Mosby's Respiratory Care Equipment

Jim Cairo is the Dean of the School of Allied Health Professions, and Professor of Cardiopulmonary Science, Physiology and Anesthesiology at Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center in New Orleans, Louisiana. He has been teaching for over 30 years and is also the author of Elsevier's Pilbeam's Mechanical Ventilation.

• SECTION I Introduction Basic Physics for CliniciansPrinciples of Infection Control SECTION II Medical GasesManufacture, Storage, and Transport of Medical GasesAdministering Medical Gases: Regulators, Flowmeters, and Controlling DevicesSECTION III Airway ManagementAirway Management Devices and Advanced Cardiac Life SupportHumidity and Aerosol TherapyLung Expansion Therapy and Airway Clearance DevicesSECTION IV AssessmentAssessment of Pulmonary FunctionAssessment of Cardiovascular FunctionBlood Gas MonitoringSleep DiagnosticsSECTION V Critical Care and Extended Care DevicesIntroduction to VentilatorsMechanical Ventilators: Ventilators used in Adult, Pediatric, and Neonatal Critical CareTransport, Home Care, and Noninvasive Ventilatory DevicesSpecial Techniques in Respiratory Care Patient Management