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Basic Physics & Measurement in Anaesthesia 5th edition


Basic Physics & Measurement in Anaesthesia 5th edition

Paperback by Davis, P.D.; Davis, Paul D. (Principal Physicist, West of Scotland Health Boards' Department of Clinical Physics and Bio-Engineering, Southern General Hospital, Glasgow, UK); Kenny, Gavin N. C. (Senior Lecturer, Department of Anaesthesia, University of Glasgow; Head of Anaesthesia, HCI International, Glasgow, UK)

Basic Physics & Measurement in Anaesthesia

£58.99

ISBN:
9780750648288
Publication Date:
3 Jun 2003
Edition/language:
5th edition / English
Publisher:
Elsevier Health Sciences
Imprint:
Butterworth-Heinemann Ltd
Pages:
324 pages
Format:
Paperback
For delivery:
New product available - 9780702031595
Basic Physics & Measurement in Anaesthesia

Description

Revisions for this edition will include latest equipment and review of technical features, new European regulations, expanded EEG and infusion chapters, updated illustrations and new ones added, thorough review to cover FRCA requirements. Offers a comprehensive guide to physical principles and their clinical application in anesthesia to help the reader practice safe and reliable anesthesia. Uses clinical examples throughout to aid in understanding. Provides practical advice on essential measurement and monitoring using the latest equipment and technology. Covers all topics related to equipment, physics and clinical measurement. Presents easy to understand information in a highly readable format with figures throughout to illustrate equipment and principles. Updated throughout to provide the most current information. Includes a new chapter on Assessment of awareness during anaesthesia (Ch. 26).

Contents

1. Pressure 2. Fluid flow 3. Volume and flow measurement 4. The gas laws 5. Natural exponential functions 6. Solubility 7. Diffusion and osmosis 8. Work, energy and power 9. Temperature 10. Heat capacity and latent heat 11. Vaporizers 12. Humidification 13. The sine wave and wave patterns 14. Electricity 15. Biological electrical potentials: their display and recording 16. Electrical safety 17. Blood pressure measurement 18. Oxygen measurement 19. Hydrogen ion and carbon dioxide measurement 20. Further techniques of gas and vapour analysis 21. Gas supplies 22. Breathing and scavenging systems 23. Fires and explosions 24. Isotopes and radiation 25. Presentation and handling of data, basic measurement concepts 26. Assessment of awareness during anaesthesia Appendix

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