The Respiratory System at a Glance, 2nd Edition

by Jeremy P. T. Ward (Guy's, King's & St Thomas' School of Medicine, London, UK); Jane Ward (Guy's, King's & St Thomas' School of Medicine); Richard Leach (St Thomas' Hospital); Charles M. Wiener (John Hopkins School of Medicine)

• ISBN13: 9781405134484
• ISBN10: 1405134488
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-09-01
• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell

Summary

The Respiratory System at a Glance provides a concise and accessible introduction and revision text for medical students. Following the familiar easy-to-use at a Glance format, each topic is presented as a double-page spread with key facts accompanied by clear illustrations and diagrams encapsulating all that the student needs to know.

Author Biography

Professor Jeremy Ward- Professor of Respiratory Cell Physiology, Guy's, King's and St Thomas' School of Medicine, London.

Dr Jane Ward- Chair of MBBS Cardiovascular and Respiratory course Guy's, King's and St Thomas' School of Medicine, London.

Dr Richard Leach- Consultant Physician, Intensive Care Medicine, St Thomas' Hospital, London.

Dr Charles Wiener- Department of Bostetrics/Gynaecology and Reproductive Sciences, University of Maryland, Baltimore.

Table of Contents

Preface to second edition	p. 6
Units and symbols	p. 7
List of abbreviations	p. 8
Structure and function
Structure of the respiratory system: lungs, airways and dead space	p. 10
The thoracic cage and respiratory muscles	p. 12
Pressures and volumes during normal breathing	p. 14
Gas laws and respiratory symbols	p. 16
Diffusion	p. 18
Lung mechanics: elastic forces	p. 20
Lung mechanics: airway resistance	p. 22
Carriage of oxygen	p. 24
Carriage of carbon dioxide	p. 26
Control of acid-base balance	p. 28
Control of breathing I: chemical mechanisms	p. 30
Control of breathing II: neural mechanisms	p. 32
Pulmonary circulation and anatomical right-to-left shunts	p. 34
Ventilation-perfusion mismatching	p. 36
Exercise, altitude and diving	p. 38
Development of the respiratory system and birth	p. 40
Complications of development and congenital disease	p. 42
Lung defence mechanisms and immunology	p. 44
History, examination and investigations
History and examination	p. 46
Pulmonary function tests	p. 48
Chest imaging and bronchoscopy	p. 50
Diseases and treatment
Respiratory failure	p. 52
Asthma: pathophysiology	p. 54
Asthma: treatment	p. 56
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease	p. 58
Pulmonary hypertension	p. 60
Venous thromboembolism and pulmonary embolism	p. 62
Pulmonary involvement in vasculitis	p. 64
Interstitial lung disease	p. 66
Pleural diseases	p. 68
Occupational and environmental-related lung disease	p. 70
Cystic fibrosis and bronchiectasis	p. 72
Pneumothorax	p. 74
Community acquired pneumonia	p. 76
Hospital acquired (nosocomial) pneumonia	p. 78
Pulmonary tuberculosis	p. 80
Respiratory infections in HIV infection	p. 82
Smoking	p. 83
Lung cancer	p. 84
Acute respiratory distress syndrome	p. 86
Mechanical ventilation	p. 88
Acute oxygen therapy	p. 90
Sleep-disordered breathing	p. 92
Case studies
Case studies: questions	p. 93
Case studies: answers	p. 96
Index	p. 101
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