FLIGHT MEDICAL PROVIDER STUDY GUIDE-CURRENT CONCEPTS IN CRITICAL
CARE TRANSPORT(IA MED)BOOK BY CHRIS SMETANA AND LINDSAY MAULDIN
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
ARTERIAL BLOOD GASES
ADVANCED AIRWAY
MANAGEMENT
VENTILATOR PATIENT
MANAGEMENT
PULMONARY DISEASES
LABORATORY ANALYSIS AND
DIAGNOSTIC STUDIES ENDOCRINE
EMERGENCIES
GASTROINTESTINAL AND
GENITOURINARY EMERGENCIES FLIGHT
PHYSIOLOGY S STRESSORS OF
TRANSPORT
AIRCRAFT FUNDAMENTALS, GROUND OPERATIONS,
SAFETY AND SURVIVAL CRITICAL CARE CARDIOLOGY
HEMODYNAMIC
MONITORING
NEUROLOGICAL
EMERGENCIES
CEREBROVASCULAR
ACCIDENTS TRAUMA
PATIENT MANAGEMENT
BURN MANAGEMENT
ENVIRONMENTAL INJURIES S
TOXICOLOGY OBSTETRICAL
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EMERGENCIES
NEONATAL
EMERGENCIES
PEDIATRIC
EMERGENCIES
REFERENCES
DISCLAIMER
DEDICATION
ACKNOWLEDGE
MENTS PREFACE
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ARTERIAL BLOOD GASES
ABG Normal Range
pH 7.35 - 7.45
CO2 35 - 45
HCO3 22 - 26
PaO2 80-100
SaO2 > 95%
Base (Deficit/Excess) (-2) - (2+)
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