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By
Iain Hennessey, MBChB(Hons), BSc(Hons), MRCS, Specialty Registrar, Paediatric Surgery, Manchester Royal Infirmary, Manchester, UK
Alan Japp, MBChB(Hons), BSc(Hons), MRCP, Clinical Research Fellow, Department of Cardiovascular Research, University of Edinburgh, UK
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Description
Arterial blood gas analysis plays an indispensable role in the assessment and management of patients with a huge range of acute medical
and surgical problems. Its importance as a key tool in the work-up of acutely unwell patients rivals that of the ECG and the chest x-ray.
This book covers all aspects of the arterial blood gas in a simple, user-friendly manner. The first part explains the technique, the
values obtained and common patterns of abnormalities, while the second part comprises a series of worked examples and case scenarios
to allow the reader to put this system into practice.
Audience
Medical Undergraduates at all stages of training, junior doctors in A&E, anaesthetics, surgery, acute medicine and respiratory medicine
Contents
Part 1: The ABG explained
– Introduction
– Pulmonary gas exchange: the basics
– Disorders of gas exchange
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Acid base balance: the basics
– Disorders of acid base balance
– ABG sampling technique
– When and why is an ABG required?
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Common values
– Making ABG interpretation easy
Part 2: The ABG in Practice
The 2nd part of the book
contains a series of 25 clinical scenarios each requiring interpretation of an arterial blood gas as the end point. Each scenario comprises
a 2 page spread. The first page includes information on history and examination findings, with or without other important test results.
The opposing page shows the ABG result in the style of a computer print-out and list a series of questions for the reader to answer.
Each scenario has a corresponding "explanation" page at the back of the book.
| Bibliographic details |
Paperback, 152 pages, publication date: SEP-2007
ISBN-13: 978-0-443-10414-5
ISBN-10: 0-443-10414-X
Imprint: CHURCHILL LIVINGSTONE
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Last update: 10 Sep 2009
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