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• •Enhanced readability helps readers more easily understand difficult material.
• •Full-color design makes the text more reader-friendly and helps the learner to identify relevant details within an illustration.
• •Learning objectives parallel the levels tested by the NBRC exams to help readers identify important information that goes beyond memorization and recall.
• •Key terms with definitions provide easy access to the pharmacologic vocabulary readers should embrace.
• •Key points in each chapter highlight important concepts in the lesson.
• •Self-assessment questions offer readers the opportunity to test themselves on content learned with thought-provoking questions that require short answers.
• •Clinical scenarios with follow-up SOAP assessment help readers assess their comprehension of the material.
• •Glossary of all key terms in the text aids readers in understanding the terminology associated with respiratory care pharmacology.
• •Appendices on common units, systems of measurement, and acceptable mixtures provides references to need-to-know information such as abbreviations, conversion charts for temperatures, liquid metric and solids, and a simple drug compatibility chart for drug mixtures.
• •Alphabetical drug index offers a direct index to look up information based on drug name.
• •NEW! Recent advances related to apneic and asthmatic pharmacology familiarize readers with current information.
• •NEW! Twice the number of clinical scenarios engages the reader and helps them apply what they have learned.
• •NEW! Mobile app for interactive drug flashcards provides a more technology-savvy, portable approach to the study and review of respiratory pharmacology.
• •NEW! More drug formulation tables that include drug categories, brand names, and dosages provide a go to reference for better consistency and readability.