Respiratory Physiotherapy: An On-Call Survival Guide is the go-to book for physiotherapy students and newly qualified physiotherapists when caring for patients with respiratory conditions or complications. The title covers all common conditions for both adults and children, in a wide range of settings and focuses on practical information that is directly and immediately applicable to patient care. The third edition is fully updated and revised, each chapter gives you access to the most up to date expertise in the field of respiratory physiotherapy. The consistent chapter layout makes it easy to identify where relevant information will be.
1. Chapter1. An Introduction to Respiratory Care - p. 1 2. Chapter2. Respiratory Assessment - p. 14 3. Chapter 3. Paediatric Specifics - p. 36 4. Chapter 4. Chest X-ray Interpretation - p. 46 5. Chapter 5. Management of Sputum Retention - p. 66 6. Chapter 6. Management of Volume Loss - p. 74 7. Chapter 7. Management of Work of Breathing - p. 83 8. Chapter 8. Management of Respiratory Failure - p. 95 9. Chapter 9. Respiratory Physiotherapy Treatments - p. 106 10. Chapter 10. Working on Surgical Wards - p. 148 11. Chapter11. Working on Medical Wards - p. 164 12. Chapter12. Working on Oncology - p. 181 13. Chapter13. Working on the Critical Care Unit - p. 193 14. Chapter14. Working on the Neurosurgical/Neurology Unit - p. 205 15. Chapter15. Working on the Cardiothoracic Unit - p. 218 16. Chapter16. Paediatric wards - p. 233 17. Chapter17. Paediatric Critical Care - p. 249 18. Chapter 18. Working in the Community With the Acutely Ill Respiratory Patient - p. 263 19. Chapter19. Case Studies - p. 274 20. Appendix 1. Useful Abbreviations - p. 292 21. Appendix 2. Normal Values - p. 299 22. Appendix 3. Surgical Incisions - p. 302 23. Index - p. 305
Respiratory Physiotherapy: An On-Call Survival Guide is the go-to book for physiotherapy students and newly qualified physiotherapists when caring for patients with respiratory conditions or complications. The title covers all common conditions for both adults and children, in a wide range of settings and focuses on practical information that is directly and immediately applicable to patient care. The third edition is fully updated and revised, each chapter gives you access to the most up to date expertise in the field of respiratory physiotherapy. The consistent chapter layout makes it easy to identify where relevant information will be.
1. Chapter1. An Introduction to Respiratory Care - p. 1 2. Chapter2. Respiratory Assessment - p. 14 3. Chapter 3. Paediatric Specifics - p. 36 4. Chapter 4. Chest X-ray Interpretation - p. 46 5. Chapter 5. Management of Sputum Retention - p. 66 6. Chapter 6. Management of Volume Loss - p. 74 7. Chapter 7. Management of Work of Breathing - p. 83 8. Chapter 8. Management of Respiratory Failure - p. 95 9. Chapter 9. Respiratory Physiotherapy Treatments - p. 106 10. Chapter 10. Working on Surgical Wards - p. 148 11. Chapter11. Working on Medical Wards - p. 164 12. Chapter12. Working on Oncology - p. 181 13. Chapter13. Working on the Critical Care Unit - p. 193 14. Chapter14. Working on the Neurosurgical/Neurology Unit - p. 205 15. Chapter15. Working on the Cardiothoracic Unit - p. 218 16. Chapter16. Paediatric wards - p. 233 17. Chapter17. Paediatric Critical Care - p. 249 18. Chapter 18. Working in the Community With the Acutely Ill Respiratory Patient - p. 263 19. Chapter19. Case Studies - p. 274 20. Appendix 1. Useful Abbreviations - p. 292 21. Appendix 2. Normal Values - p. 299 22. Appendix 3. Surgical Incisions - p. 302 23. Index - p. 305
