Manual of Neonatal Respiratory Care - Softcover

Donn MD, Steven M.; Sinha MD PhD FRCP FRCPCH, Sunil K.

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9780323031769: Manual of Neonatal Respiratory Care

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0323031765 ISBN 13: 9780323031769

Publisher: Mosby, 2006

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The Manual of Neonatal Respiratory Care offers a clear, clinical approach to all aspects of neonatal pulmonology! Access step-by-step guidance to normal lung development and physiology, cardiopulmonary assessment, neonatal respiratory failure, mechanical and conventional ventilation, commercial neonatal ventilators, high frequency ventilation, respiratory disease management, complications, pain, weaning, nursing care, procedures, pharmacologic agents, transport, alternative therapies, outcomes, and ethics. High quality radiographic images, figures, tables, algorithms, and case studies are also incorporated. Written and edited by international experts, this unique book is a must-have for any resident, fellow, respiratory therapist, nurse practitioner, or pediatrician working in the NICU.

Practical approach to all aspects of neonatal respiratory care - Emphasis on "how-to" rather than theory provides readers with a fast, user-friendly guide to respiratory care including exam techniques, radiography, ventilation techniques, control of pain, intubation/extubation, transport, and discharge
Outline format - Readers can quickly skim chapters and find needed information without wading through dense text explanations
Small trim size - Convenient, on-the-go size fits easily in lab coat pocket for use at the bed- or ventilator-side
Section on ventilator equipment - Condenses important information from unwieldy ventilator manuals, including voltage needed, modes, displays, and alarms for each machine
Case studies - Real life clinical situations are presented, including differential diagnosis and radiograph examples. Helps readers to apply knowledge when presented with similar situations in their own NICU
Global contributor base - International editor and contributor team adds global perspective of neonatal respiratory medicine and expands potential market size

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