Opis: ICU Book - Paul L. Marino, Marino

This book captures the generic information of practical significance for anyone functioning in an intensive care unit regardless of its medical or surgical environment. The Second Edition has been thoroughly revised and updated. Seven new chapters have been added for specific clinical coverage of neurologic crises, myocardial infarction, AIDS, and the important problem of post-operative management. Drug-to-drug and drug-to-nutrient interactions are grouped in an appendix by the nature of the interaction (lethal, serious, and minor). The coverage of Clinical Scoring Systems has been expanded. There's also an appendix of Enteral Feeding Formulas which provides specific recipes for the common nutritional packs used in ICU environments. Recommended in the Brandon/Hill list of print books and journals for the small medical library - April 200Basic science review: circulatory blood flow; respiratory gas transport; the threat of oxidant injury. Standard practices in patient care: vascular access; the indwelling vascular catheter; protecting the gastrointestinal mucosa; thromboprophylaxis; analgesia, sedation and paralysis. Haemodynamic monitoring: arterial blood pressure monitoring; the pulmonary artery catheter; cardiac filling pressures; thermodilution cardiac output; the clinical evaluation of tissue oxygenation. Disorders of the circulatory blood flow: hypovolemia; methods of fluid resuscitation; heart failure(s); circulatory arrest; haemodynamic drugs. Acute disorders: acute myocardial infraction; cardiac dysrhythmias. Acute respiratory failure: the evaluation of hypoxemia and hypercapnia; oximetry and capnography; acute respiratory distress syndrome; oxygen inhalation therapy; respiratory pharmacotherapy. Mechanical ventilation: principles of mechanical ventilation; patterns of assisted ventilation.

Szczegóły: ICU Book - Paul L. Marino, Marino

Tytuł: ICU Book
Autor: Paul L. Marino, Marino
Producent: Lippincott Williams
ISBN: 9780683055658
Rok produkcji: 1997
Ilość stron: 972
Oprawa: Miękka
Waga: 1.25 kg

Recenzje: ICU Book - Paul L. Marino, Marino