The Respiratory System at a Glance

The Respiratory System at a Glance

Ward, Jeremy P. T.
Ward, Jane
Leach, Richard M.

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The Respiratory System at a Glance has been thoroughly updated in line with current practice guidelines and new techniques to provide a highly illustrated and comprehensive guide to normal lung structure and function, as well as associated pathophysiology. Each topic has been fully revised and is accompanied by clear diagrams to encapsulate essential knowledge. Reflecting changes to the content, teaching and assessment methods used in medical education, this new edition now includes more information on acid base and its clinical ramifications, further detail on defence mechanisms and immunology, and also features online access to clinical cases and flashcards. The Respiratory System at a Glance:  Integrates basic and clinical science ideal for integrated and systems–based courses  Includes both the pathophysiology and clinical aspects of the respiratory system  Is fully revised and updated to reflect current practice guidelines and new therapies  Provides online clinical cases, brand new flashcards, and MCQs Includes a companion website at www.ataglanceseries.com/respiratory featuring interactive multiple choice questions and digital flashcards INDICE: Preface to fourth edition .Units and symbols .List of abbreviations .About the companion website .Part 1: Structure and function .1 Structure of the respiratory system: lungs, airways and dead space .2 The thoracic cage and respiratory muscles .3 Pressures and volumes during normal breathing .4 Gas laws .5 Diffusion .6 Lung mechanics: elastic forces .7 Lung mechanics: airway resistance .8 Carriage of oxygen .9 Carriage of carbon dioxide .10 Acid base balance .11 Acid–base disorders .12 Control of breathing I: chemical mechanisms .13 Control of breathing II: neural mechanisms .14 Pulmonary circulation and anatomical right–to–left shunts .15 Ventilation perfusion mismatching .16 Exercise, altitude and diving .17 Development of the respiratory system and birth .18 Complications of development and congenital disease .19 Lung defence mechanisms .20 Immunology of the lung .Part 2: History, examination and investigation .21 History and examination .22 Pulmonary function tests .23 Chest imaging and bronchoscopy .Part 3: Diseases and treatment .24 Public health and smoking .25 Respiratory failure .26 Asthma: pathophysiology .27 Asthma: treatment .28 Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease .29 Pulmonary hypertension .30 Venous thromboembolism and pulmonary embolism .31 Pulmonary involvement in vasculitis .32 Diffuse parenchymal (interstitial) lung diseases .33 Sarcoidosis .34 Pleural diseases .35 Occupational and environmental–related lung disease .36 Cystic fibrosis and bronchiectasis .37 Pneumothorax .38 Community–acquired pneumonia .39 Hospital–acquired (nosocomial) pneumonia .40 Pulmonary tuberculosis .41 The immunocompromised host .42 Lung cancer .43 Acute respiratory distress syndrome .44 Mechanical ventilation .45 Oxygenation and oxygen therapy .46 Sleep–disordered breathing .Part 4: Cases and self–assessment .Case studies: questions .Case studies: answers .Self–assessment questions .Self–assessment answers .Index

  • ISBN: 978-1-118-76107-6
  • Editorial: Wiley–Blackwell
  • Encuadernacion: Rústica
  • Páginas: 120
  • Fecha Publicación: 04/09/2015
  • Nº Volúmenes: 1
  • Idioma: Inglés