Workbook for Mechanical Ventilation, 4th Edition - Physiological and Clinical Applications #16608

By Susan P. Pilbeam, MS, RRT, FAARC, Sindee Karpel, MPA, RRT, AE-C and Neil Rodia, MS, RRT

Mosby
ISBN: 978-0-323-03296-4

Description

In addition to the learning objectives, review questions, and case studies, this companion Workbook for Mechanical Ventilation now includes a Key Terms Crossword Puzzle, critical thinking questions, NBRC-style questions, and helpful Internet sites for each chapter.

Key Features

* The learning objectives from the text are restated to reinforce the basic concepts that students should learn from each chapter.
* Review questions based on chapter learning assist in student interaction with the textbook.
* Case studies help students further apply core text information to real-life patient scenarios.

New to this Edition

* NBRC-style questions serve as excellent chapter review tools and help students prepare for the real NBRC exams.
* Critical thinking questions help students apply and analyze the content they have learned in the text chapter.
* Key Terms Crossword Puzzles present a new and engaging way for students to learning and link key terms with their definitions.
* Helpful Internet sites in each chapter further enhance the learning of chapter content.

Table of Contents

Part I: Basic Concepts and Core Knowledge in Mechanical Ventilation
1 Oxygenation and Acid-Base Evaluation
2 Basic Terms and Concepts of Mechanical Ventilation
3 How Ventilators Work
4 How a Breath Is Delivered
Part II: Initiating Ventilation
5 Establishing the Need for Mechanical Ventilation
6 Selecting the Ventilator and the Mode
7 Initial Ventilator Settings
8 Final Considerations in Ventilator Setup
Part III: Monitoring in Mechanical Ventilation
9 Initial Patient Assessment with Mechanical Ventilation
10 Ventilator Graphics
11 Noninvasive Monitoring of Respiratory Function
12 Hemodynamic Monitoring
Part IV: Therapeutic Interventions – Making Appropriate Changes
13 Methods to Improve Ventilation and Other Techniques in Patient-Ventilator Management
14 Improving Oxygenation, Review of ARDS and Lung Recruitment Maneuvers
15 Frequently Used Pharmacologic Agents in Ventilated Patients: Sedatives, Analgesics and Paralytics
Part V: Effects and Complications of Mechanical Ventilation
16 Effects of Positive Pressure Ventilation on the Cardiovascular, Cerebral, Renal, and Other Organ Systems
17 Effects of Positive Pressure Ventilation on the Pulmonary System
18 Problem-Solving and Troubleshooting
Part VI: Noninvasive Positive Pressure Ventilation
19 Basic Concepts of Noninvasive Positive Pressure Ventilation
Part VII: Discontinuation from Ventilation and Long-Term Ventilation
20 Weaning and Discontinuation
21 Long-Term Ventilation
Part VIII: Special Applications of Mechanical Ventilation
22 Neonatal and Pediatric Ventilation
23 Special Techniques in Ventilatory Support

336 pages 30 ills
Trim size 216 X 276 mm
Copyright 2006
Softcover

Author Information

By Susan P. Pilbeam, MS, RRT, FAARC, Respiratory Care Educational Consultant, St. Augustine, Florida; Sindee Karpel, MPA, RRT, AE-C, Clinical Coordinator, Cardiovascular Techonology and Respiratory Care Programs, Edison College, Fort Myers, Florida; and Neil Rodia, MS, RRT, Professor, Department of Allied Health Sciences, Borough of Manhattan Community College, New York, New York