About the Book
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 125. Chapters: Acid-base homeostasis, Acid-base imbalance, Adrenergic bronchodilator, Airway resistance, Air medical services, Alveolar air equation, Alveolar pressure, American Thoracic Society, Arterial blood gas, Artificial airway, Associate of Science in Respiratory Care, Asthma, Asthma camp, Atelectasis, Bachelor of Science in Respiratory Care, Blood gas tension, Both respirator, Brittle asthma, Bronchial thermoplasty, Canadian Board for Respiratory Therapy, Canadian Journal of Respiratory Therapy, Canadian Society of Respiratory Therapists, Canadian Thoracic Society, Certified Case Manager, Certified in Neonatal Pediatric Transport, Certified Pulmonary Function Technician, Certified Pulmonary Function Technologist, Certified Respiratory Therapist, College of Respiratory Therapists of Ontario, College of Respiratory Therapy, Commission on Accreditation for Respiratory Care, Continuous mandatory ventilation, Continuous spontaneous ventilation, Dead space (physiology), Dual-control modes of ventilation, Dynamic hyperinflation, European Respiratory Society, Exercise-induced asthma, Exhaled nitric oxide, Famous people in healthcare, FEV1/FVC ratio, Fluticasone, Fluticasone propionate, Heliox, Helium dilution technique, Henderson-Hasselbalch equation, High-frequency ventilation, Hyperinflation therapy, Hypoxicator, Hypoxic Training Index, Incentive spirometer, Inhaler, Intermittent hypoxic training, Intermittent mandatory ventilation, Intermittent positive pressure breathing, International Council for Respiratory Care, Inverse ratio ventilation, Irish Thoracic Society, Lambda Beta Society, Liquid ventilator, List of accredited respiratory therapist programs, List of asthma camps in the United States, List of modes of mechanical ventilation by category, List of respiratory therapy organizations, Lung volumes, Mandatory minute ventilation, Master of Science in Respiratory Care, Maximum inspiratory pressure, Medical gas therapy, Medical ventilator, Nebulizer, Negative pressure ventilator, Neurally adjusted ventilatory assist, Nitrogen washout, Nomenclature of mechanical ventilation, Obstructive lung disease, Open lung ventilation, Oxygen mask, Oxygen tent, Oxygen therapy, Peak expiratory flow, Peak inspiratory pressure, Photoplethysmograph, Pneumonic device, Polysomnographic technologist, Positive end-expiratory pressure, Pulmonary compliance, Pulmonary cyst, Pulmonary function testing, Pulmonary hygiene, Pulmonary interstitial emphysema, Pulmonary rehabilitation, Pulmonary scientist, Pulmonary volutrauma, Pursed lip breathing, Racemic epinephrine, Registered Pulmonary Function Technologist, Registered respiratory therapist, Registered Sleep Technologist, Respiratory Care Act, Respiratory Care Week, Respiratory minute volume, Respiratory rate, Respiratory Therapy Society of Ontario, Restrictive lung disease, SensorMedics High Frequency Oscillatory Ventilator, Sleep disorder specialist, Spirometry, Table of modes of mechanical ventilation, Thorpe tube flowmeter, Tidal volume, Timeline of respiratory therapy, Tracheal intubation, Understanding Lung Sounds, Ventilator-associated lung injury, Ventilator-associated pneumonia, Venturi mask, Winter's formula, Young-Laplace equation, P. Excerpt: Asthma (from the Greek, asthma, "panting") is the common chronic inflammatory disease of the airways characterized by variable and recurring symptoms, reversible airflow obstruction, and bronchospasm. Symptoms include wheezing, coughing, chest tightness, and shortness of breath. Asthma is clinically classified according to the frequency of symptoms, forced expiratory volume in 1 second (FEV1), and peak expiratory flow rate. Asthma may also be classified as atopic (extrinsic) or non-atopic (intrinsic). It is thought to be caused by a combination of genetic and environmental factors....
