Chapter 1: Introduction to Respiratory Care Profession
Prof. Lynda T. Goodfellow, EdD, RRT, AE-C, FAARC
Professor and Senior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs
Byrdine F. Lewis College of Nursing and Health Professions
Georgia State University
Atlanta, GA, USA
Chapter 2: Ethical & Patient Safety Issues in Respiratory Care
Shawna L. Strickland, PhD, CAE, RRT, RRT-NPS, RRT-ACCS, AE-C, FAARC
Associate Executive Director, Programs
American Epilepsy Society
Adjunct Professor, College of Health Sciences Rush University
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Chapter 3: Respiratory System Anatomy & Physiology
Prof. Will Beachey, PhD, RRT, FAARC
Professor Emeritus
Department of Respiratory Therapy
School of Health Sciences
The University of Mary
Bismarck, ND, USA
Chapter 4: Overview of Common Cardiopulmonary Disorders
Hui-Qing Ge, MD, RT, FAARC
Director, Respiratory Care Department
Sir Run Run Shwa Hospital
Medical School Zhejiang University
Hangzhou, China
Prof. Fengming Luo, MD, PhD
Professor of Medicine
Vice Director, Respiratory and Critical Care Department
West China Hospital, Sichun University
Chengdu, China
Chapter 5: Respiratory Assessment
Sara Murphy, MBA, RRT, RRT-NPS, RRT-ACCS, AE-C
Clinical Educator for Neonatal/Pediatrics
Respiratory Care Services
Rush University Medical Center
Chicago, USA
Prof. Ellen Becker, PhD, RRT, RRT-NPS, RPFT, AE-C, FAARC
Professor, Department of Cardiopulmonary Sciences, Division of
Respiratory Care, College of Health Sciences
Rush University and Rush University Medical Center
Chicago, USA
Chapter 6: Basic Oxygen Therapy
Patrick J. Dunne, MEd, RRT, FAARC
President/CEO
Health Care Productions, INC.
Fullerton, CA, USA
Chapter 7: Humidity Therapy
Prof. Ruben D. Restrepo, MD, RRT, FAARC, FCCP
Distinguished Teaching Professor
Division of Respiratory Care UT Health
San Antonio, Texas, USA
Chapter 8: Aerosol Therapy
Prof. Arzu Ari, Ph.D, RRT, PT, CPFT, FAARC, FCCP
Associate Dean of Research at the College of Health Professions
Professor of Respiratory Therapy
Department of Respiratory Therapy and Sleep Center,Texas State University
Round Rock, Texas, USA
Chapter 9: Infection Control
Teresa A. Volsko, MBA, MHHS, RRT, FAARC
Vice President, Quality and Data Integration
The Centers
Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Chapter 10: Fundamentals of Respiratory Care Pharmacology
Prof. Douglas S. Gardenhire, EdD, RRT, RRT-NPS, FAARC
Chair and Clinical Professor
Governor’s Teaching Fellow
Department of Respiratory Therapy
Lewis College of Nursing and Health Professions
Georgia State University
Atlanta, GA, USA
Chapter 11: Airway Management
Rachael Sullivan, MD
Consultant Surgeon and Intensivist
Cleveland Clinic
Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Prof. Kook-Hyun LEE, MD, PhD
Professor and Chairman
Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine
College of Medicine, Seoul National University
President, Korean Society of Anesthesiologists (KSA)
President, Korean Association for Respiratory Care (KARC)
Auditor, Korean Society of Critical Care Medicine (KSCCM)
Seoul, South Korea
Chapter 12: Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
Prof. Thomas A. Barnes, EdD, RRT, FAAR
Lead Faculty/Consultant MSRC Program
College of Professional Studies
Professor Emeritus of Cardiopulmonary Sciences
Department of Health Sciences
Bouve College of Health Sciences
Northeastern University
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Chapter 13: Suctioning, Airway Clearance & Lung Expansion Therapy
Prof. Bruce K. Rubin MEngr, MD, MBA, FRCPC
Jessie Ball duPont Distinguished Professor and Chair, Department of Pediatrics
Professor of Biomedical Engineering
Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine
Physician in Chief, Children’s Hospital of Richmond at VCU
Richmond, VA, USA
Chapter 14: Chest Imaging
Jordan Kavanaugh, MD, FRCPC
Chief of Diagnostic Radiology, Saint John Regional Hospital
Assistant Professor, Department of Diagnostic Radiology
Faculty of Medicine, Dalhousie University
Saint John, NB, Canada
Carolyn McCoy, BHS, CAE, RRT, FCSRT
Director of Accreditation and Professional Practice Services
Canadian Society of Respiratory Therapists
Saint John, NB, Canada
Andrew West, EdD, MAppSc(Resp), DipPH, FCSRT
Chief Executive Officer
Canadian Society of Respiratory Therapists
Saint John, NB, Canada
Chapter 15: Pulmonary Function Testing, Techniques and Interpretation
Jeffrey M. Haynes, RRT, RPFT, FAARC
Pulmonary Function Laboratory
Elliot Health System
Manchester, New Hampshire
Consultant, Morgan Scientific, Inc. Haverhill, MA, USA
Chapter 16: Cardiopulmonary Disorders in Acute Respiratory Care
Prof. Fengming Luo, MD, PhD
Professor of Medicine
Vice Director, Respiratory and Critical Care Department
West China Hospital, Sichun University
Chengdu, China
Hui-Qing Ge, MD, RT, FAARC
Director, Respiratory Care Department
Sir Run Run Shwa Hospital
Medical School Zhejiang University
Hangzhou, China
Chapter 17: Acid Base Balance, Blood Gas Analysis & Oxygenation
David Lopez, EdD, RCP, RRT
Associate Professor and Chair,
Cardiopulmonary Sciences,
Physician Assistant Sciences, and Life Support Education Center
School of Allied Health Professions, Loma Linda University
Loma Linda, CA, USA
Chapter 18: Ventilator Modes
Ghazi A. Alotaibi, PhD, RRT
Vice President for Academic Affairs
Associate Professor of Respiratory Care
Department of Respiratory Care
College of Applied Medical Sciences
Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University
Dammam, Saudi Arabia
Chapter 19: Noninvasive Respiratory Support (HFNC, CPAP & NIV)
Dean R. Hess, PhD, RRT, FAARC
Managing Editor, Respiratory Care
Respiratory Care, Massachusetts General Hospital
Lecturer, Northeastern University
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Chapter 20: Lung Protective Ventilation Approaches in Various Disease States
Dean R. Hess, PhD, RRT, FAARC
Managing Editor, Respiratory Care
Respiratory Care, Massachusetts General Hospital
Lecturer, Northeastern University
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Chapter 21: Liberation From Mechanical Ventilation
Prof. Mohamad F. El-Khatib, MD, PhD, MBA, RRT
American University of Beirut, School of Medicine
Professor, Department of Anesthesiology
Director, Department of Respiratory Therapy
Beirut, Lebanon
Chapter 22: Advanced Patient Monitoring & Wave Form Analysis
Prof. Tim Op’t Holt, EdD, RRT, AE-C, FAARC
Professor Emeritus of Cardiorespiratory Care
University of South Alabama
Mobile, AL, USA
Chapter 23: Perioperative Respiratory Care
Sarah M. Varekojis, PhD, RRT, RRT-ACCS, FAARC
Associate Professor and Director of Clinical Education
Respiratory Therapy Division
School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences
The Ohio State University
Columbus, OH, USA
Chapter 24: New Therapeutic/ Diagnostic Medical Gases
Prof. Shelley C. Mishoe, RRT, PhD, FAARC
Dean and Professor
Old Dominion University
College of Health Sciences
Norfolk, VA, USA
Chapter 25: COPD Diagnosis, Management and Education
Sigurd Aarrestad, MD, PhD
Consultant Pulmonologist
Department of Pulmonary Medicine
Oslo University Hospital
Oslo, Norway
Chapter 26: Asthma Diagnosis, Management and Education
Norihiro Kaneko, MD
Consultant Pulmonary Medicine
Chairman Pulmonary Department, Kameda Medical Center, Kamogawa
Vice President, Kameda Kyobashi Clinic, Tokyo
Vice President, Japan Respiratory Care Network
Tokyo, Japan
Chapter 27: Pulmonary Rehabilitation
Trina M. Limberg, BS, RRT, FAARC, MAACVPR
Director, Pulmonary Rehabilitation Services
University of California
San Diego Health System
San Diego, CA, USA
Chapter 28: Respiratory Home Care
Angela King, BS, RRT-NPS, RPFT
Owner, Mobile Medical Home Care
Leo-Cedarville, Indiana, USA
Chapter 29: Sleep Disorders
Prof. Ahmed BaHammam, MD, FRCP, FCCP
Professor of Medicine
Consultant Pulmonary and Sleep Medicine
Director, University Sleep Disorders Center, King Saud University
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Chapter 30: Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy
Chia-Chen Chu, PhD, RRT, FAARC
President, Taiwan Society for Respiratory Therapy
Technical Director, Respiratory Therapy Department, China Medical University Hospital
Assist Professor, Department of Respiratory Therapy, China Medical University
Taichung City, Taiwan
Prof. Te-Chun Hsia, MD, PhD
Associate Professor, Director, Department of Respiratory Therapy, China Medical University
Chair, Critical Care Medicine Center, Vice Chair, Department of Internal Medicine,
Director, Respiratory Intensive Care Units China Medical University Hospital
Taichung City, Taiwan
Chin-Jung Liu, PhD, RRT, RCP
Vice Chairman, Taiwan Respiratory Therapists Society
Associate Professor, Department of Respiratory Therapy, China Medical University
Chief Respiratory Therapist, Respiratory Therapy Department,
China Medical University Hospital
Taichung City, Taiwan
Chapter 31: Smoking/Tobacco Cessation Training
Yu-Qi Liu, MD
Consultant and Director, Department of Critical Care Medicine
The Second Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University
Quanzhou City, Fujian Province, China
Liang Xu, MD
Consultant and Director, Department of Critical Care Medicine
Wuhan Wuchang Hospital
Wuhan City, Hubei Province, China
Chin-Jung Liu, PhD, RRT, RCP
Vice Chairman, Taiwan Respiratory Therapists Society
Associate Professor, Department of Respiratory Therapy, China Medical University
Chief Respiratory Therapist, Respiratory Therapy Department,
China Medical University Hospital
Taichung City, Taiwan
Chapter 32: Pediatric Pathophysiology, Assessment and Monitoring
Andrew Miller, MSc, RRT-ACCS, RRT-NPS, FAARC
Respiratory Therapist and ECMO Specialist
Duke University Medical Center
Durham, NC, USA
Chapter 33: Neonatal Pathophysiology, Assessment and Monitoring
Kimberly S. Firestone, MSc, RRT
Director of Respiratory Care and Clinical Outreach
Akron Children’s Hospital
Akron, Ohio, USA
Chapter 34: Neonatal & Pediatric Resuscitation
Natalie Napolitano, MPH, RRT-NPS, FAARC
Research Clinical Specialist
Director, Tobacco Dependence Program
The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Respiratory Therapy Department
Philadelphia, PA, USA
Chapter 35: Respiratory Intensive Care of Neonates
Huayan Zhang, MD
Associate Professor of Clinical Pediatrics and Attending Neonatologist,
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia-University of Pennsylvania, USA
Chief, Division of Neonatology,
Guangzhou Women and Children’s Medical Center, China
Laura Rubinos, MD
Consultant, Neonatologist
UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital San Francisco
San Francisco, CA, USA
Chapter 36: Neonatal & Pediatric Ventilation
Kathleen Deakins RRT NPS FAARC
Clinical Manager Women’s & Children’s Respiratory Care
& Respiratory Diagnostic Services
UH Rainbow Babies & Children’s Hospital
Cleveland, OH, USA