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DiPrima, Peter A.. EMS Respiratory Emergency Management DeMYSTiFieD. McGraw-Hill Medical, 2014.

EMS Respiratory Emergency Management DeMYSTiFieD

Authors: Peter A. DiPrima

Published:  February 2014

eISBN: 9780071820844 0071820841 | ISBN: 9780071820837
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  • Cover
  • Title Page
  • Copyright Page
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgment
  • Chapter 1 Anatomy and Physiology of the Respiratory System
  • The Respiratory System
  • Chapter 2 Acid-Base Balance, Blood Gas Analysis
  • Scenario
  • Introduction
  • Oxyhemoglobin Dissociation Curve
  • Chapter 3 Pathophysiology of Apnea and Hypoxia
  • What is Hypoxia
  • Chapter 4 Pulse Oximetry and Capnography; What’s the difference?
  • Introduction
  • Principles of Pulse Oximetry
  • Chapter 5 Oxygen Delivery Devices and Bag-Valve-Mask Ventilation
  • Introduction
  • Chapter 6 Respiratory Pharmacology
  • Scenario
  • Introduction
  • Anatomy of the Autonomic Nervous System
  • Chapter 7 Respiratory Emergencies
  • Scenario
  • Respiratory Patterns
  • Lung Sounds
  • Asthma
  • Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
  • Chronic Bronchitis
  • Emphysema
  • Pulmonary Edema
  • Pneumonia
  • Respiratory Failure
  • Chapter 8 Rapid Sequence Intubation
  • Introduction
  • Rapid Sequence Induction versus Rapid Sequence Intubation
  • Pharmacology: Sedative Agents for Rapid Sequence Intubation
  • Patients and Findings
  • Conclusions
  • Summary
  • Chapter 9 Endotracheal Intubation
  • Scenario
  • Introduction
  • Indications for endotracheal intubation
  • Specific Criteria for Intubation
  • Summary
  • Chapter 10 Airway Devices for Difficult Airway Management, Supraglottic Airway Devices
  • Scenario
  • Introduction
  • Laryngeal Mask Airway
  • Chapter 11 Special Clinical Considerations for the “Difficult Airway”
  • Epidemiology
  • Airway Management of the Adult Trauma Patient
  • Emergency Airway Evaluation of the Burn Patient
  • Airway Management in Pregnancy
  • Introduction
  • Anatomic and Physiological Changes during Pregnancy
  • Morbid Obesity in Pregnancy and Airway
  • Difficult Airway Management in Bariatric Patients
  • Introduction
  • Pulmonary Physiology
  • Managing the Difficult Airway in Geriatric Patients
  • Introduction
  • Cricothyroidotomy Surgical Airway
  • Introduction
  • Chapter 12 Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP)
  • Scenario
  • Introduction
  • Pathophysiology of Pulmonary Edema
  • Key Terms
  • Index