Respiratory Physiotherapy: An On-Call Survival Guide is the go-to book for physiotherapy students and newly qualified physiotherapists when caring for patients with respiratory conditions or complications. The title covers all common conditions for both adults and children, in a wide range of settings and focuses on practical information that is directly and immediately applicable to patient care. The third edition is fully updated and revised, each chapter gives you access to the most up to date expertise in the field of respiratory physiotherapy. The consistent chapter layout makes it easy to identify where relevant information will be.
1. Chapter1 : An Introduction to Respiratory Care - p. Page viii 2. Chapter2 : Respiratory Assessment - p. Page g13 3. Chapter 3 : Paediatric Specifics - p. Page g35 4. Chapter 4 : Chest X-ray Interpretation - p. Page g45 5. Chapter 5 : Management of Sputum Retention - p. Page g65 6. Chapter 6 : Management of Volume Loss - p. Page g71 7. Chapter 7 : Management of Work of Breathing - p. Page 82 8. Chapter 8 : Management of Respiratory Failure - p. Page g94 9. Chapter 9 : Respiratory Physiotherapy Treatments - p. Page g105 10. Chapter 10 : Working on Surgical Wards - p. Page g147 11. Chapter11 : Working on Medical Wards - p. Page 158 12. Chapter12 : Working on Oncology - p. Page g180 13. Chapter13 : Working on the Critical Care Unit - p. Page g192 14. Chapter14 : Working on the Neurosurgical/Neurology Unit - p. Page g204 15. Chapter15 : Working on the Cardiothoracic Unit - p. Page g217 16. Chapter16 : Paediatric wards - p. Page g232 17. Chapter17 : Paediatric Critical Care - p. Page g247 18. Chapter 18 : Working in the Community With the Acutely Ill Respiratory Patient - p. Page g262 19. Chapter19 : Case Studies - p. Page g269 20. Appendix 1 : Useful Abbreviations - p. Page 291 21. Appendix 2 : Normal Values - p. Page 298 22. Appendix 3 : Surgical Incisions - p. Page 300 23. Index - p. Page 300
Respiratory Physiotherapy: An On-Call Survival Guide is the go-to book for physiotherapy students and newly qualified physiotherapists when caring for patients with respiratory conditions or complications. The title covers all common conditions for both adults and children, in a wide range of settings and focuses on practical information that is directly and immediately applicable to patient care. The third edition is fully updated and revised, each chapter gives you access to the most up to date expertise in the field of respiratory physiotherapy. The consistent chapter layout makes it easy to identify where relevant information will be.
1. Chapter1 : An Introduction to Respiratory Care - p. Page viii 2. Chapter2 : Respiratory Assessment - p. Page g13 3. Chapter 3 : Paediatric Specifics - p. Page g35 4. Chapter 4 : Chest X-ray Interpretation - p. Page g45 5. Chapter 5 : Management of Sputum Retention - p. Page g65 6. Chapter 6 : Management of Volume Loss - p. Page g71 7. Chapter 7 : Management of Work of Breathing - p. Page 82 8. Chapter 8 : Management of Respiratory Failure - p. Page g94 9. Chapter 9 : Respiratory Physiotherapy Treatments - p. Page g105 10. Chapter 10 : Working on Surgical Wards - p. Page g147 11. Chapter11 : Working on Medical Wards - p. Page 158 12. Chapter12 : Working on Oncology - p. Page g180 13. Chapter13 : Working on the Critical Care Unit - p. Page g192 14. Chapter14 : Working on the Neurosurgical/Neurology Unit - p. Page g204 15. Chapter15 : Working on the Cardiothoracic Unit - p. Page g217 16. Chapter16 : Paediatric wards - p. Page g232 17. Chapter17 : Paediatric Critical Care - p. Page g247 18. Chapter 18 : Working in the Community With the Acutely Ill Respiratory Patient - p. Page g262 19. Chapter19 : Case Studies - p. Page g269 20. Appendix 1 : Useful Abbreviations - p. Page 291 21. Appendix 2 : Normal Values - p. Page 298 22. Appendix 3 : Surgical Incisions - p. Page 300 23. Index - p. Page 300
