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EGAN’S

FUNDAMENTALSOF

RESPIRATORY

CARE

JAMES K. STOLLER, MD, MS, FAARC,

FACP, FCCP, ATSF

Jean Wall Bennett Professor of Medicine Samson Global Leadership Academy Endowed Chair Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University Chairman, Education Institute Staff, Respiratory Institute Cleveland Clinic Cleveland, Ohio ALBERT J. HEUER, PhD, MBA, RRT-

ACCS, RPFT, FAARC

Professor Interdisciplinary Studies Rutgers University Newark, New Jersey; Adjunct Professor of Respiratory Care Rush University Chicago Illinois; Rowan University Glassboro, New Jersey; County College of Morris Randolph, New Jersey

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ROBERT L. CHATBURN, MHHS, RRT-

NPS, FAARC

Program Manager, Research Respiratory Care Cleveland Clinic Cleveland, Ohio; Professor Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University Cleveland, Ohio

EDUARDO MIRELES-CABODEVILA, MD,

FCCM, CHSE

Director, Medical Intensive Care Unit Respiratory Institute, Department of Critical Care Medicine Associate Professor of Medicine Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University Director, Simulation and Advanced Skills Center Education Institute Vice Chair, Department of Critical Care Medicine Cleveland Clinic Cleveland, Ohio DAVID L. VINES, PhD, RRT, FAARC, FCCP Professor, Chairperson Department of Cardiopulmonary Sciences Associate Dean of Clinical Integration and Interdisciplinary Initiatives, College of Health Sciences Rush University Medical Center Chicago, Illinois 3 / 4

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