,Contents
1. PREPARING FOR THE PATIENT ENCOUNTER, 1
2. THE MEDICAL HISTORY AND THE INTERVIEW, 15
3. CARDIOPULMONARY SYMPTOMS, 32
4. VITAL SIGNS, 56
5. FUNDAMENTALS OF PHYSICAL EXAMINATION, 73
6. NEUROLOGIC ASSESSMENT, 102
7. CLINICAL LABORATORY STUDIES, 126
8. INTERPRETATION OF BLOOD GASES, 152
9. PULMONARY FUNCTION TESTING, 178
10. CHEST IMAGING, 207
11. INTERPRETATION OF ELECTROCARDIOGRAM TRACINGS, 234
12. NEONATAL AND PEDIATRIC ASSESSMENT, 263
13. OLDER PATIENT ASSESSMENT, 296
14. RESPIRATORY MONITORING IN CRITICAL CARE, 314
15. VASCULAR PRESSURE MONITORING, 348
16. CARDIAC OUTPUT MEASUREMENT, 373
17. BRONCHOSCOPY, 396
18. NUTRITION ASSESSMENT, 410
19. SLEEP AND BREATHING ASSESSMENT, 436
20. HOME CARE PATIENT ASSESSMENT, 453
21. DOCUMENTATION, 468
GLOSSARY, 486
,
, Albert J. Heuer, PhD, MBA, RRT, RPFT
Program Director, Masters in Health Care Management &
Associate Professor, Respiratory Care Program-North
School of Health Related Professions
University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey
Newark, New Jersey
Craig L. Scanlan, EdD, RRT, FAARC
Professor Emeritus
School of Health Related Professions
University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey
Newark, New Jersey
1. PREPARING FOR THE PATIENT ENCOUNTER, 1
2. THE MEDICAL HISTORY AND THE INTERVIEW, 15
3. CARDIOPULMONARY SYMPTOMS, 32
4. VITAL SIGNS, 56
5. FUNDAMENTALS OF PHYSICAL EXAMINATION, 73
6. NEUROLOGIC ASSESSMENT, 102
7. CLINICAL LABORATORY STUDIES, 126
8. INTERPRETATION OF BLOOD GASES, 152
9. PULMONARY FUNCTION TESTING, 178
10. CHEST IMAGING, 207
11. INTERPRETATION OF ELECTROCARDIOGRAM TRACINGS, 234
12. NEONATAL AND PEDIATRIC ASSESSMENT, 263
13. OLDER PATIENT ASSESSMENT, 296
14. RESPIRATORY MONITORING IN CRITICAL CARE, 314
15. VASCULAR PRESSURE MONITORING, 348
16. CARDIAC OUTPUT MEASUREMENT, 373
17. BRONCHOSCOPY, 396
18. NUTRITION ASSESSMENT, 410
19. SLEEP AND BREATHING ASSESSMENT, 436
20. HOME CARE PATIENT ASSESSMENT, 453
21. DOCUMENTATION, 468
GLOSSARY, 486
,
, Albert J. Heuer, PhD, MBA, RRT, RPFT
Program Director, Masters in Health Care Management &
Associate Professor, Respiratory Care Program-North
School of Health Related Professions
University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey
Newark, New Jersey
Craig L. Scanlan, EdD, RRT, FAARC
Professor Emeritus
School of Health Related Professions
University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey
Newark, New Jersey
