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Nunn's applied respiratory physiology / Andrew B. Lumb ; foreword by Ronald G. Pearl.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: [Edinburgh?] : Churchill Livingstone/Elsevier, 2010Edition: Seventh editionDescription: xii, 556 pages : illustrationsContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 0702029963
  • 9780702029967
  • 070205416X
  • 9780702054167
Other title:
  • Applied respiratory physiology
Subject(s): Additional physical formats: No titleDDC classification:
  • 612.2 22
LOC classification:
  • QP121 .N75 2010
Contents:
Basic principles -- Atmosphere -- Functional anatomy of the respiratory tract -- Elastic forces and lung volumes -- Respiratory system resistance -- Control of breathing -- Pulmonary ventilation -- Pulmonary circulation -- Distribution of pulmonary ventilation and perfusion -- Diffusion of respiratory gases -- Carbon dioxide -- Oxygen -- Non-respiratory functions of the lung -- History of respiratory physiology -- Applied physiology -- Pregancy, neonates and children -- Exercise -- Sleep -- 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 -- Hyperoxia and oxygen toxicity -- Physiology of pulmonary disease -- Ventilatory failure -- Airways disease -- Pulmonary vascular disease -- Diseases of the lung parenchyma and pleura -- Acute lung injury -- Respiratory support and artificial ventilation -- Pulmonary surgery.
Summary: This is a text for anaesthetists, physiologists and anyone seeking information about the basic principles and applications of lung function. This edition has been revised to include new scientific findings.
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Book North Campus North Campus Main Collection 612.2 LUM (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available A439274B
Book North Campus North Campus Main Collection 612.2 LUM (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available A439275B

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Basic principles -- Atmosphere -- Functional anatomy of the respiratory tract -- Elastic forces and lung volumes -- Respiratory system resistance -- Control of breathing -- Pulmonary ventilation -- Pulmonary circulation -- Distribution of pulmonary ventilation and perfusion -- Diffusion of respiratory gases -- Carbon dioxide -- Oxygen -- Non-respiratory functions of the lung -- History of respiratory physiology -- Applied physiology -- Pregancy, neonates and children -- Exercise -- Sleep -- 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 -- Hyperoxia and oxygen toxicity -- Physiology of pulmonary disease -- Ventilatory failure -- Airways disease -- Pulmonary vascular disease -- Diseases of the lung parenchyma and pleura -- Acute lung injury -- Respiratory support and artificial ventilation -- Pulmonary surgery.

This is a text for anaesthetists, physiologists and anyone seeking information about the basic principles and applications of lung function. This edition has been revised to include new scientific findings.

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