| Description |
1 online resource (497 pages) |
| Contents |
Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Introduction; Contents; Physics; Basic Principles of Measurement; 1. Measuring system characteristics; Measurement systems -- static characteristics; 2. Measurement systems -- dynamic characteristics; Basic measurement concepts; 3. Resonance and damping, frequency response; 4. Calibration; Calibration and damping; Mathematical Concepts and Statistics; 5. Mathematical concepts; 6. Logarithms and exponentials; 7. Exponential processes; Hierarchy of evidence; 8. Randomised controlled trials; 9. Errors; Power; Sensitivity; Specificity; PPV; Accuracy |
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RRRARR; NNT; 10. Types of data and their representation; 11. Choice of simple statistical tests for different data types; Frequency distributions; SI Units; 12. Base SI units; Derived SI units; 13. Electrical and magnetic derived units; Non-SI units of relevance to anaesthesia; Simple Mechanics and Pressure; 14. Simple mechanics; Pressure definitions; 15. The gas laws -- for ideal gases; Pressures and temperatures; 16. Pressure measurement in gases; Bourdon pressure gauge; Piezo-electric effect; 17. Pressures of anaesthetic equipment; Manufacture and storage of gases; 18. Gases and vapours |
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Isotherms for nitrous oxideThermodynamics; 19. Heat and laws of thermodynamics; Heat definitions; 20. Temperature definitions; 21. Measurement of temperature; Graphs relating to temperature; 22. Clinical aspects of heat and temperature; Patient warming systems; 23. Humidity; 24. Humidifiers; Electricity and Magnetism; 25. Basic concepts; 26. Electrical interference; Biological signals; 27. Measurement of neuromuscular blockade; 28. Electrical hazards -- causes; 29. Electrical hazards -- prevention; 30. Principles of lasers; 31. Laser safety; Electrical symbols; 32. Wheatstone bridge |
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Circuit breakers, fuses, transformers, transistors, diodes33. MRI scanners and anaesthesia; 34. Principles of cardiac pacemakers; 35. Defibrillators; 36. Diathermy; Problems with diathermy; Fluids and Flow; 37. Laminar and turbulent flow; 38. Bernoulli principle; Venturi masks; 39. Surface tension; Surfactant; 40. Measurement of volume and flow in gases and liquids; 41. The rotameter; 42. Ultrasound and the Doppler effect; 43. Simple tests of pulmonary function; 44. Tests of gas exchange; Coanda effect; Clincal Monitoring and Measurement; 45. Minimum (essential) monitoring standards |
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ECG -- principlesPlacement of leads; 46. Principles of pressure transducers; NIBP measurement; 47. Principles of pulmonary artery and wedge pressure measurement; 48. Measurement of cardiac output; 49. Capnography; 50. Pulse oximetry; 51. Measurement of gas and vapour concentrations; 52. Measurement of gas and vapour concentrations; Measurement of pH; 53. Measurement of pCO2; Measurement of PO2; 54. Derived measurements -- bicarbonate and base excess; Oxygen consumption, carbon dioxide production and respiratory quotient; Equipment; 55. Classification of vaporizers |
| Notes |
Factors that affect delivered concentration of anaesthetic agent |
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Print version record |
| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Clifton, Barry
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Davis, Lionel
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| ISBN |
9780429577864 |
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0429577869 |
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