Respiratory Edge Workbook Resources

Sources and companion reading for Respiratory Edge Workbook & Answer Key by Jason Shannon.
BSRC, RRT, RRT-ACCS
Medical Education Dynamics, LLC
Owner/Founder

Bracketed numbers in the book match the entries below.

Source list checked October 11, 2026. Read each publication with its date and patient group in mind.

1. Jason Shannon. Understanding Respiratory Care: Complete Student Study Guide (2026)

   Author-provided enhanced color guide, 196 pages; title-page date September 10, 2026. Companion reading references use this version; pagination may differ in other editions.

2. NBRC: TMC Detailed Content Outline (2020 through 2026)

   Official TMC examination content.

3. NBRC: TMC examination information

   Examination format and current candidate information.

4. NBRC: Candidate Handbook (September 2026)

   Candidate policies and testing information.

5. NBRC: Examination changes in 2027

   The replacement Respiratory Therapy Examination.

6. Kettering National Seminars: public product descriptions

   General teaching ideas: review notes, practice and feedback. Paid interiors were not inspected.

7. LindseyJones: public self-study descriptions

   General teaching ideas: repeated practice and explained answers. Paid interiors were not inspected.

8. National Cancer Institute SEER: Lung Anatomy

   Anatomy check for the original lung and airway drawings: three right lobes, two left lobes, trachea and bronchi.

9. National Cancer Institute SEER: Bronchi, Bronchial Tree and Lungs

   Anatomy check for main and lobar bronchial branching. Figures in this workbook are original drawings.

10. National Cancer Institute SEER: Pharynx

    Structure and position of the pharynx; reference for the original airway illustration.

11. National Cancer Institute SEER: Larynx and Trachea

    Larynx, vocal cords and conducting trachea; reference for the original airway illustration.

12. NIH: Healthy Sleep

    Adults generally need 7-9 hours of sleep; sleep supports attention and memory.

13. NHLBI: Healthy Sleep Habits

    Regular sleep times, a quiet bedtime routine, caffeine effects and habits for shift workers. Updated March 24, 2022.

14. Health Canada: Make healthy meals with the food guide plate

    General meal planning with vegetables/fruit, whole grains and protein foods. Breakfast choices here are examples, not an exam-performance diet.

15. AARC Clinical Practice Guideline: Blood Gas Analysis and Hemoximetry (2013)

    Blood-gas and hemoximetry roles, specimen validity and sampling-source limitations; older guidance, use current laboratory protocols.

16. Standardization of Spirometry 2019 Update: Official ATS/ERS Technical Statement

    Spirometric measurements and maneuver-quality concepts; current laboratory standards and reference methods govern individual interpretation.

17. AARC Clinical Practice Guideline: Patient-Ventilator Assessment (2024)

    Patient assessment, airway skin and cuff assessment, plateau pressure, PEEP and driving-pressure concepts; not a standalone patient-specific setting protocol.

18. CDC: Clinical and Laboratory Diagnosis for Tuberculosis

    TB infection versus disease, respiratory microbiology, smear limitations and specimen-collection precautions; coordinate with local clinical and public-health teams.

19. ACR/RSNA RadiologyInfo: Chest X-ray

    Chest radiography purpose and limits; image-quality and bedside reasoning are original educational applications.

20. ACR/RSNA RadiologyInfo: Chest CT Scan

    Cross-sectional thoracic imaging questions; contrast choice and contraindications require a qualified team.

21. ACR/RSNA RadiologyInfo: PET/CT

    Radiotracer activity and anatomic correlation; uptake is not an automatic tissue diagnosis.

22. MedlinePlus: Pulmonary Ventilation/Perfusion Scan

    Regional ventilation and perfusion assessment; the study's suitability depends on the specific clinical question.

23. American Heart Association: Echocardiogram

    Cardiac ultrasound purpose and functional evaluation; qualified interpretation is required.

24. AAP/ACOG: The Apgar Score (2015), PubMed abstract

    Apgar context, concurrent resuscitation documentation and limits of isolated scores; not a neonatal resuscitation protocol.

25. American Heart Association: Electrocardiogram

    ECG records electrical cardiac activity and supports cardiac evaluation; rhythm examples are original teaching exercises.

26. AARC: Capnography/Capnometry During Mechanical Ventilation (2011)

    Exhaled CO2 waveform and measurement limitations; older guidance used for foundational concepts rather than current resuscitation prescriptions.

27. AARC: Transcutaneous Monitoring of Carbon Dioxide and Oxygen (2012), PubMed abstract

    Comparison with contemporaneous arterial results, skin-condition limitations and sensor-site safety; device instructions govern operation.

28. AARC: Spontaneous Breathing Trials for Liberation From Adult Mechanical Ventilation (2024)

    Adult SBT assessment and RSBI limitations; available article version is a paper-in-press PDF, and airway/extubation assessment remains separate.

29. AARC: Bronchoscopy Assisting, 2007 Revision and Update

    Airway inspection, BAL and specimen handling, qualified assistance and procedure-outcome concepts; older guidance, not a dosing or procedure prescription.

30. ATS: Interpretation of Exhaled Nitric Oxide Levels for Clinical Applications (2011), PubMed abstract

    FeNO as complementary evidence about airway inflammation; clinical context matters and no standalone diagnosis is asserted.

31. American Thoracic Society: Field Walking Tests

    Functional walking capacity and standardized conditions; no universal distance target or individual minimal-important-difference threshold is supplied.

32. ACR/RSNA RadiologyInfo: Thoracentesis

    Pleural-fluid sampling and ultrasound-guidance concepts; risk assessment, consent and procedure performance remain with the qualified team.

33. MedlinePlus: Blood Gases

    Blood-gas purposes and variation with altitude and laboratory reference intervals; other exercises state their adult teaching assumptions explicitly.

34. MedlinePlus: Potassium Test

    Electrolyte context and reasons for potassium evaluation; numerical matching intervals are separately sourced to PD32.

35. FDA: Pulse Oximeters

    Signal, perfusion and skin-pigmentation limitations; assess symptoms and use appropriate confirmation when readings conflict.

36. ERS/ATS: Single-Breath Carbon Monoxide Uptake Standards (2017), PubMed abstract

    DLCO measurement role and standardization; qualitative examples use foundational physiology rather than a copied testing protocol.

37. ERS/ATS: Measurement of Lung Volumes, 2023 Update, PubMed abstract

    Lung-volume measurement, method and quality concepts; individual values require the laboratory's reference equations and quality review.

38. AAN: New Guidance on Determination of Brain Death (2023 consensus overview)

    Qualified evaluation, prerequisites and apnea-testing concept; overview only, not a formal testing protocol or legal determination rule.

39. ERS: Respiratory Muscle Testing at Rest and During Exercise (2019), PubMed abstract

    Respiratory muscle assessment, validity and effort-dependent interpretation; no universal pressure threshold or liberation rule is provided.

40. AASM: Polysomnography for OSA Should Include Arousal-Based Scoring

    Sleep-event and arousal interpretation; sleep indices depend on recording and scoring methods.

41. NHLBI: Asthma Diagnosis

    Peak expiratory flow versus spirometric volume and complementary tests; no diagnosis or medication change is inferred from one measurement.

42. University of Michigan Pathology: Blood Gas Reference Ranges

    Adult teaching ABG intervals and explicit units; PaO2 depends on age, altitude and oxygen conditions, and local current reports govern clinical use.

43. Mayo Clinic: Complete Blood Count, Results

    WBC and explicitly adult male hemoglobin/platelet example intervals; sex and laboratory reference populations vary.

44. Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center Clinical Laboratories: Reference Ranges

    Adult whole-blood sodium/potassium and nontherapeutic INR reference examples; published R22 table is a teaching source, and the current laboratory report takes precedence.

45. NHLBI: Congenital Heart Defects - Symptoms (updated 2022)

    Age-specific presentation including cyanosis, murmurs, circulation and respiratory symptoms.

46. AARC: Management of Adult Patients With Oxygen in the Acute Care Setting (2022)

    Adult oxygen targets and reassessment

47. AARC: Humidification During Invasive and Noninvasive Mechanical Ventilation (2012)

    Humidifier selection and added dead space

48. AARC: Aerosol Delivery Device Selection for Spontaneously Breathing Patients (2012)

    Aerosol generator mechanisms and device selection

49. AARC: Artificial Airway Suctioning (2022)

    Indications, sterile open suction, contextual size and pressure limits

50. ATS/ERS: Standardization of Spirometry 2019 Update

    Calibration verification and maneuver validity

51. ERS/ATS: Standardisation of the Measurement of Lung Volumes, 2023 Update

    Lung-volume laboratory preparation and quality assurance

52. ERS/ATS: Standards for Single-Breath Carbon Monoxide Uptake in the Lung (2017)

    DLCO quality checks and test interpretation context

53. CDC: A Rational Approach to Disinfection and Sterilization

    Spaulding categories

54. CDC: Disinfection of Healthcare Equipment

    Bronchoscope reprocessing and channel cleaning

55. CDC: Precautions to Prevent Transmission of Infectious Agents

    Standard plus transmission-based precautions

56. CDC: Sequence for Putting On and Removing Personal Protective Equipment

    PPE selection and contamination avoidance

57. CDC: Regulated Medical Waste

    Sharps and biohazard containment

58. AHA: 2025 Adult Basic Life Support Guidelines

    Bag-mask ventilation, early AED use and compression interruptions

59. ATS/ESICM/SCCM: Mechanical Ventilation in Adult Patients with ARDS (2017)

    Low tidal volume using predicted body weight and prone positioning

60. ERS/ATS: Noninvasive Ventilation for Acute Respiratory Failure (2017)

    COPD acidosis and cardiogenic pulmonary edema

61. AARC: Effectiveness of Nonpharmacologic Airway Clearance Therapies in Hospitalized Patients (2013)

    Individualized airway clearance and impaired cough

62. ERS/ATS: Interpretive Strategies for Routine Lung Function Tests (2022)

    Low FVC does not establish restriction without TLC

63. ATS: Oxygen Therapy, online update February 2024

    Concentrator, liquid and cylinder systems; pulse versus continuous flow

64. FDA: Pulse Oximeter Basics

    Measurement limitations and clinical discordance

65. AARC: A Guide to Aerosol Delivery Devices for Respiratory Therapists, 5th Edition (2023)

    Inhaler and nebulizer troubleshooting

66. AARC: A Patient’s Guide to Aerosol Medication Delivery, 4th Edition (2023)

    Patient technique coaching and return demonstration

67. CDC: Core Infection Prevention and Control Practices, updated April 2024

    Hand hygiene and risk-based PPE for every patient

68. AHA/AAP: 2025 Neonatal Resuscitation Guidelines

    Neonatal assessment, effective ventilation and CPAP context

69. AARC/PALISI: Pediatric Critical Asthma (2025)

    Pediatric severe-asthma reassessment and escalation

70. Cystic Fibrosis Foundation: CF Airway Clearance Therapies Clinical Care Guidelines

    Individualized CF airway clearance

71. AARC: Inhaled Nitric Oxide for Neonates With Acute Hypoxic Respiratory Failure (2010)

    Controlled iNO interruption and rebound risk; no universal dosing recommendation

72. AARC Management of Adult Patients with Tracheostomy in the Acute Care Setting (2021)

    Adult multidisciplinary tracheostomy teams and coordinated care; not a pediatric tube-exchange protocol.

73. National Tracheostomy Safety Project: One-Way Valves and Ventilators

    Expiratory route and cuff-deflation safety for speaking valves; supervised individual assessment.

74. SHEA/IDSA/APIC Strategies to Prevent Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia: 2022 Update

    Original published guidance hosted by NHS AQUA; oral hygiene and reducing ventilation exposure. Population-specific recommendations differ.

75. AARC Incentive Spirometry (2011)

    Expansion coaching and multimodal postoperative care; older evidence does not justify blanket prophylactic spirometry.

76. AARC Pharmacologic Airway Clearance Therapies in Hospitalized Patients (2015)

    Limits on routine mucoactive drugs in non-CF inpatients; not a prohibition on disease-specific indicated treatment.

77. AARC Pediatric Oxygen in the Acute Care Setting (2021)

    Bronchiolitis support and disease-specific targets; insufficient evidence for one target across all pediatric respiratory disease.

78. ATS Update on Adult ARDS (2024): Author Institution Record and Original Abstract

    Original guideline abstract verified: higher PEEP without recruitment, against prolonged recruitment, selected early severe ARDS neuromuscular blockade. Full publisher article was inaccessible; no detailed dosing or maneuver protocol derived.

79. European Consensus Guidelines on Respiratory Distress Syndrome: 2025 (published 2026)

    Original guideline hosted by Czech Neonatology Society; preterm RDS, CPAP, individualized HFOV and surfactant response. Not universal adult or pediatric guidance.

80. NHLBI 2020 Focused Asthma Updates: Clinician's Guide

    Persistent asthma anti-inflammatory therapy and selected ICS-formoterol use; focused update, not comprehensive acute-asthma or product-label guidance.

81. Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Chronic Medications to Maintain Lung Health Guidelines

    Disease-specific dornase and inhaled antimicrobial principles; older chronic guidance, mainly age six and older, requires specialist review in the modulator era.

82. AHA 2025 Adult and Pediatric Special Circumstances of Resuscitation

    Support ventilation during opioid poisoning; naloxone response monitoring and selective flumazenil use. Newborn opioid depression outside scope.

83. NHLBI Heart Failure: Treatment

    Fluid-removal and cardiovascular therapy principles; patient education page last updated 2022, not a current comprehensive heart-failure drug algorithm.

84. SCCM Focused PADIS Guideline Update (2025)

    Adult ICU individualized sedation priorities; conditional preference when light sedation or delirium reduction is prioritized.

85. DailyMed Cisatracurium Besylate Prescribing Information (Fresenius Kabi)

    Neuromuscular blockade, adequate sedation/anesthesia, ventilatory support and peripheral nerve monitoring; product-specific label, no doses reproduced.

86. AARC: Pros and Cons of Heliox Therapy (2021)

    Society educational editorial, lower-density gas and device calibration; limited outcome evidence, not a universal treatment guideline.

87. Cystic Fibrosis Foundation: Antibiotics

    Culture-directed inhaled antibiotic care and medication-specific delivery devices; patient teaching source, no device substitution protocol.

88. DailyMed Acetylcysteine Solution Prescribing Information

    Liquefied secretion burden and bronchospasm; label indications do not establish benefit for routine inpatient prophylaxis.

89. DailyMed Albuterol Sulfate Inhalation Aerosol Prescribing Information (Lupin; revised May 2025)

    Bronchodilator response, paradoxical bronchospasm, cardiovascular effects and potassium interaction; product-specific label, no doses reproduced.

90. National Tracheostomy Safety Project: Ventilation via the Stoma

    Laryngectomy oxygenation route and specialist emergency support; actual anatomy determines rescue approach.

91. Wang et al. Inspiratory Muscle Training in Subacute Critically Ill Patients: Randomized Trial (2025)

    Selected stable adult population and monitored training; small single-center final analysis with substantial attrition, not a universal intensity prescription.

92. AARC Surfactant Replacement Therapy (2013)

    Procedure preparedness and monitoring only; preventive and delivery recommendations are read in light of newer neonatal guidance, not applied as universal protocols.

93. DailyMed INOMAX Nitric Oxide Prescribing Information (revised April 2023)

    Approved neonatal scope, calibrated delivery, backup supply, rebound and NO2/methemoglobin safety; current accessible label, no doses or fixed weaning regimen reproduced.

94. DailyMed PULMICORT FLEXHALER Budesonide Prescribing Information (revised August 2025)

    Product-specific maintenance role and mouth-rinsing instruction; not a substitute for an individualized asthma reliever plan.

95. DailyMed NARCAN Naloxone Nasal Spray Prescribing Information

    Recurrent respiratory depression and continued monitoring after reversal; product-specific label, emergency care follows current resuscitation guidance.

96. Haeberle et al. Inhaled Prostacyclin in ARDS: Randomized Multicenter Trial (2023)

    Original trial of aerosolized prostacyclin: overall primary endpoint and mortality benefit not demonstrated; subgroup oxygenation signals do not establish routine benefit. Research evidence, not a prescribing protocol.

97. AAP Pediatric Care Online: Bronchiolitis (2023), public key points

    Supportive care, hydration and monitored escalation; public key points reviewed, paid full entry not accessed.

98. ASA Difficult Airway Practice Guidelines (2013), anatomical examination concepts

    Mallampati/uvula visibility and multiple airway features; older reference used only for assessment concepts, not a current procedural algorithm.

99. AARC Position Statement: Transport of Mechanically Ventilated Critically Ill or Injured Patients (2024)

    Transport readiness, personnel, monitoring, planned transport ventilator and rescue supplies.

100. AARC: Providing Patient and Caregiver Training (2010)

     Learning barriers, demonstration and assessment. Older expert guidance; use current device instructions and local policy.

101. ATS: Pulmonary Rehabilitation Clinical Practice Guideline (2023), implementation summary

     Rehabilitation recommendations for COPD and ILD; conditional recommendation for pulmonary hypertension.

102. CDC: Isolation Precautions Guideline

     Standard and transmission-based precautions; links to current setting-specific recommendations.