Andrew B. Lumb (St James' University Hospi Consultant Anaesthetist, Caroline R Thomas

Nunn and Lumb's Applied Respiratory Physiology

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book is a concise, one-stop guide to all aspects of respiratory physiology in health, disease, and in the many physiologically challenging situations and environments into which humans take themselves - coverage is from basic science to clinical applications

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Elsevier Health Sciences
• 9 ed
• Seitenzahl: 456
• Erscheinungstermin: 31. Juli 2020
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 284mm x 222mm x 27mm
• Gewicht: 1492g
• ISBN-13: 9780702079085
• ISBN-10: 0702079081
• Artikelnr.: 59343644

Inhaltsangabe

Foreword by Professor Peter Slinger
vi Preface
vii Part 1: Basic Principles 1. Functional Anatomy of the Respiratory Tract
2 2. Elastic Forces and Lung Volumes
14 3. Respiratory System Resistance
27 4. Control of Breathing
42 5. Pulmonary Ventilation
59 6. The Pulmonary Circulation
73 7. Distribution of Pulmonary Ventilation and Perfusion
88 8. Diffusion of Respiratory Gases
111 9. Carbon Dioxide
122 10. Oxygen
136 11. Nonrespiratory Functions of the Lung
164 Part 2: Applied Physiology 12. Pregnancy
Neonates and Children
175 13. Exercise
183 14. Sleep
191 15. Obesity
199 16. High Altitude and Flying
205 17. High Pressure and Diving
218 18. Respiration in Closed Environments and Space
225 19. Drowning
233 20. Smoking and Air Pollution
236 21. Anaesthesia
244 22. Changes in the Carbon Dioxide Partial Pressure
268 23. Hypoxia
273 24. Anaemia
279 25. Oxygen Toxicity and Hyperoxia
285 26. Comparative Respiratory Physiology
299 Part 3: Physiology of Pulmonary Disease 27. Ventilatory Failure
316 28. Airways Disease
324 29. Pulmonary Vascular Disease
339 30. Diseases of the Lung Parenchyma and Pleura
349 31. Acute Lung Injury
365 32. Respiratory Support and Artificial Ventilation
375 33. Pulmonary Surgery
398 Appendix A Physical Quantities and Units of Measurement
412 Appendix B The Gas Laws
415 Appendix C Conversion Factors for Gas Volumes
417 Appendix D Symbols and Abbreviations
418 Appendix E Mathematical Functions Relevant to Respiratory Physiology
419 Online Content 34. The Atmosphere 35. The History of Respiratory Physiology Test your Knowledge Access via Expert Consult - see inside front cover for instructions. Index
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