The respiratory system : basic science and clinical conditions /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Davies, Andrew (Andrew S.)
Other Authors:	Moores, Carl
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Edinburgh ; New York : Churchill Livingstone/Elsevier, 2010.
Edition:	Second edition.
Series:	Systems of the body.
Subjects:	Respiratory organs > Anatomy. Respiratory organs > Diseases. Respiratory Physiological Phenomena. Respiratory Function Tests. Respiratory Tract Diseases.

Table of Contents:

Structure of the respiratory system, related to function
Elastic properties of the respiratory system
Airflow in the respiratory system
Ventilation of the respiratory system : the importance of its lack of uniformity in disease
Gas exchange between air and blood : diffusion
The pulmonary circulation : bringing blood and gas together
Carriage of gases by the blood and acid/base balance
Chemical control of breathing
Nervous control of breathing
Lung function tests : measuring disability.