Simple Guide to Blood Gas Analysis
1st Edition
Published on 17. September 1997
Book
Paperback/Softback
204 pages
978-0-7279-1107-0 (ISBN)
Description
Accurate analysis of blood gases is vital to give information on a patient's respiratory and circulation state as well as the adequacy of resuscitation. This book guides the reader, with the help of clarifying cartoons, through the basic principles and a new and easy to grasp system of interpretation.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
John Wiley & Sons Inc
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 140 mm
Thickness: 11 mm
Weight
264 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7279-1107-0 (9780727911070)
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Schweitzer Classification
Persons
Peter A. Driscoll and T. A. Brown are the authors of Simple Guide to Blood Gas Analysis, published by Wiley.
Content
How to take an arterial blood gas sample; the survival guide to understanding acid-base balance; too much alkali; the survival guide to understanding oxygenation; too little oxygenation; complex situations; special situations; putting it all together; self assessments.