Full Description
Publisher's Noteguaranteed by the publisher for quality, authenticity, or access to any online entitlements included with the product.A detailed yet simple guide to mechanical ventilationEssential to students as well as clinicians working in the intensive care unitPractical Applications of Mechanical Ventilation is a concise basic textbook on mechanical ventilators valuable to students as well as practitioners. It provides a thorough overview of the physiologic basis of ventilation and details various ventilatory strategies for different disease states requiring intensive care.The book is comprised of 43 chapters grouped into six parts to cover all aspects of ventilatory management. Sections include:Respiratory PhysiologyEffects of Controlled VentilationKnow Your VentilatorVentilatory ParameterModes of VentilationVentilation Strategy
Contents
Part I. Respiratory Physiology1. Anatomy of Respiration2. Respiratory Mechanics3. Applied Respiratory Physiology4. Distribution of Ventilation5. Compliance6. Resistance7. Shunt8. Distribution of Ventilation and Perfusion9. Diffusion Defects10. Lung Volumes and Capacities11. Work of BreathingPart II. Effects of controlled ventilation12. Physiological Effects of Spontaneous v/s Controlled Respiration13. Harmful Effects of Controlled Ventilation14. Minimizing the Harmful CVS Effects of Controlled RespirationPart III. Know your ventilator15. Ventilator: At a GlancePart IV. Ventilator parameter16. Fractional Inspired Oxygen Concentration17. Tidal Volume during Mechanical Ventilation18. Inspiratory Flow Rate19. Peak Inspiratory Pressure20. Breathing Cycle and Inspiratory/Expiratory Time21. Distribution of Inspired Gas and Ventilator Rate22. Ventilator Alarm Settings23. Waveforms of Mechanical Ventilation24. Time Constants in Mechanical Ventilation25. Monitoring of Lung MechanicsPart V. Modes of ventilation26. What is Mode?27. Controlled Mandatory Ventilation28. Assisted Controlled Mandatory Ventilation29. Volume Controlled Ventilation30. Pressure Controlled Ventilation31. Synchronized Intermittent Mandatory Ventilation32. Biphasic Positive Airway Pressure33. Continuous Positive Airway Pressure and Extrinsic Positive End-expiratory Pressure34. Pressure Support Ventilation35. Volume Support Ventilation, Pressure Regulated Volume Control Ventilation, Automode36. Intrinsic Positive End-expiratory PressurePart VI. Ventilatory Strategy37. Application of Basic Principles in Respiratory Failure38. Ventilatory Management of Severe Asthma39. Ventilatory Management of Chronic ObstructivePulmonary Diseases40. Ventilatory Strategy for ARDS41. Ventilatory Strategy for Head/Brain Injury42. Ventilatory Strategy for Neuromuscular Diseases43. Weaning from Mechanical VentilationIndex
