Evolve Resources for Mosby's Respiratory Care Equipment, 12th Edition

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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 and Advanced Cardiac Life Support 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 Other Therapies 12. Introduction to Ventilators 13. Mechanical Ventilators: General Use Devices: 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 Formulae and Values

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