Respiratory care anatomy and physiology: foundations for clinical practice

SECTION ONE: The respiratory system --

The airways and alveoli --

The lungs and chest wall --

Mechanics of ventilation --

Ventilation --

Pulmonary function measurements --

Pulmonary blood flow --

Gas diffusion --

Oxygen equilibrium and transport --

Carbon dioxide equilibrium and transport --

Acid-base regulation --

Control of ventilation --

Ventilation-perfusion relationships --

Clinical assessment of acid-base and oxygenation status --

Physiological basis for mechanical ventilation strategies in acute respiratory distress syndrome --

Physiology of sleep-disordered breathing --

Fetal and newborn cardiopulmonary physiology --

SECTION TWO: The cardiovascular system --

Functional anatomy of the cardiovascular system --

Cardiac electrophysiology --

The electrocardiogram and cardiac arrhythmias in adults --

Control of cardiac output and hemodynamic measurements --

SECTION THREE: The renal system --

Filtration, urine formation, and fluid regulation --

Electrolyte and acid-base regulation --

SECTION FOUR: Integrated responses in exercise and aging --

Cardiopulmonary response to exercise in health and disease --

Effects of aging on the cardiopulmonary system --

Appendix I: Symbols and abbreviations used in cardiopulmonary physiology --

Appendix II: Units of measurement --

Appendix III: Equation derivations --

Appendix IV: Dubois body surface area chart --

Index.

The respiratory system

The airways and alveoli

The lungs and chest wall

Mechanics of ventilation

Ventilation

Pulmonary function measurements

Pulmonary blood flow

Gas diffusion

Oxygen equilibrium and transport

Carbon dioxide equilibrium and transport

Acid-base regulation

Control of ventilation

Ventilation-perfusion relationships

Clinical assessment of acid-base and oxygenation status

Physiological basis for advanced oxygenation and mechanical ventilation strategies

Physiology of sleep-disordered breathing

Fetal and newborn cardiopulmonary physiology

The cardiovascular system

Functional anatomy of the cardiovascular system

Cardiac electrophysiology

The electrocardiogram and cardiac arrhythmias in adults

Control of cardiac output and hemodynamic measurements

The renal system

Filtration, urine formation, and fluid regulation

Electrolyte and acid-base regulation

Integrated responses in exercise and aging

Cardiopulmonary response is exercise in health and disease

Effects of aging on the cardiopulmonary system.