The Respiratory System at a Glance, 2nd Edition
by Jeremy P. T. Ward (Guy's, King's & St Thomas' School of Medicine, London, UK); Jane Ward (Guy's, King's & St Thomas' School of Medicine); Richard Leach (St Thomas' Hospital); Charles M. Wiener (John Hopkins School of Medicine)Edition: 2nd
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2006-09-01
Publisher(s): Wiley-Blackwell
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Summary
The Respiratory System at a Glance provides a concise and accessible introduction and revision text for medical students. Following the familiar easy-to-use at a Glance format, each topic is presented as a double-page spread with key facts accompanied by clear illustrations and diagrams encapsulating all that the student needs to know.
Author Biography
Professor Jeremy Ward- Professor of Respiratory Cell Physiology, Guy's, King's and St Thomas' School of Medicine, London.
Dr Jane Ward- Chair of MBBS Cardiovascular and Respiratory course Guy's, King's and St Thomas' School of Medicine, London.
Dr Richard Leach- Consultant Physician, Intensive Care Medicine, St Thomas' Hospital, London.
Dr Charles Wiener- Department of Bostetrics/Gynaecology and Reproductive Sciences, University of Maryland, Baltimore.
Table of Contents
| Preface to second edition | p. 6 |
| Units and symbols | p. 7 |
| List of abbreviations | p. 8 |
| Structure and function | |
| Structure of the respiratory system: lungs, airways and dead space | p. 10 |
| The thoracic cage and respiratory muscles | p. 12 |
| Pressures and volumes during normal breathing | p. 14 |
| Gas laws and respiratory symbols | p. 16 |
| Diffusion | p. 18 |
| Lung mechanics: elastic forces | p. 20 |
| Lung mechanics: airway resistance | p. 22 |
| Carriage of oxygen | p. 24 |
| Carriage of carbon dioxide | p. 26 |
| Control of acid-base balance | p. 28 |
| Control of breathing I: chemical mechanisms | p. 30 |
| Control of breathing II: neural mechanisms | p. 32 |
| Pulmonary circulation and anatomical right-to-left shunts | p. 34 |
| Ventilation-perfusion mismatching | p. 36 |
| Exercise, altitude and diving | p. 38 |
| Development of the respiratory system and birth | p. 40 |
| Complications of development and congenital disease | p. 42 |
| Lung defence mechanisms and immunology | p. 44 |
| History, examination and investigations | |
| History and examination | p. 46 |
| Pulmonary function tests | p. 48 |
| Chest imaging and bronchoscopy | p. 50 |
| Diseases and treatment | |
| Respiratory failure | p. 52 |
| Asthma: pathophysiology | p. 54 |
| Asthma: treatment | p. 56 |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease | p. 58 |
| Pulmonary hypertension | p. 60 |
| Venous thromboembolism and pulmonary embolism | p. 62 |
| Pulmonary involvement in vasculitis | p. 64 |
| Interstitial lung disease | p. 66 |
| Pleural diseases | p. 68 |
| Occupational and environmental-related lung disease | p. 70 |
| Cystic fibrosis and bronchiectasis | p. 72 |
| Pneumothorax | p. 74 |
| Community acquired pneumonia | p. 76 |
| Hospital acquired (nosocomial) pneumonia | p. 78 |
| Pulmonary tuberculosis | p. 80 |
| Respiratory infections in HIV infection | p. 82 |
| Smoking | p. 83 |
| Lung cancer | p. 84 |
| Acute respiratory distress syndrome | p. 86 |
| Mechanical ventilation | p. 88 |
| Acute oxygen therapy | p. 90 |
| Sleep-disordered breathing | p. 92 |
| Case studies | |
| Case studies: questions | p. 93 |
| Case studies: answers | p. 96 |
| Index | p. 101 |
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