This specialist-written reference book covers the care, management and treatment of the more common respiratory diseases seen in both hospital and primary care sectors
Table of Contents: Fundamental Aspects of Nursing Adults with Respiratory Disorders
Preface
Contributors
Anatomy and physiology of the respiratory system
Karen Duncan
Asthma Jan Chantrell
Bronchiectasis Karen Payne
Cystic fibrosis: an overview Berni Donaghy
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease Sue Burton
Lung cancer Liz Darlison
Diffuse parenchymal lung disease Jane E. Scullion
Mesothelioma Liz Darlison
Oxygen therapy Ivy Rushby
Pulmonary embolism Alison Conway
Pulmonary function tests D. D. Vara
Pulmonary rehabilitation
Johanna Williams
Respiratory assessment Alison Conway
Respiratory failure and non-invasive positive pressure
ventilation Theresa Harvey
Smoking cessation Sarah Lea
Tuberculosis Helen Thuraisingham
Index