Tracheostomy and Ventilator Dependency

Management of Breathing, Speaking and Swallowing

Donna C. Tippett (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

311 Seiten

2000
Thieme Medical Publishers Inc (Verlag)
978-0-86577-774-3 (ISBN)

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Increasingly, speech-language pathologists have been working with individuals who have tracheostomy and/or ventilator dependency. This new book covers all the basic science and clinical concepts that speech-language pathologists need to know to effectively manage these patients.

You'll find expert discussions of a full range of topics: tracheostomy tubes & mechanical ventilators; complications associated with tracheostomy; ethical issues; speaking & swallowing options; and more! Plus, unique to this book, you'll find pulmonary and critical care topics integrated with the communication and swallowing information-an essential feature for speech-language pathologists who require a clear, concise reference for understanding respiratory physiology and mechanical ventilation.

Highlights include:

Numerous case studies, illustrations, and algorithms give you the information you need to be effective in a clinical setting
Clinical competencies for assessing and measuring staff performance-essential in today's health care environment
Everything you need to know to understand how to manage tracheostomy and ventilator dependency in one user-friendly volume
Extensive coverage of ethical issues, pediatric considerations, and post-hospitalization care

Tracheostomy and Ventilator Dependency: Management of Breathing, Speaking, and Swallowing is a must-have clinical reference for SLP's looking for a comprehensive, integrated approach to the management of these difficult cases. Written by experts in the field, you'll find it to be an invaluable guide to understanding the interdependencies of breathing, speaking, and swallowing.

Assistant Professor, Dept. of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery and Dept. of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA

1. Structure and Function of the Respiratory System

2. Respiratory Insufficiency: Pathophysiology, Indications, and Other Considerations for Intervention

3. Evolution of Mechanical Ventilation: Its Successes and Shortcomings

4. Tracheotomy, Tracheostomy Tubes, and Mechanical Ventilation

5. Communication, Tracheostomy, and Ventilator Dependency

6. Swallowing, Tracheostomy, and Ventilator Dependency

7. Pediatric Considerations

8. Transitioning the Client with a Tracheostomy from Acute Care to Alternative Settings

9. Ethics and Ventilator Dependency

Erscheint lt. Verlag	5.1.2000
Verlagsort	New York
Sprache	englisch
Maße	254 x 178 mm
Gewicht	902 g
Themenwelt	Medizin / Pharmazie ► Gesundheitsfachberufe ► Logopädie
	Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Chirurgie
	Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► HNO-Heilkunde
	Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Innere Medizin ► Pneumologie
ISBN-10	0-86577-774-8 / 0865777748
ISBN-13	978-0-86577-774-3 / 9780865777743
Zustand	Neuware