Respiratory Care Sciences: An Integrated Approach, Fourth Edition highlights the fundamental principles and concepts of basic science material related to the clinical practice of respiratory therapy, and to various aspects of cardiopulmonary physiology, including chemistry, physics, mathematics, and microbiology. The book features clear and concise explanations of key physical concepts, along with explicit diagrams to help students visualize the material presented. A vast array of examples and practice problems with detailed, step by step solutions, foster understanding and assessment of basic scientific theories.

Features:

• Highlights the basic fundamental principles and concepts of science pertinent to the clinical practice of respiratory therapy, including chemistry, physics and math.
• Takes many basic scientific theories, laws, and formulae, and applies them to real-life cardiopulmonary examples
• Aligned with the NBRC matrix and AARC guidelines and materials
• Quick reference formulae on the inside front cover
• Expanded practice problems and answers
• New content included on upper and lower inflection points, prions, and nitric oxide
• Kinetic Theory of Matter, Pressure and Gas Laws moved to the Chemistry chapter
• Chapter Summaries are bulleted for a quick review of concepts
• A new instructor's manual provides more support in the classroom, including lesson planning suggestions, chapter outlines, and test bank