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Master the principles and skills you’ll need to succeed as a respiratory therapist! Egan’s Fundamentals of Respiratory Care, 13th Edition provides a solid foundation in respiratory care and covers the latest advances in this dynamic field. For more than 50 years, this text has been the go-to resource to understand the role of the respiratory therapist, the scientific basis for treatment, and clinical applications. Comprehensive chapters prepare you for clinical and exam success by correlating to the 2020 NBRC Exam matrices. The 13th Edition includes updated coverage of COVID-19, the latest AARC clinical practice guidelines, and a new enhanced digital version version included with print purchase.
1 Early History of Respiratory Care 2 The Profession of Respiratory Care 3 Quality, Patient Safety, and Communication 4 Principles of Infection Prevention and Control 5 Ethical and Legal Implications of Practice 6 Physical Principles of Respiratory Care 7 E-Medicine in Respiratory Care 8 Fundamentals of Respiratory Care Research 9 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 16 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 Therapist 23 Nutrition Assessment 24 Pneumonia 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 30 Respiratory Management of Trauma, Obesity, Near Drowning, and Burns 31 Acute Heart Failure 32 Lung Cancer 33 Neuromuscular and Other Diseases of the Chest Wall 34 Disorders of Sleep 35 Neonatal and Pediatric Respiratory Disorders 36 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 45 Respiratory Failure and the Need for Ventilatory Support 46 Mechanical Ventilators 47 Physiology of Ventilatory Support 48 PatienteVentilator Interactions 49 Initiating and Adjusting Invasive Ventilatory Support 50 Noninvasive Ventilation 51 Extracorporeal Life Support 52 Monitoring the Patient in the Intensive Care Unit 53 Discontinuing Ventilatory Support 54 Neonatal and Pediatric Respiratory Care 55 Health Promotion Through Patient Education 56 Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation 57 Respiratory Care in Alternative Settings 58 Ethics and the End of Life