Respiratory Physiology: A Clinical Approach
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Front Matter
Preface
Acknowledgements
Chapter 1 - Getting Started
Learning Objectives
A Systems Approach to Respiratory Physiology
A Clinical Approach to Respiratory Physiology
The Keys to the Vault: Helping You Master the Material
Putting It Together
Summary Points
Chapter 2 - Form and Function
Learning Objectives
The Respiratory Controller
The Ventilatory Pump
The Gas Exchanger
Putting It Together
Summary Points
Review Questions
Chapter 3 - Statics
Learning Objectives
Lung Volumes and the Balance of Forces
Measurement of Lung Volume
Alveoli: Distending Pressures and the Stability of Lung Units
Putting It Together
Summary Points
Review Questions
Chapter 4 - Dynamics
Learning Objectives
Flow Through Tubes: Basic Principles
Flow Through Tubes: Application to the Lungs
The Flow-Volume Loop and Flow Limitation
Putting It Together
Summary Points
Review Questions
Chapter 5 - The Gas Exchanger
Learning Objectives
Alveolar Ventilation and Carbon Dioxide Elimination
Physiology of the Pulmonary Vasculature: Where Does the Blood Go?
Carbon Dioxide Elimination Revisited: Joining Ventilation and Perfusion
Oxygenation and the Gas Exchanger
Putting It Together
Summary Points
Review Questions
Chapter 6 - The Controller
Learning Objectives
Definitions
Central Control
Exercise and Ventilatory Control
Ventilatory Control in Acute on Chronic Respiratory Failure
Putting It Together
Summary Points
Review Questions
Chapter 7 - The Controller and Acid-Base Physiology
Learning Objectives
Definitions
Carbon Dioxide-Carbonic Acid-Bicarbonate Buffer System
Henderson-Hasselbalch Equation Interactive
The Kidneys and Acid Elimination
The Primary Acid-Base Disorders
Compensatory Mechanisms for Primary Acid-Base Disorders
Analyzing Acid-Base Disorders: An Initial Approach
Putting It Together
Summary Points
Review Questions
Chapter 8 - The Physiology of Respiratory Sensations
Learning Objectives
Respiratory Sensations and Ventilatory Control
The Lungs as Sensory Organs
Efferent-Reafferent Dissociation
The Dyspnea of Asthma: A Model of Multiple Sensations
Putting It Together
Summary Points
References
Review Questions
The Controller:
Directing the Orchestra
Putting It Together