Table of Contents

Section IRespiratory Care Sciences and Infection Control1.Basic Chemistry2.General Principles of Gas Physics3.Microbiology, Sterilization, and Infection ControlSection IICardiopulmonary and Related Anatomy and Physiology4.Anatomy of the Respiratory System5.Mechanics of Ventilation6.Neurological Control of Ventilation7.Oxygen and Carbon Dioxide Transport8.Intrapulmonary Shunting and Deadspace9.Anatomy of the Cardiovascular System10.Physiology of the Cardiovascular System11.Cardiac Electrophysiology and ECG Interpretation12.Hemodynamic Monitoring13.Renal Anatomy and Physiology14.Fluid and Electrolyte Balance15.Acid-Base Balance and Blood Gas InterpretationSection IIIThe Nervous System and Pharmacology16.Anatomy and Physiology of the Nervous System17.PharmacologySection IVCardiopulmonary Assessment, and Disease, and Their Management18.Clinical Assessment of the Cardiopulmonary System19.Pulmonary Function Studies20.Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and General Management21.Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Ventilatory Management22.Restrictive Lung Disease: General and Ventilatory Management23.NEW ARDS, SARS, and Sepsis24.NutritionSection VNeonatal and Pediatric Respiratory Care25.Intrauterine Development and Comparative Respiratory Anatomy26.Assessment and Management of the Newborn27.Respiratory Disorders of the Newborn28.Mechanical Ventilation of the Newborn29.Respiratory Disorders of the Pediatric Patient30.Mechanical Ventilation of the Pediatric Patient Section VIPulmonary Rehabilitation and Home Care31.Pulmonary Rehabilitation32.Respiratory Home CareSection VIIBasic Respiratory Care33.Gas Therapy34.Oxygen, Helium, and Nitric Oxide Therapy35.Aerosol and Humidity Therapy36.Airway Clearance Techniques37.Analyzers38.Airway CareSection VIIIAdvanced Respiratory Care39.Modes of Mechanical Ventilation40.PEEP41.Initiation, Maintenance, and Weaning from Mechanical Ventilation42.High Frequency Ventilation43. Noninvasive Positive Pressure Ventilation44.Tracheal Gas Insufflation45. Prone Positioning46.Liquid Ventilation