Workbook for Egan's Fundamentals of Respiratory Care E-Book: Workbook for Egan's Fundamentals of Respiratory Care E-Book

by RRT Kacmarek PhD, MS Stoller MD, MBA Heuer PhD

Overview

Reinforce your understanding of the concepts and skills described in Egan's Fundamentals of Respiratory Care, 12th Edition! With chapters corresponding to the chapters in Egan's market-leading textbook, this workbook prepares you to succeed on certification exams with NBRC-style, case study application, and analysis-style questions. This edition includes two new chapters plus a wide range of activities and exercises to guide you through difficult concepts. - Word Wizard helps you remember the terminology used in respiratory care. - Key points identify the main concepts to remember in each chapter. - Meet the Objectives lets you assess your understanding of the key content in each chapter. - Case studies let you apply assessment and intervention strategies, and help you practice critical thinking. - What Does the NBRC Say? summarizes the expectations of the NBRC (National Board for Respiratory Care) and provides a sampling of NBRC-style, multiple-choice questions to help students prepare for the certification exam. - Food for Thought provides thought-provoking questions related to respiratory care topics. - Exercises in each chapter offer hands-on learning with a wide range of activities. - NEW Heart Failure chapter reinforces the content in this new chapter of the textbook, challenging you to use recall and critical thinking skills.  - NEW Ethics and End-of-Life Care chapter helps you understand this issue and how to help patients and their families.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780323598040
Publisher:	Mosby, Incorporated
Publication date:	01/22/2020
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	416
File size:	5 MB

About the Author

James K. Stoller, MD, MS

Jamie

Jean Wall Bennett Professor of Medicine, Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine

Chair, Education Institute

Head, Cleveland Clinic Respiratory Therapy

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Cleveland Clinic

9500 Euclid Ave.

Cleveland, OH 44195

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Table of Contents

I: Foundations of Respiratory Care1. History of Respiratory Care 2. The Profession of Respiratory Care3. 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 Physiology9. 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 Disorders16. 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 Therapist23. Nutrition Assessment IV: Review of Cardiopulmonary Disease24. 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 NEW!32. Lung Cancer 33. Neuromuscular and Other Diseases of the Chest Wall 34. Disorders of Sleep 35. Neonatal and Pediatric Respiratory Disorders V: Basic Therapeutics36. 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 Care45. 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 Care55. Patient Education and Health Promotion 56. Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation 57. Respiratory Care in Alternative Settings 58. Ethics and End-of-Life Care NEW! GlossaryIndex