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    Essentials of mechanical ventilation / Dean R. Hess, Robert M. Kacmarek.

    • Title:Essentials of mechanical ventilation / Dean R. Hess, Robert M. Kacmarek.
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    • Author/Creator:Hess, Dean.
    • Other Contributors/Collections:Kacmarek, Robert M.
    • Published/Created:New York : London : McGraw-Hill, 2002.
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    • Library of Congress Subjects:Artificial respiration.
      Respirators (Medical equipment)
    • Medical Subjects: Ventilators, Mechanical.
      Respiration, Artificial.
    • Edition:2nd ed.
    • Description:xv, 382 pages. illustrations.
    • Summary:From the foremost authorities in the field comes the definitive concise textbook on mechanical ventilation for anyone interested in the topic: respiratory therapy students, practicing therapists, pulmonologists, critical care nurses and physicians, and anesthesiologists. After a thorough discussion of the principles of mechanical ventilation, coverage focuses on clinical management. Highlights include special chapters on ventilator management which include a synopsis of disease followed by a thorough review of the role of mechanical ventilation in the effective management of the patient.
    • Notes:Previous ed.: 1996.
      Includes bibliographical references and index.
    • ISBN:0071352295
    • Contents:Pt. 1. Principles of Mechanical Ventilation
      Ch. 1. Physiologic Effects of Mechanical Ventilation
      Ch. 2. Ventilator-Induced Lung Injury
      Ch. 3. Overview of the Mechanical Ventilator System and Classification
      Ch. 4. Traditional Modes of Mechanical Ventilation
      Ch. 5. New Modes of Mechanical Ventilation
      Ch. 6. Flows, Waveforms, and I:E Ratios
      Ch. 7. Humidification and the Ventilator Circuit
      Ch. 8. Pressure and Volume Ventilation
      Ch. 9. FI[subscript O][subscript 2], PEEP, and Mean Airway Pressure: Management of Oxygenation
      Ch. 10. Determining Appropriate Physiologic Goals
      Ch. 11. Indications and Initial Settings for Mechanical Ventilation
      Ch. 12. Weaning from Mechanical Ventilation
      Pt. 2. Ventilator Management
      Ch. 13. Acute Lung Injury and Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome
      Ch. 14. Chronic Pulmonary Disease
      Ch. 15. Chest Trauma
      Ch. 16. Head Injury
      Ch. 17. Postoperative Patients
      Ch. 18. Neuromuscular Disease and Chest Wall Deformities
      Ch. 19. Cardiac Failure
      Ch. 20. Asthma
      Ch. 21. Burns and Inhalation Injury
      Ch. 22. Bronchopleural Fistula
      Ch. 23. Drug Overdose
      Pt. 3. Monitoring during Mechanical Ventilation
      Ch. 24. Arterial and Venous Blood Gases
      Ch. 25. Indices of Oxygenation and Ventilation
      Ch. 26. Pulse Oximetry, Capnography, and Transcutaneous Monitoring
      Ch. 27. Hemodynamic Monitoring
      Ch. 28. Basic Pulmonary Mechanics during Mechanical Ventilation
      Ch. 29. Advanced Pulmonary Mechanics during Mechanical Ventilation
      Ch. 30. Nutritional Assessment
      Pt. 4. Topics in Mechanical Ventilation
      Ch. 31. Airway Management
      Ch. 32. Secretion Clearance, Positioning, and Inhaled Aerosol Medication
      Ch. 33. Chest Tubes
      Ch. 34. Emergency and Transport Ventilation
      Ch. 35. Noninvasive Positive Pressure Ventilation for Acute Respiratory Failure
      Ch. 36. Long-Term Mechanical Ventilation
      Ch. 37. Pharmacologic Therapy: Sedatives, Analgesics, and Paralytic Agents
      Ch. 38. High Frequency Ventilation, Partial Liquid Ventilation, and Tracheal Gas Insufflation.
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