Ventilator Management: A Bedside Reference Guide (2009 – 3rd edition) (Paperback)
September 21st, 2009 | 
Product Details
- Paperback: 417 pages
- Publisher: Health Educator Publications; 2009 edition (December 22, 2008)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0932887384
- ISBN-13: 978-0932887382
Product Description
Ventilator Management is rooted in science, but verging on an art-form. This 2009 edition provides any clinician working with mechanical ventilators the practical, contemporary tools need to provide patient-ventilator synchrony, mode management, and graphic interpretation. Now in full, vibrant color, complete with printed page tabs for ease in finding the right chapter; Formatted as a durable paperback – creating a smaller size book with larger fonts and an additional 73 pages of content!
Hundreds of pages have been updated, with key additions being:
- New Chapter on Noninvasive Ventilation
- Newest Modes of Ventilation
- All Drug Information Updated
- Disease Information Updated and expanded.
No chapter has gone untouched, with updated content, and reformatted pages for ease-of-reading.
Table of Contents Includes:
- Ventilator Need/Indications -Ventilator Operation – Modes of Ventilation -Initial Settings -Assessment and Trouble-Shooting -Ventilator Graphics (Waveforms) -Equations -Ventilator Management -Noninvasive Positive Pressure Ventilation -Specific Disease Management -Ventilator Effects, Cautions, and Complications -Drug Management -Discontinuation/Weaning -Neonatal/Pediatric Ventilation -Specific Ventilation Techniques -Appendix (AARC CPGs)
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