"The Ventilator Book" is a concise reference for physicians, medical students, advanced practice providers, nurses, and respiratory therapists who are working in the Intensive Care Unit. Dr. William Owens explains, in clear language, the basics of respiratory failure and mechanical ventilation. This is a guide to keep in your jacket pocket, call room, or in the ICU.The second edition includes new chapters on capnography and acid-base problem solving, ventilator weaning protocols, and is updated to reflect current medical evidence. Conventional and unconventional modes of ventilation are examined and explained. PEEP, flow, ventilator liberation, and the care of the patient with prolonged respiratory failure are also covered. The goal of "The Ventilator Book" is to make difficult concepts easy to understand.Conventional medical textbooks are great references, but they are heavy and can't be easily carried around by clinicians who are busy taking care of patients. They also are written to be an exhaustive, authoritative reference, which means that they often contain far more information than what you need at the bedside to help with a difficult case. "The Ventilator Book" has enough information to teach anyone about mechanical ventilation, but not so much that reading it becomes intimidating.
Author(s): William Owens
Edition: 2nd Edition
Publisher: First Draught Press
Year: 2018
Language: English
Pages: 120
Halftitle Page......Page 3
Title Page......Page 4
Copyright Page......Page 5
Dedication......Page 6
Table of Contents......Page 7
Introduction......Page 8
Philosophy of Mechanical Ventilation......Page 10
Chapter 1: Initial Settings......Page 12
Chapter 2: Quick Adjustments......Page 19
Chapter 3: Troubleshooting......Page 21
Chapter 4: The Eleven Commandments of Mechanical Ventilation......Page 27
Chapter 5: Acute Respiratory Failure......Page 32
Chapter 6: Monitoring of the Ventilated Patient......Page 41
Chapter 7: Arterial Blood Gas Analysis for the Compleat Idiot......Page 50
Chapter 8: Assist-Control Ventilation......Page 56
Chapter 9: Synchronized Intermittent Mandatory Ventilation......Page 70
Chapter 10: Pressure Support Ventilation......Page 73
Chapter 11: PEEP and CPAP......Page 77
Chapter 12: Trigger and Flow......Page 84
Chapter 13: High Frequency Oscillatory Ventilation......Page 92
Chapter 14: Airway Pressure Release Ventilation......Page 97
Chapter 15: Liberation from Mechanical Ventilation......Page 103
Chapter 16: Prolonged Respiratory Failure......Page 107
Appendix of Useful Knowledge......Page 115
References......Page 117
Acknowledgements......Page 119
About the Author......Page 120
