Monitoring of respiration and circulation. (©2004)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: J.A. Blom.
• Other Names: Blom, J. A
• Contents: BASIC ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY; Overview of the Respiratory and Circulatory System; Anatomy And Physiology of the Lung And The Airways; Anatomy And Physiology of the Heart and the Circulatory System; Questions; ; PHYSICS OF FLUID TRANSPORT IN TUBES; Fluid Dynamics; The Navier-Stokes Equation; Laminar Flow and the Poiseuille Equation; Pulsatile Flow and Womersley™S Solution; Fluid Inertance and Resistance; The Euler Equation; The Bernoulli Equation; Turbulent Flow; Flow Through Collapsible Tubes; The Effect of Gravity on Gas Exchange; Models; Questions; ; MEASURING PRESSURE; Measuring Gas Pressure; Measuring Blood Pressure; Questions; ; MEASURING FLOW; Measuring Gas Flow; Measuring Blood Flow; Questions; ; MEASURING COMPOSITION AND CONCENTRATION; Measuring Gas Composition; Measuring Blood Composition; Questions; ; RESPIRATORY MEASUREMENTS; Measuring Lung Volumes; Measuring Dead Space and Unequal Ventilation; Measuring Lung Compliance; Forced Expiratory Flow-Volume Curves; Measuring Diffusion; Questions; ; CIRCULATORY MEASUREMENTS; Measuring Cardiac Output; Measuring Total Blood Volume; Measuring The Blood Volume of an Isolated Vascular Bed; Measuring Temperature; Questions; ; THERAPEUTIC DEVICES; Syringes, Infusion Drips and Infusion Pumps; Ventilators; Heart-Lung Machines; Defibrillators and Cardioverters; Pacemakers; Electrocautery; Questions; ; PATIENT MONITORING; Medical Decision Making; Differential Diagnosis; Risk and Quality of Information; Safety Issues; Patient Monitoring as a Process; Normality and Stability; Which Physiological Functions to Monitor; Monitoring Devices; Combining Measurements into a Diagnosis; Clinical Control Systems; Questions
• Publisher Details: Boca Raton : CRC
• Publication Date: 2004
• Copyright Date: 2004
• Extent: 1 online resource (188 pages), illustrations
• Subjects: 610/.28/4; Medical instruments and apparatus; Patient monitoring; Monitoring, Physiological -- methods; Respiration; Blood Circulation; MEDICAL -- Instruments & Supplies; Medical instruments and apparatus; Patient monitoring; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 0203503287; 9780203503287
• Related ISBNs: 0849320836; 9780849320835
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Print version record.
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.