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Respiratory Management in Critical Care

ISBN: 978-0-7279-1729-4
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128 pages
December 2003, BMJ Books
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Introduction.

Oxygen deliverey and transport in the critically ill.

Investigating the ventilated lung.

Definitions and epidemiology of ALI/ARDS.

Pathogenesis of ALI/ARDS.

Ventilatory management of ALI/ARDS.

Ventilator induced lung injury.

Non-ventilatory strategies and pharmacotherapy in ALI/ARDS.

Ventilator-associated pneumonia.

The difficult-to-wean patients.

ICU management of the patient with COPD.

Acute severe asthma.

Community acquired pneumonia.

Pulmonary vascular disease in ICU.

Illustrative cases: cystic fibrosis and interstitial lung disease.

vasculitis and neuromusculo-skeletal disorders.

HIV-related lung disease and sickle lung.

massive haemoptysis and thoracic trauma.

SARS in the ICU

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