Respiratory Disease and its Management

• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: McLuckie, A. (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: London : Springer London, 2009.
• Σειρά: Competency-Based Critical Care,
• Θέματα: Medicine.; Radiology.; Critical care medicine.; Respiratory organs > Diseases.; Surgery.; Medicine & Public Health.; Pneumology/Respiratory System.; Intensive / Critical Care Medicine.; Imaging / Radiology.

Recent advances in training for Intensive Care Medicine (ICM) have led to the introduction of competency based training, with a strong focus on the development of specific competencies at basic, intermediate and advanced stages of learning. This ensures trainees hold the appropriate skills and knowl...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Acute Lung Injury and Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ALI/ARDS)
• Life-Threatening Asthma
• Chronic Obstructive Airways Disease
• Diffuse Interstitial Lung Disease
• Pneumonia
• Pleural Effusions in the Critically Ill
• Pneumothorax in the Critically Ill
• Diagnosis and Management of the Obstructed Airway
• Postoperative Management of Patients Undergoing Lung Resection, Oesophagectomy or Thymectomy
• Indications for Ventilatory Support in Adults
• Modes of Invasive and Non-invasive Ventilatory Support
• Blood Gas Measurement and Interpretation
• Inspired and Expired Gas Monitoring
• Managing Secretions in the Ventilated Patient: The Role of Humidification, Suction, Physiotherapy, Mucolytics and Airway Adjuncts
• Drugs Acting on the Respiratory System
• Bronchoscopy in the Intensive Care Unit
• Tracheostomy and Mini-Tracheostomy
• Weaning from Mechanical Ventilation.