Foundations of respiratory care / Kenneth A. Wyka, Paul J. Mathews, William F. Clark.

Originally published: 2002.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Scope of practice -- The history and scope of respiratory care -- Legal, professional, and ethical practice -- The applied sciences -- Applied physics -- Applied chemistry -- Applied microbiology -- Cardiopulmonary anatomy and physiology -- Cardiopulmonary pharmacology -- Pulmonary infections -- Airflow limitation diseases -- Diffuse parenchymal lung diseases -- Atelectasis, pleural disorders, and lung cancer -- Diseases that affect the pulmonary vasculature -- Essential diagnostics -- Comprehensive history, assessment, and documentation -- Radiology for the respiratory therapist -- Clinical laboratory studies -- Arterial blood gases and noninvasive monitoring of oxygen and carbon dioxide -- Pulmonary function testing -- Polysomnography and other tests for sleep disorders -- Cardiac and hemodynamic monitoring -- Essential therapies -- Oxygen and medical gas therapy -- Humidity and aerosol therapy -- Hyperinflation therapy -- Pulmonary hygiene and chest physical therapy -- Airway management -- Physiological effects of mechanical ventilation -- Initiation, monitoring, and discontinuing mechanical ventilation -- Mechanics and modes of mechanical ventilation -- Noninvasive mechanical ventilation -- Levels of care delivery -- Neonatal and pediatric respiratory care -- Geriatric applications -- Emergency respiratory care -- Managing disasters : respiratory care in mass critical care -- Adult critical care -- Subacute and long-term care -- Respiratory home care -- Pulmonary rehabilitation -- Patient transport in respiratory care -- Miscellaneous applications -- Protecting the patient and the health care provider -- Health promotion -- Fundamentals of patient education -- Management of respiratory care services -- The respiratory therapist in nontraditional roles -- Abbreviations -- Routes for entry-level (CRT) practice and registry-level (RRT) practice -- Selected diagnostic studies -- Arterial blood gases: normal values -- Characteristics of adventitious breath sounds.