Simple Guide to Blood Gas Analysis

Peter Anthony Driscoll (Author), T. A. Brown (Author), Carl L. Gwinnutt (Author), Terry Wardle (Author)

9780727911070, Wiley

Paperback / softback, published 17 September 1997

204 pages
25 x 15 x 1.5 cm, 0.255 kg

Accurate analysis of blood gases is vital to give information on a patient's respiratory and circulation state as well as the adequacy of resuscitation. This book guides the reader, with the help of clarifying cartoons, through the basic principles and a new and easy to grasp system of interpretation.

How to take an arterial blood gas sample
the survival guide to understanding acid-base balance
too much alkali
the survival guide to understanding oxygenation
too little oxygenation
complex situations
special situations
putting it all together
self assessments.

Subject Areas: Medicine: general issues [MB]