Respiratory Care Anatomy and Physiology: Foundations for Clinical Practice, 3rd Edition

Perfectforbothpracticingtherapistsandstudentsinrespiratorytherapyandassociatedprofessions,thiswell-organizedtextoffersthemostclinicallyrelevantandup-to-dateinformationonrespiratoryappliedanatomyandphysiology.Contentspanstheareasofbasicanatomyandphysiologyofthepulmonary,cardiovascular,andrenalsystems,anddetailsthephysiologicalprinciplesunderlyingcommontherapeutic,diagnostic,andmonitoringtherapiesandprocedures.Usingaclearandeasy-to-understandformat,thistexthelpsyoutakeamoreclinicalperspectiveandlearntothinkmorecriticallyaboutthesubjectmatter.Open-endedconceptquestionsrequirereasonedresponsesbasedonthoroughcomprehensionofthetext,fosteringcriticalthinkinganddiscussion.ClinicalFocusboxesthroughoutthetextplacekeysubjectmatterinaclinicalcontexttoconnecttheorywithpractice.Chapteroutlines,chapterobjectives,keyterms,andabulletedchaptersummaryhighlightimportantconceptsandmakecontentmoreaccessible.Appendixescontainhelpfultablesanddefinitionsoftermsandsymbols.NEW!Chapteronthephysiologicalbasisfortreatingsleep-disorderedbreathingclarifiesthephysiologicalmechanismsofsleep-disorderedbreathingandthevarioustechniquesrequiredtotreatthistypeofdisorder.NEW!Reorganizationofcontentplacesthesectionontherenalsystembeforethesectiononintegratedresponsesinexerciseandagingtocreateamorelogicalflowofcontent.NEW!MoreClinicalFocusscenariosandconceptquestionsprovideadditionalopportunitiestobuilduponcontentpreviouslylearnedandtoapplynewinformationinthetext.