Haemodynamic Monitoring and Manipulation - Couverture souple

Foxall, Fiona

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1905539460 ISBN 13 : 9781905539468

Editeur : M&K Update Ltd, 2009

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

The adequacy of the cardio respiratory system can generally be gauged from basic clinical signs such as heart rate, blood pressure, respiratory rate and depth, skin texture and colour, use of accessory muscles of respiration and mental status. These basic signs should never be ignored, but in critical illness, basic clinical assessment alone may be unreliable and misleading. Therefore further monitoring techniques are usually required. Cardiac output and the circulation can be manipulated by fluid and drug administration to ensure good oxygen delivery to the tissues but in order to do this, ongoing monitoring is required. Many healthcare professionals find it difficult to get to grips with the more complex forms of haemodynamic monitoring and the use of inotropic and vasoactive agents; indeed these things can seem rather daunting. If you work your way through this book and carry out the exercises, you will soon become more confident and competent about haemodynamic monitoring and manipulation as well as understanding all the information that initially seems so complicated. Here s to easy learning!

Biographie de l'auteur

Fiona Foxall qualified as a Registered General Nurse in 1984 and worked as a senior intensive care sister until 1990 when she moved into nurse education. She has always maintained clinical currency and competence by continuing to practice, teaching critical care nurses and undertaking continuing professional development within the intensive care setting. She is currently employed as the Head of Continuing Development in the School of Health at the University of Wolverhampton.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: M&K Update Ltd
• Date d'édition: 2009
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1905539460
• ISBN 13: 9781905539468
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 144
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible