xix, 428 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 28 cm
regular print
Contents
1. The airways and alveoli -- 2. The lungs and chest wall -- 3. Mechanics of ventilation -- 4. Ventilation -- 5. Pulmonary function measurements -- 6. Pulmonary blood flow -- 7. Gas diffusion -- 8. Oxygen equilibrium and transport -- 9. Carbon dioxide equilibrium and transport -- 10. Acid-base regulation -- 11. Control of ventilation -- 12. Ventilation-perfusion relationships and arterial blood gases -- 13. Clinical assessment of acid-base and oxygenation status -- 14. Physiological basis for oxygenation and lung protection strategies -- 15. Fetal and newborn cardiopulmonary physiology -- 16. Functional anatomy of the cardiovascular system -- 17. Cardiac electrophysiology -- 18. The electrocardiogram and cardiac arrhythmias -- 19. Control of cardiac output and hemodynamic measurements -- 20. Cardiopulmonary response to exercise in health and disease -- 21. Aging and the cardiopulmonary system -- 22. Filtration, urine formation, and fluid regulation -- 23. Electrolyte and acid-base regulation
Summary
This book situates learning in a clinical context to help students adopt thinking patterns that practicing healthcare professionals use. Learning in context gives students of respiratory therapy and related health professions a particularly relevant foundation for clinical practice. Explanations of physiological mechanisms underlying the benefits of common therapeutic, diagnostic, and monitoring procedures are unique to this text. This kind of knowledge is essential to the clinician in developing a rational plan of care
