Product Description
by Jamie Bisson (Author)
Do you find arterial blood gasses a challenge and a bit complicated? Perhaps you just want to further your knowledge and dive deeper into the subject. Whether you are a student nurse, registered nurse, medical student, intern, senior doctor or other allied healthcare professional this book is what you need to grasp and fully understand this subject. This book will give you a simple step-by-step process of interpreting any arterial blood gas that you are likely to come across. A concise and easy to understand explanation of what to look for and also what the causes are for any derangement in the results are provided in this book. The contents of this book include the basics of the arterial blood gas: How to take a sample and what the varying values mean. The oxygen dissociation curve is explored and reference is made to temperature correction. Examples of acidaemia and alkalosis from both primary respiratory and metabolic causes are given along with partial and fully compensated examples. Treatment options depending on the results are also discussed in depth for both the patient in and out of a critical care environment. In addition to this broad analysis and explanation of the arterial blood gas the book also discusses the A-a gradient and provides explanation of how to calculate any anion-gap and what it means. This is a very thorough and premium book, that is written in a very easy to understand way, that can be comprehended by anyone. It is thoroughly referenced throughout to support the claims and statements made. More great healthcare resources are available at our website: http: //www.eadvancedhealthcare.com/healthcare-resources/
Author Biography
I am a clinical nurse specialist working in a major tertiary referral centre within Australia. I qualified in 1998 and since then I have been working in critical care, more specifically in a coronary care unit, cardiac high dependency units, cardiothoracic intensive care units, a paediatric and a general intensive care unit. In addition to this I have worked as an educator in all of my places of work. I have published in both Amazon and also in international professional nursing journals. I have taught at major universities in the UK and am providing education to the public for their benefit and also to dispel some of the complexities which are taught in conventional teaching sessions and methods. I believe that many of these things that we learn are made unnecessarily complicated and filled with jargon to confuse both the learner and the educator. I ensure that the information I give is put in basic language which everyone can understand in an effort to improve the learners knowledge and patient care. Other healthcare resources can be found at: http: //www.eadvancedhealthcare.com
