Simple Guide to Blood Gas Analysis

ISBN-13: 9780727911070 / Angielski / Miękka / 1997 / 204 str.

Peter Driscoll; Terry Brown; Terry H. Wardle

Opis

Accurate analysis of blood gases is vital to give information on a patient's respiratory and circulation state as well as the adequacy of resuscitation. This book guides the reader, with the help of clarifying cartoons, through the basic principles and a new and easy to grasp system of interpretation.

Spis treści

How to take an arterial blood gas sample; the survival guide to understanding acid–base balance; too much alkali; the survival guide to understanding oxygenation; too little oxygenation; complex situations; special situations; putting it all together; self assessments.

Blurb

Accurate analysis of blood gases is vital to give information on a patient′s respiratory and circulation state as well as the adequacy of resuscitation. This text guides the reader through the basic principles and a new system of interpretation.