- Required by COARC accredited respiratory programs throughout the United States and Canada.
- Approved Resource for the AARC Sputum Bowl
- Carried in the pockets of clinicians throughout the world
Highlights for The 9th Edition
- UPDATED! American Heart Association Neonatal Resuscitation Guidelines and Basic Life Support Guidelines, including easy-to-use algorithms.
- UPDATED! New COPD and Asthma drugs have been added - all with FDA approval. All discontinued drugs have been indicated as such.
- NEW! Systematic Chest X-Ray Interpretation developed with Pulmonologists and Cardiologists places an emphasis on quality systematic review.
- NEW! Berlin definition of ARDS with important summaries included in Disease Chapter.
- UPDATED! Global Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD) guidelines and updates for COPD
- UPDATED! Global Initiative for Asthma (GINA) guideline additions and clarifications, all summarized.
- NEW! AARC Clinical Practice Guidelines on Effectiveness of Pharmacologic and Nonpharmacologic Airway Clearance Therapies in Hospitalized Patients
- NEW! Updated focus on evidence-based guidelines found throughout the book.