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The respiratory system at a glance / Jeremy P.T. Ward ... [et al.].

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: At a glance series | At a glance series (Oxford, England)Publication details: Oxford : Blackwell, 2006.Edition: 2nd edDescription: 108 p. : ill. ; 28 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781405134484 (pbk.) :
  • 1405134488 (alk. paper)
  • 9781405134484
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 616.2 22
LOC classification:
  • RC731 .R493 2006
Online resources:
Contents:
Structure of the respiratory system : lungs, airways and dead space -- The thoracic cage and respiratory muscles -- Pressures and volumes during normal breathing -- Gas laws and respiratory symbols -- Diffusion -- Lung mechanics : elastic forces -- Lung mechanics : airway resistance -- Carriage of oxygen -- Carriage of carbon dioxide -- Control of acid-base balance -- Control of breathing I : chemical mechanisms -- Control of breathing II : neural mechanisms -- Pulmonary circulation and anatomical right-to-left shunts -- Ventilation-perfusion mismatching -- Exercise, altitude and diving -- Development of respiratory system and birth -- Complications of development and congenital disease -- Lung defence mechanisms and immunology -- History and examination -- Pulmonary function tests -- Chest imaging and bronchoscopy -- Respiratory failure -- Asthma : pathophysiology -- Asthma : treatment -- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease -- Pulmonary hypertension -- Venous thromboembolism and pulmonary embolism -- Pulmonary involvement in vasculitis -- Interstitial lung disease -- Pleural diseases -- Occupational and environmental-related lung disease -- Cystic fibrosis and bronchiectasis -- Pneumothorax -- Community acquired pneumonia -- Hospital acquired (nosocomial) pneumonia -- Pulmonary tuberculosis -- Respiratory infection in HIV infection -- Smoking -- Lung cancer -- Acute respiratory distress syndrome -- Mechanical ventilation -- Acute oxygen therapy -- Sleep-disordered breathing -- Case studies : questions -- Case studies : answers.
Summary: Presented in a double page spread format, this work integrates basic and clinical science. It includes chapters on: history taking and examination; pneumonia; and exercise and special environments. The self assessment case studies support learning.
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Includes index.

Structure of the respiratory system : lungs, airways and dead space -- The thoracic cage and respiratory muscles -- Pressures and volumes during normal breathing -- Gas laws and respiratory symbols -- Diffusion -- Lung mechanics : elastic forces -- Lung mechanics : airway resistance -- Carriage of oxygen -- Carriage of carbon dioxide -- Control of acid-base balance -- Control of breathing I : chemical mechanisms -- Control of breathing II : neural mechanisms -- Pulmonary circulation and anatomical right-to-left shunts -- Ventilation-perfusion mismatching -- Exercise, altitude and diving -- Development of respiratory system and birth -- Complications of development and congenital disease -- Lung defence mechanisms and immunology -- History and examination -- Pulmonary function tests -- Chest imaging and bronchoscopy -- Respiratory failure -- Asthma : pathophysiology -- Asthma : treatment -- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease -- Pulmonary hypertension -- Venous thromboembolism and pulmonary embolism -- Pulmonary involvement in vasculitis -- Interstitial lung disease -- Pleural diseases -- Occupational and environmental-related lung disease -- Cystic fibrosis and bronchiectasis -- Pneumothorax -- Community acquired pneumonia -- Hospital acquired (nosocomial) pneumonia -- Pulmonary tuberculosis -- Respiratory infection in HIV infection -- Smoking -- Lung cancer -- Acute respiratory distress syndrome -- Mechanical ventilation -- Acute oxygen therapy -- Sleep-disordered breathing -- Case studies : questions -- Case studies : answers.

Presented in a double page spread format, this work integrates basic and clinical science. It includes chapters on: history taking and examination; pneumonia; and exercise and special environments. The self assessment case studies support learning.

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