Mosby's Respiratory Care Equipment

SECTION I: Introduction
1. Basic Physics for the Respiratory Therapist
2. Principles of Infection Control

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

SECTION III: Airway Management
5. Airway Management Devices and Advanced Cardiac Life Support
6. Humidity and Aerosol Therapy
7. Lung Expansion Therapy and Airway Clearance Devices

SECTION IV: Assessment
8. Assessment of Pulmonary Function
9. Assessment of Cardiovascular Function
10. Blood Gas Monitoring
10. Lung Expansion Devices
11. Sleep Diagnostics

SECTION V: Critical Care and Other Therapies
12. Introduction to Ventilators
13. Mechanical Ventilators: General Use Devices
14. Infant and Pediatric Devices
15. Transport, Home Care, and Noninvasive Devices

Appendix
A: Suggested Answer Key for Clinical Scenarios
B: Answer Key for Chapter Assessment Questions
C: Normal Reference Ranges
D: Frequently Used Formulae and Values