Chatburn (Cleveland Clinic) and Mireles-Cabodevila (U. of Arkansas) summarize the most commonly used scores and definitions from respiratory and clinical care research, related mathematical procedures, and the principles of physiologic monitoring and gas therapy. Blue-scale tables with bold print make the text easy to read, which is particularly important in the busy clinical environment. The third edition reflects recent changes in prediction equations and adds a method for classifying modes of mechanical ventilation. Annotation ©2011 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)