This book is new, case-oriented and practical guide to one of the core techniques in respiratory medicine and critical care.
Key Features
- Concise, practical reference designed for use in the critical care setting.
- Case-oriented content is organised according to commonly encountered clinical scenarios.
- Flow charts and algorithms delineate appropriate treatment protocols.
Contents
Part I – Noninvasive ventilation
- 1.1 Introduction to noninvasive ventilation
- 1.2 Physiology of noninvasive ventilation
- 1.3 Noninvasive ventilation in acute respiratory failure from COPD
- 1.4 Noninvasive ventilation in acute CHF
- 1.5 Noninvasive ventilation in acute respiratory failure
- 1.6 Noninvasive ventilation in chronic respiratory failure associated with COPD
- 1.7 Noninvasive ventilation in chronic respiratory disease
- 1.8 Weaning from invasive ventilation to noninvasive ventilation
- 2.1 Respiratory failure
- 2.2 Airway management
- 2.2a Bag-Valve-Mask (BVM) assisted ventilation
- 2.2b Endotracheal intubation
- 2.2c Cuff leak and laryngeal edema
- 2.2d The diffi cult airway
- 2.2e Cricothyroidotomy
- 2.3 Ventilator mechanics
- 2.4 Modes of mechanical ventilation
- 2.5 Assessing lung physiology
- 2.6 Mechanical ventilation in restrictive lung disease
- 2.7 Mechanical ventilation in obstructive lung disease
- 2.8 Ancillary methods to mechanical ventilation
- 2.9 Mechanical ventilator outcomes
- 3.1 Definitions
- 3.2 Readiness testing and weaning predictors
- 3.3 Physiological barriers
- 3.4 Modes used during discontinuation
- 3.5 Extubation
- 3.6 Adjuncts to facilitate weaning
- 3.7 Tracheostomy
- 3.8 Putting it all together: protocols and algorithms
Index
Book Details
- Paperback: 366 pages
- Publisher: Wiley; 1 edition (April 19, 2011)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0470058072
- ISBN-13: 978-0470058077
- Product Dimensions: 9.5 x 6.6 x 0.8 inches
List Price: $120.00