JAYPEE PUBLISHERS
Oxygen Therapy: New Approach to Wellness Across Specialities;1st Edition 2026 by Nikhil Sarangdhar
Rs. 2,620.00
Rs. 3,495.00
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Key Features
- “Oxygen Therapy: New Approach to Wellness across Specialities” is meant for a vast and diverse reader pool, ranging from general practitioners to specialists of Respiratory Medicine, Internal medicine, Critical Care and several other Broad and Super Medical and Surgical Specialties, as well as postgraduate trainees, and healthcare workers.
- The book begins with the evolution of oxygen on earth, the isolation of oxygen in pure form in the medieval ages, and covers in broad perspective the evolution of oxygen therapy in medicine from the past to the present. In addition to this, the basic sciences and physiology of respiratory failure, gas exchange, oxygen transport delivery and utilization at cellular level are also covered.
- Chapters pertaining to oxygen sources, administration, devices, and clinical uses in different respiratory as well as nonrespiratory conditions, both acute and chronic in adults and children have been included, as are oxygenation during procedures such as ventilation and bronchoscopy.
- The oxygen crisis during coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has also been dealt with, with valuable lessons for the future pandemic preparedness, including oxygen audits for health services. The historical contributions of all pioneers whose efforts led to oxygen therapy and assisted ventilation achieving their current status in modern medicine have been commemorated by a photo gallery in the chapter on “The Past, Present and Future of Oxygen Therapy”.
- All articles have been written and edited to follow a standard pattern. Each article includes an introduction and summary or keypoints, with references for those who wish to read further.
- To break the monotony of reading subjective articles and make it more lively and interesting for the reader, some articles have been written in a question-answer format and some real-life case reports that reflect commonly encountered clinical scenarios have also been included for the reader to develop a better grasp of the subject.
- The informative chapters contain high-quality graphics, pictures, tables, and charts to capture the reader's interest and make it more informative and interesting.
- A concise, yet comprehensive review of the historical and current perspectives, theory, practice, and clinical applications of oxygen therapy in a nutshell.
