SECTION ONE The Respiratory System
1 The Airways and Alveoli
2 The Lungs and Chest Wall
3 Mechanics of Ventilation
4 Ventilation
5 Pulmonary Function Measurements
6 Pulmonary Blood Flow
7 Gas Diffusion
8 Oxygen Equilibrium and Transport
9 Carbon Dioxide Equilibrium and Transport
10 Acid-Base Regulation
11 Control of Ventilation
12 Ventilation-Perfusion Relationships
13 Clinical Assessment of Acid-Base and Oxygenation Status
14 Physiological Basis for Mechanical Ventilation Strategies in Acute
Respiratory Distress Syndrome
15 Physiology of Sleep-Disordered Breathing
16 Fetal and Newborn Cardiopulmonary Physiology
SECTION TWO The Cardiovascular System
17 Functional Anatomy of the Cardiovascular System Heart
18 Cardiac Electrophysiology
19 The Electrocardiogram and Cardiac Arrhythmias in Adults
20 Control of Cardiac Output and Hemodynamic Measurements
SECTION THREE The Renal System
21 Filtration, Urine Formation, and Fluid Regulation
22 Electrolyte and Acid-Base Regulation
23 Cardiopulmonary Response to Exercise in Health and Disease
24 Effects of Aging on the Cardiopulmonary System
Appendix I Symbols and Abbreviations Used in Cardiopulmonary Physiology
Appendix II Units of Measurement
Appendix III Equation Derivations
Appendix IV Dubois Body Surface Area Chart
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