Respiratory physiology a clinical approach

• Main Authors: Schwartzstein Richard M. (Author), Parker Michael J. (Author)
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: Philadelphia Lippincott Williams & Wilkins 2006
• Series: The integrated physiology series
• Subjects: Respiratory Physiological Phenomena; Respiratory organs > Physiology
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Respiratory Physiology: A Clinical Approach offers a fresh new take on learning physiology in a systems-based curriculum. This book won the 2006 Dr. Frank H. Netter Award for Special Contributions to Medical Education, and Dr. Schwartzstein is a 2007 recipient of the Alpha Omega Alpha Distinguished...

Table of Contents:

• Getting started: the approach to respiratory physiology
• Form and function: the physiological implications of the anatomy of the respiratory system
• Statics: snapshots of the ventilatory pump
• Dynamics: setting the system in motion
• The gas exchanger: matching ventilation and perfusion
• The controller: directing the orchestra
• The controller and acid-base physiology: an introduction to a complex process
• The physiology of respiratory sensations
• Exercise physiology: a tale of two pumps.