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A practical guide to mechanical ventilation

Introduction to noninvasive ventilation -- Physiology of noninvasive ventilation -- Noninvasive ventilation in acute respiratory failure from COPD -- Noninvasive ventilation in acute CHF -- Noninvasive ventilation in acute respiratory failure -- Noninvasive ventilation in chronic respiratory failure associated with COPD -- Noninvasive ventilation in chronic repiratory disease -- Weaning from invasive ventilation to noninvasive ventilation -- Respiratory failure -- Airway management chapters -- Ventilator mechanics -- Modes of mechanical ventilation -- Assessing lung physiology -- Mechanical ventilation in restrictive lung disease -- Mechanical ventilation in obstructive lung disease -- Ancillary methods to mechanical ventilation -- Mechanical ventilator outcomes -- Definitions -- Readiness testing and weaning predictors -- Physiologic barriers -- Modes used during discontinuation -- Extubation -- Adjuncts to facilitate weaning -- Tracheostomy -- Putting it all together : protocols and algorithms.