Beachey, Will.

Respiratory care anatomy and physiology : foundations for clinical practice - 3rd ed. - St. Louis, Mo. : Elsevier, c2013. - x ix, 460 p. : col. ill. ; 29 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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 -- Cardiopulmonary response to exercise in health and disease -- Effects of aging on the cardiopulmonary system.

9780323078665 (pbk : alk. paper)

2012034578


Respiratory Physiological Phenomena.
Cardiovascular Physiological Phenomena.
Kidney--physiology.
Respiratory Therapy.

612.2 BWR

WF 102

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