Description
Reinforce your understanding of Pilbeam's Mechanical Ventilation, 8th Edition with this practical workbook! With chapters corresponding to the textbook by J. M. Cairo, this study tool provides activities and exercises to help you prepare for success on the NBRC examination. It offers a complete review of mechanical ventilation principles, and real-world scenarios help you develop critical thinking skills and apply concepts to the clinical setting. Easy to use, this review helps you focus on the textbook's most important information.- Variety of learning activities helps you review content at the recall, application, and analysis levels, and includes crossword puzzles with key terms, critical thinking activities, NBRC-style multiple-choice questions, case study exercises, waveform analyses, and ventilation data analyses, as well as fill-in-the-blank, labeling, and short-answer questions.- Correlation with Pilbeam's Mechanical Ventilation, 8th Edition features exercises directly tied to the learning objectives in each chapter of the textbook.- Critical Thinking questions ask you to apply the content learned, featuring real-life scenarios and reinforcing the very difficult concept of mechanical ventilation with safe, simulated clinical practice.- Workbook answers are provided on the textbook's Evolve website.- NEW! Updated content reflects the latest equipment and techniques presented in the 8th edition of the Pilbeam's Mechanical Ventilation textbook.
Table of Contents
1. Basic Terms and Concepts of Mechanical Ventilation2. How Ventilators Work3. How a Breath Is Delivered4. Establishing the Need for Mechanical Ventilation5. Selecting the Ventilator and the Mode 6. Initial Ventilator Settings7. Final Considerations in Ventilator Setup8. Initial Patient Assessment 9. Ventilator Graphics10. Assessment of Respiratory Function11. Hemodynamic Monitoring12. Methods to Improve Ventilation in Patient-Ventilator Management 13. Improving Oxygenation and Management of Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome14. Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia 15. Sedatives, Analgesics and Paralytics16. Extrapulmonary Effects of Mechanical Ventilation17. Effects of Positive Pressure Ventilation on the Pulmonary System 18. Troubleshooting and Problem Solving19. Basic Concepts of Noninvasive Positive Pressure Ventilation20. Weaning and Discontinuation From Mechanical Ventilation21. Long-Term Ventilation22. Neonatal and Pediatric Mechanical Ventilation23. Special Techniques in Ventilatory Support
