Clinical Assessment in Respiratory Care &ndash 4th Edition © (Catlett, VA)

Clinical Assessment in Respiratory Care &ndash 4th Edition ©

Local pick-up preferred (please call first) but will ship at the buyer s expenseKingston Books 15 IMG_7837Authors Robert L. Wilkins Susan Jones Krider Richard L. SheldonPublisher Mosby A Harcort Health Sciences CompanyIllustrated Charts Tables Graphs Review Questions Chapter Overviews Chapter Outline X-Rays Learning Objectives ECG s Answers to Review QuestionsContents by chapter (in brief)SECTION ONE Fundamentals or Respiratory Assessment .. (page 3)Section Two Interviewing and Respiratory History .. (page 11)Section Three Vital Signs .. (page 51)Section Four Physical Examination of the Patient With Cardiopulmonary Disease .. (page 67)Section Five Clinical Laboratory Studies .. (page 97)Section Six Interpretation of Blood Gasses .. (page 119)Section Seven Pulmonary Function Testing .. (page 141)Section Eight Clinical Application of the Chest Radiograph .. (page 161)Section Nine Bedside interpretation of Electrocardiogram Tracings .. (page 189)Section Ten Respiratory Assessment of Neonatal and Pediatric Patients .. (page 213)SECTION TWO Advanced Assessment TechniquesSection Eleven Assessment of Older Adult Patients .. (page 235)Section Twelve Physical Assessment of the Critically Ill Patient .. (page 255)Section Thirteen Respiratory Monitoring in the Intensive Care Unit .. (page 281)Section Fourteen Cardiac Output Assessment .. (page 307)Section Fifteen Invasively Monitored Hemodynamic Pressures .. (page 331)Section Sixteen Flexible Fiberoptic Bronchoscopy .. (page 373)Section Seventeen Nutritional Assessment of Patients With Respiratory Disease ..page 383Section Eighteen Assessment of Sleep and Breathing .. (page 405)Section Nineteen Assessment of Home Care Patient .. (page 419)SECTION THREE Documentation of the Patient AssessmentSection Twenty Documentation of Patient Assessment in the Medical Record .. (page 433)Index (pages 447 through 463)CLINICAL ASSESSMENT IN RESPIRATORY CARE teaches assessment techniques from the most basic skills for the student learning the process of patient care to the more advanced skills for the student or practitioner involved with patients in the intensive care unit. An entirely new section will teach students and practitioners the skills necessary to record patient cases. The Instructor s Manual Test Bank allows instructors to customize their approach to assessment and includes a ready-made selection of test questions.Covers the basics of patient assessment from the first encounter including how to initially approach interview monitor and examine the patient in a professional and sensitive manner. Teaches the student to recognize basic and lifeECG patterns that may occur in the cardiopulmonary patient.Discusses the unique situations that apply to neonatal and pediatric patients differences in assessment and how to document the young patients history and interpret test results. Covers monitoring patients with sleep-related breathing disorders by discussing normal sleep patterns and the causes and effects of some of the more common sleep disorders such as sleep apnea.Includes learning objectives outlines overviews summaries and outstanding review questions in each chapter. Covers special assessment techniques for caring for the adult patient including reducing communication barriers the effects of vision and hearing loss on assessment agerelated structural and physiological changes and specific diagnostic tests. Features a new chapter describing the use of the fiberoptic bronchoscope including important technical aspects complications risks patient preparation and some of the most frequent indications for use.Uses case studies to address how respiratpry therapists should document the patient history and physical examination using the SOAP (Subjective Objective Assessment Plan) format as they develop a care plan for their patients. Incorporates Simply Stated boxes to summarize key points so students can easily identify and locate the most important information.Provides an Instructors Manual Test Bank with valuable suggestions on effectively using the text within a curriculum and includes a readyselection of test questions. Free with qualified adoptions. Paperback 463 pages ISBN 0-323-00909-3