**Selected for Doody's Core Titles® 2024 in Respiratory Therapy** Master pulmonary function testing procedures — and prepare for PFT credentialing exams! Ruppel's Manual of Pulmonary Function Testing, 12th Edition provides comprehensive coverage of common pulmonary function tests, testing techniques, and the pathophysiology that may be evaluated by each test. It also includes information on equipment, measurement software, reference values, and quality assurance, so you can develop the testing skills you need to find and assess lung abnormalities and conditions such as asthma, COPD, and emphysema. Written by Carl D. Mottram, a well-known expert in pulmonary function procedures, this bestselling guide helps you get accurate test results every time. - Entry- and Advanced-Level objectives prepare you for success on the NBRC's Pulmonary Function Technologist credentialing examinations and follow the content guidelines of the CPFT and RPFT exam matrices from the National Board for Respiratory Care. - How To boxes provide step-by-step guidelines to performing pulmonary function tests, taking the guesswork out of completing accurate and result-producing tests. - Case studies provide problem-solving challenges for real-life patient scenarios, including each case history, PFT testing results, a technologist's comments, and questions and answers. - PFT Tips highlight and reinforce the most important pulmonary function testing information in every chapter. - Convenient study features include key terms, chapter outlines, learning objectives, chapter summary points, suggested readings, a glossary, and self-assessment questions. - Authoritative, all-in-one resource eliminates the need to search for information in other sources. - Criteria for acceptability and repeatability are included in each test section, as well as interpretive strategies to help you adhere to recognized testing standards.

Rev. ed. of: Manual of pulmonary function testing / Gregg L. Ruppel. 9th ed. c2009.

New Bronchoprovocation chapter features important information on methacholine, histamine, mannitol, exercise challenges, and eucapnic voluntary hyperventilation. New chapter on reference equations simplifies common reference equations and includes normal and abnormal values encountered in the clinical setting. New How To boxes provide step-by-step guidelines to performing pulmonary function tests, taking the guesswork out of completing accurate and result-producing tests. New NBRC-CPFT mapping prepares you for the certified pulmonary function technologist credentialing examination, correlating content to test items in the NBRC-CPFT testing matrix. New Clinical Scenario lecture slides provide in-depth case analysis with figures, charts, lab values, and documented research. New author Carl Mottram, a leading respiratory care expert who contributed to this book’s previous two editions, is the Technical Director of the Pulmonary Function Labs and Rehabilitation at the Mayo Clinic and is an Associate Professor of Medicine at the Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and a highly sought-after lecturer at national and international symposiums and conferences.

- Completely updated to reflect the significant advancements in the field of respiratory care - Reflects the required core content of the most recent National Board for Respiratory Care (NBRC) examination matrix, ensuring the most up-to-date competency requirements for certification - Features new chapters on ventilatory management for obstructive pulmonary disease, adult respiratory distress syndrome, NIPPV, tracheal gas insufflation, prone positioning, and liquid ventilation - A redesigned format provides easier navigation through the text

Entry- and Advanced-Level objectives prepare you for success on the NBRC's Pulmonary Function Technologist credentialing examinations and follow the content guidelines of the CPFT and RPFT exam matrices from the National Board for Respiratory Care. How To boxes provide step-by-step guidelines to performing pulmonary function tests, taking the guesswork out of completing accurate and result-producing tests. Case studies provide problem-solving challenges for real-life patient scenarios, including each case history, PFT testing results, a technologist's comments, and questions and answers. PFT Tips highlight and reinforce the most important pulmonary function testing information in every chapter. Convenient study features include key terms, chapter outlines, learning objectives, chapter summary points, suggested readings, a glossary, and self-assessment questions. Authoritative, all-in-one resource eliminates the need to search for information in other sources. Criteria for acceptability and repeatability are included in each test section, as well as interpretive strategies to help you adhere to recognized testing standards. NEW! Indications for Pulmonary Function Testing chapter Includes updates in alignment with the 2019 ATS-ERS Spirometry Standards. NEW! Spirometry chapter adds updated Information per the new 2019 ATS-ERS Spirometry Technical Standard. NEW! Diffusing Capacity Tests chapter is aligned with the 2014 ERS-ATS Technical Standard and the 2017 Global Lung Initiative (GLI) DLCO reference set. NEW! Bronchoprovocation Challenge Testing chapter is updated with the 2017 ERS Methacholine Challenge Technical Standard and 2018 ERS Indirect Bronchial Challenge Testing (e.g., mannitol, exercise, hyperventilation, cold air). NEW! Specialized Test Regimens chapter includes 2018 ATS Reference Values in Children. NEW! Pulmonary Function Testing Equipment chapter is updated with new equipment and vendors. NEW! Quality Systems in the Pulmonary Function Laboratory chapter is updated with the newest version of the Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institutes (CLSI) Quality Management System (QMS01), which is the basis for any laboratory quality program, and a new table of recommended target CVs for Biological control (BioQC). NEW! Reference Values and Interpretation Strategies chapter adds new GLI (Global Lung Function Initiative) reference sets for Diffusing of the Lung and Lungs Volumes.

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The perfect text for a shorter medical terminology course, Basic Medical Language, 6th Edition provides the foundation you need to confidently communicate with other members of your health care team. This basic medical vocabulary text focuses on building word skills by explaining a carefully selected group of suffixes, prefixes, and combining forms to provide the basis for recognizing and defining hundreds of medical terms. Clear, illustrated lessons present terms by body system, introducing word parts and providing review exercises that ask you to define terms or combine word parts to create terms. The new edition of this text also reinforces what you've learned with case studies, images, exercises and carefully crafted Evolve resources. - Over 200 flash cards packaged free with the text make it easier for you to memorize terms. - Electronic health record mockups provide exposure to the electronic health records that you will encounter in practice. - Systemic presentation of medical terms helps you learn and recognize new words as you encounter them by combining parts. - Case studies serve as review sections and provide additional opportunities for you to apply what you have learned. - Engaging integrated exercises, including matching, building, and reading medical terms in context. - Consistent organization and pacing of lessons ensures steady acquisition of terminology. - Objectives integrated with headings clarify how the content is presented within lessons and show you how objectives relate to content. - NEW! An expanded Career Focus feature highlights professionals whose work focuses on specific body systems. - NEW! Integrated chapter quizzes test your knowledge and provide instant feedback on your progress. - NEW! Updated terminology and illustrations provide students with the latest pathology and procedure information. - NEW! Expanded abbreviation lists provide you with the most important healthcare abbreviations.

Introducing Exploring Medical Language, 9th Edition: an innovative learning resource that helps you master medical terminology on your terms. At the heart of Exploring Medical Language is the student-friendly worktext, which gradually helps you build an understanding of medical terminology by first introducing you to word parts and then combining the parts into full medical terms that make sense. Add print and electronic flashcards, engaging interactive games, on-the-go audio reinforcement, and an extensive arsenal of other student-friendly learning tools, and you have everything you need to become fluent in medical terminology in no time! - Integrated online learning tools offer a variety of unique ways to master medical terminology: - interactive games and activities - electronic flashcards - anatomy and physiology tutorials - career videos - quizzes - 5,000-term English/Spanish glossary - Clinical case studies and medical reports encourage critical thinking and information application. - More than 400 flashcards provide immediate review material. - Systematic book organization gradually builds your understanding of medical terminology by first introducing you to word parts and then combining the parts to build the terms. - Margin boxes detail important information such as medical terminology facts and tips, historical information, weblinks, and complementary and alternative medicine terms. - NEW! Quick Quizzes offer gradable and email-able assessments to help you quickly gauge your understanding of key chapter concepts and terms. - UPDATED! More electronic health records and sample patient information prepare you for the growing use of EHRs in healthcare settings. - UPDATED! New terms and abbreviations reflect the latest advances in technology and the healthcare delivery system. - IMPROVED! New and updated drawings and photos keep you ahead of current technology and healthcare processes. - NEW! Pageburst eBook interactive features help you improve your understanding of medical terminology with immediate feedback.