| Phys. Description |
xii, 544 pages : illustrations. ; 27 cm. |
| Note |
Revised edition of: Nunn's applied respiratory physiology / Andrew B. Lamb. 7th ed. ©2011. |
| Bibliog. |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Access |
Owing to Legal Deposit regulations this resource may only be accessed from within National Library of Scotland. For more information contact enquiries@nls.uk. StEdNL |
| Note |
Description based on print version record |
| Contents |
1. Functional Anatomy of the Respiratory Tract -- 2. Elastic Forces and Lung Volumes -- 3. Respiratory System Resistance -- 4. Control of Breathing -- 5. Pulmonary Ventilation -- 6. The Pulmonary Circulation -- 7. Distribution of Pulmonary Ventilation and Perfusion -- 8. Diffusion of Respiratory Gases -- 9. Carbon Dioxide -- 10. Oxygen -- 11. Nonrespiratory Functions of the Lung -- 12. Pregnancy, Neonates and Children -- 13. Exercise -- 14. Sleep -- 15. High Attitude and Flying -- 16. High Pressure and Diving -- 17. Respiration in Closed Environments and Space -- 18. Drowning -- 19. Smoking and Air Pollution -- 20. Anaesthesia -- 21. Changes in the Carbon Dioxide Partial Pressure -- 22. Hypoxia -- 23. Anaemia -- 24. Oxygen Toxicity and Hyperoxia -- 25. Comparative Respiratory Physiology -- 26. Ventilatory Failure -- 27. Airways Disease -- 28. Pulmonary Vascular Disease -- 29. Diseases of the Lung Parenchyma and Pleura -- 30. Acute Lung Injury -- 31. Respiratory Support and Artificial Ventilation -- 32. Pulmonary Surgery. |
| Summary |
"This book is your concise, one-stop guide to all aspects of respiratory physiology in health, disease, and in the many physiologically challenging situations and environments into which humans take themselves - with coverage from basic science to clinical applications. This most comprehensive single volume on respiratory physiology will be invaluable to those in training or preparing for examinations in anaesthesia, intensive care, respiratory medicine or thoracic surgery." -- Publisher. |
| Subject |
Respiratory organs.
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Respiratory Physiological Phenomena.
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Respiratory System -- physiopathology.
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Respiratory organs -- Pathophysiology.
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Anesthesia. fast
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Respiration. fast
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Respiratory organs -- Pathophysiology.
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Anesthesia.
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Respiration.
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| Other Number |
2016005591 |
| Note |
Applied respiratory physiology |
| ISBN |
9780702062940 |
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0702062944 |
| Isbn/Issn |
40026228142 |
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