| Description |
1 online resource (xi, 132 pages) : illustrations |
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Easy learning guides |
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Easy learning guides.
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| Contents |
Prelims; Table of contents; Introduction; How to use this workbook; Aims of this workbook; Chapter 1 Physiological maintenance of blood pressure; Chapter 2 Monitoring blood pressure using an arterial line; Chapter 3 Central venous pressure monitoring; Chapter 4 Monitoring and maintenance of cardiac output and tissue perfusion; Chapter 5 The effects of shock; Chapter 6 Use and effects of inotropic and vasoactive agents; Chapter 7 Putting it all together; Answers and teaching notes; Index |
| Summary |
The adequacy of the cardio respiratory system can generally be gauged from basic clinical signs such as heart rate, blood pressure, respiratory rate and depth, skin texture and colour, use of accessory muscles of respiration and mental status. These basic signs should never be ignored, but in critical illness, basic clinical assessment alone may be unreliable and misleading. Therefore further monitoring techniques are usually required. Cardiac output and the circulation can be manipulated by?uid and drug administration to ensure good oxygen delivery to the tissues but in order to do this, ong |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 111-112) and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Hemodynamics -- Physiology -- Problems, exercises, etc
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Ambulatory blood pressure monitoring -- Problems, exercises, etc
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Ambulatory blood pressure monitoring.
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Hemodynamics -- physiology
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Blood Pressure Monitoring, Ambulatory
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MEDICAL -- Physiology.
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SCIENCE -- Life Sciences -- Human Anatomy & Physiology.
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Ambulatory blood pressure monitoring
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| Genre/Form |
exercise books.
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Problems and exercises
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Problems and exercises.
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Problèmes et exercices.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781907830464 |
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1907830464 |
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