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This book is likely to be useful to
Any physician caring for patients with a respiratory problem
Residents in medicine
Critical care nurses, residents and fellows
Respiratory care nurses, residents and fellows
Respiratory therapists
Third and fourth year medical students
Medical students in the first and the second year to understand the respiratory physiology and pathology
Anyone preparing for USMLE, PLAB, MRCP (UK) exams
Physician assistants caring for patients with respiratory problems
Anyone dealing with intubated patients including internists, anesthesiologists, intensivists and pulmonologists
Paediatrician and Neonatologists
Now is the time to order this compact yet comprehensive book which is a bestseller. It covers every topic a doctor or any other health provider is supposed to know about understanding the Arterial Blood Gas report and to use it correctly to manage a critically ill patient.
Section I of the book teaches about the pH, PaCO2, PaO2, A-a gradient, SaO2, HCO3, Carbon-monoxide poisoning, Respiratory acidosis, Metabolic acidosis, Anion gap, Osmolal gap, Gap-gap, Non anion Gap Metabolic Acidosis (NAGMA), Respiratory alkalosis, Metabolic alkalosis, Chloride-responsive and Nonresponsive alkalosis and the Mixed disorders. It also educates on common mistakes made while interpreting a blood gas report and how to avoid those mistakes. Learn how PAO2, FiO2, PaO2, SaO2, CaO2, and Pulse oximetry are related; how PCO2, HCO3, pH, Hydrogen ion are related. Understand pulse oximetry and A-a gradient. Learn all this in section I of the book.
Section II of the book is a work-book where the resident learns to interpret blood gases from a given report for simple and mixed disorders. Section III further challenges the resident with exercises on blood gases and has more than 100 questions to practice. Emphasis is on how not to use the graph as the use of the graph is not permitted in the exam. Section IV is the summary of the book. You will also get for free a plastic-card containing the summary of the book with your purchase.
Analysis of Blood Gases is a difficult topic for anyone. Errors made while interpreting blood gas report have serious consequences. This,``very well-written compact guide``, is the only book you will ever need to learn to interpret blood gases. Read this book to understand the complexities of blood gas analysis that you can make the right decision when the need arises. Your correct interpretation of the Blood Gas Report will save lives. ISBN - 9788122421132
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Pages : 140
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