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