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9780632064472

The Respiratory System at a Glance

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  • ISBN13:

    9780632064472

  • ISBN10:

    0632064471

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2002-11-01
  • Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc
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Summary

The Respiratory System at a Glance is the latest system-based addition to the popular at a Glance series and provides a concise, readily accessible introduction and revision text. The book covers all aspects of the structure and function of the respiratory system as well as the diagnosis and management of key respiratory diseases.The text begins with anatomy, gas laws, lung mechanics and circulation, progressing onto respiratory failure, respiratory diseases, occupational and environmental aspects of lung disease, and also includes related topics such as sleep disorders and mechanical ventilation. Four case studies reinforce the systemic approach to learning found in most medical schools around the world. Each topic is presented in the now familiar at a Glance easy-to-learn double-page spread format with clear informative diagrams supporting the text.The book will be an invaluable resource for medical students at all levels following both integrated and traditional courses, as well as for students of nursing and other health professions who need an introduction to the respiratory system. Examination candidates will also find it a useful means for review.

Author Biography

Charles M. Wiener is Associate Professor of Medicine and Physiology, Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore MD, USA.

Table of Contents

Prefacep. 6
Units, symbols and abbreviationsp. 7
Structure of the respiratory system: lungs, airways and dead spacep. 10
The thoracic cage and respiratory musclesp. 12
Pressures and volumes during normal breathingp. 14
Gas laws and respiratory symbolsp. 16
Diffusionp. 18
Lung mechanics: elastic forcesp. 20
Lung mechanics: airway resistancep. 22
Carriage of oxygenp. 24
Carriage of carbon dioxidep. 26
Control of acid-base balancep. 28
Control of breathing I: neural mechanismsp. 30
Control of breathing II: chemical mechanismsp. 32
Pulmonary circulation and anatomical right-to-left shuntsp. 34
Ventilation-perfusion mismatchingp. 36
Development of the respiratory system and birthp. 38
Complications of development and congenital diseasep. 40
Lung defence mechanisms and immunologyp. 42
Pulmonary function testsp. 44
Chest imaging and bronchoscopyp. 46
Respiratory failurep. 48
Asthma: pathophysiologyp. 50
Asthma: treatmentp. 52
Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseasep. 54
Pulmonary hypertensionp. 56
Venous thromboembolism and pulmonary embolismp. 58
Pulmonary involvement in vasculitisp. 60
Interstitial lung diseasep. 62
Pleural diseasesp. 64
Pneumothoraxp. 66
Cystic fibrosis and bronchiectasisp. 68
Occupational and environmental-related lung diseasep. 70
Pneumoniap. 72
Pulmonary tuberculosisp. 74
Respiratory infections in HIV infectionp. 76
Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS)p. 78
Lung cancerp. 80
Sleep-disordered breathingp. 82
Mechanical ventilationp. 84
Acute oxygen therapyp. 86
Case studiesp. 88
Case studies: answersp. 90
Indexp. 93
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