Workbook for Mosby's Respiratory Care Equipment

By J. M. Cairo, PhD, RRT, FAARC, Dean of the School of Allied Health Professions, Professor of Cardiopulmonary Science, Physiology, and Anesthesiology, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, LA

Description:

Get the most out of your study time with this new workbook for Mosby’s Respiratory Care Equipment. The workbook clearly highlights the text’s most essential and clinically relevant information. A variety of exercises test your level of recall, application, and analysis. Exercises include labeling, calculations, crosswords, short answer, critical thinking, and NBRC-style multiple-choice questions. Take advantage of these tools to enhance your comprehension of the text and strengthen your skills in using respiratory care equipment.

Features:

• Matching, labeling, short answer, crosswords, calculations, and case study exercisesreinforce the most clinically relevant information in the textbook. The wide variety of exercises gives you several ways to assess your knowledge and identify the areas where more practice is needed.
• Critical thinking questions help you apply and analyze content learned from the text.
• NBRC-style questions prepare you for what you will encounter when taking the NBRC credentialing exam.
• Learning objectives reflect the same objectives from the textbook and reinforce the basic concepts to be learned from each chapter.

New To This Edition:

• NEW! Additional exercises further prepare you for the NBRC credentialing exam.

Table Of Contents:

I. INTRODUCTION to BASIC RESPIRATORY SCIENCE

Chapter 1: Basic Physics for the Respiratory Therapist
Chapter 2: Principles of Infection Control

II. MEDICAL GASES

Chapter 3: Manufacture, Storage, and Transport of Medical Gases
Chapter 4: Administering Medical Gases: Regulators, Flowmeters, and Controlling Devices

III. AIRWAY MANAGEMENT

Chapter 5: Airway Management Devices and ACLS
Chapter 6: Humidity and Aerosol Therapy
Chapter 7: Lung Expansion Therapy Devices

IV. ASSESSMENT

Chapter 8: Assessment of Pulmonary Function
Chapter 9: Assessment of Cardiovascular Function
Chapter 10: Blood Gas Monitoring
Chapter 11: Sleep Diagnostics

V.CRITICAL CARE AND EXTENDED CARE DEVICES

Chapter 12: Introduction to Ventilators
Chapter 13: Mechanical Ventilators: General-Use Devices
Chapter 14: Infant/Pediatric Ventilators
Chapter 15: Home-Care, Transport Devices, Alternative Devices
Chapter 16: Simulation Equipment