Mosby's Respiratory Care Equipment

11th Edition - September 16, 2021
Author: J. M. Cairo
Language: English
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Master the equipment, devices, and techniques used in respiratory therapy! Mosby's Respiratory Care Equipment, 11th Edition provides a comprehensive guide to treating patients with cardiopulmonary dysfunction. Using a how-to approach, this text helps you learn to identify and select equipment, understand its operation, and apply your knowledge to clinical practice. It also discusses assessment, testing, protocols, and troubleshooting of the devices used in airway management. Written by noted educator J. M. Cairo and a team of expert contributors, this leading text provides the skills that will help you breathe easier as you prepare for NBRC examinations.

Cover image
Title page
Table of Contents
Copyright
Dedication
Contributors
Preface
Acknowledgments
Section I. Introduction
1. Basic Physics for the Respiratory Therapist
I. Energy and Matter
II. States of Matter
III. Physical Properties of Matter
IV. The Gas Laws
V. Fluid Mechanics
VI. Principles of Electricity
Chapter 2. Principles of Infection Control
I. Principles of Clinical Microbiology
II. Infection Control Methods
III. Surveillance
IV. Isolation Precautions
V. Infection Control Issues in Mass Casualty Situations
Section II. Medical Gases
3. Manufacture, Storage, and Transport of Medical Gases
I.Properties of Medical Gases
II.Storage and Transport of Medical Gases
4. Administering Medical Gases: Regulators, Flowmeters, and Controlling Devices
I. Regulators and Flowmeters
II. Devices for Administering Medical Gases
Section III. Airway Management
5. Airway Management Devices and Advanced Cardiac Life Support
I. Airway Anatomy
II. Airway Examination
III. Establishing a Patent Airway and Mask Ventilation
IV. Manual Resuscitators
V. Oropharyngeal Airways
VI. Nasopharyngeal Airways
VII. Supraglottic Airways
VIII. Subglottic Airway Devices
IX. Tools and Aids to Endotracheal Intubation
X. Adjuncts to Endotracheal Intubation
XI. Confirmation of Tracheal Intubation
XII. Specialized Endotracheal Tubes
XIII. Surgical Airway Devices
XIV. Tracheostomy Tubes
XV. Positioning Adjuvants
XVI. Equipment Used to Manage Artificial Airways
XVII. Complications of Airway Management
XVIII. Airway Management in the Setting of Infectious Respiratory Disease
XIX. Basic Life Support and Advanced Cardiac Life Support
6. Humidity and Aerosol Therapy
I. Humidity Therapy
II. Aerosol Therapy
7. Lung Expansion Therapy and Airway Clearance Devices
I. Incentive Spirometers
II. Intermittent Positive-Pressure Breathing Devices
III. Positive Airway Pressure Devices
IV. Chest Physiotherapy Devices
V. High-Frequency Oscillation Devices
VI. Mechanical Insufflation–Exsufflation
Section IV. Assessment
8. Assessment of Pulmonary Function
I. Respiratory System Mechanics
II. Measurement of Inspired Oxygen
III. Measurement of Nitrogen Oxides
IV. Capnography (Capnometry)
V. Indirect Calorimetry and Metabolic Monitoring
9. Assessment of Cardiovascular Function
I. Principles of Electrocardiography
II. Hemodynamic Monitoring
10. Blood Gas Monitoring
I. Invasive Blood Gas Analysis
II. Sampling Techniques and Collection Devices
III. Modern in vitro Blood Gas Analyzers
IV. CO-Oximetry
V. Noninvasive Assessment of Arterial Blood Gases
VI. Interpretation of Blood Gas Results
11. Sleep Diagnostics
I. Physiology of Sleep
II. Diagnosis of Sleep Apnea
III. Pathophysiology of Sleep Apnea
Section V. Critical Care and Extended Care Devices
12. Introduction to Ventilators
I. Physical Characteristics of Ventilators
II. How Ventilators Deliver Breaths
III. Descriptions of Commonly Encountered Modes of Ventilation
IV. HIGH-FREQUENCY VENTILATION
13. Mechanical Ventilators: General Use Ventilators: Adult, Pediatric, and Neonatal Critical Care Devices
Common Features of Ventilators
Carefusion AVEA (Formerly Cardinal AVEA)1,2
Dräger EvitaXL
Dräger Evita Infinity V500 and N5001,2
GE Healthcare Carescape R860 (previously known as the Engström Carestation)1
Hamilton-G51
Hamilton-C31
Medtronic Minimally Invasive Therapies Puritan Bennett 840 and 9801
Maquet Servo-i, Servo-s, and Servo-U
14. Transport, Home Care, and Noninvasive Ventilatory Devices
I. Transport Ventilators
II. Home Care Ventilators
III. Noninvasive Ventilation
IV. Home Bilevel Devices
15. Special Techniques in Respiratory Care Patient Management
CPAP Systems
Bunnell Life Pulse High-Frequency Jet Ventilator
Appendix A. Suggested Answer Key for Clinical Scenarios
Appendix B. Answer Key for Chapter Assessment Questions
Appendix C. Normal Reference Ranges
Appendix D. Frequently Used Formulas and Values
Glossary
Index