Monitoring cardiovascular function is a fundamental check on the
patient's wellbeing in the conscious or unconscious state. Time
honoured methods such as the ECG and blood pressure monitoring have
been joined by recent advanced technological methods that require a
sound understanding on the part of the user. This book is a
comprehensive and authoritative guide to all the methods currently
available. It discusses both basic technology and practical
implementation in the clinical situation. Chapters include:
ECG monitoring, it scope and limitations
No n-invasive blood pressure monitoring
Schygmomanometry
Oscillometry and oscillotonometry
Tonometry
Problems and errors in blood pressure
Measurement and instrumentation
Ambulatory blood pressure monitoring
Home blood pressure monitoring
Pulse monitoring
Doppler ultrasound and echocardiography
Electrical impedance monitoring
Each chapter contains an extensive literature search, and the
final chapter covers the general rationale behind medical alarms
and discusses their advantages and disadvantages.
The demand today is for non-invasive monitoring methods wherever
possible, for patient comfort and to minimize risk and possible
litigation. These non-invasive procedures are therefore becoming
the most widely used by hospital doctors, general practitioners,
hospital and community nurses and midwives, and by all those
working in anaesthesia, intensive care and emergency care. The
up-to-date information in this book, amply illustrated with
explanatory line diagrams, will provide all required to perform
these procedures with a reassuringly complete and clearly described
reference.
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