Respiratory Care Made Incredibly Easy!

Buch | Softcover

352 Seiten

2004
Springhouse Publishing Co ,U.S. (Verlag)
978-1-58255-335-1 (ISBN)

Infos

Respiratory care is a complex area of nursing practice. This book covers respiratory assessment techniques, diagnostic testing, airway maintenance, oxygen delivery, chest drainage, suctioning, ventilatory support, care of the patient receiving ECMO, ETCO2 monitoring, and preoperative and postoperative care for patients.

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Respiratory Care Made Incredibly Easy! is a handy reference book in the award-winning Incredibly Easy! style-perfect for those entering or needing a refresher in respiratory nursing care. Respiratory care is a demanding and complex area of nursing practice, because adequate respiratory functioning is essential to life. This book covers respiratory assessment techniques, diagnostic testing, airway maintenance, oxygen delivery, chest drainage, suctioning, ventilatory support, care of the patient receiving ECMO, ETCO2 monitoring, and preoperative and postoperative care for patients after a thoracotomy or a lung transplant.

Inhalt

Chapter 1: Anatomy and physiology
Chapter 2: Assessment
Chapter 3: Diagnostic procedures
Chapter 4: Treatments
Chapter 5: Infection and inflammation
Chapter 6: Obstructive disorders
Chapter 7: Restrictive disorders
Chapter 8: Vascular lung disorders
Chapter 9: Traumatic injuries
Chapter 10: Neoplastic disorders
Chapter 11: Respiratory emergencies
Appendices:


Key respiratory laboratory results
Glossary
Selected references

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 5.5.2004
• Reihe/Serie: Incredibly Easy! Series®
• Mitarbeit: Sonstige Mitarbeit: Springhouse
• Verlagsort: Philadelphia
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 191 x 235 mm
• Gewicht: 590 g
• Themenwelt: Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Innere Medizin ► Pneumologie
• Themenwelt: Medizin / Pharmazie ► Pflege
• ISBN-10: 1-58255-335-1 / 1582553351
• ISBN-13: 978-1-58255-335-1 / 9781582553351
• Zustand: Neuware