Critical Thinking: Cases in Respiratory Care Book

1	An Introduction to Problem-Based Learning	1
2	Critical Thinking in Respiratory Care	5
3	Assessment in Respiratory Care: A Cognitive Approach	13
4	Evaluation in Respiratory Care	23
5	Creating and Modifying the Respiratory Care Plan	33
6	Time Management in Respiratory Care Practice	41
7	John Tie: A Postoperative Patient with Lobectomy	51
8	Kate Wind: A Pediatric Asthma Patient	57
9	Dan Chan: An AIDS Patient with Pulmonary Infection	63
10	Tom Apner: A 50-Year-Old Man with Sleep Apnea Syndrome	69
11	Sue Hoffer: A 30-Year-Old Woman with Guillain-Barre Syndrome - A Polyneuritis	77
12	Pat Garcia: A Pediatric Patient with Laryngotracheobronchitis - A Croup Syndrome	83
13	Meg Swimm: A Adolescent Near-Drowning Victim	89
14	Mabel Cash: A 65-Year-Old Woman with Acute Myocardial Infarct	97
15	Matt Babson: A 76-Year-Old Postsurgical Patient with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease - A Pulmonary Rehabilitation Case, Subacute to Home Care	103
16	Elle Carey: An 18-Year-Old Victim of Multiple Trauma with Head, Neck, and Chest Injuries	109
17	Mort Merten: An Infant with Meconium Aspiration Syndrome	117
18	Kyle Hicks: An Infant with Respiratory Distress Syndrome	125
19	Eliza Hayes: A Burn Victim with Smoke Inhalation	133
App. A	Tips on Taking Clinical Simulation Examinations	139
App. B	Troubleshooting Tips	142
App. C	Common Equations Used throughout the Text	143
App. D	Glasgow Coma Scale	144
	Answers to Practice Questions	145
	Index	149