Pierce, Lynelle N.B.

Guide to mechanical ventilation and intensive respiratory care. - Philadelphia : W.B. Saunders Company, 1995. - xix, 380 p. : ill. : 24 cm.

Includes index.

This handy pocket guide focuses on respiratory support appliances and various aspects of mechanical ventilation. Beginning with an overview of pulmonary anatomy and physiology, the book reviews the principles and application of physical and pharmacologic therapies used for the pulmonary system. A special section on advance modes of mechanical ventilation is also included.

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Respiratory intensive care
Respiratory therapy
Artificial respiratory

WB 342 PM 1995