Foundations of Respiratory Care - Hardcover

Wyka, Kenneth A.; Mathews, Paul J.; Rutkowski, John

9781435469846: Foundations of Respiratory Care

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1435469844 ISBN 13: 9781435469846

Publisher: Cengage Learning, 2011

The field of respiratory care is rapidly changing and growing. New research, therapies, and theories are continually emerging. FOUNDATIONS OF RESPIRATORY CARE, SECOND EDITION is written by leading authorities who have hands on, practical knowledge of the latest innovations and applications for care. Chapters cover timely topics such as the increasing population of elderly patients and the need for managing mass casualty incidents and disasters. Difficult topic areas such as interpretation of ventilator graphics, pharmacology, and hemodynamics are presented in a manner that allows for ease of comprehension and application of the concepts.

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About the Author:

Kenneth A. Wyka has been in the field of respira�tory care since 1970. He obtained his bachelor's and master's degrees from Fairleigh Dickinson University in Teaneck, New Jersey, and formal training in respiratory care from the Lenox Hill Hospital School for Respira�tory Therapy in New York City. In 1972, he founded the respiratory therapy program at Passaic County Community College in Paterson, New Jersey. Since then, he managed the respiratory care department at Valley Hospital in Ridgewood, New Jersey, was the director of respiratory clinical education at the Uni�versity of Medicine & Dentistry of New Jersey, started several pulmonary rehabilitation programs, worked in home care, and began a health-care/respiratory care consulting practice. He is the author of Respiratory Care in Alternate Sites and coauthor of Oakes' Respira�tory Home Care: An On-Site Reference Guide. In addi�tion, he has been the president of both the New Jersey and New York Societies for Respiratory Care and has been actively involved in several voluntary health and professional organizations. Currently, Ken is the Center Manager and Respiratory Care Patient Coordinator for Anthem Health Services in Queensbury, New York.

Review:

Part I: ITS SCOPE OF PRACTICE. 1. The History and Scope of Respiratory Care. 2. The Legal and Ethical Practice of Respiratory Care. Part II: THE APPLIED SCIENCES. 3. Applied Physics. 4. Applied Chemistry. 5. Applied Microbiology. 6. Cardiopulmonary Anatomy and Physiology. 7. Pharmacology. 8. Obstructive Lung Diseases. 9. Restrictive Lung Diseases. 10. Diffuse Lung Diseases. 11. Cardiovascular Diseases. Part III: ESSENTIAL DIAGNOSTICS. 12. Hx, Assessment & Documentation. 13. Radiologic Examination of the Chest. 14. Fundamental Clinical Laboratory Studies. 15. Arterial Blood Gas Analysis and Non-Invasive Measurements of O2 and CO2. 16. Pulmonary Function Testing. 17. Sleep Medicine: Dx and Tests. 18. Cardiovascular Testing and Hemodynamic Measurements. Part IV: ESSENTIAL THERAPEUTICS. 19. Oxygen and Medical Gas Therapy. 20. Humidity and Aerosol Therapy. 21. Hyperinflation Therapy. 22. Pulmonary Hygiene and CPT. 23. Airway Management. 24. Physiology of Mechanical Ventilation. 25. Mechanics & Modes of Mechanical Ventilation. 26. Initiating, Monitoring & D/C Mech. Ventilation. 27. Noninvasive Mechanical Ventilation. Part V: LEVELS OF DELIVERY. 28. Neonatal and Pediatric Applications. 29. Geriatric Applications. 30. Emergency Medicine & Rapid Response. 31. Emergency Preparedness. 32. Adult Critical Care. 33. Subacute Care. 34. Long-Term Care. 35. Home Care. 36. Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation. 37. Patient Transport in Respiratory Care. Part VI: RESPIRATORY CARE: ASSORTED APPLICATIONS. 38. Protecting the Patient and Health Care Provider. 39. Health Promotion. 40. Education: Patient, Professional & Community Management and Computer 41. Applications in Respiratory Care. 42. Management of Respiratory Care Services. 43. Non-Traditional Roles of the RT. Appendix A: Abbreviations. Appendix B: Routes for Entry-Level and Registry-Level Practice. Appendix C: Selected Diagnostic Studies. Appendix D: ABGs: Normal Values. Appendix E: Characteristics of Adventitious Breath Sounds. Glossary. Index.

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