Respiratory physiology--the essentials /
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Philadelphia :
Lippincott Williams & Wilkins,
[2005]
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| Edition: | Seventh edition. |
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Table of Contents:
- Structure and function - how the architecture of the lung subserves its function
- Ventilation - how gas gets to the alveoli
- Diffusion - how gas gets across the blood-gas barrier
- Blood flow and metabolism - how the pulmonary circulation removes gas from the lung and alters some metabolites
- Ventilation-perfusion relationships - how matching of gas and blood determines gas exchange
- Gas transport by the blood - how gases are moved to the peripheral tissues
- Mechanics of breathing - how the lung is supported and moved
- Control of ventilation - how gas exchange is regulated
- Respiratory system under stress - how gas exchange is accomplished during exercise, at low and high pressures, and at birth
- Test of pulmonary function - how respiratory physiology is applied to measure lung function