Keywords:
Respiratory Physiological Phenomena.
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Electronic books.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
Pages:
1 online resource (180 pages)
Edition:
2nd ed.
ISBN:
9780702050725
Series Statement:
Systems of the Body Series
URL:
https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/geomar/detail.action?docID=2004167
DDC:
611.2
Language:
English
Note:
Front cover -- The respiratory system: Basic science and clinical conditions -- Copyright page -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION -- Introduction -- What is respiration? -- The need for respiration -- Diffusion in respiration and the circulation -- Timing in the circulation and respiration -- Basic science of respiration -- Drugs -- CHAPTER 2 STRUCTURE OF THE RESPIRATORY SYSTEM, RELATED TO FUNCTION -- Introduction -- The upper airways -- The intrathoracic airways -- Blood vessels -- Pulmonary hypertension -- The lymphatics -- The nerves -- Gross structure of the respiratory system -- Pleurisy -- The diaphragm and chest wall -- How breathing is brought about -- Embryology -- Air-conditioning -- Metabolic activity -- Metabolism of circulating biologically active substances -- Non-respiratory functions -- CHAPTER 3 ELASTIC PROPERTIES OF THE RESPIRATORY SYSTEM -- Introduction -- Intrapleural pressure (P[sub(pl)]) -- Static lung compliance (C[sub(L)]) -- The effect of disease -- The physical basis of lung compliance -- CHAPTER 4 AIRFLOW IN THE RESPIRATORY SYSTEM -- Introduction -- How airflow is brought about -- The nature of airflow -- The major determinant of flow - radius -- Airways resistance and obstructive pulmonary disease -- The clinical situation -- Sites of airways resistance -- Asthma and airways smooth muscle -- Bronchomotor tone -- Pharmacological treatment of asthma -- Clinical definitions -- Bronchitis and mucus -- Emphysema and radial traction -- Intrapleural pressure and cough -- Clinical tests for changes in resistance -- Work of breathing -- CHAPTER 5 VENTILATION OF THE RESPIRATORY SYSTEM: THE IMPORTANCE OF ITS LACK OF UNIFORMITY IN DISEASE -- Introduction -- Spirometric abnormalities in disease -- Uneven distribution -- Dead space -- Alveolar dead space in disease -- The Bohr equation.
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Factors affecting physiological dead space -- Alveolar ventilation and respiratory exchange -- The alveolar gas equation -- Distribution of inspired gas -- Other factors in. uencing distribution -- CHAPTER 6 GAS EXCHANGE BETWEEN AIR AND BLOOD: DIFFUSION -- The path from air to tissue -- Lung disease and diffusion -- Fick's Law of Diffusion -- Measuring transfer factor -- Treating diffusion difficulties -- Carbon dioxide and other gases -- CHAPTER 7 THE PULMONARY CIRCULATION: BRINGING BLOOD AND GAS TOGETHER -- The functions of the pulmonary circulation -- The anatomy of the pulmonary circulation -- Matching ventilation and perfusion -- Distribution of blood flow through the lungs -- Regional differences in ventilation in the lungs -- Ventilation/perfusion matching and its effect on blood O[sub(2)] and CO[sub(2)] content -- Shunt -- CHAPTER 8 CARRIAGE OF GASES BY THE BLOOD AND ACID/BASE BALANCE -- Introduction -- Oxygen transport -- Dissolved oxygen: do we really need Hb and why keep it in red cells? -- Carbon dioxide transport -- Acid-base balance -- CHAPTER 9 CHEMICAL CONTROL OF BREATHING -- Introduction -- Oxygen lack -- Carbon dioxide excess -- CHAPTER 10 NERVOUS CONTROL OF BREATHING -- Introduction -- The rhythm generator -- Pattern of breathing in COPD -- The respiratory 'centres' -- The medullary groups -- Conscious control of breathing -- Respiratory muscle innervation -- Neuromuscular disorders -- Vagal reflexes -- Dyspnoea -- Other reflexes -- CHAPTER 11 LUNG FUNCTION TESTS: MEASURING DISABILITY -- Introduction -- Spirometry -- Flow measurements -- Plethysmography -- Lung mechanics -- Transfer factor (diffusing capacity) -- Blood gases -- Gas washouts -- Exercise testing -- Challenge tests -- Appendix: some basic science -- Glossary -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- L -- M -- P -- R -- S -- T -- V -- W -- Index -- A -- B -- C.
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