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Prepare for success on respiratory therapy credentialing exams! Updated to reflect the 2009 National Board of Respiratory Care (NBRC) content outlines, Sills' The Comprehensive Respiratory Therapist's Exam Review, 5th Edition helps you review for both entry and advanced level credentialing exams. It covers every testable subject, providing content review, self-assessment questions, and study hints. The new Evolve website contains electronic testing offering realistic practice for the entry-level credentialing exam and the advanced-level credentialing Written Registry Exam (WRE) and Clinical Simulation Exam (CSE).

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Author:   James R. Sills
Publisher:   Elsevier - Health Sciences Division
Imprint:   Mosby
Edition:   5th Revised edition
Dimensions:   Width: 21.60cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 27.60cm
Weight:   1.338kg
ISBN:  

9780323067010

ISBN 10:   0323067018
Pages:   672
Publication Date:   01 December 2009
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Replaced By:   9780323241342
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

* Patient Assessment * Infection Control * Blood Gas Analysis and Monitoring * Pulmonary Function Testing * Advanced Cardiopulmonary Monitoring * Oxygen and Medical Gas Therapy * Hyperinflation Therapy NEW! * Humidity and Aerosol Therapy * Pharmacology * Bronchopulmonary Hygiene Therapy * Cardiac Monitoring and Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation * Airway Management * Suctioning the Airway * Intermittent Positive Pressure Breathing (IPPB) * Mechanical Ventilation of the Adult * Mechanical Ventilation of the Neonate * Home Care and Pulmonary Rehabilitation * Special Procedures Appendix: Summary Content Outline for CRT and Written RRT Examination CD-ROM: Entry Level Exam * Pre-test (study mode) * Post-test (exam mode) * Entry Level CRT Examination Detailed Content Outline Advanced Level Exam * Pre-test (study mode) * Post-test (exam mode) * Clinical Simulations (to prepare for the CSE portion of Written RRT exam) Therapist Written RRT Examination Detailed Content Outline

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Jim writes The Comprehensive Respiratory Therapist Exam Guide: Advanced and Entry Level 5e, 2010. and he contributes as a WFH on the Testbank for DesJardins: Clinical Manifestionations and Assessmen of Respiratory Disease, 5e He is listed: James R. Sills, MEd, CPFT, RRT Professor Emeritus Former Director, Respirtory Care Program Rock Valley College Rockford, IL

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