Workbook for Pilbeam's Mechanical Ventilation : Physiological and Clinical Applications / J.M. Cairo and Sandra T. Hinski

1. Basic Terms and Concepts of Mechanical Ventilation; 2. How Ventilators Work; 3. How a Breath Is Delivered; 4. Establishing the Need for Mechanical Ventilation; 5. Selecting the Ventilator and the Mode; 6. Initial Ventilator Settings; 7. Final Considerations in Ventilator Setup; 8. Initial Patient Assessment; 9. Ventilator Graphics; 10. Assessment of Respiratory Function; 11. Hemodynamic Monitoring; 12. Methods to Improve Ventilation in Patient-Ventilator Management; 13. Improving Oxygenation and Management of Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome; 14. Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia; 15. Sedatives, Analgesics and Paralytics; 16. Extrapulmonary Effects of Mechanical Ventilation; 17. Effects of Positive-Pressure Ventilation on the Pulmonary System; 18. Troubleshooting and Problem Solving; 19. Basic Concepts of Noninvasive Positive- Pressure Ventilation; 20. Weaning and Discontinuation from Mechanical Ventilation; 21. Long-Term Ventilation; 22. Neonatal and Pediatric Mechanical Ventilation; 23. Special Techniques in Ventilatory Support