"RN Expert Guide: Respiratory Care" is presented in the quick-reference, easy-to-follow style that exemplifies all the "RN Expert Guides". Also, as with other "RN Expert Guides", explanations are clarified and enhanced by abundant illustrations and tables. This "RN Expert Guide" covers principles and practices of respiratory care, along with anatomy and physiology, assessment, diagnostic test results, and specific treatments. These chapters are followed by chapters on respiratory disorders and emergencies and complications. The book is further supplemented through the use of eye-catching icons and by an English-Spanish respiratory assessment guide and a thorough list of important selected references.