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Now in its fourth edition this text is a must for all
physiotherapy students. The chapters are well laid out, and all
of the information is explained in an easily understandable way.
This new edition provides the most up to date information for
clinical practice from paediatrics through to the elderly.
Chapter six is particularly useful, it provides the reader with
case studies and then works through a logical way of problem
solving along with introducing the reader to specific outcome
measures.
All in all a must have text!!!!
- Laura Culpan, Physiotherapy Student, University of Bradford
This book is a must have for respiratory learning as it is clear
and concise and contains both adults and paediatric care. The
clear diagrams make it easier to learn and the chapters cover
core subjects for example assessments, techniques, paediatrics,
ventilation and many more. Throughout the authors have made small
summary physio points which will be useful when revising for a
particular topic. The authors have also used flow charts and
pictures to put across some of the information which is very
useful for visual learners. I would very much recommend this book
as it contains all of the information needed for respiratory at
university and during your career.
- Charlotte Barrett, Physiotherapy Student, Cardiff University,
UK.
Overall this is a good all-round, evidence based resource to use
whilst studying or if newly qualified that covers all the main
aspects of respiratory and cardiac physiotherapy. It is a great
place to start when writing case studies in this field. This book
is structured in the familiar style that we have come to know
Elsevier for: a logical and clear design that is well laid out
with the text presented in a variety of formats and supported
with photographs, drawings and diagrams. The sections covering
surgery, again provide good information for the student,
particularly things like commonly used drugs and side effects,
terminology and common procedures that are likely to be
encountered. Finally, there are a number of handy images stored
online that can be used in your presentations but perhaps this
facility would have been better with a few more resources
available, such as quizzes or tests to assess knowledge.
- Linda Wilkinson, Physiotherapy Student, University of
Southampton, UK.
As a 1st year physiotherapy student, I've been able to use this
book to understand the pathophysiology of cardiorespiratory
problems as well as their clinical management. It's also well
structured, beginning with the assessment of a cardiorespiratory
patient and covering assessment tests and techniques and their
interpretation. I also like that it has separate sections for
paediatrics and adults and also has a good overview of types of
surgery.
I feel that this book is not only useful to me now but will be
essential when I go on placement, as a reference to clarify and
build on my day-to-day learning. I would recommend this text to
anyone looking for a good overall cardiorespiratory text.
- Mayuri Butchart, Physiotherapy Student, King's College London,
UK.
"I found this text book useful, informative and a great aid to my
first practice placement."
Ms N.L Benson, 2nd Year Physiotherapy Student, University of
Central Lancashire
About the Author
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Eleanor Main has been involved with clinical
physiotherapy, teaching and research at Great Ormond Street
Hospital for Children and the Institute of Child in
University College London for almost 24 years. She qualified as a
physiotherapist at the University of the Witwatersrand, South
Africa (1988) and worked as a paediatric physiotherapist at both
the Red Cross Children's Hospital in Cape Town and then Great
Ormond Street Hospital. She completed a BA (English and
Psychology) at UNISA in South Africa (1991), an MSc in research
methods from King's College, London (1995) and a PhD in
paediatric respiratory physiology from University College London
(2001).
She was appointed as Lecturer in Children's Physiotherapy
Research at UCL in 2001, promoted to Senior Lecturer in 2007 and
to Professor of Physiotherapy in 2015. She has been programme
director for the UCL postgraduate Certificate, Diploma and MSc in
Physiotherapy at UCL since 2005, and has supervised five PhD
students and 79 MSc project dissertations to date. In 2011 she
was awarded a Fellowship of the Chartered Society of
Physiotherapy in London for her 'significant contribution to
education, teaching and learning in the field of
cardiorespiratory and paediatric physiotherapy'. Eleanor's
primary research interests relate to outcome measurement and
clinical efficacy studies in physiotherapy. This research,
resulting in more than 80 peer-reviewed publications, and
attracting over £2 million in project grant funding so far, has
resulted in substantive advances in the understanding of
assessment and of children who require physiotherapy.
Linda Denehy is a PhD-qualified physiotherapist who is Head of
the Department of Physiotherapy at the University of Melbourne,
Australia. Linda graduated in physiotherapy in Melbourne and
spent 20 years as a clinician managing respiratory medicine,
thoracic surgery and ICU patients both in Melbourne and at the
Brompton Hospital in London. She has been a teaching and research
academic for nearly 20 years and obtained her PhD in 2002 in the
management of patients having upper abdominal surgery. Linda
developed curricula in cardiorespiratory physiotherapy both for
undergraduate and postgraduate students and lead the
implementation of the new three-year Doctor of Physiotherapy
entry to practice course at the University of Melbourne. She has
supervised 30 research higher degree students to completion and
has extensive research expertise in the area of cardiorespiratory
physiotherapy, particularly in patient populations who are
acutely unwell, including patients following major surgery and
critically ill patients. She has over 100 research publications
in peer-reviewed journals, 15 invited editorials or book chapters
and has been invited to more than 25 national and international
meetings as a keynote speaker. These include the European
Respiratory Society 2014 and the American Thoracic Society 2014
and 2016. She is currently involved in developing international
guidelines for ICU mobility and outcome measures in ICU. Linda
has been successful in obtaining funding from over 30
applications of over AUD $6million for research into
physiotherapy and rehabilitation, including as a chief
investigator on five nationally competitive grants in
rehabilitation after critical illness, lung cancer and
breathlessness in COPD. She reviews for national and
international competitive granting bodies and for several
international scientific journals including, Lung Cancer,
Intensive Care Medicine, Critical Care Medicine and Thorax. Her
research has contributed to evidence-led practice, clinical
guidelines and improved patient-centred outcomes.