Blood Gas Analysis 4th/2020

Highlights:

• Acid-base disturbances are commonly encountered in critically ill patients in ICU and result from a wide variety of metabolic and respiratory disorders. 
• Besides knowing about the seriousness of the underlying diseases, acid-base disturbances have significant hemodynamic and physiological effects.
• So an early diagnosis and treatment of these disturbances is an important component for the management of critically ill patients. 
• This requires a systematic approach for the interpretation of blood gases and electrolytes simultaneously. 
• This book will clarify most of the doubts in blood gas analysis. 
• It will aid as a quick reference during the routine daily ICU rounds and is user friendly.
• It will be useful to residents, fellows, postgraduates of critical care medicine, Pulmonology, internal medicine, pediatrics, anesthesiologists and also consultants.