Lung Function : Physiology, Measurement and Application in Medicine


John E. Cotes
Bok Engelsk 2009 · Electronic books.
Utgitt
Hoboken : : Wiley, , 2009.
Omfang
1 online resource (648 p.)
Utgave
6th ed.
Opplysninger
Description based upon print version of record.. - Contents; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgements; Part 1 Foundations; 1 Early Developments and Future Prospects; 2 Getting Started; 3 Development and Functional Anatomy of the Respiratory System; 4 Body size and Anthropometric Measurements; 5 Numerical Interpretation of Physiological Variables; 6 Basic Terminology and Gas Laws; 7 Basic Equipment and Measurement Techniques; 8 Respiratory Surveys; Part 2 Physiology and Measurement of Lung Function; 9 Thoracic Cage and Respiratory Muscles; 10 Lung Volumes; 11 Lung and Chest Wall Elasticity. - 12 Forced Ventilatory Volumes and Flows (Ventilatory Capacity)13 Determinants of Maximal Flows (Flow Limitation); 14 Theory and Measurement of Respiratory Resistance (Including Whole Body Plethysmography); 15 Control of Airway Calibre and Assessment of Changes; 16 Distribution of Ventilation; 17 Distribution and Measurement of Pulmonary Blood Flow; 18 Inter-Relations between Lung Ventilation and Perfusion ( ̇ Va Q); 19 Transfer of Gases into Blood in Alveolar Capillaries; 20 Transfer Factor (Diffusing Capacity) for Carbon Monoxide and Nitric Oxide (T l,co, T l,no, Dm and Vc). - 21 The Oxygenation of Blood22 Gas Exchange for Carbon Dioxide and Acid-Base Balance; 23 Control of Respiration; 24 Newborn Babies, Infants and Young Children (Ages 0-6 Years); Part 3 Normal Variation in Lung Function; 25 Normal Lung Function from Childhood to Old Age; 26 Reference Values for Lung Function in White (Caucasian) Children and Adults; 27 Genetic Diversity: Reference Values in Non-Caucasians; Part 4 Exercise; 28 Physiology of Exercise and Changes Resulting from Lung Disease; 29 Exercise Testing and Interpretation, including Reference Val ues. - 30 Assessment of Exercise Limitation, Disability and Residual Ability31 Exercise in Children; Part 5 Breathing During Sleep; 32 Investigation and Physiology of Breathing During Sleep; 33 Assessment and Treatment of Sleep Related Breathing Disorders; Part 6 Potentially Adverse Environments; 34 Hypobaria: High Altitude and Aviation Physiology and Medicine; 35 Immersion in Water, Hyperbaria and Hyperoxia Including O2 Therapy; 36 Cold, Heat and the Lungs; 37 Airborne Respiratory Hazards: Features, Protective Mechanisms and Consequences; Part 7 Lung Function in Clinical Practice. - 38 Patterns of Abnormal Function in Lung Disease39 Strategies for Assessment; 40 Lung Function in Asthma, COPD, Emphysema and Diffuse Lung Fibrosis; 41 How Individual Diseases Affect Lung Function (Compendium); 42 Lung Function in Relation to General Anaesthesia and Artificial Ventilation; 43 Lung Function in Relation to Surgery; 44 Pulmonary Rehabilitation; Index. - The only text to cover lung function assessment from first principles including methodology, reference values and interpretation New for this edition:- More illustrations to convey concepts clearly to the busy physician - Text completely re-written in a contemporary style: includes user-friendly equations and more diagrams - New material covering the latest advances in the treatment of lung function, including more on sleep-related disorders, a stronger clinical and practical bias and more on new techniques and equipment - Uses the standard
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0632064935. - 9780632064939

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