Respiratory Physiology : The Essentials

Name: Respiratory Physiology : The Essentials
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ISBN: 9780683089370

ISBN-10: 0683089374

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Edition: 5th
Copyright year: 1995
Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 224
Language: English

Preface	p. vii
Structure and function--how the architecture of the lung subserves its function	p. 1
Ventilation--how gas gets to the alveoli	p. 11
Diffusion--how gas gets across the blood-gas barrier	p. 21
Blood flow and metabolism--how the pulmonary circulation removes gas from the lung and alters some metabolites	p. 29
Ventilation-perfusion relationships--how matching of gas and blood determines gas exchange	p. 45
Gas transport by the blood--how gases are moved to the peripheral tissues	p. 63
Mechanics of breathing--how the lung is supported and moved	p. 79
Control of ventilation--how gas exchange is regulated	p. 103
Respiratory system under stress--how gas exchange is accomplished during exercise, at low and high pressures, and at birth	p. 117
Tests of pulmonary function--how respiratory physiology is applied to measure lung function	p. 131
Symbols, Units, Equations	p. 143
Questions	p. 149
Answers	p. 155
Further Reading	p. 159
Figure Credits	p. 163
Index	p. 165
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