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The respiratory system at a glance / Jeremy P.T. Ward [and others].
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Title:The respiratory system at a glance / Jeremy P.T. Ward [and others].
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Other Contributors/Collections:Ward, Jeremy P. T.
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Published/Created:Malden, Mass. : Blackwell Pub., 2006.
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Call Number: WF102 .R437 2006
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Number of Items:1
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Status:Available
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Call Number: WF102 .R437 2006
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Number of Items:2
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Status:Available
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Library of Congress Subjects:Respiratory organs--Diseases.
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Medical Subjects: Respiratory Physiology.
Respiratory System--physiopathology.
Respiratory Tract Diseases.
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Edition:2nd ed.
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Description:108 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 28 cm.
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Series:At a glance series (Oxford, England)
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Notes:Includes index.
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ISBN:9781405134484 (alk. paper)
1405134488 (alk. paper)
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Contents:1. Structure of the respiratory system : lungs, airways and dead space
2. thoracic cage and respiratory muscles
3. Pressures and volumes during normal breathing
4. Gas laws and respiratory symbols
5. Diffusion
6. Lung mechanics : elastic forces
7. Lung mechanics : airway resistance
8. Carriage of oxygen
9. Carriage of carbon dioxide
10. Control of acid - base balance
11. Control of breathing I : chemical mechanisms
12. Control of breathing II : neural mechanisms
13. Pulmonary circulation and anatomical right-to-left shunts
14. Ventilation - perfusion mismatching
15. Exercise, altitude and diving
16. Development of the respiratory system and birth
17. Complications of development and congenital disease
18. Lung defence mechanisms and immunology
19. History and examination
20. Pulmonary function tests
21. Chest imaging and bronchoscopy
22. Respiratory failure
23. Asthma : pathophysiology
24. Asthma : treatment
25. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
26. Pulmonary hypertension
27. Venous thromboembolism and pulmonary embolism
28. Pulmonary involvement in vasculitis
29. Interstitial lung disease
30. Pleural diseases
31. Occupational and environmental-related lung disease
32. Cystic fibrosis and bronchiectasis
33. Pneumothorax
34. Community acquired pneumonia
35. Hospital acquired (nosocomial) pneumonia
36. Pulmonary tuberculosis
37. Respiratory infections in HIV infection
38. Smoking
39. Lung cancer
40. Acute respiratory distress syndrome
41. Mechanical ventilation
42. Acute oxygen therapy
43. Sleep-disordered breathing
44. Case studies : questions
45. Case studies : answers.