Bibliography

  Books and Texts:

Burton, G. et al. Respiratory Care: A Guide to Clinical Practice, 4th Ed., 1997. Lippincott-Raven Publishers

Chang, D. Respiratory Care Calculations, 2nd Ed., 1999. Delmar Publishers

Colbert, B. and Kennedy, B. Integrated Cardiopulmonary Pharmacology, 2nd Ed., 2008, Pearson Education, Inc.

DesJardins, t. and Burton, G. Clinical Manifestations and Assessment of Respiratory Disease, 5th Ed., 2005. Mosby, Inc.

Dubin, D. Rapid Interpretation of EKGs, 5th Ed., 2000. Cover Publishing Co.

Fishman, A. et. al. Fishman’s Pulmonary Diseases and Disorders, 3rd Ed., 1998. McGraw-Hill.

Gardenhire, D. Rau’s Respiratory Care Pharmacology, 7th Ed., 2007, Mosby, Inc.

Hess, D. et. al. Hess, D. & Kacmarek, R. Respiratory Care: Principles and Practices, 1st Ed., 2001. W.B. Saunders.

Kacmarck, R. et. al. The Essentials of Respiratory Care, 4th Ed, 2005, Mosby, Inc.

Madama, V. Pulmonary Function Testing and Cardiopulmonary Stress Testing, 2nd Ed., 1997. Delmar Pub.

Marino, P. and Sutin, K. The ICU Book, 3nd Ed., 2006. Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins.

Meyer, R. et. al. Master Guide for Passing the Respiratory Care Credentialing Exams, 4th Ed., 2000. Prentice-Hall.

Mishoe, S. & Welch, M. Critical Thinking Respiratory Care, 2002. McGraw-Hill.

Oakes, D. ABG Pocket Guide: Interpretation and Management, 2008, Health Educator Pub.

Oakes, D. Hemodynamic Monitoring: A Bedside Reference Manual, 4th Ed., 2004. Health Educator Pub.

Oakes, D. Neonatal/Pediatric Respiratory Care: A Critical Care Pocket Guide, 5th Ed., 2004. Health Educator Pub.

Oakes, D. Ventilator Management: A Bedside Reference Guide 2nd  Ed., 2005. Health Educator Publications

Ruppel, G. Manual of Pulmonary Function Testing, 9th Ed., 2008. Mosby, Inc

Wilkins, R. and Sheldon, R. Clinical Assessment in Respiratory Care, 5th Ed., 2005. Mosby, Inc.

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  Consensus Conferences, Standards, and Guidelines

AARC

    AARC Clinical Practice Guidelines,

    http://www.rcjournal.com/cpgs/index.cfm
   
    ARDS

The American-European Consensus Conference on ARDS, American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine 1994; 149: 818-824. 

    Asthma

National Asthma Education and Prevention Program Expert Panel Report 3 (EPR3) 2007: Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Management of Asthma, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), NIH. Available from www.nhlbi.nih.gov/guidelines/asthma/index.htm.

Global Strategy for Asthma Management and Prevention: 2007 Update. Global Initiative for Asthma (GINA). Available from www.ginasthma.org.

    COPD

Global Strategy for the Diagnosis, Management and Prevention of COPD: 2007 Update. Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD). Available from www.goldcopd.org.

Standards for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Patients with COPD: A Summary of the ATS/ERS Position Paper: Available from www.thoracic.org

    CPR

2005 American Heart Association Guidelines for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Emergency Cardiovascular Care, Circulation. 2005;112:IV-1-IV-5.


  Links


    Aerosol Therapy

A Guide to Aerosol delivery Devices for Respiratory Therapists by Hess, D. et. al.

http://www.aarc.org/education/aerosol_devices/aerosol_delivery_guide.pdf

http://www.guideline.gov/summary/summary.aspx?view_id=1&doc_id=6382

http://www.rcjournal.com/contents/09.05/contents.cfm

http://www.rcjournal.com/contents/10.05/contents.cfm

Patient Instructions for Inhaled Devices in English and Spanish,   http://www.chestnet.org/patients/guides/inhaledDevices.php

 

 

 

 


 

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