Pulmonary rehabilitation : guidelines to success /
Offering unrivaled depth, this edition updates coverage of the benefits of pulmonary rehabilitation, therapeutic interventions, smoking cessation, exercise training, and much more as well as important research such as the Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD) report. This tex...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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St. Louis, Mo. :
Mosby/Elsevier,
c2009.
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| Edition: | 4th ed. |
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| Summary: | Offering unrivaled depth, this edition updates coverage of the benefits of pulmonary rehabilitation, therapeutic interventions, smoking cessation, exercise training, and much more as well as important research such as the Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD) report. This text prepares students for the Certified Respiratory Therapist (CRT) exam and the written registry and clinical simulations portions of the Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) exams. Information on existing techniques and procedures is expanded and updated in chapters on lung transplantation, functional performance assessment and training, and the management of pulmonary rehabilitation services. Expanded coverage of patients with respiratory diseases other than COPD as well as pediatric pulmonary patients. Addresses the latest research and reports including The Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD) report recommending pulmonary rehabilitation. |
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| Physical Description: | xiv, 583 p. : ill. ; 27 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780323045490 (hardcover : alk. paper) 0323045499 (hardcover : alk. paper) |