Care Equipment, 11th Edition
by J. M. Cairo Chapters 1 - 15
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The most clinically relevant respiratory care equipment textbook on the market, Mosby’s Respirato
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ry CareEquipment, 10th Edition employs a "how-
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to" approach that moves beyond technical descriptions of machinery. Learn to identify equipment
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, understand how it works, and apply your knowledge to clinical practice with this comprehensive
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overview of the equipment and techniques used by respiratory therapiststo treat cardiopulmonar
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y dysfunction. The 10th edition includes updated information on the latest devices and equipment
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, which are divided into clearly defined sections including: ventilators, transport, home-
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care,neonatal and pediatric ventilators, and alternative ventilators. In addition, there’s a focus on s
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pecific ventilator characteristics such as mode, monitors and displays, alarms and indicators, grap
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hics, special features, and troubleshooting for lesser-used ventilators.
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Table of Contents lt lt
I. Introduction
1. Basic Physics for the Respiratory Therapist
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2. Principles of Infection Control lt lt lt
3. Introduction to Ventilators lt lt
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,4. Manufacture, Storage, and Transport of Medical Gases
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5. Administering Medical Gases: Regulators, Flowmeters, and Controlling Devices
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6. Humidity and Aerosol Therapy
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, III. Assessment
7. Assessment of Pulmonary Function
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8. Assessment of Cardiovascular Function
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9. Blood Gas Monitoring
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IV. Devices
10. Lung Expansion Devices
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11. Mechanical Ventilators: General-Use Devices
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12. Infant/Pediatric Ventilators lt
13. Home-Care, Transport Devices, Alternative Devices
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