cover image - Egan's Fundamentals of Respiratory Care Elsevier eBook on VitalSource, 12th Edition
ISBN: 9780323597999
Copyright: 2021
Publication Date: 03-23-2020
Page Count: 1400
Imprint: Mosby
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Egan's Fundamentals of Respiratory Care Elsevier eBook on VitalSource, 12th Edition

by Robert M. Kacmarek, PhD, RRT, FAARC, James K. Stoller, MD, MS, FAARC, FCCP and Albert J. Heuer, PhD, MBA, RRT, RPFT, FAARC

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cover image - Egan's Fundamentals of Respiratory Care Elsevier eBook on VitalSource, 12th Edition
ISBN: 9780323597999
Copyright: 2021
Publication Date: 03-23-2020
Page Count: 1400
Imprint: Mosby
List Price: $136.99
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Learn the principles and skills you'll need as a respiratory therapist! Egan’s Fundamentals of Respiratory Care, 12th Edition provides a solid foundation in respiratory care and covers the latest advances in this ever-changing field. Known as "the bible for respiratory care," this text makes it easy to understand the role of the respiratory therapist, the scientific basis for treatment, and clinical applications. Comprehensive chapters correlate to the 2020 NBRC Exam matrices, preparing you for clinical and exam success. Written by noted educators Robert Kacmarek, James Stoller, and Albert Heuer, this edition includes new chapters on heart failure as well as ethics and end-of-life care, plus the latest AARC practice guidelines.

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    • Updated content reflects the newest advances in respiratory care, preparing you to succeed in today's health care environment
    • UNIQUE! Mini-Clinis provide case scenarios challenging you to use critical thinking in solving problems encountered during actual patient care
    • Decision trees developed by hospitals highlight the use of therapist-driven protocols to assess a patient, initiate care, and evaluate outcomes
    • Rules of Thumb highlight rules, formulas, and key points that are important to clinical practice
    • Learning objectives align with the summary checklists, highlighting key content at the beginning and at the end of each chapter, and parallel the three areas tested on the 2020 NBRC Exam matrices
    • Learning resources on the Evolve companion website include an NBRC correlation guide, image collection, lecture notes, Body Spectrum electronic anatomy coloring book, and an English/Spanish glossary
    • Student workbook provides a practical study guide reflecting this edition of the text, offering numerous case studies, experiments, and hands-on activities. Available separately
    • Full-color design calls attention to the text’s special features and promotes learning
    • Glossary includes key terms and definitions needed for learning concepts
    • NEW Heart Failure chapter covers the disease that is the most frequent cause of unscheduled hospital admissions
    • NEW Ethics and End-of-Life Care chapter explains related issues and how to help patients and their families
    • NEW! Improved readability makes the text easier to read and concepts easier to understand
    • NEW! Updated practice guidelines from the AARC (American Association for Respiratory Care) are included within the relevant chapters
    • NEW! Updated chapters include topics such as arterial lines, stroke, ACLS, PALS, hemodynamics, polysomnography, waveform interpretation, and laryngectomy
    • NEW! Streamlined format eliminates redundancy and complex verbiage
  • I: Foundations of Respiratory Care
    1. History of Respiratory Care
    2. The Profession of Respiratory Care
    3. Quality, Patient Safety, and Communication, and Recordkeeping
    4. Principles of Infection Prevention and Control
    5. Ethical and Legal Implications of Practice
    6. Physical Principles of Respiratory Care
    7. E-Medicine in Respiratory Care
    8. Fundamentals of Respiratory Care Research

    II: Applied Anatomy and Physiology
    9. The Respiratory System
    10. The Cardiovascular System
    11. Ventilation
    12. Gas Exchange and Transport
    13. Solutions, Body Fluids, and Electrolytes
    14. Acid-Base Balance
    15. Regulation of Breathing

    III: Assessment of Respiratory Disorders
    16. Bedside Assessment of the Patient
    17. Interpreting Clinical and Laboratory Data
    18. Interpreting the Electrocardiogram
    19. Analysis and Monitoring of Gas Exchange
    20. Pulmonary Function Testing
    21. Review of Thoracic Imaging
    22. Flexible Bronchoscopy and the Respiratory Therapist
    23. Nutrition Assessment

    IV: Review of Cardiopulmonary Disease
    24. Pulmonary Infections
    25. Obstructive Lung Disease: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), Asthma, and Related Diseases
    26. Interstitial Lung Disease
    27. Pleural Diseases
    28. Pulmonary Vascular Disease
    29. Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS)
    30. Respiratory Management of Trauma, Obesity, Near Drowning, and Burns
    31. Heart Failure
    32. Lung Cancer
    33. Neuromuscular and Other Diseases of the Chest Wall
    34. Disorders of Sleep
    35. Neonatal and Pediatric Respiratory Disorders

    V: Basic Therapeutics
    36. Airway Pharmacology
    37. Airway Management
    38. Emergency Cardiovascular Life Support
    39. Humidity and Bland Aerosol Therapy
    40. Aerosol Drug Therapy
    41. Storage and Delivery of Medical Gases
    42. Medical Gas Therapy
    43. Lung Expansion Therapy
    44. Airway Clearance Therapy (ACT)

    VI: Acute and Critical Care
    45. Respiratory Failure and the Need for Ventilatory Support
    46. Mechanical Ventilators
    47. Physiology of Ventilatory Support
    48. Patient-Ventilator Interaction
    49. Initiating and Adjusting Invasive Ventilatory Support
    50. Noninvasive Ventilation
    51. Extracorporeal Life Support (ECLS)
    52. Monitoring the Patient in the Intensive Care Unit
    53. Discontinuing Ventilatory Support
    54. Neonatal and Pediatric Respiratory Care

    VII: Patient Education and Long-Term Care
    55. Patient Education and Health Promotion
    56. Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation
    57. Respiratory Care in Alternative Settings
    58. Ethics and End-of-Life Care
  • Robert M. Kacmarek, PhD, RRT, FAARC, Professor of Anesthesiology, Harvard Medical School; Director, Respiratory Care, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, James K. Stoller, MD, MS, FAARC, FCCP, Jean Wall Bennett Professor of Medicine, Cleveland Clinic,Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine Chair, Education Institute Cleveland Clinic, USA and Albert J. Heuer, PhD, MBA, RRT, RPFT, FAARC, Program Director and Professor, Masters in Health Care Management Rutgers - School of Health Professions Newark, USA
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