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WORKBOOK FOR MECHANICAL VENTILATION
Workbook for Mechanical Ventilation
Physiological and Clinical Applications
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Fourth Edition

By
Susan Pilbeam, MS, RRT, FAARC, Clinical Applications Specialist, Maquet, Inc., St. Augustine, FL
Sindee Karpel, MPA, RRT, AE-C, Clinical Coordinator, Cardiovascular Techonology and Respiratory Care Programs, Edison College, Fort Myers, FL
Neil Rodia, MS, RRT, Professor, Department of Allied Health Sciences, Borough of Manhattan Community College, New York, NY

Description
In addition to the learning objectives, review questions, and case studies, this companion Workbook for Mechanical Ventilation now includes a Key Terms Crossword Puzzle, critical thinking questions, NBRC-style questions, and helpful Internet sites for each chapter.

Contents


Part I: Basic Concepts and Core Knowledge in Mechanical Ventilation


1 Oxygenation and Acid-Base Evaluation

2 Basic Terms and Concepts of Mechanical Ventilation

3 How Ventilators Work

4 How a Breath Is Delivered



Part II: Initiating Ventilation


5 Establishing the Need for Mechanical Ventilation

6 Selecting the Ventilator and the Mode

7 Initial Ventilator Settings

8 Final Considerations in Ventilator Setup



Part III: Monitoring in Mechanical Ventilation


9 Initial Patient Assessment with Mechanical Ventilation

10 Ventilator Graphics

11 Noninvasive Monitoring of Respiratory Function

12 Hemodynamic Monitoring



Part IV: Therapeutic Interventions – Making Appropriate Changes


13 Methods to Improve Ventilation and Other Techniques in Patient-Ventilator Management

14 Improving Oxygenation, Review of ARDS and Lung Recruitment Maneuvers

15 Frequently Used Pharmacologic Agents in Ventilated Patients: Sedatives, Analgesics and Paralytics



Part V: Effects and Complications of Mechanical Ventilation


16 Effects of Positive Pressure Ventilation on the Cardiovascular, Cerebral, Renal, and Other Organ Systems

17 Effects of Positive Pressure Ventilation on the Pulmonary System

18 Problem-Solving and Troubleshooting



Part VI: Noninvasive Positive Pressure Ventilation


19 Basic Concepts of Noninvasive Positive Pressure Ventilation



Part VII: Discontinuation from Ventilation and Long-Term Ventilation


20 Weaning and Discontinuation

21 Long-Term Ventilation



Part VIII: Special Applications of Mechanical Ventilation


22 Neonatal and Pediatric Ventilation

23 Special Techniques in Ventilatory Support


Bibliographic details
Paperback, 336 pages, publication date: FEB-2006
ISBN-13: 978-0-323-03296-4
ISBN-10: 0-323-03296-6
Imprint: MOSBY


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Last update: 13 Jun 2009
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