Master the equipment, devices, and techniques used in respiratory therapy! Mosby's Respiratory Care Equipment, 12th Edition, provides a comprehensive guide to treating patients with cardiopulmonary dysfunction. Using a how-to approach, this text helps you learn to identify and select equipment, understand its operation, and apply your knowledge to clinical practice. It also discusses assessment, testing, protocols, and troubleshooting of the devices used in airway management. Written by noted educator J. M. Cairo and a team of expert contributors, this leading text presents the knowledge and skills that will help you prepare for success on NBRC examinations.
1. SECTION I: Introduction - p. S1 2. 1. Basic Physics for the Respiratory Therapist - p. 2 3. 2. Principles of Infection Control - p. 23 4. SECTION II: Medical Gases - p. S47 5. 3. Manufacture, Storage, and Transport of Medical Gases - p. 48 6. 4. Administering Medical Gases Regulators, Flowmeters, and Controlling Devices - p. 77 7. SECTION III: Airway Management - p. S103 8. 5. Airway Management Devices - p. 104 9. 6. Humidity and Aerosol Therapy - p. 134 10. 7. Lung Expansion Therapy and Airway Clearance Devices - p. 190 11. SECTION IV: Assessment - p. S207 12. 8. Assessment of Pulmonary Function - p. 208 13. 9. Assessment of Cardiovascular Function - p. 248 14. 10. Blood Gas Monitoring - p. 282 15. 11. Sleep Diagnostics - p. 306 16. SECTION V: Critical Care and Extended Care Devices - p. S323 17. 12. Introduction to Ventilators - p. 324 18. 13. Mechanical Ventilators: General Use Ventilators: Adult, Pediatric, and Neonatal Critical Care Devices - p. 378 19. 14. Transport, Home Care, and Noninvasive Ventilatory Devices - p. 413 20. 15. Special Techniques in Respiratory Care Patient Management - p. 481 21. Appendix A. Suggested Answer Key for Clinical Scenarios - p. 496 22. Appendix B Answer Key for Chapter Assessment Questions - p. 497 23. Appendix C. Normal Reference Ranges - p. 498 24. Appendix D. Frequently Used Formulas and Values - p. 499 25. Glossary - p. 500 26. INDEX - p. 501 27. Appendix A. Suggested Answer Key for Clinical Scenarios - p. e1 28. Appendix B Answer Key for Chapter Assessment Questions - p. e8 29. Appendix C. Normal Reference Ranges - p. e13 30. Appendix D. Frequently Used Formulas and Values - p. e16 31. Glossary - p. e18
Master the equipment, devices, and techniques used in respiratory therapy! Mosby's Respiratory Care Equipment, 12th Edition, provides a comprehensive guide to treating patients with cardiopulmonary dysfunction. Using a how-to approach, this text helps you learn to identify and select equipment, understand its operation, and apply your knowledge to clinical practice. It also discusses assessment, testing, protocols, and troubleshooting of the devices used in airway management. Written by noted educator J. M. Cairo and a team of expert contributors, this leading text presents the knowledge and skills that will help you prepare for success on NBRC examinations.
1. SECTION I: Introduction - p. S1 2. 1. Basic Physics for the Respiratory Therapist - p. 2 3. 2. Principles of Infection Control - p. 23 4. SECTION II: Medical Gases - p. S47 5. 3. Manufacture, Storage, and Transport of Medical Gases - p. 48 6. 4. Administering Medical Gases Regulators, Flowmeters, and Controlling Devices - p. 77 7. SECTION III: Airway Management - p. S103 8. 5. Airway Management Devices - p. 104 9. 6. Humidity and Aerosol Therapy - p. 134 10. 7. Lung Expansion Therapy and Airway Clearance Devices - p. 190 11. SECTION IV: Assessment - p. S207 12. 8. Assessment of Pulmonary Function - p. 208 13. 9. Assessment of Cardiovascular Function - p. 248 14. 10. Blood Gas Monitoring - p. 282 15. 11. Sleep Diagnostics - p. 306 16. SECTION V: Critical Care and Extended Care Devices - p. S323 17. 12. Introduction to Ventilators - p. 324 18. 13. Mechanical Ventilators: General Use Ventilators: Adult, Pediatric, and Neonatal Critical Care Devices - p. 378 19. 14. Transport, Home Care, and Noninvasive Ventilatory Devices - p. 413 20. 15. Special Techniques in Respiratory Care Patient Management - p. 481 21. Appendix A. Suggested Answer Key for Clinical Scenarios - p. 496 22. Appendix B Answer Key for Chapter Assessment Questions - p. 497 23. Appendix C. Normal Reference Ranges - p. 498 24. Appendix D. Frequently Used Formulas and Values - p. 499 25. Glossary - p. 500 26. INDEX - p. 501 27. Appendix A. Suggested Answer Key for Clinical Scenarios - p. e1 28. Appendix B Answer Key for Chapter Assessment Questions - p. e8 29. Appendix C. Normal Reference Ranges - p. e13 30. Appendix D. Frequently Used Formulas and Values - p. e16 31. Glossary - p. e18
