Mosby’s Respiratory Care Equipment 11th Edition By J. M. Cairo
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Mosby's Respiratory Care Equipment (11th Edition) by J. M. Cairo covers the identification, operation, clinical application, and troubleshooting of medical devices used to treat patients with cardiopulmonary dysfunction. [1, 2]
The textbook spans 15 comprehensive chapters organized into core therapeutic and diagnostic areas: [1]
1. Foundational Principles & Introduction
- Basic Physics for Respiratory Care: Essential physical laws governing gases, pressure, flow, and volume dynamics.
- Principles of Infection Control: Microbiology fundamentals, equipment decontamination, preventing healthcare-associated infections, and protocols for mass casualty situations. [1, 2]
2. Medical Gas Administration & Airway Management
- Medical Gas Supply: The manufacturing, safe storage, and transport of medical gases.
- Gas Delivery Systems: Controlling devices, including regulators, flowmeters, and high-pressure reduction valves.
- Humidity and Aerosol Therapy: Humidifiers, nebulizers, and clinical delivery systems for aerosolized medications.
- Airway Management Devices: Endotracheal tubes, tracheostomy tubes, laryngoscopes, and related assessment/troubleshooting protocols. [1, 2, 3]
3. Mechanical Ventilation
- Introduction to Ventilators: Fundamental concepts of mechanical ventilation, classification of ventilators, and breath delivery mechanisms. [1, 2]
- Mechanical Ventilators (General-Use Devices): Detailed operation of adult, infant, and pediatric ventilators used in acute care environments. [1]
- Noninvasive, Transport, and Home Care Devices: The use of specialized ventilators and bilevel devices across alternative care sites like air transport and long-term acute care (LTAC) facilities. [1]
4. Patient Diagnostics & Monitoring
- Cardiopulmonary Assessment & Monitoring: Bedside evaluation techniques and vital signs tracking.
- Physiological Monitoring: Pulse oximetry, capnography, blood gas analyzers, and hemodynamic monitoring equipment.
- Pulmonary Function Testing: Equipment and methodologies used to test lung volumes, capacities, and diffusion. [1, 2, 3]
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