The respiratory system at a glance
By: Jeremy P.T. Ward ... [et al.].
Contributors: Ward, Jeremy P. T.
Edition: 2nd ed.
Series: At a glance series; At a glance series (Oxford, England)
Publisher: Blackwell Pub.
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Malden, Mass; Oxford
Language: eng
Number of pages: 108
ISBN-13: 9781405134484
Subjects: Respiratory organs -- Diseases.; Respiratory Physiology.; Respiratory System -- physiopathology.; Respiratory Tract Diseases.
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Structure of the respiratory system : lungs, airways and dead space; title: The thoracic cage and respiratory muscles; title: Pressures and volumes during normal breathing; title: Gas laws and respiratory symbols; title: Diffusion; title: Lung mechanics : elastic forces; title: Lung mechanics : airway resistance; title: Carriage of oxygen; title: Carriage of carbon dioxide; title: Control of acid-base balance; title: Control of breathing I : chemical mechanisms; title: Control of breathing II : neural mechanisms; title: Pulmonary circulation and anatomical right-to-left shunts; title: Ventilation-perfusion mismatching; title: Exercise, altitude and diving; title: Development of respiratory system and birth; title: Complications of development and congenital disease; title: Lung defence mechanisms and immunology; title: History and examination; title: Pulmonary function tests; title: Chest imaging and bronchoscopy; title: Respiratory failure; title: Asthma : pathophysiology; title: Asthma : treatment; title: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; title: Pulmonary hypertension; title: Venous thromboembolism and pulmonary embolism; title: Pulmonary involvement in vasculitis; title: Interstitial lung disease; title: Pleural diseases; title: Occupational and environmental-related lung disease; title: Cystic fibrosis and bronchiectasis; title: Pneumothorax; title: Community acquired pneumonia; title: Hospital acquired (nosocomial) pneumonia; title: Pulmonary tuberculosis; title: Respiratory infection in HIV infection; title: Smoking; title: Lung cancer; title: Acute respiratory distress syndrome; title: Mechanical ventilation; title: Acute oxygen therapy; title: Sleep-disordered breathing; title: Case studies : questions; title: Case studies : answers.