Simple Guide to Blood Gas Analysis
1. Auflage September 1997
204 Seiten, Softcover
Wiley & Sons Ltd
ISBN:
978-0-7279-1107-0
John Wiley & Sons
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.
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.
Peter A. Driscoll and T. A. Brown are the authors of Simple Guide to Blood Gas Analysis, published by Wiley.