Part I: Principles of Mechanical Ventilation Chapter 1: Physiologic Effects of MechanicalVentilation Chapter 2: Physiologic Goald os Mechanical Ventilation Chapter 3: Ventilator-Induced Lung Injury Chapter 4: Ventilator-Associated PhneumoniaChapter 5: Ventilator Mode Classification Chapter 6: Traditional Modes of MechanicalVentilation Chapter 7: Pressure and Volume Ventilation Chapter 8: Advanced Modes of Mechanical Ventilation Chapter 9: Flows Waveforms and I:E Ratios Chapter 10: High Frequency Ventilation Chapter 11: Noninvasive Ventilation Chapter 12: Humidification and the Ventilator Circuit Chapter 13: FI02, Positive End-Expiratory Pressure, and Mean Airway Pressure Chapter 14: Initial Settings for Mechanical Ventilation Chapter 15: Patient-Ventilator Asynchrony Chapter 16: Ventilator Liberation Part II: Ventilator Management Chapter 17: Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome Chapter 18: Obstructive Lung Disease Chapter 19: Chest Trauma Chapter 20: Head Injury Chapter 21: Postoperative Mechanical Ventilation Chapter 22: Neuromuscular Disease Chapter 23: Cardiac Failure Chapter 24: Burns and Inhalation Injury Chapter 25: Bronchopleural Fistula Chapter 26: Drug Overdoses Part III: Monitoring During Mechanical Ventilation Chapter 27: Blood Gases Chapter 28: Pulse Oximetry, Capnography, andTranscutaneous Monitoring; Chapter 29: Hemodynamic Montoring Chapter 30: Basic Pulmonary Mechanics duringMechanical Ventilation Chapter 31: Advanced Pulmonary Mechanics duringMechanical Ventilation Chapter 32: Nutritional Assessment Part IV: Topics Related to Mechanical Ventilation Chapter 33: Airway Management Chapter 34: Airway Clearance Chapter 35: Inhaled Drug Delivery Chapter 36: Emergency Ventilation and Ventilation in a Disaster Chapter 37: Mobilization and Portable Ventilation Chapter 38: Extracorporeal Life Support Index.