Intensive respiratory care Book

1	Respiration and the Anatomy of the Respiratory System	1
	Respiration	1
	Respiratory Gases	2
	Anatomy of the Respiratory System	4
2	Physiology of the Respiratory System	19
	Steps of Respiration	19
3	Water and Solute Balance	34
	Distribution of Water and Solutes	34
	Regulation of Water and Solute Balance	41
	Water and Solute Imbalances and Their Therapy	45
4	Acid-Base Balance	51
	Acid-Base Physiology	51
	Acid-Base Imbalances and Their Therapy	53
5	A Physiological Approach to Respiratory Disease	62
	Categorization of Respiratory Diseases	62
	Obstructive Pulmonary Diseases	62
	Restrictive Pulmonary Diseases	67
	Pulmonary Vascular Diseases	74
	Disordered Ventilatory Regulation	77
6	Methods of Diagnosing Respiratory Disease	79
	Diagnostic Methods	79
7	Respiratory Failure, Failure of Oxygen Transport, and Failure of Tissue Oxygen Extraction	97
	Respiration Reviewed	97
	Respiratory Failure	99
	Failure of Oxygen Transport	107
	Failure of Tissue Oxygen Extraction	112
8	Methods of Airway Maintenance	115
	Artificial Airways	115
9	Therapy to Improve Airway Clearance	134
	Physiological Rationale for Improving Airway Clearance	134
	Therapy to Improve Airway Clearance	137
10	Aids to Lung Inflation	149
	Hyperinflation Therapy	149
	Integrated Approach to Assessment and Management of Atelectasis	159
11	Respiratory Care Drugs	162
	Drug Therapy	162
12	Aerosol Therapy	179
	Aerosol Therapy	185
13	Therapy to Improve Ventilation	195
	Failure of Ventilation	195
	Therapy for Acute Ventilatory Failure	197
14	Therapy to Improve Tissue Oxygenation	211
	Causes of Impaired Tissue Oxygenation	211
	Therapy to Improve Tissue Oxygenation	214
15	Weaning	232
	Weaning from Mechanical Ventilation	232
	Weaning from Endotracheal Intubation	243
16	Monitoring the Patient	246
	Intensive Care Monitoring	246
17	Home Respiratory Care	265
	Long-Term Oxygen Therapy	265
	Long-Term Mechanical Ventilation	273
	Nasal Continuous Positive Airway Pressure	278
	Pulmonary Rehabilitation	280
18	Chest Trauma and Surgery	286
	Chest Trauma	286
	Cardiovascular Injuries	291
	Chest Surgery	296
	Surgery on the Upper Abdomen	300
19	Drainage, Obliteration, and Decortication of the Pleural Space	302
	The Pleural Space	302
	Diseases of the Pleural Space	303
	Closed Pleural Drainage	308
	Open Chest Drainage	316
	Persistent Bronchopleural Gas Leak During Mechanical Ventilation	316
	Obliteration of the Pleural Space	319
	Decortication of the Pleura	320
20	Preventing Respiratory Infections in Hospitalized Patient	322
	Nosocomial Pneumonia	322
21	Infection Control	334
	Index	341