Egan's Fundamentals of Respiratory Care

Foundations of Respiratory Care - History of Respiratory Care - The Profession of Respiratory Care - Quality, Patient Safety, and Communication, and Recordkeeping - Principles of Infection Prevention and Control - Ethical and Legal Implications of Practice - Physical Principles of Respiratory Care - E-Medicine in Respiratory Care - Fundamentals of Respiratory Care Research - Applied Anatomy and Physiology - The Respiratory System - The Cardiovascular System – Ventilation - Gas Exchange and Transport - Solutions, Body Fluids, and Electrolytes - Acid-Base Balance - Regulation of Breathing - Assessment of Respiratory Disorders - Bedside Assessment of the Patient - Interpreting Clinical and Laboratory Data - Interpreting the Electrocardiogram - Analysis and Monitoring of Gas Exchange - Pulmonary Function Testing - Review of Thoracic Imaging - Flexible Bronchoscopy and the Respiratory Therapist - Nutrition Assessment - Review of Cardiopulmonary Disease - Pulmonary Infections - Obstructive Lung Disease: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), Asthma, and Related Diseases - Interstitial Lung Disease - Pleural Diseases - Pulmonary Vascular Disease - Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) - Respiratory Management of Trauma, Obesity, Near Drowning, and Burns - Heart Failure NEW! - Lung Cancer - Neuromuscular and Other Diseases of the Chest Wall - Disorders of Sleep - Neonatal and Pediatric Respiratory Disorders - Basic Therapeutics - Airway Pharmacology - Airway Management - Emergency Cardiovascular Life Support - Humidity and Bland Aerosol Therapy - Aerosol Drug Therapy - Storage and Delivery of Medical Gases - Medical Gas Therapy - Lung Expansion Therapy - Airway Clearance Therapy (ACT) - Acute and Critical Care - Respiratory Failure and the Need for Ventilatory Support - Mechanical Ventilators - Physiology of Ventilatory Support - Patient-Ventilator Interaction - Initiating and Adjusting Invasive Ventilatory Support - Noninvasive Ventilation - Extracorporeal Life Support (ECLS) - Monitoring the Patient in the Intensive Care Unit - Discontinuing Ventilatory Support - Neonatal and Pediatric Respiratory Care - Patient Education and Long-Term Care - Patient Education and Health Promotion - Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation - Respiratory Care in Alternative Settings - Ethics and End-of-Life Care NEW!

Learn the principles and skills you'll need as a respiratory therapist! Egan’s Fundamentals of Respiratory Care, 12th Edition provides a solid foundation in respiratory care and covers the latest advances in this ever-changing field. Known as "the bible for respiratory care," this text makes it easy to understand the role of the respiratory therapist, the scientific basis for treatment, and clinical applications. Comprehensive chapters correlate to the 2020 NBRC Exam matrices, preparing you for clinical and exam success. Written by noted educators Robert Kacmarek, James Stoller, and Albert Heuer, this edition includes new chapters on heart failure as well as ethics and end-of-life care, plus the latest AARC practice guidelines.