The Ventilator Book: Second Edition

I bought the print book and got this for cheap. Now I have the print book for reference and this is on my phone if I need it at the bedside. Cool! Great reference for anyone who takes care of patients on ventilators. I am an ICU nurse and I got this book to help me study vent modes for a CRNA school interview. I start classes this fall, so it must have worked! I LOVE how the author breaks down terminology across different manufacturers and links the different proprietary names for common vent settings. Really helpful in my unit where we use multiple vent models. It's not my job to manage the vent or change settings, but it's helpful to know what's going on with my patient. There is nothing in this Kindle edition that is ill-suited to the format. I am wary of getting reference books for Kindle because sometimes graphs or tables are poorly translated but the Kindle version is good.

Im an emergency medicine resident about to start critical care fellowship. Ive read so many different resources on vent management, but this has been my favorite. Its such an easy read. It clearly and simply explains what is usually a hard topic. Its a quick read and was actually enjoyable to read compared to the other resources Ive used in the past. Highly recommend this book!!!!!

I use this with the ICU book to read up on ventilators. The ICU book is good for more detail, this book summarizes things well in a very quick and dirty format. I like both. I wouldn't use either as an on-the-spot reference for an emergency, however I work at an academic center where I have plenty of colleagues to consult. Can't comment on its usefulness in the rural setting with less help around

I am a PGY3 Internal Medicine resident. Through my residency so far I had been reading about ventilator management from so many different source that all the information gets mangled. You are reading the same stuff from different books and thus you fail to develop a mental picture. It is always good to have a single basic source. This is an excellent book for anyone wanting to know the basics and more for ventilator management. I am reading it on my Note 3 which has a big enough screen size to read books. I am reading it on the go when I have time. It is short enough and the language is simple enough for it to be read and applied quickly. It gives just the required bit of knowledge to apply to your patients which is I think all you need. Not extensive but all a resident would need and also if you are planning for a career as a Hospitalist who would have to do Vent Management. Read this one or twice and that should set you up. I would recommend this for Residents and Hospitalists and possibly critical care fellows as a great starter book.

Book doesn’t look new and appears like it was shortly owned. However, it looks like all the pages are there after reading other’s reviews of missing pages. Will update this after reading through.

This is a good book for those interested in the anatomy and physiology of respiratory care management of the ventilated patient. Dr. Owens provides good insights into patient ventilator modalities. My background is in respiratory care and anesthesia and I found this to be an important informational read in taking care of patients. I plan on using the information gleaned in my daily practice.

Page 65-66 Had me laughing out loud on rounds when I was sneaking in some reading time. - Anyway, I just don't have time to read about the pathophysiology and the mechanics on breathing they way in an ideal world would exist in. (1)There is seriously no time to whip out a textbook every night managing ICU patients when you start out. (2) When speaking to my attendings, even when I was wrong, my application was sound, and to me that's a huge point with the attendings and medicine overall. Residency is a learning experience, the more you man up justifying your reasoning with conceptual thinking, everyone considers it, more than belting out facts. The Book helped immensely in "thinking it out" on the fly. The way it is written is very conceptual. Honestly, there is no time to be relying on anything but "muscle memory."

This book is aimed at RT’s and medical students. As a nurse it has a ton of information that isn’t pertinent to me but it’s very helpful to know and allows me to be a resource at work.

Ho acquistato questo prodotto durante la mia lunga frequenza della terapia intensiva, come approccio iniziale alle varie modalità di ventilazione. Il libro in questione, con termini semplici e talora spiccata simpatia, introduce il lettore al difficile mondo della ventilazione, prima con un'introduzione generale che ne spiega le basi e poi affrontando separatamente tutte le varie modalità. È sicuramente un ottimo punto di partenza per chiunque voglia iniziare a conoscere questa interessante disciplina.

I’m an ICU fellow and this book is awesome. Readable, quick, digestible.

A practical straight forward and to the point hand book for quick reference on ventilation, for those already using mechanical ventilators and need a quick reflection on settings for this I do recommend it.

詳しすぎず、呼吸生理も必要最小限。呼吸器管理が必要な非集中治療医に最適な本だと思います。

Es una pequeña guia muy comprensiva para poder iniciar o ajustar el ventilador en distintos escenarios, es fcail y rapida de leer y comprender. Simplificando el uso de ventiladores para médicos residentes y no especialistas.