Pulmonary Function Measurement in Noninvasive Ventilatory Support

Pulmonary Function Measurement in Noninvasive Ventilatory Support
Author: Antonio M. Esquinas
Publisher: Springer Nature
Total Pages: 354
Release: 2021-08-20
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 3030761975

This book comprehensively addresses the use of pulmonary function measurement for the evaluation, screening and timing of noninvasive mechanical ventilation (NIMV) from hospital to home care. To do so, it describes three clinical stages of NIMV support: before NIV, to detect early markers and determine whether NIV is appropriate; during NIV, to evaluate NIV response; and in long-term NIV support. Additionally, it assesses a range of complementary health care organizations (pulmonary function labs, pneumology wards, semi-intensive care units and home mechanical ventilation programs), techniques (chest physiotherapy/airway secretions, etc.) and applications. In closing, the book offers practical recommendations on how noninvasive ventilation and lung function measurement can improve outcomes and quality of life, making it a valuable resource for all specialists, e.g. intensivists and pneumologists, as well as anesthesiologists and therapists.

Noninvasive Mechanical Ventilation

Noninvasive Mechanical Ventilation
Author: ANTONIO ESQUINAS
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 388
Release: 2010-08-12
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 3642113656

Noninvasive mechanical ventilation is an effective technique for the management of patients with acute or chronic respiratory failure. This comprehensive and up-to-date book explores all aspects of the subject. The opening sections are devoted to theory and equipment, with detailed attention to the use of full-face masks or helmets, the range of available ventilators, and patient-ventilator interactions. Clinical applications are then considered in depth in a series of chapters that address the use of noninvasive mechanical ventilation in chronic settings and in critical care, both within and outside of intensive care units. Due attention is also paid to weaning from conventional mechanical ventilation, potential complications, intraoperative applications, and staff training. The closing chapters examine uses of noninvasive mechanical ventilation in neonatal and pediatric care. This book, written by internationally recognized experts, will be an invaluable guide for both clinicians and researchers.

Oxford Textbook of Critical Care

Oxford Textbook of Critical Care
Author: Webb
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Total Pages: 1961
Release: 2020-01-10
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 0198855435

Now in paperback, the second edition of the Oxford Textbook of Critical Care is a comprehensive multi-disciplinary text covering all aspects of adult intensive care management. Uniquely this text takes a problem-orientated approach providing a key resource for daily clinical issues in the intensive care unit. The text is organized into short topics allowing readers to rapidly access authoritative information on specific clinical problems. Each topic refers to basic physiological principles and provides up-to-date treatment advice supported by references to the most vital literature. Where international differences exist in clinical practice, authors cover alternative views. Key messages summarise each topic in order to aid quick review and decision making. Edited and written by an international group of recognized experts from many disciplines, the second edition of the Oxford Textbook of Critical Careprovides an up-to-date reference that is relevant for intensive care units and emergency departments globally. This volume is the definitive text for all health care providers, including physicians, nurses, respiratory therapists, and other allied health professionals who take care of critically ill patients.

Cystic Fibrosis in Adults

Cystic Fibrosis in Adults
Author: James R. Yankaskas
Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Total Pages: 536
Release: 1999
Genre: Medical
ISBN:

This manual combines research principles with practical guidelines for the clinical care of adult cystic fibrosis patients. There are discussions of clinical manifestations, pathophysiology, treatment options, patient management problems, and progress in developing new therapies. The work takes a multidisciplinary perspective, combining views from specialists in cystic fibrosis pathophysiology, pulmonology, cardiovascular disease, and gastroenterology. It also delivers key facts on disease manifestations at the molecular, cellular, tissue and organ system levels.

Pulmonary Functional Imaging

Pulmonary Functional Imaging
Author: Yoshiharu Ohno
Publisher: Springer Nature
Total Pages: 363
Release: 2020-12-11
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 3030435393

This book reviews the basics of pulmonary functional imaging using new CT and MR techniques and describes the clinical applications of these techniques in detail. The intention is to equip readers with a full understanding of pulmonary functional imaging that will allow optimal application of all relevant techniques in the assessment of a variety of diseases, including COPD, asthma, cystic fibrosis, pulmonary thromboembolism, pulmonary hypertension, lung cancer and pulmonary nodule. Pulmonary functional imaging has been promoted as a research and diagnostic tool that has the capability to overcome the limitations of morphological assessments as well as functional evaluation based on traditional nuclear medicine studies. The recent advances in CT and MRI and in medical image processing and analysis have given further impetus to pulmonary functional imaging and provide the basis for future expansion of its use in clinical applications. In documenting the utility of state-of-the-art pulmonary functional imaging in diagnostic radiology and pulmonary medicine, this book will be of high value for chest radiologists, pulmonologists, pulmonary surgeons, and radiation technologists.

Ventilator-Induced Lung Injury

Ventilator-Induced Lung Injury
Author: Didier Dreyfuss
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 776
Release: 2006-03-21
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 1420019260

This reference surveys current best practices in the prevention and management of ventilator-induced lung injury (VILI) and spans the many pathways and mechanisms of VILI including cell injury and repair, the modulation of alveolar-capillary barrier properties, and lung and systemic inflammatory consequences of injurous mechanical ventilation. Cons

Capnography

Capnography
Author: J. S. Gravenstein
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 489
Release: 2011-03-17
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 1139494333

In recent years capnography has gained a foothold in the medical field and is fast becoming a standard of care in anaesthesiology and critical care medicine. In addition, newer applications have emerged which have expanded the utility of capnographs in a number of medical disciplines. This new edition of the definitive text on capnography reviews every aspect of this valuable diagnostic technique. An introductory section summarises the basic physiology of carbon dioxide generation and transport in the body. A technical section describes how the instruments work, and a comprehensive clinical section reviews the use of capnography to diagnose a wide range of clinical disorders. Edited by the world experts in the technique, and with over 40 specialist contributors, Capnography, second edition, is the most comprehensive review available on the application of capnography in health care.

Lung Function Testing

Lung Function Testing
Author: R. Gosselink
Publisher: European Respiratory Society
Total Pages: 223
Release: 2005-04-01
Genre: Diagnosis
ISBN: 1904097898

Although diagnosis always begins with a careful history and physical examination and a physician is obligated to consider more than the diseased organ, testing of lung function has become standard practice to confirm the diagnosis, evaluate the severity of respiratory impairment, assess the therapy response and follow-up patients with various cardio-respiratory disorders. Ventilation, diffusion, blood flow and control of breathing are the major components of respiration and one or more of these functional components can be affected by any disorder. Frequently, no single pulmonary function test.