TY  - BOOK
AU  - Wilkins, Robert L.
AU  - Egan,Donald F.
AU  - Stoller,James K.
AU  - Scanland,Craig L.
TI  - Egan's fundamentals of respiratory care
SN  - 0323018130
PY  - 2003///
CY  - St. Louis
PB  - Mosby
KW  - Respiratory therapy
KW  - Respiratory Therapy
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; Contents

Section. I. Foundations of Respiratory Care 
1. Quality and Evidence-Based Respiratory Care 
2. Patient Safety, Communication, and Recordkeeping 
3. Principles of Infection Control 
4. Ethical and Legal Implications of Practice 
5. Physical Principles of Respiratory Care 
6. Computer Applications in Respiratory Care 

Section. II. Applied Anatomy and Physiology 
7. Respiratory System 
8. Cardiovascular System 
9. Ventilation 
10. Gas Exchange and Transport 
11. Solutions, Body Fluids, and Electrolytes 
12. Acid-Base Balance 
13. Regulation of Breathing 

Section. III. Assessment of Respiratory Disorders 
14. Bedside Assessment of the Patient 
15. Electrocardiogram and Laboratory Test Assessment 
16. Analysis and Monitoring of Gas Exchange 
17. Pulmonary Function Testing 
18. Synopsis of Thoracic Imaging 

Section. IV. Synopsis of Cardiopulmonary Disease 
19. Pulmonary Infections 
20. Obstructive Lung Disease: COPD, Asthma, and Related Diseases 
21. Interstitial Lung Disease 
22. Pleural Diseases 
23. Pulmonary Vascular Disease 
24. Acute Lung Injury, Pulmonary Edema, and Multiple System Organ Failure
25. Lung Neoplasms 
26. Neuromuscular and Other Diseases of the Chest Wall 
27. Disorders of Sleep 
28. Neonatal and Pediatric Respiratory Disorders 

Section. V. Basic Therapeutics 
29. Airway Pharmacology 
30. Airway Management 
31. Emergency Life Support 
32. Humidity and Bland Aerosol Therapy 
33. Aerosol Drug Therapy 
34. Storage and Delivery of Medical Gases 
35. Medical Gas Therapy 
36. Lung Expansion Therapy 
37. Bronchial Hygiene Therapy 

Section. VI. Acute and Critical Care 
38. Respiratory Failure and the Need for Ventilatory Support 
39. Mechanical Ventilators 
40. Physiology of Ventilatory Support 
41. Initiating and Adjusting Ventilatory Support 
42. Noninvasive Positive Pressure Ventilation
43. Monitoring and Management of the Patient in the Intensive Care Unit 
44. Discontinuing Ventilatory Support 
45. Neonatal and Pediatric Respiratory Care 

Section. VII. Preventative and Long-Term Care 
46. Patient Education and Health Promotion 
47. Nutritional Aspects of Health and Disease 
48. Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation 
49. Respiratory Care in Alternative Settings
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