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Mechanical Ventilation: Physiological and Clinical Applications, 3e

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Having been away from Respiratory Therapy for a number of years, I needed a text that would bring me "up to speed" with changes in technology and current mindsets in acute and chronic care of the respiratory patient. What a joy this book is to read! The author obviously has the firmest of grasps on the subjects discussed and her teaching background is evident throughout.

I have just started my pulmonology residency and I have to say this book is a life-saver! It is a great resource. It has everything in a concise, srtaight-foward manner. It has helped me out of many a Grand Rounds jam. I highly highly recommend this book.

While this book is written primarily for respiratory therapists, it is equally helpful for medical residents. I work in ICU as a resident and have been looking for a good book that explains mechanical ventilation well. This book is excellent for that purpose. This book explains a lot of the nuts and bolts of mechanical ventilation. These detailed information is often lacking in most critical care textbooks. And yet, as MDs, we are supposed to know them when we care for our patients. This book provide those vital information so that we can manage our ventilated patients competently and confidently. The chapters are very well organised. It builds basic concepts progressively in a systematic manner. The graphs and diagrams are excellent to assist understanding. The clarity of the text is also impressive. Most things are very well explained. The sign of a good text book is often reflected by the fact the complicated mechanism are explained by simple sentences. The author does it particularly well. This is a great book for any resident who works in ICU or ED.

This volume has much to recommend it but I will focus on just two.

Firstly, it contains a clear description of the types and variation between current (and earlier) devices that enables a Clinical Engineer to better understand the pros and cons of a given device selection. There are illustrations and discussions of a variety of device designs complete with basic internal diagrams as well as breathing circuits. Do you want to see a respirator made in a jam tin? Then this is the book for you.

Secondly there is a wealth of clearly explained clinical detail to ensure the subtleties of this important and complex topic can be understood by a Clinical Engineer. I found the discussions on the techniques used in home (or long term) ventilation particularly enlightening.

I believe it will make a welcome addition to any Clinical Engineer's professional library.

Recently expanded my practice to include critical care respiratory therapy. Found this book an excellent introductory primer to all the important basic concepts necessary to understand mechanical ventilation. Highly recommend this as an introductory text for Acute / Critical Respiratory Care.

This was required for my Respiratory program, but I would still recommend this book. It contains a lot of good material on management of pts on vents, etc, and makes a good reference...

Pilbeam establishes herself as the therapist expert in mechanical ventilation with this expanded & refined edition. It is current, readable, comprehensive & firmly based in clinical practice. Pilbeam is a national treasure in the field of respiratory care.

We used this book when I was a student respiratory therapist, and it was really bad. The author is overly wordy. She often gives a long explaination that leaves out the key points when a more concise explaination would be better.

A lot of the questions at the end of the chapters had long, unclear answers that were annoying. They would ask something like "What effect does increasing (something) have on (something else). Instead of answering that this would increase or decrease the second variable, she would give a long answer that says it would have a "negative" effect. Yes, but negative in what way? Too high, too low, what?

I am very happy. It is the first time I have bought by Amazon and I received the book several days before the planned date. Thanks and I will buy the next very soon.

this item was hard to find as it was not even in my college book store yet. so amazon worked great with the price and how fast it shipped to my house. I received it well in time before class started this semester