The respiratory system at a glance / Jeremy P.T. Ward, Jane Ward, Richard M. Leach.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ward, Jeremy P. T., author.

Ward, Jane, 1952- author.

Leach, Richard M. (Haematologist), author.

Contributor:

ebrary, Inc.

Class of 1932 Fund.

Series:

At a glance series (Oxford, England)

At a glance

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Respiratory Physiological Phenomena.

Respiratory System--physiopathology.

Respiratory Tract Diseases.

Respiratory organs--Diseases.

Respiratory organs.

Medical Subjects:

Respiratory Physiological Phenomena.

Respiratory System--physiopathology.

Respiratory Tract Diseases.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiii, 103 pages).

Edition:

Fourth edition.

Place of Publication:

Chichester, West Sussex, UK ; Malden, MA, USA : Wiley Blackwell, 2015.

System Details:

text file

Contents:

The Respiratory System at a Glance; Contents; Preface to fourth edition; Units and symbols; List of abbreviations; About the companion website; Part 1 Structure and function; 1 Structure of the respiratory system: lungs, airways and dead space; Lungs; Airways; Dead space; 2 The thoracic cage and respiratory muscles; Thoracic cage; The sternum; The ribs and intercostal space; The diaphragm; Muscles of respiration; 3 Pressures and volumes during normal breathing; Functional residual capacity; Intrapleural pressure; Pressures, flow and volume during a normal breathing cycle; Lung volumes

4 Gas lawsFractional concentration and partial pressure of gases in a gas mixture; Water vapour pressure; The effect of pressure and temperature on gas volumes; Gases dissolved in liquids; Note on time-derivative symbols; 5 Diffusion; The alveolar-capillary membrane; Diffusion and perfusion limitation; Factors affecting diffusion across a membrane (Fick's and Graham's laws); Factors affecting DLco (TLco); 6 Lung mechanics: elastic forces; Assessing the stiffness of the lungs: lung compliance; Dynamic pressure-volume loops and dynamic compliance; The air-fluid interface lining the alveoli

Surfactant7 Lung mechanics: airway resistance; Factors affecting airway resistance; Bronchial smooth muscle and epithelium; Transmural (airway-intrapleural) pressure gradient; RAW in disease; 8 Carriage of oxygen; Anaemia and carbon monoxide poisoning; Other respiratory pigments; 9 Carriage of carbon dioxide; Hypoventilation and hyperventilation; Respiratory gas exchange ratio; 10 Acid-base balance; Sources of acid; Buffers; Control of acid-base balance; 11 Acid-base disorders; Respiratory and metabolic disorders; Anion gap and base excess; 12 Control of breathing I: chemical mechanisms

Ventilatory response to changes in PAco2 and PAo2The central chemoreceptor; The peripheral chemoreceptors; Adaptation: chronic respiratory disease and altitude; 13 Control of breathing II: neural mechanisms; Brainstem and central pattern generator; Lung receptors and reflexes; 14 Pulmonary circulation and anatomical right-to-left shunts; Pulmonary circulation compared with the systemic circulation; Anatomical or true right-to-left shunts; Effect of right-to-left shunts on arterial blood gases; 15 Ventilation-perfusion mismatching

Effect of the upright posture on perfusion, ventilation and VA/QVentilation-perfusion matching in disease; Effect of ventilation-perfusion mismatching on arterial blood gases; Assessment of ventilation-perfusion mismatching; 16 Exercise, altitude and diving; Exercise; Altitude; Diving; 17 Development of the respiratory system and birth; Fetal circulation and birth; 18 Complications of development and congenital disease; Problems associated with premature birth; Congenital diseases; 19 Lung defence mechanisms; Physical and physiological defences; Airway fluids and mucus

Notes:

Includes index.

Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. Available via World Wide Web.

Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on August 13, 2015).

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Class of 1932 Fund.

Other Format:

Print version: Ward, Jeremy P. T., author. Respiratory system at a glance

ISBN:

9781118761069

1118761065

Publisher Number:

99963981611

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.