Respiratory Physiology Understanding Gas Exchange

Respiratory Physiology Understanding Gas Exchange / by Henry Prange.

Why write another small book on respiratory physiology? I have a dozen or so texts on my bookshelf that could already be used interchangeably to teach the subject. For profit, I might as well buy lottery tickets. Not that my publisher is ungenerous, you understand, it's just that the market is...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Prange, Henry (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Springer US : Imprint: Springer, 1996.
Edition:1st ed. 1996.
Series:Springer eBook Collection.
Subjects:
Animal physiology.
Respiratory organs—Diseases.
Electronic resources (E-books)
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Table of Contents:
  • 1. Ground Rules of Gas Exchange
  • 2. Physical Characteristics of Respiratory Gases and their Media
  • 3. Design of Gas Exchangers
  • 4. Functional Anatomy and Ventilation of the Mammalian Lung
  • 5. Static and Dynamic Mechanics of the Lung and Chest Wall
  • 6. Ventilation and Perfusion of the Lung
  • 7. Transport of Gases Between the Alveolus and the Blood
  • 8. Transport of Oxygen in the Blood
  • 9. Oxygen Transport in Hypoxic Conditions
  • 10. Respiratory Transport of Carbon Dioxide
  • 11. Respiratory Control of Acid-Base
  • 12. Control of Ventilation.

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