The respiratory system at a glance

by Leach, Richard M. Ward, Jane,, MBChB Ward, Jeremy P. T.

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Full title :The respiratory system at a glance / Jeremy P.T. Ward, Jane Ward, and Richard M. Leach ; with contributions from Charles M. Wiener

Edition Statements

Publication Date:2010
Edition:3. ed

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Wiley-Blackwell
Place of Publication:Chichester
Language:eng
Publication Date:2010

Notes

Revised edition of: Respiratory system at a glance / Jeremy P.T. Ward ... [et al.]. 2006

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Description:125 s. : : ill

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:9781405199193, 1405199199
oclc:ocn768092016
LC Classification:RC731
Dewey Decimal:616.2

Preface to third edition -- Units and symbols -- List of abbreviations -- Structure and function -- 1 Structure of the respiratory system: lungs, airways and dead space -- 2 The thoracic cage and respiratory muscles -- 3 Pressures and volumes during normal breathing -- 4 Gas laws -- 5 Diffusion -- 6 Lung mechanics: elastic forces -- 7 Lung mechanics: airway resistance -- 8 Carriage of oxygen -- 9 Carriage of carbon dioxide -- 10 Control of acid-base balance -- 11 Control of breathing I: chemical mechanisms -- 12 Control of breathing II: neural mechanisms -- 13 Pulmonary circulation and anatomical right-to-left shunts -- 14 Ventilation-perfusion mismatching -- 15 Exercise, altitude and diving -- 16 Development of the respiratory system and birth -- 17 Complications of development and congenital disease -- 18 Lung defence mechanisms and immunology -- History, examination and investigation -- 19 History and examination -- 20 Pulmonary function tests -- 21 Chest imaging and bronchoscopy -- Diseases and treatment -- 22 Public Health and Smoking -- 23 Respiratory failure -- 24 Asthma: pathophysiology -- 25 Asthma: treatment -- 26 Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease -- 27 Pulmonary hyp…

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