Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome A Comprehensive Clinical Approach

Name: Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome A Comprehensive Clinical Approach
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ISBN: 9780521554343

ISBN-10: 0521554349

ISBN-13: 9780521554343

Edition: N/A

Authors: James A. Russell, Keith R. Walley

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Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome is the most lethal form of acute respiratory failure and presents one of the greatest challenges in critical care medicine. Yet despite its severity and complexity, few texts exist that are devoted to its diagnosis and management. After presenting the history and epidemiology of ARDS, clinicians will learn the basic science underlying its causes, and how to manage patients in the acute and later stages. Drs. Russell and Walley, along with a team of expert contributors, clearly explain such clinical issues as mechanical ventilation, pneumonia, multiple system organ failure, and cardiovascular and pulmonary physiology and monitoring. An extensive chapter on…

Book details

Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication date: 5/11/2012
Binding: Hardcover
Size: 5.98" wide x 8.98" long
Language: English




Overview and radiology of ARDS




Clinical causes and epidemiology




Pathology




Molecular mechanisms




Pulmonary physiology and monitoring




Cardiovascular physiology and management




Mechanical ventilation




Weaning




Clinical assessment and total patient care




Innovative therapy




Pneumonia




Resolution and repair




Multiple system organ failure Dr James Russell and Dr Ari Uusaro



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