Arterial Blood Gases Made Easy
Elsevier Health Sciences (Verlag)
978-0-7020-6190-5 (ISBN)
A practical guide written for all those who use this test and have to interpret the results.
Utilises worked examples to allow the reader to gain confidence in interpreting ABGs and appreciate the usefulness of the test in a variety of different clinical settings.
Written in a simple style and presents the concepts in a straightforward manner.
Additional clinical case scenarios put the ABG into practice.
Includes a video detailing how to take a sample.
Part 1: The ABG explained
Introduction
Pulmonary gas exchange: the basics
Disorders of gas exchange.
Acid base balance: the basics
Disorders of acid base balance
ABG sampling technique
When and why is an ABG required?
Common ABG values
Making ABG interpretation easy.
Part 2: The ABG in Practice
The second part of the book contains a series of 30 clinical scenarios each requiring interpretation of an arterial blood gas as the end point. Each scenario comprises a 2 page spread. The first page includes information on history and examination findings, with or without other important test results. The opposing page shows the ABG result in the style of a computer print-out and list a series of questions for the reader to answer. Each scenario has a corresponding 'explanation' at the back of the book.
| Reihe/Serie | Made Easy |
|---|---|
| Verlagsort | London |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Gewicht | 200 g |
| Themenwelt | Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Innere Medizin ► Hämatologie |
| ISBN-10 | 0-7020-6190-5 / 0702061905 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-7020-6190-5 / 9780702061905 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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