Intensive Respiratory Care
2nd Edition
Published in June 1993
Book
Paperback/Softback
372 pages
978-0-7216-4270-3 (ISBN)
Description
Completely updated to include the latest developments and techniques in intensive respiratory care, this new edition provides an overview of respiratory physiology and diseases. New chapters on home respiratory care, infection control, and pharmacological aerosol therapy. New material on respiratory care drugs, mechanical ventilation, non-invasive and invasive monitoring and weaning.
More details
Edition
2nd Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Elsevier Health Sciences
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Edition type
Revised edition
Illustrations
136 ills
Dimensions
Height: 210 mm
Width: 127 mm
Weight
391 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7216-4270-3 (9780721642703)
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Content
Respiration and the Anatomy of the Respiratory System - Physiology of the Respiratory System - Water and Solute Balance - Acid Base Balance - A Physiological Approach to Respiratory Disease - Methods of Diagnosing Respiratory Disease - Respiratory Failure, Failure of Oxygen Transport, and Failure of Tissue Oxygen Extraction Methods of Airway Maintenance - Therapy to Improve Airway Maintenance - Aids to Lung Inflation - Respiratory Care Drugs - Pharmacological Aerosol Therapy - Therapy to Improve Ventilation - Therapy to Improve Tissue Oxygenation - Weaning Monitoring the Patient - Home Respiratory Care, Chest Trauma and Surgery - Drainage, Obliteration and Decortication of Pleural Space - Preventing Respiratory Infections in Hospitalised Patients - Infection Control.