Workbook for Egan's Fundamentals of Respiratory Care

Section I. Foundations of Respiratory Care<br>1. Early History of Respiratory Care<br>2. The Profession of Respiratory Care<br>3. Quality, Patient Safety, and Communication<br>4. Principles of Infection Prevention and Control<br>5. Ethical and Legal Implications of Practice<br>6. Physical Principles of Respiratory Care<br>7. E-Medicine in Respiratory Care<br>8. Fundamentals of Respiratory Care Research<br><br>Section II. Applied Anatomy and Physiology<br>9. The Respiratory System<br>10. The Cardiovascular System<br>11. Ventilation<br>12. Gas Exchange and Transport<br>13. Solutions, Body Fluids, and Electrolytes<br>14. Acid-Base Balance<br>15. Regulation of Breathing<br><br>Section III. Assessment of Respiratory Disorders<br>16. Bedside Assessment of the Patient<br>17. Interpreting Clinical and Laboratory Data<br>18. Interpreting the Electrocardiogram<br>19. Analysis and Monitoring of Gas Exchange<br>20. Pulmonary Function Testing<br>21. Review of Thoracic Imaging<br>22. Flexible Bronchoscopy and the Respiratory Therapist<br>23. Nutrition Assessment<br><br>Section IV. Review of Cardiopulmonary Disease<br>24. Pneumonia<br>25. Obstructive Lung Disease. Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), Asthma,<br>and Related Diseases<br>26. Interstitial Lung Disease<br>27. Pleural Diseases<br>28. Pulmonary Vascular Disease<br>29. Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS)<br>30. Respiratory Management of Trauma, Obesity, Near Drowning, and Burns<br>31. Acute Heart Failure<br>32. Lung Cancer<br>33. Neuromuscular and Other Diseases of the Chest Wall<br>34. Disorders of Sleep<br>35. Neonatal and Pediatric Respiratory Disorders<br><br>Section V. Basic Therapeutics<br>36. Airway Pharmacology<br>37. Airway Management<br>38. Emergency Cardiovascular Life Support<br>39. Humidity and Bland Aerosol Therapy<br>40. Aerosol Drug Therapy<br>41. Storage and Delivery of Medical Gases<br>42. Medical Gas Therapy<br>43. Lung Expansion Therapy<br>44. Airway Clearance Therapy (ACT)<br><br>Section VI. Acute and Critical Care<br>45. Respiratory Failure and the Need for Ventilatory Support<br>46. Mechanical Ventilators<br>47. Physiology of Ventilatory Support<br>48. Patient-Ventilator Interactions<br>49. Initiating and Adjusting Invasive Ventilatory Support<br>50. Noninvasive Ventilation<br>51. Extracorporeal Life Support<br>52. Monitoring the Patient in the Intensive Care Unit<br>53. Discontinuing Ventilatory Support<br>54. Neonatal and Pediatric Respiratory Care<br><br>Section VII. Patient Education and Long-Term Care<br>55. Patient Education and Health Promotion<br>56. Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation<br>57. Respiratory Care in Alternative Settings<br>58. Ethics and End of Life