Critical Thinking

Part 1: Theoretical Framework
1. Introduction to Problem-Based Learning
2. Critical Thinking in Respiratory Care
3. Assessment in Respiratory Care: A Cognitive Approach
4. Evaluation in Respiratory Care
5. Creating and Modifying the Respiratory Care Plan
6. Time Management in Respiratory Care Practice
Part 2: Case Studies
7. A Post-Operative Patient with Lobectomy
8. A Pediatric Asthma Patient
9. An AIDS Patient with Pulmonary Infection
10. A 50-Year-Old Man with Sleep Apnea Syndrome
11. A 30-Year-Old Woman with Guillain-BarrÉ Syndrome -- A Polyneuritis
12. A Pediatric Patient with Laryngotracheobronchitis -- A Croup Syndrome
13. An Adolescent Near-Drowning Victim
14. A 65-Year-Old Woman with Acute Myocardial Infarct
15. A 76-Year-Old Post-Surgical Patient with COPD: A Pulmonary Rehabilitation Case, Subacute to Home Care
16. An 18-Year-Old Victim of Multiple Trauma, with Head, Neck, and Chest Injuries
17. An Infant with Meconium Aspiration Syndrome
18. An Infant with Respiratory Distress Syndrome
19. A Burn Victim with Smoke Inhalation
Appendices: Tips on Taking Clinical Simulation Examinations
Troubleshooting Tips
Common Equations Used Throughout the Text
Glasgow Coma Scale
Answers to Practice Questions