Publisher's Synopsis
The National Board of Respiratory Care defined 45 areas of competency when it developed its credentialling exam matrix for the Registered Respiratory Therapist exam. It is therefore important that a textbook for RT students address these 45 areas so students can study for and pass the exam.;The second edition of "Respiratory Care Practice", combines the expertise of 20 professionals, pulls together principles of respiratory therapy, places them in context of broader care concepts, and should help students develop analytical problem solving skills. Illustrations, tables, formulae and clinical examples are used liberally throughout.
