Respiratory Care: A Clinical Approach

By Gayle A. Traver

An excellent text for clinicians involved in providing respiratory care in a variety of settings (intensive care, hospital units, clinics, and home), The book emphasizes clinical care of patients of all ages with chronic and acute pulmonary dysfunction. it covers pulmonary physiology and respiratory care techniques in depth. The discussion of techniques includes why and when an intervention or technique is needed and how to provide the required care. Two extremely useful appendixes appear at the end of the book--one provides a review of more commonly used pulmonary medications, And The second offers capsule descriptions of common pulmonary diagnoses.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0834202077
• ISBN13: 9780834202078
• Release Date: January 1991
• Publisher: Aspen Pub
• Length: 262 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.5" x 1.0" x 6.5"