Egan's Fundamentals of Respiratory Care E-Book: Egan's Fundamentals of Respiratory Care E-Book

by RRT Kacmarek PhD, MS Stoller MD, MBA Heuer PhD

Overview

**Textbook and Academic Authors Association (TAA) McGuffey Longevity Award Winner, 2024** Learn the principles and skills you'll need as a respiratory therapist! Egan's Fundamentals of Respiratory Care, 12th Edition provides a solid foundation in respiratory care and covers the latest advances in this ever-changing field. Known as "the bible for respiratory care," this text makes it easy to understand the role of the respiratory therapist, the scientific basis for treatment, and clinical applications. Comprehensive chapters correlate to the 2020 NBRC Exam matrices, preparing you for clinical and exam success. Written by noted educators Robert Kacmarek, James Stoller, and Albert Heuer, this edition includes new chapters on heart failure as well as ethics and end-of-life care, plus the latest AARC practice guidelines. - Updated content reflects the newest advances in respiratory care, preparing you to succeed in today's health care environment. - UNIQUE! Mini-Clinis provide case scenarios challenging you to use critical thinking in solving problems encountered during actual patient care. - Decision trees developed by hospitals highlight the use of therapist-driven protocols to assess a patient, initiate care, and evaluate outcomes. - Rules of Thumb highlight rules, formulas, and key points that are important to clinical practice. - Learning objectives align with the summary checklists, highlighting key content at the beginning and at the end of each chapter, and parallel the three areas tested on the 2020 NBRC Exam matrices. - Learning resources on the Evolve companion website include an NBRC correlation guide, image collection, lecture notes, Body Spectrum electronic anatomy coloring book, and an English/Spanish glossary. - Student workbook provides a practical study guide reflecting this edition of the text, offering numerous case studies, experiments, and hands-on activities. Available separately. - Full-color design calls attention to the text's special features and promotes learning. - Glossary includes key terms and definitions needed for learning concepts. - NEW Heart Failure chapter covers the disease that is the most frequent cause of unscheduled hospital admissions.  - NEW Ethics and End-of-Life Care chapter explains related issues and how to help patients and their families. - NEW! Improved readability makes the text easier to read and concepts easier to understand.  - NEW! Updated practice guidelines from the AARC (American Association for Respiratory Care) are included within the relevant chapters. - NEW! Updated chapters include topics such as arterial lines, stroke, ACLS, PALS, hemodynamics, polysomnography, waveform interpretation, and laryngectomy. - NEW! Streamlined format eliminates redundancy and complex verbiage.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780323597982
Publisher:	Mosby, Incorporated
Publication date:	12/18/2019
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	1400
File size:	60 MB
Note:	This product may take a few minutes to download.

About the Author

James K. Stoller, MD, MS

Jamie

Jean Wall Bennett Professor of Medicine, Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine

Chair, Education Institute

Head, Cleveland Clinic Respiratory Therapy

Desk NA 22

Cleveland Clinic

9500 Euclid Ave.

Cleveland, OH 44195

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Table of Contents

I: Foundations of Respiratory Care1. History of Respiratory Care2. The Profession of Respiratory Care3. Quality, Patient Safety, and Communication, and Recordkeeping4. Principles of Infection Prevention and Control5. Ethical and Legal Implications of Practice 6. Physical Principles of Respiratory Care  7. E-Medicine in Respiratory Care  8. Fundamentals of Respiratory Care Research II: Applied Anatomy and Physiology9. The Respiratory System 10. The Cardiovascular System 11. Ventilation 12. Gas Exchange and Transport 13. Solutions, Body Fluids, and Electrolytes 14. Acid-Base Balance 15. Regulation of Breathing III: Assessment of Respiratory Disorders16. Bedside Assessment of the Patient 17. Interpreting Clinical and Laboratory Data 18. Interpreting the Electrocardiogram 19. Analysis and Monitoring of Gas Exchange 20. Pulmonary Function Testing 21. Review of Thoracic Imaging 22. Flexible Bronchoscopy and the Respiratory Therapist23. Nutrition Assessment IV: Review of Cardiopulmonary Disease24. Pulmonary Infections 25. Obstructive Lung Disease: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), Asthma, and Related Diseases 26. Interstitial Lung Disease 27. Pleural Diseases 28. Pulmonary Vascular Disease 29. Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS)  30. Respiratory Management of Trauma, Obesity, Near Drowning, and Burns 31. Heart Failure  NEW!32. Lung Cancer 33. Neuromuscular and Other Diseases of the Chest Wall 34. Disorders of Sleep 35. Neonatal and Pediatric Respiratory Disorders V: Basic Therapeutics36. Airway Pharmacology 37. Airway Management 38. Emergency Cardiovascular Life Support 39. Humidity and Bland Aerosol Therapy 40. Aerosol Drug Therapy 41. Storage and Delivery of Medical Gases 42. Medical Gas Therapy 43. Lung Expansion Therapy 44. Airway Clearance Therapy (ACT) VI: Acute and Critical Care45. Respiratory Failure and the Need for Ventilatory Support 46. Mechanical Ventilators 47. Physiology of Ventilatory Support 48. Patient-Ventilator Interaction 49. Initiating and Adjusting Invasive Ventilatory Support 50. Noninvasive Ventilation 51. Extracorporeal Life Support (ECLS) 52. Monitoring the Patient in the Intensive Care Unit 53. Discontinuing Ventilatory Support 54. Neonatal and Pediatric Respiratory Care VII: Patient Education and Long-Term Care55. Patient Education and Health Promotion 56. Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation 57. Respiratory Care in Alternative Settings 58. Ethics and End-of-Life Care  NEW! GlossaryIndex