Mosby's Respiratory Care Equipment

Jim Cairo is the Dean of the School of Allied Health Professions, and Professor of Cardiopulmonary Science, Physiology and Anesthesiology at Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center in New Orleans, Louisiana. He has been teaching for over 30 years and is also the author of Elsevier's Pilbeam's Mechanical Ventilation.

• SECTION I: Introduction1. Basic Physics for the Respiratory Therapist2. Principles of Infection ControlSECTION II: Medical Gases3. Manufacture, Storage, and Transport of Medical Gases4. Administering Medical Gases Regulators, Flowmeters, and Controlling DevicesSECTION III: Airway Management5. Airway Management Devices6. Humidity and Aerosol Therapy7. Lung Expansion Therapy and Airway Clearance DevicesSECTION IV: Assessment8. Assessment of Pulmonary Function9. Assessment of Cardiovascular Function10. Blood Gas Monitoring11. Sleep DiagnosticsSECTION V: Critical Care and Extended Care Devices12. Introduction to Ventilators13. Mechanical Ventilators: General Use Ventilators: Adult, Pediatric, and Neonatal Critical Care Devices14. Transport, Home Care, and Noninvasive Ventilatory Devices15. Special Techniques in Respiratory Care Patient ManagementAppendix A: Suggested Answer Key for Clinical ScenariosAppendix B: Answer Key for Chapter Assessment QuestionsAppendix C: Normal Reference RangesAppendix D: Frequently Used Formulas and ValuesGlossaryIndex