Respiratory Care Sciences An Integrated Approach

by Wojciechowski, William V

• ISBN13: 9781401864910
• ISBN10: 1401864910
• Edition: 4th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2005-08-23
• Publisher: CENGAGE Delmar Learning

Summary

Respiratory Care Sciences: An Integrated Approach, Fourth Edition highlights the fundamental principles and concepts of basic science material related to the clinical practice of respiratory therapy, and to various aspects of cardiopulmonary physiology, including chemistry, physics, mathematics, and microbiology. The book features clear and concise explanations of key physical concepts, along with explicit diagrams to help students visualize the material presented. A vast array of examples and practice problems with detailed, step by step solutions, foster understanding and assessment of basic scientific theories.

Table of Contents

Preface	x
Acknowledgments	xi
Contributors	xii
Mathematics	1	(121)
Scientific Notation and Exponents	4	(8)
Significant Digits	12	(6)
Ratios	18	(15)
Proportions	33	(9)
Percents	42	(17)
Dimensional Analysis	59	(5)
Units of Measurement	64	(9)
Logarithms	73	(15)
Graphs	88	(34)
Review Questions	118	(4)
Algebra	122	(39)
Algebraic Expressions	124	(8)
Real Numbers	132	(3)
Comparing Numbers	135	(9)
Simplifying Numerical Expressions	144	(3)
Combining Like Terms	147	(4)
Evaluating Formulas	151	(3)
Reciprocals	154	(7)
Review Questions	159	(2)
Chemistry	161	(110)
Atomic Structure and Electron Configuration	165	(10)
Kinetic Theory of Matter	175	(2)
Pressure	177	(4)
Gas Laws	181	(24)
Chemical Laws	205	(15)
Molarity and Normality	220	(4)
Law of Mass Action and Henderson-Hasselbalch Equation	224	(21)
Density and Specific Gravity	245	(4)
Temperature Scales	249	(4)
Electrochemistry	253	(18)
Review Questions	263	(8)
Physics	271	(111)
Work	274	(7)
Energy	281	(6)
Fluid Dynamics	287	(46)
Mechanics of Ventilation	333	(20)
Starling's Law of the Capillaries	353	(29)
Review Questions	374	(8)
Statistics	382	(69)
Terminology	386	(3)
Descriptive Statistics---Analyzing Data	389	(7)
Probability	396	(2)
Normal Distribution	398	(6)
Sampling Distribution	404	(4)
Confidence Intervals for the Mean	408	(2)
Sample Size Determination	410	(2)
Small Sample Confidence Intervals for Mean	412	(2)
Respiratory Care Applications of Descriptive Statistics	414	(4)
Testing of Hypothesis for Mean	418	(6)
Comparing Means of Two Populations (or Groups): Independent Samples	424	(5)
Comparison of Means for Paired (or Dependent) Samples	429	(2)
Inferences for Proportions or Percentages	431	(4)
Two-Sample Inferences for Proportions	435	(2)
Tests for Many Population Means	437	(1)
Correlation and Regression	437	(6)
Correlation	443	(8)
Review Questions	445	(6)
Physiologic Chemistry	451	(81)
The Functional Anatomy and Chemistry of the Living Cell	453	(5)
Basic Principles of Organic Chemistry	458	(3)
Carbohydrates	461	(4)
Proteins	465	(5)
Lipids	470	(7)
Nucleic Acids---DNA and RNA	477	(4)
Hemoglobin Biochemistry	481	(11)
Biochemical Aspects of Oxygen Toxicity	492	(8)
Biochemistry and Clinical Applications of Inhaled Nitric Oxide	500	(6)
Biochemical Basis for Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome	506	(6)
Biochemical Mechanisms of Bronchospasm	512	(20)
Review Questions	522	(10)
Microbiology	532	(41)
Classification of Microbes	534	(1)
Bacterial Morphology and Staining Characteristics	535	(2)
Bacterial Ultrastructure	537	(5)
Bacterial Growth Requirements	542	(4)
Bacterial Growth and Cell Division	546	(1)
Control of Microorganism Growth	547	(7)
Normal Flora and Host-Parasite Relationships	554	(4)
Fungi	558	(1)
Viruses	559	(5)
Prions	564	(1)
Infection Control	564	(9)
Review Questions	567	(6)
Appendices	573	(5)
Appendix A---Logarithm Tables	573	(3)
Appendix B---Statistic Tables	576	(2)
Glossary	578	(18)
Index	596