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Assuming a background in pulmonary anatomy and physiology, pharmacology, and medical terminology, chapters provide students in respiratory care, nursing, medicine and other healthcare programs with critical information needed to treat patients with cardiopulmonary ailments. Each chapter begins with a description of the etiology, pathophysiology, clinical findings, and treatment for each disorder. This is followed by a related case study, presented with questions and answers which highlight key points. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.
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Comprehensive and updated, Respiratory Disease: A Case Study Approach to Patient Care, now in its second edition, will prove to be your best textbook and resource for understanding respiratory disease.New to the Second Edition: Four new chapters have been added: Introduction to Patient Assessment, Tuberculosis, Pneumonia in the Immunocompromised Patient, and Ethics in Respiratory Care. Key terms are now listed at the beginning of each chapter and are defined in a new glossary. A workbook is available separately. For each chapter in the text, the workbook includes completion, multiple choice, and matching study question (with answers).
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