Quick Look Books in the Cardiopulmonary Systems

by Richardson, Daniel R.; Randall, David C.; Speck, Dexter F.

• ISBN13: 9781889325439
• ISBN10: 1889325430
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1999-03-01
• Publisher: Blackwell Pub

Summary

IMS: Cardiopulmonary System is based on the understanding that the study of physiology is conceptual in nature. As a result, this book carefully and methodically develops the most important concepts underlying the functions of the heart, lungs, and circulation (ie, the cardiopulmonary system) and demonstrates the integrated nature of the entire system. By taking this approach, medical students will find this text helpful not only in understanding the most important elements of cardiopulmonary physiology but also in providing a useful review of the heart, lungs and circulation in preparation for Step 1 of the USMLE. A unigue tool, the "cycle diagram," is used throughout the book to present the key concepts of homeostasis. One of the major messages of any cycle diagram is that no single organ or organ focuses on detailing how the organs of the cardiopulmonary system function as an integrated whole. Once mastered, the cycle diagrams become an affective mechanism by which to summarise the way almost any system functions.

Table of Contents

Contributor	vii	(2)
Preface	ix
PART I. PHYSICAL PRINCIPLES OF CARDIOPULMONARY FUNCTION	1	(18)
Chapter 1 Homeostasis	2	(2)
Chapter 2 Pressure as an Energy Source	4	(2)
Chapter 3 Volume, Transmural Pressure, and Compliance	6	(2)
Chapter 4 Pressure Resistance and Flow	8	(2)
Chapter 5 Pressure and Flow in a Closed Circulation	10	(2)
Chapter 6 Composition of Blood	12	(2)
Chapter 7 General Flow Properties of Blood	14	(5)
Questions	16	(1)
Answers and Explanations	17	(2)
PART II. CARDIAC PHYSIOLOGY	19	(30)
Chapter 8 Ultrastructure and Functional Syncytium of the Myocardium	20	(2)
Chapter 9 Mechanical Properties of the Myocardium	22	(2)
Chapter 10 The Force--Velocity Relationship of the Myocardium	24	(2)
Chapter 11 Myocardial Contractility	26	(2)
Chapter 12 Genesis of the Ventricular Muscle Action Potential	28	(2)
Chapter 13 The SA Node, AV Node, and the Myocardial Conduction System	30	(2)
Chapter 14 The Electrocardiogram	32	(2)
Chapter 15 Events of the Cardiac Cycle: The Wiggers Diagram	34	(2)
Chapter 16 The Ventricular Pressure-Volume Loop	36	(2)
Chapter 17 Effect of Preload on Cardiac Pump Function: Starling's Law of the Heart	38	(2)
Chapter 18 Effect of Afterload on Cardiac Pump Function: Hypertension	40	(2)
Chapter 19 Effect of Positive Inotropism on Cardiac Pump Function: Increased Contractility	42	(7)
Questions	44	(3)
Answers and Explanations	47	(2)
PART III. CIRCULATORY PHYSIOLOGY	49	(36)
Chapter 20 Flow Properties of Blood in Microvessels	50	(2)
Chapter 21 Structure of the Systemic Circulation	52	(2)
Chapter 22 Structure of the Microcirculation	54	(2)
Chapter 23 Determinants of Tissue Blood Flow	56	(2)
Chapter 24 Neural Control of Blood Flow	58	(2)
Chapter 25 Autoregulation of Blood Flow	60	(2)
Chapter 26 Active and Reactive Hyperemia	62	(2)
Chapter 27 Interaction of Factors in the Regulation of Tissue Blood Flow	64	(2)
Chapter 28 Signal Transduction in Vascular Smooth Muscle	66	(2)
Chapter 29 Excitation--Contraction Coupling in Vascular Smooth Muscle	68	(2)
Chapter 30 Mechanisms of Blood-Tissue Exchange	70	(2)
Chapter 31 Coupling of Blood-Tissue Exchange to Tissue Metabolism	72	(2)
Chapter 32 Blood-Tissue Exchange by Vesicular Transport	74	(2)
Chapter 33 Blood-Tissue Fluid Exchange (Ultrafiltration)	76	(2)
Chapter 34 The Lymph System in Blood-Tissue Fluid Exchange	78	(7)
Questions	80	(2)
Answers and Explanations	82	(3)
PART IV. PULMONARY PHYSIOLOGY	85	(38)
Chapter 35 Structure and Function of the Upper Airways	86	(2)
Chapter 36 Structure of the Lungs	88	(2)
Chapter 37 Blood-Tissue Exchange in the Pulmonary Circulation	90	(2)
Chapter 38 Partial Pressure and Diffusion of Blood Gases	92	(2)
Chapter 39 Respiratory Compliance	94	(2)
Chapter 40 Respiratory Muscles	96	(2)
Chapter 41 Respiratory Pressures and Flows	98	(2)
Chapter 42 Spirometry and Lung Volumes	100	(2)
Chapter 43 The Work of Breathing	102	(2)
Chapter 44 Blood-Gas Transport in the Lung	104	(2)
Chapter 45 Oxygen-Hemoglobin Binding	106	(2)
Chapter 46 The Transport of Carbon Dioxide	108	(2)
Chapter 47 Regulation of Pulmonary Blood Flow	110	(2)
Chapter 48 Relationship of Alveolar Ventilation to Pulmonary Perfusion	112	(2)
Chapter 49 Acid-Base Relationships	114	(2)
Chapter 50 Acid-Base Homeostasis	116	(7)
Questions	118	(2)
Answers and Explanations	120	(3)
PART V. REGULATION OF CARDIOPULMONARY FUNCTION	123	(28)
Chapter 51 Models of Respiratory Control	124	(2)
Chapter 52 Respiratory Mechanoreceptors	126	(2)
Chapter 53 Respiratory Chemoreceptors	128	(2)
Chapter 54 Adaptive Control of Respiration	130	(2)
Chapter 55 Neural Regulation of the Heart and Blood Vessels	132	(2)
Chapter 56 The Baroreflex	134	(2)
Chapter 57 Regulation of Plasma Volume	136	(2)
Chapter 58 Relationship Between Cardiac Output and Venous Return	138	(2)
Chapter 59 The Coronary Circulation	140	(2)
Chapter 60 Response of the Heart to Physical Activity	142	(2)
Chapter 61 Response of the Lungs to Physical Activity	144	(7)
PART VI. SELECTED PATHOPHYSIOLOGY OF THE CARDIOPULMONARY SYSTEM	151
Chapter 62 Types of Hypoxia	152	(2)
Chapter 63 Abnormal Respiratory Control Patterns	154	(2)
Chapter 64 Artificial Ventilation	156	(2)
Chapter 65 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	158	(2)
Chapter 66 Restrictive Lung Diseases	160	(2)
Chapter 67 Congestive Heart Failure	162
Questions	164	(3)
Answers and Explanations	165
Index	000