Monitoring oxygenation

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Chapter 14 Monitoring oxygenation Thomas John Morgan, Balasubramanian Venkatesh THE ROLES OF OXYGEN IN AEROBIC ORGANISMS Oxygen has several vital physiological roles: 1 Bioenergetics. Aerobic mitochondrial respiration accounts for 90%…

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Non-invasive ventilation

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Chapter 33 Non-invasive ventilation Graeme Duke, Andrew D. Bersten Non-invasive ventilation (NIV) is a valuable therapeutic option in the management of acute and chronic respiratory failure – for some diagnoses…

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Haemodynamic monitoring

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Chapter 12 Haemodynamic monitoring David J. Sturgess, Thomas John Morgan Haemodynamics is the study of blood flow. Haemodynamic monitoring therefore refers to the monitoring of blood flow through the cardiovascular…

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Severe head injury

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Chapter 67 Severe head injury John A. Myburgh Despite improvements in resuscitation and vital organ support, the management of patients with traumatic brain injury in the intensive care unit (ICU)…

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Inotropes and vasopressors

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Chapter 82 Inotropes and vasopressors John A. Myburgh The pharmacological support of the failing circulation is a fundamental part of critical care. The principal aim of these drugs is to…

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Chest injuries

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Chapter 69 Chest injuries Ubbo F. Wiersema CHEST INJURIES The majority of chest injuries in Australasia result from blunt trauma due to motor vehicle crashes. Less frequent causes include falls…

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Acute heart failure

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Chapter 20 Acute heart failure David Treacher The pattern of heart failure seen in the community, outpatients clinics and specialist cardiac wards is dominated by the acute coronary syndromes and…

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