Master the principles and skills you'll need to succeed as a respiratory therapist! Egan's Fundamentals of Respiratory Care, 13th Edition provides a solid foundation in respiratory care and covers the latest advances in this dynamic field. For more than 50 years, this text has been the go-to resource to understand the role of the respiratory therapist, the scientific basis for treatment, and clinical applications. Comprehensive chapters prepare you for clinical and exam success by correlating to the 2020 NBRC Exam matrices. The 13th Edition includes updated coverage of COVID-19, the latest AARC clinical practice guidelines, and a new enhanced eBook version included with print purchase.
- NEW! Enhanced eBook version is included with print purchase, allowing you to access all the text, figures, and references, with the ability to search, customize content, make notes and highlights, and have content read aloud - plus videos, animations, an English/Spanish glossary, and lecture notes.
- NEW AND UPDATED! All chapters reflect the latest advances in respiratory care. Patient-ventilator interaction chapter contains all new content, and chapters on e-Medicine, pulmonary infections, neonatal and pediatric care, ventilator physiology, and ICU patient monitoring have been fully revised and updated.
- UPDATED! Coverage of the latest advancements in respiratory care research and patient care addresses key topics, including COVID-19 and other related viruses.
- Focus on exam preparation with content linked to NBRC credentialing exam matrices and clinical simulations.
- Expert authorship and a focus on each chapter by and for respiratory therapists helps improve utility and readability.
- Excerpts of the AARC's Clinial Practice Guidelines (CPGs) provide important information regarding indications/contraindications, hazards and complications, assessment of need, assessment of outcome, and monitoring.
- Mini-Clinis - short, critical-thinking case scenarios with Q&A - encourage you to solve realistic problems commonly encountered during patient care.
- Sample Therapist-Driven Protocol (TDP) algorithms and coverage expose you to the use of decision trees developed by hospitals to promote assessment and evaluation skills in patient care.
- Rules of Thumb features in each chapter highlight rules, formulae, and key points important to clinical practice and are marked with a special icon for easy identification.
- Learning Objectives align exactly with the Summary Checklist at the end of each chapter, paralleling the three areas tested on the 2020 NBRC Therapist Multiple-Choice Examination: recall, analysis, and application.
- End-of-textbook glossary includes key terms and definitions necessary for comprehension of key concepts.
Table of Contents
I Foundations of Respiratory CareChapter 1: History of Respiratory Care
Chapter 2: The Profession of Respiratory Care
Chapter 3: Quality, Patient Safety, and Communication, and Recordkeeping
Chapter 4: Principles of Infection Prevention and Control
Chapter 5: Ethical and Legal Implications of Practice
Chapter 6: Physical Principles of Respiratory Care
Chapter 7: E-Medicine in Respiratory Care
Chapter 8: Fundamentals of Respiratory Care Research
II Applied Anatomy and Physiology
Chapter 9: The Respiratory System
Chapter 10: The Cardiovascular System
Chapter 11: Ventilation
Chapter 12: Gas Exchange and Transport
Chapter 13: Solutions, Body Fluids, and Electrolytes
Chapter 14: Acid-Base Balance
Chapter 15: Regulation of Breathing
III Assessment of Respiratory Disorders
Chapter 16: Bedside Assessment of the Patient
Chapter 17: Interpreting Clinical and Laboratory Data
Chapter 18: Interpreting the Electrocardiogram
Chapter 19: Analysis and Monitoring of Gas Exchange
Chapter 20: Pulmonary Function Testing
Chapter 21: Review of Thoracic Imaging
Chapter 22: Flexible Bronchoscopy and the Respiratory Therapist
Chapter 23: Nutrition Assessment
IV Review of Cardiopulmonary Disease
Chapter 24: Pulmonary Infections
Chapter 25: Obstructive Lung Disease: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), Asthma, and Related Diseases
Chapter 26: Interstitial Lung Disease
Chapter 27: Pleural Diseases
Chapter 28: Pulmonary Vascular Disease
Chapter 29: Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS)
Chapter 30: Respiratory Management of Trauma, Obesity, Near Drowning, and Burns
Chapter 31: Heart Failure
Chapter 32: Lung Cancer
Chapter 33: Neuromuscular and Other Diseases of the Chest Wall
Chapter 34: Disorders of Sleep
Chapter 35: Neonatal and Pediatric Respiratory Disorders
V Basic Therapeutics
Chapter 36: Airway Pharmacology
Chapter 37: Airway Management
Chapter 38: Emergency Cardiovascular Life Support
Chapter 39: Humidity and Bland Aerosol Therapy
Chapter 40: Aerosol Drug Therapy
Chapter 41: Storage and Delivery of Medical Gases
Chapter 42: Medical Gas Therapy
Chapter 43: Lung Expansion Therapy
Chapter 44: Airway Clearance Therapy (ACT)
VI Acute and Critical Care
Chapter 45: Respiratory Failure and the Need for Ventilatory Support
Chapter 46: Mechanical Ventilators
Chapter 47: Physiology of Ventilatory Support
Chapter 48: Patient-Ventilator Interaction
Chapter 49: Initiating and Adjusting Invasive Ventilatory Support
Chapter 50: Noninvasive Ventilation
Chapter 51: Extracorporeal Life Support (ECLS)
Chapter 52: Monitoring the Patient in the Intensive Care Unit
Chapter 53: Discontinuing Ventilatory Support
Chapter 54: Neonatal and Pediatric Respiratory Care
VII Patient Education and Long-Term Care
Chapter 55: Patient Education and Health Promotion
Chapter 56: Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation
Chapter 57: Respiratory Care in Alternative Settings
Chapter 58: Ethics and End-of-Life Care
Glossary
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