Synopsis
Instructor resources are available to qualified adopters; contact your sales representative for more information.
- Boxed facts directed at the entry-level practitioner provide basic knowledge on how to perform tests and interpret results.
- The pedagogical elements reinforce the most important information in each chapter and make it more memorable.
- The glossary includes important terms and gives the readers succinct, accurate reference to the definitions when they need them.
- New chapter on pediatric pulmonary function testing provides up-to-date information to make patient coverage in the book more complete.
- Overview of pulmonary function studies gives a cohesive summary of the basic material in the chapter.
- Increased emphasis on "How to Do" basic tests makes the material more understandable with clear, step-by-step explanations.
- New objectives for both entry-level and advanced-level practitioners gives these two separate groups of users focused objectives for each chapter.
- New and updated content ensures that readers are current with developments in the field.
- Chapter on cardiopulmonary exercise testing features discussion of bronchial challenge, metabolic determination, preoperative evaluation, and other important topics on the subject.
- Section on new portable spirometers for use in primary care practices includes facts on equipment used for flow-sensing spirometers, breathing valves, peak flow meters, gas analyzers, blood gas electrodes and oximeters, body plethysmographs, and computers.
- New material addresses calibration, control, quality assurance, and safety issues, providing a troubleshooting guide for common problems with equipment.
- The second color used in text, illustrations, tables, and boxes highlights important features that should not be missed.
- The EVOLVE site, new to this edition, provides instructors with additional information and teaching tools to use in conjunction with the core text.
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Gregg L. Ruppel, MEd, RRT, RPFT, St. Louis University Health Sciences Center, St. Louis, MO
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