Pilbeam, Susan P.  <br/><br/>
Mechanical Ventilation :  physiological and clinical applications / 
Susan P Pilbeam; Jimmy M Cairo 
 - 4th edition  
 - St. Louis :   Mosby/Elsevier,   c2006 
 - xix, 651 p. :   ill. ;  28 cm 
 - Advance respiratory and critical care medicine .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>Contents <br/>Part I: Basic Concepts and Core Knowledge in Mechanical Ventilation <br/>1. Oxygenation and Acid-Base Evaluation <br/>2. Basic Terms and Concepts of Mechanical Ventilation <br/>3. How Ventilators Work <br/>4. How a Breath Is Delivered<br/><br/> Part II: Initiating Ventilation <br/>5. Establishing the Need for Mechanical Ventilation <br/>6. Selecting the Ventilator and the Mode <br/>7. Initial Ventilator Settings <br/>8. Final Considerations in Ventilator Setup <br/><br/>Part III: Monitoring in Mechanical Ventilation <br/>9. Initial Patient Assessment with Mechanical <br/>10. Ventilator Graphics<br/>11. Noninvasive Monitoring of Mechanically-Ventilated Patients <br/>12. Hemodynamic Monitoring Part IV: Therapeutic Interventions - Making Appropriate Changes <br/>13. Methods to Improve Ventilation and Other Techniques in Patient-Ventilator Management <br/>14. Improving Oxygenation, Review of ARDS and Lung Recruitment Maneuvers <br/>15. Frequently Used Pharmacologic Agents in Ventilated Patients: Sedatives, Analgesics and Paralytics <br/><br/>Part V: Effects and Complications of Mechanical Ventilation <br/>16. Cardiovascular and Organ System Effects and Complications of Mechanical Ventilation <br/>17. Effects of Positive Pressure Ventilation on the Pulmonary System <br/>18. Problem-Solving and Troubleshooting <br/><br/>Part VI: Noninvasive Positive Pressure Ventilation<br/>19. Basic Concepts of Noninvasive Positive Pressure Ventilation <br/><br/>Part VII: Discontinuation from Ventilation and Long-Term Ventilation <br/>20. Weaning and Discontinuation <br/>21. Long-Term Ventilation <br/><br/>Part VIII: Special Applications of Mechanical Ventilation <br/>22. Neonatal and Pediatric Ventilation <br/>23. Special Techniques in Ventilatory Support Appendices Glossary<br/>Responsibility: 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780323032360 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Artificial respiration.<br/>Artificial respiration--Moral and ethical aspects.<br/>Respirators (Medical equipment)
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>WF 146 P637m 2006