Comparative Perinatal and Pediatric Respiratory Care

Book excerpt: This revised book offers a complete, comprehensive review of information required for those performing respiratory care on newborn or pediatric patients. Each chapter offers a key word list to facilitate comprehension of difficult terms and concepts; each is defined in the glossary. Extensive instructional objectives are also listed at the beginning of each chapter.The book also covers fetal development and monitoring as well as care of the infant after delivery. Coverage includes disease processes, their treatment, and the equipment used. Important topics such as death and dying, transport, and home care are also covered. To prepare the respiratory care practitioner for the NBRC Perinatal/ Pediatric Specialty Examination, a review section is offered. This section provides an overview of the exam, test-taking strategies and a practice exam which follows the pattern of the NBRC exam. Each question is answered and referenced to the textbook for further reading.