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FUNDAMENTALS OF
RESPIRATORY
CARE
JAMES K. STOLLER, MD, MS, FAARC, ROBERT L. CHATBURN, MHHS, RRT-
FACP, FCCP, ATSF NPS, FAARC
Jean Wall Bennett Professor of Medicine Program Manager, Research
Samson Global Leadership Academy Endowed Chair Respiratory Care
Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Cleveland Clinic
Western Reserve University Cleveland, Ohio;
Chairman, Education Institute Professor
Staff, Respiratory Institute Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case
Cleveland Clinic Western Reserve University
Cleveland, Ohio Cleveland, Ohio
ALBERT J. HEUER, PhD, MBA, RRT- EDUARDO MIRELES-CABODEVILA, MD,
ACCS, RPFT, FAARC FCCM, CHSE
Professor Director, Medical Intensive Care Unit
Interdisciplinary Studies Respiratory Institute, Department of Critical Care
Rutgers University Medicine
Newark, New Jersey; Associate Professor of Medicine
Adjunct Professor of Respiratory Care Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case
Rush University Western Reserve University
Chicago Illinois; Director, Simulation and Advanced Skills Center
Rowan University Education Institute
Glassboro, New Jersey; Vice Chair, Department of Critical Care Medicine
County College of Morris Cleveland Clinic
Randolph, New Jersey Cleveland, Ohio
DAVID L. VINES, PhD, RRT, FAARC,
FCCP
EDITION Professor, Chairperson
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JAMES K. STOLLER, MD, MS, FAARC, ROBERT L. CHATBURN, MHHS, RRT-
FACP, FCCP, ATSF NPS, FAARC
Jean Wall Bennett Professor of Medicine Program Manager, Research
Samson Global Leadership Academy Endowed Chair Respiratory Care
Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Cleveland Clinic
Western Reserve University Cleveland, Ohio;
Chairman, Education Institute Professor
Staff, Respiratory Institute Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case
Cleveland Clinic Western Reserve University
Cleveland, Ohio Cleveland, Ohio
ALBERT J. HEUER, PhD, MBA, RRT- EDUARDO MIRELES-CABODEVILA, MD,
ACCS, RPFT, FAARC FCCM, CHSE
Professor Director, Medical Intensive Care Unit
Interdisciplinary Studies Respiratory Institute, Department of Critical Care
Rutgers University Medicine
Newark, New Jersey; Associate Professor of Medicine
Adjunct Professor of Respiratory Care Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case
Rush University Western Reserve University
Chicago Illinois; Director, Simulation and Advanced Skills Center
Rowan University Education Institute
Glassboro, New Jersey; Vice Chair, Department of Critical Care Medicine
County College of Morris Cleveland Clinic
Randolph, New Jersey Cleveland, Ohio
DAVID L. VINES, PhD, RRT, FAARC,
FCCP
EDITION Professor, Chairperson
13
Department of Cardiopulmonary Sciences
Associate Dean of Clinical Integration and Interdisciplinary
Initiatives, College of Health Sciences
Rush University Medical Center
Chicago, Illinois
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