Respiratory Care

Respiratory care is a beginner's guide to care of patients with respiratory illness. It contains evidence-based guidelines to enable students and newly qualified staff to develop the essential clinical skills needed to care for all patients with respiratory disease.

Respiratory Care explores the anatomy and physiology of the respiratory system, examines assessment of respiratory function, and addresses day-to-day management of asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, bronchitis, lung cancer and respiratory infections including TB and pneumonia, in order to improve quality of life.

Preface vi
Acknowledgements viii

1 Anatomy and Physiology of the Respiratory System 1

2 Asthma 21

3 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) 55

4 Nebulisers and Inhalers 97

5 Oxygen Therapy 125

6 Lung Cancer and Thoracic Surgical Intervention 152

7 Respiratory Infection 173

8 Respiratory Assessment 189

Appendix A: Spirometry Respiratory Values 219
Appendix B: Pharmaceutical Companies and Respiratory Product Manufacturers 228
Appendix C: Smoking Cessation Advice 229
Appendix D: Respiratory Charities 230
Appendix E: Professional Societies/Education and Training Organisations 231
Index 232

‘This is a portable book and so can be used by the beginning practitioner. The case studies are most helpful in illustrating the nurse's ability to impact the care of the pulmonary patient. The book's goal of providing evidence-based practice for caring for patients with pulmonary disease is met with the inclusion of additional resources and citations.’ Elizabeth McNamara-Aslin, RN, and Douglas Aslin, RRT, Respiratory Care, May 2007 Caia Francis is a Lecturer at the University of the West of England. Respiratory care is a beginner's guide to care of patients with respiratory illness. It contains evidence-based guidelines to enable students and newly qualified staff to develop the essential clinical skills needed to care for all patients with respiratory disease.

Respiratory Care explores the anatomy and physiology of the respiratory system, examines assessment of respiratory function, and addresses day-to-day management of asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, bronchitis, lung cancer and respiratory infections including TB and pneumonia, in order to improve quality of life.