Mosby's Respiratory Care Equipment - Elsevier E-Book on VitalSource, 12th Edition

SECTION I Introduction
1 Basic Physics for the Respiratory Therapist
2 Principles of Infection Control
SECTION II Medical Gases
3 Manufacture, Storage, and Transport of Medical Gases
4 Administering Medical Gases Regulators, Flowmeters, and Controlling Devices
SECTION III Airway Management
5 Airway Management Devices
6 Humidity and Aerosol Therapy
7 Lung Expansion Therapy and Airway Clearance Devices
SECTION IV Assessment
8 Assessment of Pulmonary Function
9 Assessment of Cardiovascular Function
10 Blood Gas Monitoring
11 Sleep Diagnostics
SECTION V Critical Care and Extended Care Devices
12 Introduction to Ventilators
13 Mechanical Ventilators: General Use Ventilators: Adult, Pediatric, and Neonatal Critical Care Devices
14 Transport, Home Care, and Noninvasive Ventilatory Devices
15 Special Techniques in Respiratory Care Patient Management
Appendix A: Suggested Answer Key for Clinical Scenarios
Appendix B: Answer Key for Chapter Assessment Questions
Appendix C: Normal Reference Ranges
Appendix D: Frequently Used Formulas and Values
Glossary
Index

J. M. Cairo, PhD, RRT, FAARC, Dean of the School of Allied Health Professions, Professor of Cardiopulmonary Science, Physiology, and Anesthesiology, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA