FOREWORD ............................................................................................................................................ I
CONTRIBUTORS ......................................................
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FOREWORD ............................................................................................................................................ I
CONTRIBUTORS .................................................................................................................................III
TABLE OF CONTENT ......................................................................................................................... V
TABLE OF TABLES .......................................................................................................................... VII
TABLE OF FIGURES .......................................................................................................................... IX
ACRONYMS ......................................................................................................................................... XI
INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................................... XV
CHAPTER 1: CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION AND AIRWAY MANAGEMENT ........ 1
CHAPTER 2: RESPIRATORY FUNCTION .......................................................................................... 7
CHAPTER 3: RESPIRATORY FAILURE ........................................................................................... 27
CHAPTER 4: CARDIOVASCULAR FUNCTION AND THERAPY ................................................. 47
CHAPTER 5: NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS .................................................................................. 61
CHAPTER 6: GASTROINTESTINAL DISORDERS .......................................................................... 91
CHAPTER 7: HEPATIC, BILIARY, AND PANCREATIC DISORDERS ....................................... 109
CHAPTER 8: DIABETES MELLITUS .............................................................................................. 125
CHAPTER 9: RENAL AND URINARY DISORDERS ..................................................................... 139
CHAPTER 10: MUSCULOSKELETAL DISORDERS ..................................................................... 155
CHAPTER 11: DERMATOLOGIC DISORDERS ............................................................................. 181
CHAPTER 12: BURNS ....................................................................................................................... 189
CHAPTER 13: PROCEDURE GUIDELINES .................................................................................... 203
Procedure 1: Assisting with Arterial Puncture for Blood Gas Analysis.......................................... 203
Procedure 2: Assisting the Patient Undergoing Thoracentesis ........................................................ 207
Procedure 3: Endotracheal Intubation ............................................................................................. 211
Procedure 4: Assisting with Tracheostomy Insertion ...................................................................... 215
Procedure 5: Nasotracheal Suctioning ............................................................................................. 218
Procedure 6: Administering Oxygen by Nasal Cannula .................................................................. 222
Procedure 7: Administering Oxygen by Simple Face Mask with or without Aerosol .................. 224
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Procedure 8: Administering Oxygen by Venturi Mask (High Air Flow Oxygen Entrainment
System)...................................................................................................................... 227
Procedure 9: Administering Oxygen by Partial Rebreathing or Nonrebreathing Mask ................ 229
Procedure 10: Administering Oxygen by Continuous Positive Airway Pressure Mask ................. 231
Procedure 11: Administering Oxygen by Way of Endotracheal and Tracheostomy Tubes with a
T-Piece (Briggs) Adapter .......................................................................................... 234
Procedure 12: Administering Oxygen by Manual Resuscitation Bag (Ambo bag) ........................ 236
Procedure 13: Managing the Patient Requiring Mechanical Ventilation ........................................ 239
Procedure 14: Assisting with Chest Tube Insertion ........................................................................ 246
Procedure 15: Managing the Patient under Water-Seal Chest Drainage ......................................... 250
Procedure 16: Manual Central Venous Pressure (CVP) Monitoring .............................................. 254
Procedure 17: Direct Current Defibrillation for Ventricular Fibrillation ........................................ 259
Procedure 18: Synchronized Cardio Version .................................................................................. 262
Procedure 19: Automated External Defibrillator ............................................................................. 264
Procedure 20: Assisting the Patient Undergoing Pericardiocentesis ............................................... 266
Procedure 21: Administering an Enema .......................................................................................... 269
Procedure 22: Nasogastric Intubation.............................................................................................. 271
Procedure 23: Nasogastric Tube Removal ...................................................................................... 277
Procedure 24: Using Balloon Tamponade to Control Esophageal Bleeding (SengstakenBlakemore Tube Method, Minnesota Tube Method) ................................................ 279
Procedure 25: Blood Glucose Monitoring Technique ..................................................................... 282
Procedure 26: Teaching Self-Injection of Insulin............................................................................ 284
Procedure 27: Technique for Obtaining Clean-Catch Midstream Voided Specimen ..................... 286
Procedure 28: Catheterization of the Urinary Bladder .................................................................... 288
Procedure 29: Assisting the Patient Undergoing Suprapubic Bladder Drainage (Cystostomy) ...... 291
Procedure 30: Application of a Cast ................................................................................................ 293
Procedure 31: Removal of a Cast .................................................................................................... 296
MAIN REFERENCES ........................................................................................................................ 343
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TABLE OF TABLES
Table 1: Cardiac Markers - Normal Values, Rise, Peak, Advantages and D
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