Mosby's Respiratory Care Equipment
by J. M. Cairo
10th Edition
Publisher: Mosby
Book Details
| Print ISBN | 9780323416368 |
| eText ISBN | 9780323528993 |
| Publisher | Mosby |
| Publishing Year | 2018 |
| Edition | 10th Edition |
| Language | English |
| Pages | 624 |
Mosby's Respiratory Care Equipment, 10th Edition, is a textbook designed to help readers identify respiratory therapy apparatus, understand equipment operation, and apply core principles to clinical practice.
Coverage spans foundational physics, medical gas systems, humidity and aerosol therapy, and infection control. The text also addresses cardiopulmonary and blood gas assessment, lung expansion apparatus, airway management, and mechanical ventilators configured for general, transport, pediatric, and home-care settings.
Self-assessment questions at the end of each chapter follow NBRC formats and reflect credentialing exam changes, providing practice for students and clinicians preparing for examinations.
Table of Contents
Chapter 1: Basic Physics for the Respiratory Therapist
Chapter 2: Principles of Infection Control
Chapter 3: Introduction to Ventilators
Chapter 4: Manufacture, Storage, and Transport of Medical Gases
Chapter 5: Administering Medical Gases: Regulators, Flowmeters, and Controlling Devices
Chapter 6: Humidity and Aerosol Therapy
Chapter 7: Assessment of Pulmonary Function
Chapter 8: Assessment of Cardiovascular Function
Chapter 9: Blood Gas Monitoring
Chapter 10: Lung Expansion Devices
Chapter 11: Mechanical Ventilators: General-Use Devices
Chapter 12: Infant/Pediatric Ventilators
Chapter 13: Home-Care, Transport Devices, Alternative Devices
Chapter 14: Airway Management Devices and ACLS
Chapter 15: Sleep Diagnostics
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