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