Key features

• •A quick-reference format provides all of the key information you need with fast-access to respiratory care guidelines, including assessment, arterial blood gases, EKGs, medications, and PFTs. You’ll also find essential information on pulmonary diseases, equipment disinfection, and neonatal and pediatric care.
• •Waterproof and stain-resistant pages keep your PDQ reference guide performing like new in any clinical setting.
• •Color coded tabs feature a table of contents with page references, making it easy to quickly locate key information within each section.
• •Full color design includes illustrations and clarifies important facts to help you easily find what you need.
• •Commonly used and updated clinical information, including tables, formulas, equations, algorithms, and lab values – all necessary to deliver safe and efficient care.
• •AARC Clinical Practice Guidelines content has been redesigned into easy-to-use, compact algorithms.
• •The latest asthma guidelines
• •Increased coverage of neonatal and pediatric care
• •Expanded BLS and ACLS protocols; updated medications, therapies, and therapeutic devices; and updated ventilator modes
• •More formulas and facts than in the previous edition