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Workbook for Pilbeam's Mechanical Ventilation Physiological and Clinical Applications

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ISBN-10: 0323072089

ISBN-13: 9780323072083

Edition: 5th 2012

Authors: James M. Cairo, Susan P. Pilbeam, Sindee Karpel, Sandra T. Hinski

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Get the most out of Pilbeam's Mechanical Ventilation, 5th Edition, and prepare for the NBRC certification exam! Corresponding to the chapters in J.M. Cairo's textbook, this workbook helps you focus your study on the most important information. A wide range of exercises includes key terms, crossword puzzles, critical thinking questions, NBRC-style multiple-choice questions, case studies, waveform analysis, ventilation data analysis, and fill-in-the-blank and short-answer activities. Close correlation with Pilbeam's Mechanical Ventilation: Physiological and Clinical Applications, 5th Edition supports learning from the textbook. Critical Thinking questions ask you to solve problems relating to…    
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Book details

List price: $41.95
Edition: 5th
Copyright year: 2012
Publisher: Elsevier - Health Sciences Division
Publication date: 1/18/2012
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 240
Size: 8.50" wide x 10.87" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 1.100
Language: English

Jim Cairo is the Dean of the School of Allied Health Professions, and Professor of Cardiopulmonary Science, Physiology and Anesthesiology at Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center in New Orleans, Louisiana. He has been teaching for over 30 years and is also the author of Elsevier's Pilbeam's Mechanical Ventilation, 7e, which is publishing in Fall 2019.

Basic Concepts and Core Knowledge in Mechanical Ventilation
Basic Terms and Concepts of Mechanical Ventilation
How Ventilators Work
NEW! How a Breath is Delivered
Initiating Ventilation
Establishing the Need for Mechanical Ventilation
Selecting the Ventilator and the Mode
Initial Ventilator Settings
Final Considerations in Ventilator Setup
Monitoring in Mechanical Ventilation
Initial Patient Assessment
Ventilator Graphics
Assessment of Respiratory Function
Hemodynamic Monitoring
Therapeutic Interventions -- Making Appropriate Changes
Methods to Improve Ventilation in Patient-Ventilator Management
Improving Oxygenation and Management of ARDS
Effects and Complications of Mechanical Ventilation
NEW! Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia
Sedatives, Analgesics, and Paralytics
Extrapulmonary Effects of Mechanical Ventilation
Effects of Positive Pressure Ventilation on the Pulmonary System
Troubleshooting and Problem Solving
Noninvasive Positive Pressure Ventilation
Basic Concepts of Noninvasive Positive Pressure Ventilation
Discontinuation from Ventilation and Long Term Ventilation
Discontinuation and Weaning from Mechanical Ventilation
Long Term Ventilation
Neonatal and Pediatric Ventilation
NEW! Neonatal and Pediatric Ventilation
Special Techniques in Ventilatory Support
Special Techniques in Ventilation