Respiratory care anatomy and physiology foundations for clinical practice

• Main Author: Beachey, Will (Author)
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: St. Louis, Mo. Elsevier 2013
• Edition: THIRD EDITION
• Subjects: Respiratory Physiological Phenomena; Cardiovascular Physiological Phenomena; Kidney > physiology; Respiratory Therapy
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Perfect for both practicing therapists and students in respiratory therapy and associated professions, this well-organized text offers the most clinically relevant and up-to-date information on respiratory applied anatomy and physiology. Content spans the areas of basic anatomy and physiology of the...

Table of Contents:

• 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 oxygenation and lung protection strategies
• Physiology of sleep-disordered breathing
• Fetal and newborn cardiopulmonary physiology
• Functional anatomy of the cardiovascular system
• Cardiac electrophysiology
• The electrocardiogram and cardiac arrhythmias in adults
• Control of cardiac output and hemodynamic measurements
• Filtration, urine formation, and fluid regulation
• Electrolyte and acid-base regulation
• Cardiopulmonary response to exercise in health and disease
• Effects of aging on the cardiopulmonary system.