Quick Look Nursing: Oxygenation

by Kennedy Sheldon, Lisa

• ISBN13: 9780763744755
• ISBN10: 0763744751
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2007-06-06
• Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Learning

Summary

Core Concepts Made Easy!   Intended as a quick reference, the  Second Edition  of   Quick Look Nursing: Oxygenation assists nurses and nursing students in the development of individualized nursing care plans that incorporate the facts surrounding the concept of oxygenation. Pullouts of key terms and facts reinforce the important aspects of the respiratory and cardiovascular systems. Arising from real-life patients, The text features case studies as an opportunity for students and health professionals to incorporate the important facts and concepts when thinking about individual patients. Updated content includes: New interventions (such as CPAP) and medications for asthma and COPD New format featuring pullouts of important facts and Nursing Care sections for particular disorders Features NCLEX-Style Questions! Topics covered throughout this text include: anatomy physiology assessment and management of the respiratory and cardiovascular systems common interventions to improve oxygenation the role of the hematological system in oxygen transport

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	p. vii
About the Author	p. ix
Introduction	p. xi
Anatomy and Physiology of the Respiratory System	p. 1
Case Study	p. 2
The Anatomy of the Respiratory System	p. 3
Respiratory Physiology	p. 15
Case Study Resolution	p. 23
Assessment of the Respiratory System	p. 28
Case Study	p. 29
The Patient History	p. 30
Physical Assessment of the Respiratory Tract	p. 37
Diagnostic Tests of the Respiratory System	p. 57
Case Study Resolution	p. 75
Management of Adults with Respiratory Disorders	p. 79
Case Study	p. 80
Respiratory Tract Defenses	p. 80
Disorders of the Upper Airways	p. 82
Disorders of the Lower Respiratory Tract	p. 103
Case Study Resolution	p. 166
Common Interventions to Improve Oxygenation	p. 170
Case Study	p. 171
General Respiratory Health and Policy	p. 171
Improving Physical Mobility	p. 173
Breathing Exercises	p. 175
Mobilizing Secretions	p. 177
Maintaining a Patent Airway	p. 183
Closed Chest Drainage	p. 190
Oxygen Therapy	p. 198
Mechanical Ventilation	p. 206
Anatomy and Physiology of the Cardiovascular System	p. 239
Case Study	p. 240
Introduction	p. 240
The Heart	p. 240
The Vascular Network	p. 246
The Physiology of the Circulatory System	p. 254
Regulation of the Cardiovascular System	p. 258
Assessment of the Cardiovascular System	p. 267
Case Study	p. 268
General Assessment	p. 269
Assessment of the Cardiovascular System	p. 269
Answers to the Case Study Questions	p. 297
Disorders of the Cardiovascular System: Impact on Oxygenation	p. 301
Case Study	p. 302
Atherosclerosis	p. 303
Coronary Artery Disease	p. 307
Heart Failure	p. 323
Pulmonary Edema	p. 328
Peripheral Arterial Disease	p. 330
Answers to the Case Study Questions	p. 333
The Role of the Hematologic System in Oxygen Transport	p. 338
Case Study	p. 339
Introduction	p. 339
Laboratory Tests	p. 342
Disorders of the Hematologic System	p. 343
Hemoglobinopathies	p. 347
Answers to Case Study Questions	p. 348
Bibliography	p. 351
Glossary	p. 357
Index	p. 385
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