The Respiratory System at a Glance

by Ward, Jeremy P. T., Ph.D.; Ward, Jane; Wiener, Charles M., M.D.; Leach, Richard M.; Ward, Jeremy P. T., Ph.D.

• ISBN13: 9780632064472
• ISBN10: 0632064471
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2002-11-01
• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc

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

Preface	p. 6
Units, symbols and abbreviations	p. 7
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: neural mechanisms	p. 30
Control of breathing II: chemical mechanisms	p. 32
Pulmonary circulation and anatomical right-to-left shunts	p. 34
Ventilation-perfusion mismatching	p. 36
Development of the respiratory system and birth	p. 38
Complications of development and congenital disease	p. 40
Lung defence mechanisms and immunology	p. 42
Pulmonary function tests	p. 44
Chest imaging and bronchoscopy	p. 46
Respiratory failure	p. 48
Asthma: pathophysiology	p. 50
Asthma: treatment	p. 52
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease	p. 54
Pulmonary hypertension	p. 56
Venous thromboembolism and pulmonary embolism	p. 58
Pulmonary involvement in vasculitis	p. 60
Interstitial lung disease	p. 62
Pleural diseases	p. 64
Pneumothorax	p. 66
Cystic fibrosis and bronchiectasis	p. 68
Occupational and environmental-related lung disease	p. 70
Pneumonia	p. 72
Pulmonary tuberculosis	p. 74
Respiratory infections in HIV infection	p. 76
Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS)	p. 78
Lung cancer	p. 80
Sleep-disordered breathing	p. 82
Mechanical ventilation	p. 84
Acute oxygen therapy	p. 86
Case studies	p. 88
Case studies: answers	p. 90
Index	p. 93
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