Pilbeam's mechanical ventilation : physiological and clinical applications /: physiological and clinical applications. ([2016])

• Record Type: Book
• Other Titles: Mechanical ventilation
• Further Information: Note: J.M. Cairo.
• Authors: Cairo, Jimmy M
• Contents: Front Cover; Abbreviations; Endsheet 2; Pilbeam's Mechanical Ventilation; Copyright Page; Dedications; Contributors; Acknowledgments; Preface; Organization; Features; New to This Edition; Learning Aids; Workbook; For Educators; Table Of Contents; 1 Basic Terms and Concepts of Mechanical Ventilation; Outline; Learning Objectives; Key Terms; Physiological Terms and Concepts Related to Mechanical Ventilation; Normal Mechanics of Spontaneous Ventilation; Ventilation and Respiration; Gas Flow and Pressure Gradients During Ventilation; Units of Pressure. Definition of Pressures and Gradients in the LungsTransairway Pressure; Transthoracic Pressure; Transpulmonary Pressure; Transrespiratory Pressure; Lung Characteristics; Compliance; Resistance; Measuring Airway Resistance; Time Constants; Types of Ventilators and Terms Used in Mechanical Ventilation; Types of Mechanical Ventilation; Negative Pressure Ventilation; Positive Pressure Ventilation; High-Frequency Ventilation; Definition of Pressures in Positive Pressure Ventilation; Baseline Pressure; Peak Pressure; Plateau Pressure; Pressure at the End of Exhalation; Summary. Review Questions (See Appendix A for answers.)References; 2 How Ventilators Work; Outline; Learning Objectives; Key Terms; Historical Perspective on Ventilator Classification; Internal Function; Power Source or Input Power; Electrically Powered Ventilators; Pneumatically Powered Ventilators; Positive and Negative Pressure Ventilators; Control Systems and Circuits; Open- and Closed-Loop Systems to Control Ventilator Function; Control Panel (User Interface); Pneumatic Circuit; Internal Pneumatic Circuit; External Pneumatic Circuit; Power Transmission and Conversion System; Compressors (Blowers). Volume Displacement DesignsVolume Flow-Control Valves; Summary; Review Questions (See Appendix A for answers.); References; 3 How a Breath Is Delivered; Outline; Learning Objectives; Key Terms; Basic Model of Ventilation in the Lung during Inspiration; Factors Controlled and Measured during Inspiration; Pressure-Controlled Breathing; Volume-Controlled Breathing; Flow-Controlled Breathing; Time-Controlled Breathing; Overview of Inspiratory Waveform Control; Phases of a Breath and Phase Variables; Beginning of Inspiration: The Trigger Variable; Time Triggering; Patient Triggering. The Limit Variable During InspirationPressure Limiting; Volume Limiting; Flow Limiting; Maximum Safety Pressure: Pressure Limiting Versus Pressure Cycling; Termination of the Inspiratory Phase: The Cycling Mechanism (Cycle Variable); Volume-Cycled Ventilation; Set Volume Versus Actual Delivered Volume; Tubing compressibility.; System leaks.; Time-Cycled Ventilation; Flow-Cycled Ventilation; Pressure-Cycled Ventilation; Inflation Hold (Inspiratory Pause); Expiratory Phase: The Baseline Variable; Definition of Expiration; Baseline Pressure; Time-Limited Expiration.
• Publisher Details: St. Louis, Missouri : Elsevier
• Publication Date: 2016
• Extent: 1 online resource, illustrations
• Subjects: 615.8/36; Respiratory therapy; Respirators (Medical equipment); Artificial respiration; Respiration, Artificial; Respiration Disorders -- therapy; Ventilators, Mechanical; Artificial respiration; Respirators (Medical equipment); Respiratory therapy; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9780323321020
• Related ISBNs: 032332102X; 9780323320092; 0323320090
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Print version record.
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