Respiratory Physiotherapy E-Book
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Respiratory Physiotherapy E-Book

  1. English
  2. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  3. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

About this book

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.

  • New chapter covering the community setting
  • Case studies that cover common emergency situations
  • Self-assessment questions which offer the reader verification of their comprehension and clinical reasoning skills
  • A-Z of treatment techniques
  • Appendices including normal values and common drugs used in critical care areas so that essential information is always at hand

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Yes, you can access Respiratory Physiotherapy E-Book by Jane Cross,Mary Ann Broad,Matthew Quint,Paul Ritson,Sandy Thomas in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Medicine & Physiotherapy, Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Table of contents

  1. Cover image
  2. Title page
  3. Table of Contents
  4. Copyright
  5. Contributors
  6. Foreword
  7. Chapter1. An Introduction to Respiratory Care
  8. Chapter2. Respiratory Assessment
  9. Chapter 3. Paediatric Specifics
  10. Chapter 4. Chest X-ray Interpretation
  11. Chapter 5. Management of Sputum Retention
  12. Chapter 6. Management of Volume Loss
  13. Chapter 7. Management of Work of Breathing
  14. Chapter 8. Management of Respiratory Failure
  15. Chapter 9. Respiratory Physiotherapy Treatments
  16. Chapter 10. Working on Surgical Wards
  17. Chapter11. Working on Medical Wards
  18. Chapter12. Working on Oncology
  19. Chapter13. Working on the Critical Care Unit
  20. Chapter14. Working on the Neurosurgical/Neurology Unit
  21. Chapter15. Working on the Cardiothoracic Unit
  22. Chapter16. Paediatric wards
  23. Chapter17. Paediatric Critical Care
  24. Chapter 18. Working in the Community With the Acutely Ill Respiratory Patient
  25. Chapter19. Case Studies
  26. Appendix 1. Useful Abbreviations
  27. Appendix 2. Normal Values
  28. Appendix 3. Surgical Incisions
  29. Index