| Description |
xvii, 206 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Series |
Real world nursing survival guide |
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Real world nursing survival guide.
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| Contents |
1. Understanding the Heart & Lungs -- 2. Hemodynamic Theory -- 3. Hemodynamic Monitoring Equipment -- 4. Arterial Pressure Monitoring -- 5. Right Atrial/Central Venous Pressure Monitoring -- 6. Pulmonary Artery Pressure Monitoring -- 7. Pulmonary Artery Pressures and Waveforms -- 8. Cardiac Output Measurements & Hemodynamic Calculations -- 9. Mixed Venous Oxygenation Monitoring -- 10. Non-invasive Hemodynamic Monitoring -- 11. Clinical Application: Case Studies, Clinical Interventions & Exercises Appendix: Esophageal Doppler Monitoring |
| Summary |
"The book begins with an overview of five main concepts: cardiac output, stroke volume, preload, afterload, and contractility. It discusses equipment used for specific procedures, followed by discussions of specific aspects of hemodynamic monitoring including cardiac output, intra-arterial, central venous, pulmonary artery, and mixed venous oxygenation." -- WEBSITE |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 173-175) and index |
| Subject |
Patient monitoring.
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Intravenous catheterization.
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Cardiovascular system -- Diseases -- Nursing.
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Hemodynamic monitoring.
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Haemodynamics
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Monitoring, Physiologic -- nursing.
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Hemodynamic Processes
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Monitoring, Physiologic.
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Nursing.
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Methods.
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Hemodynamics.
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Hemodynamics.
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Monitoring, Physiologic -- nursing.
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Monitoring, Physiologic -- methods.
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| Genre/Form |
Problems and Exercises.
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Problems and Exercises.
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| Author |
Hodges, Rebecca K.
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| ISBN |
0721603750 |
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