Respiratory critical care /

Includes bibliographical references and index

Principles of mechanical ventilation -- Classification of mechanical ventilation -- Modes of mechanical ventilation -- Non-invasive and invasive airway management -- Initiation of mechanical ventilation -- Monitoring in mechanical ventilation -- Waveform analysis and application -- Management of mechanical ventilation -- Critical care procedures -- Pharmacotherapy in critical care -- Weaning from mechanical ventilation -- Neonatal and pediatric mechanical ventilation -- Medical critical care issues -- Traumatic critical care issues -- Critical care guidelines and bundles

"The primary purpose of this new book is to provide "bundled" relevant information on mechanical ventilation and critical care to respiratory therapy students. Based on Chang's teaching and clinical experience, information on mechanical ventilation and critical care is available in many RT textbooks. Unfortunately, the information is scattered among different textbooks and the sources of information are not sequenced and integrated. This book provides proper sequencing and integration of knowledge between mechanical ventilation and critical care. The first 40% to 50% of the book will review a condensed version of mechanical ventilation and the rest of the book will cover relevant critical care topics that are important to respiratory therapists practicing in a critical care setting"-- Provided by publisher