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Nunn and Lumb's applied respiratory physiology / Andrew B. Lumb and Caroline B. Thomas ; foreword by Peter Slinger.

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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Lumb, Andrew B., author.
Thomas, Caroline R., author.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Respiratory organs--Pathophysiology.
Respiratory organs.
Anesthesia.
Respiration.
Genre:
Electronic books.
Physical Description:
1 online resource : illustrations (chiefly color)
Edition:
Ninth edition.
Other Title:
Nunn and Lumb's applied respiratory physiology
Applied respiratory physiology
Place of Publication:
[Edinburgh?] : Elsevier, [2021].
System Details:
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Contents:
Functional anatomy of the respiratory tract
Elastic forces and lung volumes
Respiratory system resistance
Control of breathing
Pulmonary ventilation
The pulmonary circulation
Distribution of pulmonary ventilation and perfusion
Diffusion of respiratory gases
Carbon dioxide
Oxygen
Nonrespiratory functions of the lung
Pregnancy, neonates and children
Exercise
Sleep
Obesity
High altitude and flying
High pressure and diving
Respiration in closed environments and space
Drowning
Smoking and air pollution
Anaesthesia
Changes in the carbon dioxide partial pressure
Hypoxia
Anaemia
Oxygen toxicity and hyperoxia
Comparative respiratory physiology
Ventilatory failure
Airways disease
Pulmonary vascular disease
Diseases of the lung parenchyma and pleura
Acute lung injury
Respiratory support and artificial ventilation
Pulmonary surgery
The atmosphere
The history of respiratory physiology
Appendices. Physical quantities and units of measurement
The gas laws
Conversion factors for gas volumes
Symbols and abbreviations
Mathematical functions relevant to respiratory physiology.
Notes:
Revised edition of: Nunn's applied respiratory physiology / Andrew B. Lumb. Eighth edition. 2017.
Includes bibliographical references.
Description based on online resource; title from resource home page (ClinicalKey, viewed July 24, 2020).
Other Format:
Print version: Lumb, Andrew B. Nunn's Applied Respiratory Physiology EBook
ISBN:
9780702079337
0702079332
9780702079085
0702079081
OCLC:
1163478446
Access Restriction:
Restricted for use by site license.

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