Corresponding chapter-by-chapter to Egan’s Fundamentals of Respiratory Care, 13th Edition, this comprehensive workbook reinforces your understanding of the essential concepts and skills presented in the text. It includes the latest NBRC-style questions, case study applications, and analysis-level questions to prepare you to excel on exams. This edition includes a second color that highlights important information, breaks up text, and offers improved usability. Chapters correlate with the text to keep you current, and a wide range of activities engage and guide you through some of the text’s more difficult concepts.
1. Title of Book - p. i 2. Cover image - p. i 3. Title page - p. ii 4. Table of Contents - p. iii 5. Copyright - p. iv 6. Dedication - p. v 7. Contents - p. v 8. Section I: Foundations of Respiratory Care - p. S1 9. 1. Early History of Respiratory Care - p. 1 10. 2. The Profession of Respiratory Care - p. 4 11. 3. Quality, Patient Safety, and Communication - p. 6 12. 4. Principles of Infection Prevention and Control - p. 11 13. 5. Ethical and Legal Implications of Practice - p. 17 14. 6. Physical Principles of Respiratory Care - p. 22 15. 7. E-Medicine in Respiratory Care - p. 28 16. 8. Fundamentals of Respiratory Care Research - p. 30 17. Section II: Applied Anatomy and Physiology - p. S2 18. 9. The Respiratory System - p. 33 19. 10. The Cardiovascular System - p. 43 20. 11. Ventilation - p. 47 21. 12. Gas Exchange and Transport - p. 53 22. 13. Solutions, Body Fluids, and Electrolytes - p. 61 23. 14. Acid-Base Balance - p. 67 24. 15. Regulation of Breathing - p. 75 25. Section III: Assessment of Respiratory Disorders - p. S3 26. 16. Bedside Assessment of the Patient - p. 83 27. 17. Interpreting Clinical and Laboratory Data - p. 92 28. 18. Interpreting the Electrocardiogram - p. 97 29. 19. Analysis and Monitoring of Gas Exchange - p. 105 30. 20. Pulmonary Function Testing - p. 115 31. 21. Review of Thoracic Imaging - p. 123 32. 22. Flexible Bronchoscopy and the Respiratory Therapist - p. 132 33. 23. Nutrition Assessment - p. 136 34. Section IV: Review of Cardiopulmonary Disease - p. S4 35. 24. Pneumonia - p. 143 36. 25. Obstructive Lung Disease: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), Asthma, and Related Diseases - p. 149 37. 26. Interstitial Lung Disease - p. 163 38. 27. Pleural Diseases - p. 168 39. 28. Pulmonary Vascular Disease - p. 177 40. 29. Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) - p. 183 41. 30. Respiratory Management of Trauma, Obesity, Near Drowning, and Burns - p. 188 42. 31. Acute Heart Failure - p. 193 43. 32. Lung Cancer - p. 196 44. 33. Neuromuscular and Other Diseases of the Chest Wall - p. 203 45. 34. Disorders of Sleep - p. 210 46. 35. Neonatal and Pediatric Respiratory Disorders - p. 216 47. Section V: Basic Therapeutics - p. S5 48. 36. Airway Pharmacology - p. 227 49. 37. Airway Management - p. 238 50. 38. Emergency Cardiovascular Life Support - p. 248 51. 39. Humidity and Bland Aerosol Therapy - p. 257 52. 40. Aerosol Drug Therapy - p. 265 53. 41. Storage and Delivery of Medical Gases - p. 273 54. 42. Medical Gas Therapy - p. 281 55. 43. Lung Expansion Therapy - p. 292 56. 44. Airway Clearance Therapy - p. 298 57. Section VI: Acute and Critical Care - p. S6 58. 45. Respiratory Failure and the Need for Ventilatory Support - p. 307 59. 46. Mechanical Ventilators - p. 316 60. 47. Physiology of Ventilatory Support - p. 321 61. 48. Patient-Ventilator Interactions - p. 330 62. 49. Initiating and Adjusting Invasive Ventilatory Support - p. 334 63. 50. Noninvasive Ventilation - p. 344 64. 51. Extracorporeal Life Support - p. 350 65. 52. Monitoring the Patient in the Intensive Care Unit - p. 354 66. 53. Discontinuing Ventilatory Support - p. 364 67. 54. Neonatal and Pediatric Respiratory Care - p. 375 68. Section VII: Patient Education and Long-Term Care - p. S7 69. 55. Patient Education and Health Promotion - p. 385 70. 56. Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation - p. 391 71. 57. Respiratory Care in Alternative Settings - p. 399 72. 58. Ethics and End of Life - p. 409
Corresponding chapter-by-chapter to Egan’s Fundamentals of Respiratory Care, 13th Edition, this comprehensive workbook reinforces your understanding of the essential concepts and skills presented in the text. It includes the latest NBRC-style questions, case study applications, and analysis-level questions to prepare you to excel on exams. This edition includes a second color that highlights important information, breaks up text, and offers improved usability. Chapters correlate with the text to keep you current, and a wide range of activities engage and guide you through some of the text’s more difficult concepts.
1. Title of Book - p. i 2. Cover image - p. i 3. Title page - p. ii 4. Table of Contents - p. iii 5. Copyright - p. iv 6. Dedication - p. v 7. Contents - p. v 8. Section I: Foundations of Respiratory Care - p. S1 9. 1. Early History of Respiratory Care - p. 1 10. 2. The Profession of Respiratory Care - p. 4 11. 3. Quality, Patient Safety, and Communication - p. 6 12. 4. Principles of Infection Prevention and Control - p. 11 13. 5. Ethical and Legal Implications of Practice - p. 17 14. 6. Physical Principles of Respiratory Care - p. 22 15. 7. E-Medicine in Respiratory Care - p. 28 16. 8. Fundamentals of Respiratory Care Research - p. 30 17. Section II: Applied Anatomy and Physiology - p. S2 18. 9. The Respiratory System - p. 33 19. 10. The Cardiovascular System - p. 43 20. 11. Ventilation - p. 47 21. 12. Gas Exchange and Transport - p. 53 22. 13. Solutions, Body Fluids, and Electrolytes - p. 61 23. 14. Acid-Base Balance - p. 67 24. 15. Regulation of Breathing - p. 75 25. Section III: Assessment of Respiratory Disorders - p. S3 26. 16. Bedside Assessment of the Patient - p. 83 27. 17. Interpreting Clinical and Laboratory Data - p. 92 28. 18. Interpreting the Electrocardiogram - p. 97 29. 19. Analysis and Monitoring of Gas Exchange - p. 105 30. 20. Pulmonary Function Testing - p. 115 31. 21. Review of Thoracic Imaging - p. 123 32. 22. Flexible Bronchoscopy and the Respiratory Therapist - p. 132 33. 23. Nutrition Assessment - p. 136 34. Section IV: Review of Cardiopulmonary Disease - p. S4 35. 24. Pneumonia - p. 143 36. 25. Obstructive Lung Disease: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), Asthma, and Related Diseases - p. 149 37. 26. Interstitial Lung Disease - p. 163 38. 27. Pleural Diseases - p. 168 39. 28. Pulmonary Vascular Disease - p. 177 40. 29. Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) - p. 183 41. 30. Respiratory Management of Trauma, Obesity, Near Drowning, and Burns - p. 188 42. 31. Acute Heart Failure - p. 193 43. 32. Lung Cancer - p. 196 44. 33. Neuromuscular and Other Diseases of the Chest Wall - p. 203 45. 34. Disorders of Sleep - p. 210 46. 35. Neonatal and Pediatric Respiratory Disorders - p. 216 47. Section V: Basic Therapeutics - p. S5 48. 36. Airway Pharmacology - p. 227 49. 37. Airway Management - p. 238 50. 38. Emergency Cardiovascular Life Support - p. 248 51. 39. Humidity and Bland Aerosol Therapy - p. 257 52. 40. Aerosol Drug Therapy - p. 265 53. 41. Storage and Delivery of Medical Gases - p. 273 54. 42. Medical Gas Therapy - p. 281 55. 43. Lung Expansion Therapy - p. 292 56. 44. Airway Clearance Therapy - p. 298 57. Section VI: Acute and Critical Care - p. S6 58. 45. Respiratory Failure and the Need for Ventilatory Support - p. 307 59. 46. Mechanical Ventilators - p. 316 60. 47. Physiology of Ventilatory Support - p. 321 61. 48. Patient-Ventilator Interactions - p. 330 62. 49. Initiating and Adjusting Invasive Ventilatory Support - p. 334 63. 50. Noninvasive Ventilation - p. 344 64. 51. Extracorporeal Life Support - p. 350 65. 52. Monitoring the Patient in the Intensive Care Unit - p. 354 66. 53. Discontinuing Ventilatory Support - p. 364 67. 54. Neonatal and Pediatric Respiratory Care - p. 375 68. Section VII: Patient Education and Long-Term Care - p. S7 69. 55. Patient Education and Health Promotion - p. 385 70. 56. Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation - p. 391 71. 57. Respiratory Care in Alternative Settings - p. 399 72. 58. Ethics and End of Life - p. 409
