Basic physics and measurement in anaesthesia / P. D. Davis, G. N. C. Kenny.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Davis, P. D.

Contributor:

Kenny, G. N. C.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Anesthesia.

Anesthesiology--Apparatus and instruments.

Anesthesiology.

Anesthesiology--instrumentation.

Physics.

Medical Subjects:

Anesthesia.

Anesthesiology--instrumentation.

Physics.

Physical Description:

314 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Edition:

Fifth edition.

Place of Publication:

Edinburgh ; New York : Butterworth-Heinemann, 2003.

Summary:

An introductory text to the physical principles and their clinical application in anaesthesia. From SHO, through specialist training, this book gives a firm grounding, avoiding complex mathematics and irrelevant detail. Measurement and monitoring are a key element of anaesthesia for both nurses and anaesthetists.

Contents:

1 Pressure 1

2 Fluid Flow 11

3 Volume and Flow Measurement 23

4 The Gas Laws 37

5 Natural Exponential Functions 51

6 Solubility 65

7 Diffusion and Osmosis 75

8 Work, Energy and Power 87

9 Temperature 97

10 Heat Capacity and Latent Heat 107

11 Vaporizers 115

12 Humidification 127

13 The Sine Wave and Wave Patterns 137

14 Electricity 149

15 Biological Electrical Potentials: Their Display and Recording 165

16 Electrical Safety 179

17 Blood Pressure Measurement 187

18 Oxygen Measurement 199

19 Hydrogen Ion and Carbon Dioxide Measurement 211

20 Further Techniques of Gas and Vapour Analysis 219

21 Gas Supplies 227

22 Breathing and Scavenging Systems 237

23 Fires and Explosions 253

24 Isotopes and Radiation 261

25 Presentation and Handling of Data and Basic Measurement Concepts 273

26 Assessment of Awareness during Anaesthesia 289.

Notes:

Previous ed.: published as edited by Paul D. Davis. 1995.

Includes index.

ISBN:

0750648287

OCLC:

51912952