Practical Approach to Critical Respiratory Medicine by V K Arora & Raksha Arora (Eds), S P Agarwal (Frwd) - 2006

Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers (P) Ltd., 2006. First edition. Softcover. New. 21 x 27 cm. This book incorporates multi-professional contributions from a distinguished group of scholars in the field of respiratory medicine. It explores the knowledge base for practice and practical application with strategies and frameworks to manage critically ill patients. Includes coverage of related pharmacological, technical and major current issues and provides information and skills needed to be an effective respiratory caregiver on critical cases. Covers diagnoses and staging the severity of respiratory disorders, ambulatory treatment, inhalers and inhalation aids, pulmonary function testing, respiratory failure complications in intensive care unit. Experienced critical care academicians provide guidance to manage the patients problems and relieve then from sufferings of extremely diverse nature that varies in young, old, male and female, malnourished and obsese, pregnant to organ transplanted patients. It includes study of cases of major trauma to organ failure, severely septic to multi-organ failure, with additional modalities. This book aims to equip the practitioners with up-to-date and sufficiently in-depth knowledge and skills to utilize in this field with good judgement. Leading authorities in critical care share their experiences in the prevention, recognition and treatment of critically ill patients and their complications. Printed Pages: 798.