Every ICU provides rapid and automated blood gas testing twenty-four hours a day. This title is a manual on blood gases. It includes patient scenarios, figures, a revised bibliography, and pertinent internet addresses.
Today every ICU provides rapid and automated blood gas testing twenty-four hours a day. The emphasis in this handy manual on blood gases is on interpreting readings and wisely using the information derived. The self-testing questions and glossary make it particularly useful. The Second Edition includes patient scenarios, more figures, a revised bibliography, and pertinent Internet addresses.
