Clinical Assessment In Respiratory Care Book

Featuring a comprehensive, well-organized approach, this resource teaches assessment techniques from the most basic skills to more advanced methods for assessing patients in any clinical setting ? from the office to the ICU. The new edition provides even more information on key topics, additional case studies and review materials, and a new glossary. Certain topic areas have been streamlined and reorganized for the most effective presentation of material. * Comprehensive approach presents all of the most important aspects and topics of assessment that readers need to effectively assess patients. * Each chapter begins with consistent learning features ? Learning Objectives, Chapter Outline, Chapter Overview, and new Key Terms ? to prepare readers for the content that will be discussed in that chapter. * Simply Stated boxes contain brief, direct, concise statements about important concepts in the text, highlighting key information to aid in reader comprehension. * Questions to Ask About? boxes contain a list of questions practitioners should ask patients about their symptoms or ask themselves when confronted with a certain clinical situation. * Case studies in several chapters provide an opportunity for readers to apply chapter content to realistic clinical scenarios. * Chapter review questions at the end of each chapter help readers review and remember chapter content.Read More