Wilkins' clinical assessment in respiratory care
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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St. Louis, Missouri :
Elsevier
c2022
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| Edition: | Ninth edition |
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Table of Contents:
- Preparing for the patient encounter
- The medical history and the interview
- Cardiopulmonary symptoms
- Vital signs
- Fundamentals of physical examination
- Neurologic assessment of the respiratory patient
- Clinical laboratory studies
- Interpretation of blood gases
- Pulmonary function testing
- Chest imaging
- Interpretation of the electrocardiogram
- Assessment of the neonatal and pediatric patient
- Assessment of the older patient
- Respiratory monitoring in the intensive care unit
- Assessment of hemodynamic pressures
- Assessment of cardiac output
- Flexible fiberoptic bronchoscopy
- Nutrition assessment of patients with respiratory disease
- Assessment of sleep and breathing
- Assessment of the home care patient
- Documentation of the patient assessment