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Beschreibung
The applications and advantages of portable pupillometry for a wide variety of healthcare providers are becoming increasingly evident, with frequent pupil evaluation becoming the protocol throughout critical care and emergency departments. Authored by a world leading expert, this practical, user-friendly book brings together all the research on portable pupillometry and explains the meaning of the various parameters that new portable pupillometers provide. Starting with the anatomy and physiology of the pupil, the book moves on to discuss pharmacological effects, unusual pupillary syndromes, measurement and size of the pupil, pupillary reflex dilation and pupillary unrest. Additional chapters focus on traumatic brain injury, cardiac arrest, intensive care, opioid effect, acute pain and anisocoria and provide valuable clinical examples and case reports. Also featuring an extensive bibliography for further reading, this book is essential reading for all healthcare professionals using the pupil to evaluate drug effects and ischemic/traumatic insults to the brain.
The applications and advantages of portable pupillometry for a wide variety of healthcare providers are becoming increasingly evident, with frequent pupil evaluation becoming the protocol throughout critical care and emergency departments. Authored by a world leading expert, this practical, user-friendly book brings together all the research on portable pupillometry and explains the meaning of the various parameters that new portable pupillometers provide. Starting with the anatomy and physiology of the pupil, the book moves on to discuss pharmacological effects, unusual pupillary syndromes, measurement and size of the pupil, pupillary reflex dilation and pupillary unrest. Additional chapters focus on traumatic brain injury, cardiac arrest, intensive care, opioid effect, acute pain and anisocoria and provide valuable clinical examples and case reports. Also featuring an extensive bibliography for further reading, this book is essential reading for all healthcare professionals using the pupil to evaluate drug effects and ischemic/traumatic insults to the brain.
Über den Autor
Merlin D. Larson is Emeritus Professor in the Department of Anesthesia and Perioperative Care at the University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine. He originated the idea of portable infrared pupillometry, authoring the first papers on its use and his various works are essential reading material for those whose use the technology.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Preface; Acknowledgements; Glossary; Introduction; 1. Early history of the pupil; 2. Anatomy of the pupil; 3. Physiology of the pupil; 4. Pharmacology of the pupil; 5. Unusual pupillary syndromes; 6. Measurement of the pupil; 7. Pupil size; 8. Pupillary light reflex; 9. Pupillary reflex dilation; 10. Measuring inhibition at the EW nucleus; 11. Traumatic brain injury, cardiac arrest, intensive care; 12. Opioid effect and acute pain; 13. Anisocoria; 14. Clinical examples and case reports; Conclusion; References; Index.
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2024
Fachbereich: Andere Fachgebiete
Genre: Importe, Medizin
Rubrik: Wissenschaften
Medium: Taschenbuch
ISBN-13: 9781009436298
ISBN-10: 1009436295
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Larson, Merlin D.
Hersteller: Cambridge University Press
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße: 234 x 156 x 9 mm
Von/Mit: Merlin D. Larson
Erscheinungsdatum: 21.10.2024
Gewicht: 0,263 kg
Artikel-ID: 128905688

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