Chapter 15 Noninvasive Blood Gas Monitoring Pulse oximetry is arguably the most significant technological advance ever made in monitoring the well-being and safety of patients during anesthesia, recovery, and critical…
Chapter 12 Regulation of Acids, Bases, and Electrolytes Regulation of Volatile Acid (Ventilation)… One might guess that respiration would increase whenever cells of the body use more O2 and form…
Chapter 3 Blood Gas Sampling Errors In blood gas and pH analysis, an incorrect result can often be worse for the patient than no result at all. National Committee for…
Chapter 1 Arterial Blood Gases Blood gas and pH analysis has more immediacy and potential impact on patient care than any other laboratory determination. National Committee for Clinical Laboratory Standards690…
Chapter 10 Treatment of Hypoxemia and Shunting I believe the frequent forceful encouragement to cough and raise sputum supplemented by a degree of bullying and buffeting is often more relevant…
Chapter 13 Differential Diagnosis of Acid-Base Disturbances …it should be emphasized that a given set of acid-base values is never diagnostic of a particular acid-base disorder, but rather consistent with…
Chapter 14 Mixed Acid-Base Disturbances and Treatment One must develop a clear understanding of the pathophysiologic principles which underlie simple disorders before a comfortable approach to diagnosis and therapy of…
Chapter 5 Accuracy Check and Metabolic Acid-Base Indices Of the three variables in the H-H (Henderson-Hasselbalch) equation, any one obviously can be calculated if the other two are known. Charles…
Chapter 16 EBUS-TBNA of Right Lower Paratracheal Lymph Node (Station 4R) This chapter emphasizes the following elements of the Four Box Approach: patient’s significant comorbidities; patient preferences and expectations (also…
Chapter 30 Hemoptysis Caused by Distal Left Main Bronchial Tumor in a Patient with Primary Lung Adenocarcinoma This chapter emphasizes the following elements of the Four Box Approach: techniques and…
