Essentials of Mechanical Ventilation, Second Edition

Hess, Dean; Kacmarek, Robert

ISBN 10: 0071352295 / ISBN 13: 9780071352291

Published by McGraw-Hill Medical, 2002

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Synopsis:

This book covers the essentials of mechanical ventilation of respiratory care patients. It tells the whys and hows of ventilation management and clinical decision making, but does not cover specific ventilators. This book prepares the reader to make the correct decisions based on the patient’s disease; as such it includes chapters on a dozen common specific diseases seen by RTs, and the new edition will include treatment algorithms.The second edition will grow by about 100 pages over the current edition and have about 20 more line drawings.Key Features:·Chapter objectives for each chapter·Addition of treatment algorithms for each of the 12 disease management chapters·New chapter on non-invasive positive pressure ventilation for acute respiratory failure·New chapter on home mechanical ventilation·New chapter on high-frequency ventilation·New chapter on prone positioning·New chapter on nitric oxide and helium usage·New chapter on partial liquid and TGI·A second chapter on miscellaneous ventilator modes·Addition of a glossary

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Bibliographic Details

Title: Essentials of Mechanical Ventilation, Second...
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Medical
Publication Date: 2002
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: like_new
Edition: 2nd Edition