care into one essential resource
Contents

Section I Respiratory Care Sciences and Infection Control
1. Basic Chemistry
2. General Principles of Gas Physics
3. Microbiology, Sterilization, and Infection Control

Section II Cardiopulmonary and Related Anatomy and Physiology
4. Anatomy of the Respiratory System
5. Mechanics of Ventilation
6. Neurological Control of Ventilation
7. Oxygen and Carbon Dioxide Transport
8. Intrapulmonary Shunting and Deadspace
9. Anatomy of the Cardiovascular System
10. Physiology of the Cardiovascular System
11. Cardiac Electrophysiology and ECG Interpretation
12. Hemodynamic Monitoring
13. Renal Anatomy and Physiology
14. Fluid and Electrolyte Balance
15. Acid-Base Balance and Blood Gas Interpretation

Section III The Nervous System and Pharmacology
16. Anatomy and Physiology of the Nervous System
17. Pharmacology

Section IV Cardiopulmonary Assessment, and Disease, and Their Management
18. Clinical Assessment of the Cardiopulmonary System
19. Pulmonary Function Studies
20. Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and General Management
21. Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Ventilatory Management
22. Restrictive Lung Disease: General and Ventilatory Management
23. NEW ARDS, SARS, and Sepsis
24. Nutrition

Section V Neonatal and Pediatric Respiratory Care
25. Intrauterine Development and Comparative Respiratory Anatomy
26. Assessment and Management of the Newborn
27. Respiratory Disorders of the Newborn
28. Mechanical Ventilation of the Newborn
29. Respiratory Disorders of the Pediatric Patient
30. Mechanical Ventilation of the Pediatric Patient

Section VI Pulmonary Rehabilitation and Home Care
31. Pulmonary Rehabilitation
32. Respiratory Home Care

Section VII Basic Respiratory Care
33. Gas Therapy
34. Oxygen, Helium, and Nitric Oxide Therapy
35. Aerosol and Humidity Therapy
36. Airway Clearance Techniques
37. Analyzers
38. Airway Care

Section VIII Advanced Respiratory Care
39. Modes of Mechanical Ventilation
40. PEEP
41. Initiation, Maintenance, and Weaning from Mechanical Ventilation
42. High Frequency Ventilation
43. Noninvasive Positive Pressure Ventilation
44. Tracheal Gas Insufflation
45. Prone Positioning
46. Liquid Ventilation
Authors

Robert M. Kacmarek, PhD, RRT, FAARC, Professor of Anesthesiology, Harvard Medical School; Director, Respiratory Care, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA and Craig W. Mack, RRT
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