Workbook for EGAN's Fundamentals of Respiratory Care

Section I: Foundations of Respiratory Care Chapter 1: Early History of Respiratory Care Chapter 2: The Profession of Respiratory Care Chapter 3: Quality, Patient Safety, and Communication 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 Section 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 Section 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 Section IV: Review of Cardiopulmonary Disease Chapter 24: Pneumonia 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: Acute 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 Section 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) Section 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 Interactions Chapter 49: Initiating and Adjusting Invasive Ventilatory Support Chapter 50: Noninvasive Ventilation Chapter 51: Extracorporeal Life Support Chapter 52: Monitoring the Patient in the Intensive Care Unit Chapter 53: Discontinuing Ventilatory Support Chapter 54: Neonatal and Pediatric Respiratory Care Section 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

Word Wizard tests knowledge of key terms to help students to remember key terminology that will be encountered through their course of training Meet the Objectives tests the learning outcomes achieved through the learning objectives and provides the student (and instructor) with a means to assess the learning outcome Key Points identify the key points from the chapter to provide a means to sort out what is most important to remember from each chapter in the text Case Studies tests comprehension of assessment and intervention strategies and provide a means for student to practice critical thinking What Does the NBRC Say? provides information on expectations of NBRC and gives a sampling of NBRC-style multiple-choice questions to help student's preparation for the certification exam Food for Thought- provides additional thought-provoking questions related to the chapter content.