TY  - BOOK
AU  - Lumb,Andrew B.
TI  - Nunn's applied respiratory physiology
SN  - 0702029963
AV  - QP121 .N75 2010
U1  - 612.2 22
PY  - 2010///
CY  - [Edinburgh?]
PB  - Churchill Livingstone/Elsevier
KW  - Respiratory organs
KW  - Pathophysiology
KW  - Respiratory Physiological Phenomena
KW  - Respiratory System
KW  - physiopathology
N1  - 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
N2  - 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
ER  -