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Preface | |
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Acknowledgments | |
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Cellular and Autonomic Physiology | |
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Permeability and Simple Diffusion | |
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Osmolarity, Osmotic Pressure, and Osmosis | |
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Nernst Equation and Equilibrium Potentials | |
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Primary Hypokalemic Periodic Paralysis | |
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Epidural Anesthesia: Effect of Lidocaine on Nerve Action Potentials | |
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Multiple Sclerosis: Myelin and Conduction Velocity | |
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Myasthenia Gravis: Neuromuscular Transmission | |
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Pheochromocytoma: Effects of Catecholamines | |
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Shy-Drager Syndrome: Central Autonomic Failure | |
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Cardiovascular Physiology | |
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Essential Cardiovascular Calculations | |
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Ventricular Pressure-Volume Loops | |
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Responses to Changes in Posture | |
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Cardiovascular Responses to Exercise | |
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Renovascular Hypertension: The Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone System | |
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Hypovolemic Shock: Regulation of Blood Pressure | |
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Primary Pulmonary Hypertension: Right Ventricular Failure | |
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Myocardial Infarction: Left Ventricular Failure | |
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Ventricular Septal Defect | |
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Aortic Stenosis | |
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Atrioventricular Conduction Block | |
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Respiratory Physiology | |
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Essential Respiratory Calculations: Lung Volumes, Dead Space, and Alveolar Ventilation | |
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Essential Respiratory Calculations: Gases and Gas Exchange | |
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Ascent to High Altitude | |
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Asthma: Obstructive Lung Disease | |
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Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease | |
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Interstitial Fibrosis: Restrictive Lung Disease | |
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Carbon Monoxide Poisoning | |
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Pneumothorax | |
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Renal and Acid-Base Physiology | |
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Essential Calculations in Renal Physiology | |
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Essential Calculations in Acid-Base Physiology | |
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Glucosuria: Diabetes Mellitus | |
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Hyperaldosteronism: Conn's Syndrome | |
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Central Diabetes Insipidus | |
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Syndrome of Inappropriate Antidiuretic Hormone | |
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Generalized Edema: Nephrotic Syndrome | |
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Metabolic Acidosis: Diabetic Ketoacidosis | |
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Metabolic Acidosis: Diarrhea | |
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Metabolic Acidosis: Methanol Poisoning | |
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Metabolic Alkalosis: Vomiting | |
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Respiratory Acidosis: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease | |
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Respiratory Alkalosis: Hysterical Hyperventilation | |
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Gastrointestinal Physiology | |
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Difficulty in Swallowing: Achalasia | |
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Malabsorption of Carbohydrates: Lactose Intolerance | |
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Peptic Ulcer Disease: Zollinger-Ellison Syndrome | |
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Peptic Ulcer Disease: Helicobacter pylori Infection | |
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Secretory Diarrhea: Escherichia coli Infection | |
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Bile Acid Deficiency: Ileal Resection | |
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Endocrine and Reproductive Physiology | |
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Growth Hormone-Secreting Tumor: Acromegaly | |
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Galactorrhea and Amenorrhea: Prolactinoma | |
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Hyperthyroidism: Graves' Disease | |
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Hypothyroidism: Autoimmune Thyroiditis | |
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Adrenocortical Excess: Cushing's Syndrome | |
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Adrenocortical Insufficiency: Addison's Disease | |
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Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia: 21[beta]-Hydroxylase Deficiency | |
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Primary Hyperparathyroidism | |
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Humoral Hypercalcemia of Malignancy | |
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Hyperglycemia: Type I Diabetes Mellitus | |
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Primary Amenorrhea: Androgen Insensitivity Syndrome | |
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Male Hypogonadism: Kallmann's Syndrome | |
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Male Pseudohermaphroditism: 5[alpha]-Reductase Deficiency | |
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Appendix | |
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Index | |