TY - JOUR JF - European Respiratory Review JO - EUROPEAN RESPIRATORY REVIEW SP - 373 LP - 373 VL - 24 IS - 136 AU - M. Marvisi Y1 - 2015/06/01 UR - http://err.ersjournals.com/content/24/136/373.abstract N2 - Respiratory Care: Principles and Practice, Second Edition Edited by Dean R. Hess, Neil R. MacIntyre, Shelley C. Mishoe, William F. Galvin and Alexander B. Adams Published by Jones & Bartlett Learning Pages: 1372. Price: £64.99. ISBN: 9781284059205 In Respiratory Care: Principles and Practice, Dean R. Hess and colleagues have elegantly designed and written an excellent overview of respiratory medicine. The book is organised into five sections and 62 chapters. The chapters are divided into short sections, each of which has an associated “Respiratory Recap” section highlighting the most important aspects of the text. The authors lead the reader, by using simple but effective language, from the first section on respiratory assessment to the last focused on the respiratory care profession. The book has a streamlined structure so it can be read all in one go or used for reference. ER -