Publisher's Synopsis
Book & 2 DVDs. ABOUT THE BOOK: Learn basics about how to read a blood gas report. What are the principle components, how they are derived and what is their significance? This includes pH, PaCO2, PCO2, PaO2, PAO2, FiO2, CaO2, A-a gradient, SaO2, HCO3, Pulse oximetry, Carbon-monoxide poisoning, Hyperbaric Chamber. This is section I of the book. Section II of the book is a work book approach where the doctor learns to interpret blood gases from the given report (emphasis is not to use the graph) in a step by step manner. One learns to interpret simple and mixed disorders including Respiratory Acidosis, Metabolic Acidosis, Anion gap and Non Anion Gap Acidosis, Respiratory Alkalosis, Metabolic Alkalosis, Chloride Responsive and Non-Responsive Alkalosis, Mixed Disorders and common mistakes made while interpreting a blood gas report and how to avoid them. Each disorder is separately explained. Section III further challenges the resident with over 200 exercises on blood gases. Section IV is the summary of the book. ABOUT THE DVDs: DVD 1 -- Essentials of ABG: Understand in simple language various parameters of the blood gas report including the SaO2, PaO2, PB, PiO2, FiO2, PaCO2, A-a DO2, pH and much more. Understand how and why normal and abnormal values are achieved and what their clinical significance is. This DVD is at least equivalent to 10 hours of reading. DVD 2 -- Details of ABG: Explains step-by-step as to how to interpret the blood gas report without using a paper, pen or calculator. Discusses simple and then mixed acid base disorders. Common conditions like metabolic acidosis, metabolic alkalosis, Respiratory Acidosis are explained in more details. This DVD is equivalent to at least 20 hours of reading and trains the reader for a life time in less than an hour. Approximate running time: 110 minutes.
